Typical price: £1,800
What is it: Near-silent Media Center PC with dual tuners
What we think: The VGX-XL302 is the best Media Center PC on the market, but the high price will make it unaffordable to most
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Reviewed on: 27 July 2007
Tags: sony, high definition, ray, layer
We like:
Nearly silent; Blu-ray burner; dual tuners; good overall spec
We don't like:
Blu-ray not fully integrated into Media Center software; dual tuner arrangement could be neater; high price
CNET.co.uk judgement:
The Sony Vaio XL302 is a hugely impressive Media Center PC. It packs everything you could want into its large frame, including dual TV tuners and a Blu-ray drive. But for £700 less you can get the very similar, Blu-ray-less Sony Vaio VGX-XL301
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