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Emagen Essentia 1000Z

Wednesday May 01, 2002
Emagen
AUD
$1999
Price at time of review.

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Emagen Essentia 1000Z
User Rating:
An extraordinary mix of hardware built on a budget that put in an outstanding score in the PC Authoritys 2D benchmarks, the Emagen deservedly takes a place
in our A-List.


Written by Staff Writers
Tags: Emagen | Essentia | 1000Z

This article appeared in the May, 2002 issue of PC Authority.

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