Price range: £696.15
What is it: The fastest desktop CPU on the market
What we think: It not only hands AMD a defeat on all of our benchmarks, but it's also a more efficient, better designed chip overall
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Intel Core 2 Extreme X6800 compared to all other accessories
 Intel Core 2 Extreme X6800 |
 Sling Media Slingbox Solo |
 Denon DHT-FS3 |
 Popcorn Hour A-110 |
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| Review date | 14 Aug 06 | 11 Oct 07 | 14 Mar 08 | 26 Aug 08 |
| Editor's rating |
8.7
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9.1
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9.1
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9.1
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| Price range |
£696.15 - £696.15
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| Review summary | AMD's Athlon 64 FX line has worn the desktop CPU performance crown for over a year. The king is dead. Intel's new flagship Core 2 Extreme X6800 not only hands AMD a defeat on all of our benchmarks, but it's also a more efficient, better designed chip overall Read full review |
The Sling Media Slingbox Solo is fantastic. If you're not bothered by the fact it only supports one source at a time, and lacks a TV tuner, the Solo is the best way to control and watch your TV on a laptop or mobile phone Read full review |
While it's not the cheapest single speaker surround sound system on the market, it's right up there with the best, not only in terms of performance but also of design. Compact, sturdily built and attractive to look at, it delivers surprisingly effective multi-channel sound without the fuss and mess of a full 5.1 speaker setup Read full review |
The A-110 is a decent improvement over the original A-100, with a few useful features that will be attractive to some. The price increase is quite significant, but if you must have HDMI 1.3, DTS decode and SATA support, you'll think it worthwhile Read full review |
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