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HP Pavilion a1510n

Short Spec: 2.4-GHz Athlon 64 3800+, 200GB hard drive, DVD±R DL/DVD±RW, 17-inch HP vx17e LCD

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Dell XPS 410

Short Spec: 2.4-GHz Core 2 Duo E6600, 640GB hard drive, DVD-ROM/DVD±R DL/DVD±RW, 20-inch Dell 2007WFPLCD

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HP Pavilion d4650y

Short Spec : 2.4-GHz Core 2 Duo E6600, 500GB hard drive, DVD±R DL/DVD±RW, DVD-ROM 19-inch HP 1955 LCD

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Systemax Vitality DH463

Short Spec : 1.86-GHz Core 2 Duo E6300, 250GB hard drive, DVD+R DL/DVD±RW, 19-inch Hanns G LCD

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CyberPower Gamer Infinity SLI Ultra

Short Spec:2.93-GHz Core 2 Extreme X6800, 398 GB hard drive, DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/DVD-ROM, 19-inch ViewSonic VX922 LCD

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Systemax Sabre

Short Spec:2.93-GHz Core 2 Extreme X6800, 300GB hard drive, DVD±R DL/DVD±RW, DVD-ROM/CD-RW , 19-inch Hanns G LCD

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Gateway FX510XT

Short Spec : 2.93-GHz Core 2 Extreme X6800, 1000GB hard drive, DVD+R DL/DVD±RW, 21-inch Gateway FPD2185W LCD

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Apple iMac

Short Spec: Short Spec: 2-GHz Core Duo T2500, 250GB hard drive, DVD+R DL/DVD±RW, integrated 20-inch LCD

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