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Polywell Minibox 780G-9950

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Pros
Small, stable form factor
More expandable than the average mini PC
Cons
Larger than the average mini PC

Pricing: Very Inexpensive: $1650 (12/3/2008)
Performance: Fair: 69
Features: Fair: 67
Design: Good: 78

Find out how these four scores, and their relative weights, combine to produce the PC World Rating.

Pricing

Very Inexpensive: $1650

Performance

Fair: 69

WorldBench 6 Tests - Good: 110
WorldBench 6 Score	110

WorldBench 6 Component Results (seconds)
Adobe Photoshop CS2	438
Autodesk 3ds max 8.0 SP-3 DirectX	364
Autodesk 3ds max 8.0 SP-3 Rendering	380
Firefox 2	247
Microsoft Office 2003 with SP-1	350
Microsoft Windows Media Encoder 9.0	228
Multitasking	281
Nero 7 Ultra Edition	210
Roxio VideoWave Movie Creator 1.5	240
Winzip Computing WinZip 10.0	255

Graphics Tests (frames per second)
Overall Graphics Score	Fair
Doom 3, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit	134.63
Doom 3, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit	135.9
Doom 3 with AA, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit	134.83
Doom 3 with AA, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit	135.27
Far Cry, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit	155.1
Far Cry, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit	153.83
Far Cry with AA, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit	155.18
Far Cry with AA, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit	152.72
Enemy Territory Quake Wars Normal 1024x768	76.07
Enemy Territory Quake Wars Normal 1680x1050	75.53
Enemy Territory Quake Wars Normal 1920x1080	75.6
Enemy Territory Quake Wars Normal 2560x2100	60.53
Enemy Territory Quake Wars High 1024x768	75.77
Enemy Territory Quake Wars High 1680x1050	75.13
Enemy Territory Quake Wars High 1920x1080	74.97
Enemy Territory Quake Wars High 2560x2100	59.3
Unreal Tournament 3 Medium 1024x768	115.35
Unreal Tournament 3 Medium 1680x1050	115.8
Unreal Tournament 3 Medium1920x1080	115.95
Unreal Tournament 3 Medium 2560x2100	83.29
Unreal Tournament 3 Highest 1024x768	71.63
Unreal Tournament 3 Highest 1680x1050	73.76
Unreal Tournament 3 Highest 1920x1080	73.05
Unreal Tournament 3 Highest 2560x2100	66.05

Features

Fair: 67

Basics
CPU	2.6-GHz Phenom 9950
System Memory	4096MB Memory

Video & Display
Graphics Adapter	Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 4870
Graphics Board Type	PCI Express
Graphics Board RAM (MB)	512
Graphics Board RAM Type	DDR5
Monitor Model	Samsung 2253BW
Monitor Type	LCD
Monitor Size	22

Storage
Hard Drives	2
Total HD Size (GB)	600GB Hard Drive
RAID Type	striped
Optical Drive Type	BD-RE
Optical Drive Speed	6

Expansion
PCI Slots	2
PCI Express Slots	2
Open PCI Express X16 Slots	0
Open PCI Express X1 Slots	1
Open Slots	2
External Drive Bays	3
Open External Drive Bays	1
Internal Drive Bays	2
Open Internal Drive Bays	0

Ports
Serial Ports	0
Parallel Ports	0
Front USB Ports	3
Rear USB Ports	4
Front FireWire Ports	1
Rear FireWire Ports	1

Other
Audio Adapter Model	Integrated Realtek High Definition Audio
Audio Channels	7.1 surround
Network Adapter	gigabit network adapter
Case Type	Compact
Operating System	Windows Vista Ultimate (32 bit)
Other Included Hardware	HDMI, DVI, VGA on motherboard. ESATA.
Included Software	Cyberlink PowerDVD, Nero

Warranty & Support
Labor Warranty (years)	Five
Parts Warranty (years)	Three
Weekday Support Hours	9
Saturday Support Hours	0
Sunday Support Hours	0
Other Service	After 1 year, lifetime 8-hour daily, 4-hour Saturd
Toll-Free Support	Yes

Design

Good: 78

Polywell MiniBox 780G-9950 Power Desktop PC Review

by Jon L. Jacobi, PC World

- Polywell's MiniBox bridges the gap between the nonexpandable micro units such as those that Shuttle specializes in, and a full-size, fully upgradable PC.

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