Reviews of the Asus Essentio CM5570-AP006
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CNET Review
The Good: Discrete 3D card uncommon at this price; respectable performance and features for its PC class and price range.
The Bad: Not as fast a $510 Gateway; power efficiency has room to improve; subpar online support.
The Bottom Line: The Asus Essentio CM5570-AP006 will give you fair performance and a well-rounded set of features for its price, and we recommend it if you specifically need a midbudget, midtower desktop. In the grand scheme of retail PCs, however, a more affordable slimtower from Gateway gives this system a major challenge on performance and value, which dampens our enthusiasm for the Asus.
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alaTest.com
Review Summary: Experts rate this product 65/100. The amount of rated reviews for this product is too low to calculate a reliable alaScore™.
Manufacturer: Asus
Part number: CM5570-AP006
General
- Type Personal computer
- Product Form Factor Desktop
- Built-in Devices Keyboard, LED panel
- Width 6.8 in
- Depth 15.6 in
- Height 13.9 in
- Weight 17.4 lbs
Processor
- Type Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200 / 2.33 GHz
- Multi-Core processor technology Quad-Core
- 64-bit processor Yes
- Installed Qty 1
- Max processors supported 1
- Upgradability Upgradable
Cache Memory
- Type L2 cache
- Installed Size 4 MB
- Cache Per Processor 4 MB
Mainboard
- Data bus speed 1333 MHz
RAM
- Installed Size 6 GB / 16 GB (max)
- Technology DDR2 SDRAM
Storage Controller
- Type Serial ATA - Integrated
Storage
- Floppy drive type None
- Hard Drive 1 x 750 GB - Standard - Serial ATA-300 - 7200 rpm
Optical Storage
- Type DVD±RW (±R DL) / DVD-RAM
- CD / DVD read speed 48x (CD) / 16x (DVD)
- CD / DVD write speed 48x (CD) / 16x (DVD) / 5x (DVD-RAM) / 8x (DVD Double layer)
Optical Storage (2nd)
- Type None
Storage Removable
- Type None
Monitor
- Monitor Type None.
Graphics Controller
- Type Plug-in card
- Graphics Processor / Vendor NVIDIA GeForce G100
- Video Memory 512 MB / 512 MB (max)
- Digital Video Standard Digital Visual Interface (DVI), High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI)
Audio Output
- Type Sound card - Integrated
- Sound card name Integrated Audio
- Sound output mode 7.1 channel surround
- Audio output compliant standards High Definition Audio
Keyboard
- Keyboard interface USB
Input Device
- Type Mouse, Keyboard
Mouse
- Mouse technology Optical
- Mouse interface USB
Telecom
- Modem None
Networking
- Networking Network adapter
- Wireless LAN Supported Yes
- Data Link Protocol Ethernet, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, IEEE 802.11n (draft)
- Compliant Standards IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n (draft)
Expansion / Connectivity
- Expansion Bays Total (Free) 2 ( 1 ) x Front accessible - 5.25" x 1/2H, 2 ( 1 ) x Internal - 3.5" x 1/3H
- Expansion Slots Total (Free) 1 ( 0 ) x Processor - LGA775 Socket, Memory, 2 ( 2 ) x PCI, 1 PCI Express x1, 1 ( 0 ) x PCI Express x16
- Interfaces 8 x Hi-Speed USB - 4 pin USB Type A, 1 x Display / video - HDMI - 19 pin HDMI Type A, 1 x Display / video - DVI, 1 x Audio - SPDIF, 1 x Serial - RS-232 - 9 pin D-Sub (DB-9), 1 x Display / video - S-video output, 1 x Network - Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-TX - RJ-45
Miscellaneous
- Cables Included Power cable ( 1 pcs.)
- Features 802.11b/g/n Wireless LAN
Operating System / Software
- OS Provided Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit Edition
- Software Adobe Reader 8.0, Nero 8 Essentials, Microsoft Works 9.0
Manufacturer Warranty
- Service & Support 1 year warranty
- Service & Support Details Limited warranty - 1 year
Card Reader
- Card reader Card reader
- Supported flash memory cards Memory Stick, MultiMediaCard, SD Memory Card, Memory Stick Pro
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