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Emagen Essentia 1000Z
Wednesday May 01, 2002
Emagen
Price at time of review.
Fastest PC
| Vendor |
Emagen |
|
| CPU model/brand |
AMD Athlon |
|
| CPU speed |
1.4GHz |
|
| Chipset |
VIA KT266 |
|
| Memory capacity |
128MB |
|
| RAM type |
PC2100 |
|
| HD type |
ATA100 |
|
| Motherboard |
EPoX EP-8KHA |
|
| Optical drive |
Sony 52x CD-ROM drive |
|
| Graphics |
32MB Prolink GeForce2 MX400 |
|
| Monitor model/brand |
Samtron 75E |
|
| Screen size |
17in |
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| Speakers |
Tsunami Shadow XX-1184 speakers |
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| Networking |
internal modem |
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| Operating system |
Windows ME |
|
| Price |
1999 |
|
| Supplier |
Emagen |
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The A-List
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Lacking in some areas, but punches above its weight where it counts.

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