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While it can't hold a candle to today's SLI-powered gaming systems, a score of 46.6 frames per second (fps) on our 1,024x768-resolution Doom 3 test proves that the XPS 400 can pull double duty as a midrange gaming box. The Dell, in turn, ran 11 percent faster than the $1,747 Alienware Area-51 3550, which uses a 2.8GHz Intel Pentium D 920 and includes neither monitor nor speakers. The Polywell's 3.46GHz Intel Pentium Extreme Edition 955 CPU helped it beat the Dell system by 15 percent. On CNET Labs' BAPCo SysMark 2004 application benchmarks, it turned in admirable numbers, second only to those of the $3,695 Polywell Poly 975MCE-E system. The XPS 400 uses a Dell-branded motherboard based on Intel's 945P chipset and is powered by Intel's dual-core Pentium D 940 processor running at 3.2GHz.
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If you'd rather skip the redundant protection, you can have Dell configure the drives for RAID 0 and reclaim the extra 250GB of drive space for storing recorded TV programs and other hefty multimedia files.
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The two hard drive bays mounted at the bottom of the case hold dual Maxtor 250GB Serial ATA (SATA) drives in a DataSafe ( RAID 1) configuration for added data protection. Two PCI slots hold a dual TV tuner card and a dual-port FireWire card, leaving two x1 PCI Express slots and one PCI slot available for future expansion. The interior is tightly packed, and the single x16 PCI Express slot holds a 256MB Nvidia GeForce 6800 graphics card. The machine is fairly quiet, with the only discernible noise coming from the graphics card fan. The XPS 400 relies on two system fans and a BTX airflow scheme to keep components from overheating.
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The system's chassis is completely tool-free, making it easy to install and remove drives and expansion cards. For most users, even home-theater users, the integrated audio is fine. The XPS 400 can be configured with a high-end Creative Audigy 2 or X-Fi audio card, but our test system included neither, relying instead on an integrated audio solution. Five additional USB 2.0 ports, a Gigabit Ethernet port, and 5.1 audio jacks are located at the rear of the system. Two USB 2.0 ports, a FireWire port, and headphone and microphone jacks are mounted below the drive bays. A double-layer DVD burner and a DVD-ROM drive occupy the full-size external drive bays, and one of the two 3.5-inch bays contains a 13-in-1 media-card reader. The midtower design will add a touch of class to any home office, but it's too big to fit in with your home-entertainment components.
The system is housed in a glossy white BTX case with a silver front bezel and black drive-bay covers. We prefer the Dell XPS 400, however, for its configuration options, which let you equip the system with dual TV tuners, multiple hard drives, and more powerful graphics. Though it has a slower processor, a less powerful graphics card, no monitor, and only a single tuner, the $1,199 HP Pavilion Media Center TV m7360n is the better value. A big chunk of the price goes toward the bundled 20-inch Dell UltraSharp 2005FPW wide-screen LCD monitor pricing for the Viiv-branded XPS 400 starts at $1,758 with a 19-inch LCD. While the XPS 400's $2,284 price tag may seem high, its powerful dual-core processor and entertainment-friendly feature set provide everything you'll need to watch and record TV programs, create DVDs, and manage multimedia files. You¡¯ll never again worry about missing the end of a TV show, finding that special photo, or having the perfect soundtrack ready to go.The Dell XPS 400 is among the first systems we've seen based on Intel's new Viiv technology platform.
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If that isn¡¯t a revolutionary approach to entertainment, what is? Now a former PC Magazine contributing editor and digital lifestyle pioneer shows you how to activate all your MCE¡¯s power. Now PC Magazine gives you control of this new era in entertainment The revolution has begun¨Cin your living room! Like all good revolutions, this one empowers you. Wiley 3rd ed edition | ISBN: 0764569783 | 306 pages | Octo| PDFĪs much as this book is about how to buy and use a Media Center PC, down deep it is¡about how owning one changes the way you watch TV and manage your entertain-ment content.
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