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HP Pavilion SlimLine s3200t The HP Pavilion SlimLine s3200t offers perhaps the strongest bang for the buck weve ever seen thanks to its HD DVD/Blu-ray hybrid optical drive and its strong overall configuration. It outclasses every other HD-equipped system weve seen so far. If youre shopping for a living room PC and want complete HD format flexibility, this is the system wed buy.

HP Compaq Presario SR5050NX HPs new Compaq Presario SR5050NX squeaks by its direct eMachines competition, but both of those systems fall behind to HPs own SlimLine desktops in terms of features and performance. If youre looking for a basic desktop with expandability, though, we give this system the nod.