Velocity Products
Velocity Micro CineMagix Grand Theater
Positives:
Clean-lined design; takes advantage of all the new Vista media-oriented features, such as HD video and CableCard support; strong application and 3D performance; more bang for the buck than the home theater PC competition; outstanding Blu-ray video quality.
Negatives:
Big chassis; no built-in audio receiver; beta graphics card drivers can't handle component video output; game-friendly configuration, but PC gaming in the living room is problematic.
Facts:
Velocity Micro's first full-fledged home theater PC pulls very few punches in providing a complete digital media experience. It's big, it lacks a built-in audio receiver, and it invites PC gaming into the living room, which has never been the best fit. It's also the victim of a few Vista-related growing pains. On balance, though, Velocity Micro has as complete a home theater PC as we've seen.
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Velocity Micro Gamer's Edge 1500 Quick Shipping Custom Gaming PC (Athlon 64 X2 3800+)
Product Short Spec:
Processor:
Athlon 64 3800+ (2.0 GHz)
RAM installed:
1 GB DDR II SDRAM
Hard drive:
250 GB
OS provided:
Microsoft Windows XP Home SP 2
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Velocity Micro Gamer's Edge DualX (Athlon 64 3700+)
Positives:
Excellent performer; dual DVD drives; 5.1-channel speaker system; good game included; exceedingly expandable.
Negatives:
No media-card reader; no antivirus software.
Facts:
With crisp performance and expert construction, the Velocity Micro Gamer's Edge DualX is a near-perfect gaming system that won't break the bank.
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Velocity Micro Gamer's Edge DualX (Athlon 64 FX-57)
Positives:
Blazing 3D performance; top-shelf components; tidy interior; surprisingly quiet during operation; standard warranty lasts three years.
Negatives:
Fast but not the fastest we've tested; monitor and speakers add to the price.
Facts:
The Velocity Micro Gamer's Edge DualX, tweaked to near perfection, gives gamers plenty of extra juice to slay the competition.
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Velocity Micro Gamer's Edge PCX Custom Gaming PC (Core 2 Duo)
Product Short Spec:
Processor:
Core 2 Duo E6400 (2.13 GHz)
RAM installed:
1 GB DDR II SDRAM
Hard drive:
200 GB
OS provided:
Microsoft Windows XP Home SP 2
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Velocity Micro NetMagix R110 Rack Server (Celeron D 325J)
Product Short Spec:
Processor:
Celeron D (2.53 GHz)
RAM installed:
512 MB DDR SDRAM
Hard drive:
80 GB
OS provided:
None
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Velocity Micro NetMagix R120 Rack Server (Xeon)
Product Short Spec:
Processor:
Xeon (2.8 GHz)
RAM installed:
1 GB
Hard drive:
80 GB
OS provided:
None
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Velocity Micro NetMagix R130 Rack Server (Xeon)
Product Short Spec:
Processor:
Xeon (2.8 GHz)
RAM installed:
1 GB
Hard drive:
80 GB
OS provided:
None
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Velocity Micro NetMagix R150 Rack Server (Xeon)
Product Short Spec:
Processor:
Xeon (3.0 GHz)
RAM installed:
1 GB
Hard drive:
74 GB
OS provided:
None
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Velocity Micro NetMagix R310 Rack Server (Opteron 246)
Product Short Spec:
Processor:
Opteron (2.0 GHz)
RAM installed:
1 GB
Hard drive:
80 GB
OS provided:
None
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Velocity Micro NetMagix R320 Rack Server (Opteron 246)
Product Short Spec:
Processor:
Opteron (2.0 GHz)
RAM installed:
1 GB
Hard drive:
80 GB
OS provided:
None
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Velocity Micro NetMagix R330 Rack Server (Opteron 246)
Product Short Spec:
Processor:
Dual-Core Opteron (2.0 GHz)
RAM installed:
1 GB
Hard drive:
80 GB
OS provided:
None
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Velocity Micro NetMagix T105 Tower Server (Pentium 4 630)
Product Short Spec:
Processor:
Pentium 4 630 (3.0 GHz)
RAM installed:
512 MB DDR SDRAM
Hard drive:
80 GB
OS provided:
None
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Velocity Micro NetMagix T110 Tower Server (Celeron D 335)
Product Short Spec:
Processor:
Celeron D 335 (2.8 GHz)
RAM installed:
512 MB
Hard drive:
80 GB
OS provided:
None
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Velocity Micro NetMagix T120 Tower Server (Xeon)
Product Short Spec:
Processor:
Xeon (2.8 GHz)
RAM installed:
1 GB
Hard drive:
74 GB
OS provided:
None
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Velocity Micro NetMagix T150 Tower Server (Xeon)
Product Short Spec:
Processor:
Xeon (2.8 GHz)
RAM installed:
1 GB
Hard drive:
36 GB
OS provided:
None
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Velocity Micro NetMagix T320 Tower Server (Opteron 246)
Product Short Spec:
Processor:
Opteron (2.0 GHz)
RAM installed:
1 GB
Hard drive:
80 GB
OS provided:
None
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Velocity Micro NoteMagix D70 Ultra Notebook Computer (Pentium-M 740)
Product Short Spec:
Processor:
Pentium M 740 (1.73 GHz)
RAM installed:
512 MB
Hard drive:
60 GB
Display (projector) diagonal size:
15.4 in
OS provided:
Microsoft Windows XP Home SP 2
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Velocity Micro NoteMagix D71 Laptop PC (Celeron-M 380)
Product Short Spec:
Processor:
Celeron M 380 (1.6 GHz)
RAM installed:
512 MB
Hard drive:
40 GB
Display (projector) diagonal size:
15.4 in
OS provided:
Microsoft Windows XP Home SP 2
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Velocity Micro NoteMagix Z33 Thin and Light Notebook (Celeron-M 380)
Product Short Spec:
Processor:
Celeron M 380 (1.6 GHz)
RAM installed:
512 MB
Hard drive:
60 GB
Display (projector) diagonal size:
12.1 in
OS provided:
Microsoft Windows XP Home SP 2
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Velocity Micro Pro Tower Desktop (Pentium 4 630)
Product Short Spec:
Processor:
Pentium 4 630 (3.0 GHz)
RAM installed:
512 MB DDR SDRAM
Hard drive:
250 GB
OS provided:
Microsoft Windows XP Pro SP2
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Velocity Micro ProMagix A/V/D Custom Digital Media PC (Pentium D 930)
Product Short Spec:
Processor:
930 (3.0 GHz)
RAM installed:
1 GB DDR II SDRAM
Hard drive:
250 GB
OS provided:
Microsoft Windows XP Home SP 2
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Velocity Micro ProMagix DCX
Positives:
Solid multithreaded application performance; well built; three-year warranty.
Negatives:
Expensive; very large footprint; extreme overclocking for sometimes little gain; liquid-cooling system makes getting inside the case difficult.
Facts:
Featuring an overclocked, dual-core processor, a blazing graphics card, and a smart trio of hard drives, the Velocity Micro ProMagix DCX is a serious digital-content-creation PC with a serious price tag.
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Velocity Micro ProMagix DualX W150 High Perfomance Workstation (Xeon)
Product Short Spec:
Processor:
Xeon (3.0 GHz)
RAM installed:
1 GB
Hard drive:
120 GB
OS provided:
Microsoft Windows XP Pro SP2
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Velocity Micro ProMagix E2010
Positives:
Quality system available off-the-shelf; industrial-flavored design; huge hard drive.
Negatives:
Not customizable; unnecessary floppy drive and second optical drive.
Facts:
Velocity Micro's ProMagix E2010 is an impressive machine for a fixed-config retail PC, but we really don't need a second optical drive or a floppy drive.
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Velocity Micro ProMagix E2200
Positives:
Strong midrange configuration covers all of your modern computing bases; better-looking design than comparable Dell and HP products; main Windows screen free of icon clutter and trial-ware offers; LightScribe DVD burner.
Negatives:
More expensive than the competition; comparable systems from other vendors come with Windows Media Center.
Facts:
You'll find Velocity Micro's higher-end midrange PC at your local Best Buy, and it's one of the best off-the-shelf PCs around. Dell and HP have slightly better deals online, but if you don't want to wait for shipping, the ProMagix E2200 brings a strong combination of design and capability you won't find from any other in-store PC.
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Velocity Micro ProMagix MSX w/Dolby Master Studio Digital Media PC (Pentium 4 630)
Product Short Spec:
Processor:
Pentium 4 630 (3.0 GHz)
RAM installed:
1 GB DDR II SDRAM
Hard drive:
250 GB
OS provided:
Microsoft Windows XP Home SP 2
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Velocity Micro ProMagix PCX
Positives:
Overclocked parts are stable (and under warranty); unmatched application performance; PCI Express motherboard provides strong base for the future; trio of hard drives.
Negatives:
Multitude of cooling fans creates noise; includes second-rate productivity suite.
Facts:
The high-end ProMagix PCX is overkill for most homes and offices, but graphic artists, video hobbyists, and gamers will like what they find under the hood.
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Velocity Micro ProMagix Plus W120 High Performance Workstation (Xeon)
Product Short Spec:
Processor:
Xeon Dual Core (3.0 GHz)
RAM installed:
1 GB
Hard drive:
250 GB
OS provided:
Microsoft Windows XP Pro SP2
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Velocity Micro ProMagix Plus W140 High Performance Workstation (Pentium D 930)
Product Short Spec:
Processor:
930 (3.0 GHz)
RAM installed:
1 GB DDR II SDRAM
Hard drive:
250 GB
OS provided:
Microsoft Windows XP Pro SP2
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Velocity Micro ProMagix W110 High Performance Workstation (Pentium 4 630)
Product Short Spec:
Processor:
Pentium 4 630 (3.0 GHz)
RAM installed:
1 GB DDR II SDRAM
Hard drive:
74 GB
OS provided:
Microsoft Windows XP Pro SP2
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Velocity Micro Raptor 64 DualX (AMD Athlon 64 FX-60)
Positives:
Speedy performance; water-cooled, dual-core processor; dual DVD burners.
Negatives:
Expensive; power disruption during highest-detail Doom 3 gameplay.
Facts:
The Velocity Micro Raptor 64 DualX delivers the build quality, the component choices, and the value we hope to find in a high-end gaming PC, but due to some newly discovered power issues, you'll need to think carefully about your configuration and gaming demands.
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Velocity Micro Raptor DCX (Intel Core 2 Extreme X6800)
Positives:
High-end performance leader; more room for expansion than its competitors.
Negatives:
More expensive than the competition; case design is looking a little stale after recent innovations from other vendors.
Facts:
The Velocity Micro Raptor DCX delivers the fastest performance we've ever seen, thanks to an aggressively overclocked Core 2 Extreme CPU. Because its price is $1,000 above that of the competition, however, we can't help but feel as though Velocity is buying a championship. That and recent case innovations from other vendors prevent us from giving it a higher rating.
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Velocity Micro Raptor DCX (Pentium Extreme Edition 3.73GHz, 1GB RAM, 147GB HDD)
Product Short Spec:
Processor:
Intel Pentium Extreme Edition 965 (3.73 GHz)
RAM installed:
1 GB DDR II SDRAM
Hard drive:
147 GB Standard
OS provided:
Microsoft Windows XP Professional
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Velocity Micro Raptor Signature Edition (Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700)
Positives:
One of the fastest PCs we've tested; a PCI Express RAID card helps media encoding performance; typically immaculate Velocity Micro assembly; strong, three-year warranty.
Negatives:
Feels inordinately expensive (but less than the competition); loud cooling hardware; software could use some more attention.
Facts:
We have one major issue with the Velocity Micro Raptor Signature Edition (the price), and two minor ones (it's loud, for one), but those aside, this is one of the most feature-complete high-end desktops we've reviewed. Its performance is media-creation- and game-minded, and anyone buying it for those or almost any other purposes won't be disappointed.
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Velocity Micro Vector GX Campus Edition
Positives:
Brand-new Intel Core 2 Duo CPU; great price for the performance; highly upgradable.
Negatives:
Media card reader costs extra.
Facts:
The budget desktop scene is due for a shake-up with Intel's new chips and AMD's impending price cuts, but the Velocity Micro Vector GX Campus Edition is a strong opening volley. There's not much we'd change about this back-to-school package; it's as capable as it is attractive.
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Velocity Micro Vector GX Custom Home Office PC (Celeron D 351)
Product Short Spec:
Processor:
Celeron D 351 (3.2 GHz)
RAM installed:
512 MB DDR SDRAM
Hard drive:
250 GB
OS provided:
Microsoft Windows XP Home SP 2
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Velocity Micro Vector GX Custom Home Office PC (Celeron D 351)
Product Short Spec:
Processor:
Celeron D 351 (3.2 GHz)
RAM installed:
1 GB DDR II SDRAM
Hard drive:
250 GB
OS provided:
Microsoft Windows XP Home SP 2
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Velocity Micro Vector PCX Digital Media PC (Pentium 4 630)
Product Short Spec:
Processor:
Pentium 4 630 (3.0 GHz)
RAM installed:
512 MB DDR SDRAM
Hard drive:
80 GB
OS provided:
Microsoft Windows XP Home SP 2
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Velocity Micro Vector Pro Corporate Stable Platform Desktop (Celeron D 325J)
Product Short Spec:
Processor:
Celeron D (2.53 GHz)
RAM installed:
512 MB DDR SDRAM
Hard drive:
80 GB
OS provided:
Microsoft Windows XP Pro SP2
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Velocity Micro Vector SX-V
Positives:
Powerful, capable configuration; versatile software bundle; clean case design; 19-inch CRT; outstanding price.
Negatives:
Limited documentation may not help beginners; speaker cabling can be confusing; 19-inch CRTs don't fit just anywhere.
Facts:
The Velocity Micro Vector SX-V delivers computing power and capacity with plenty of room for upgrades--more than just a basic box but still at a rock-bottom price.
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Velocity Micro Vector VX-W
Positives:
Strong application and 3D performance; quiet; warranty includes onsite service.
Negatives:
Standard warranty recently dropped from three years to one; anemic Web-based support.
Facts:
With its Springdale chipset, the Vector VX-W brings cutting-edge PC technology to the mainstream.
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Velocity Micro Vision 64 High Performance Home Office PC (Athlon 64 3800+)
Product Short Spec:
Processor:
Athlon 64 3800+ (2.4 GHz)
RAM installed:
1 GB DDR SDRAM
Hard drive:
250 GB
OS provided:
Microsoft Windows XP Home SP 2
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Velocity Micro Vision A/V/D Custom Digital Media PC (Athlon 64 X2 3800+)
Product Short Spec:
Processor:
Athlon 64 3800+ (2.0 GHz)
RAM installed:
1 GB DDR SDRAM
Hard drive:
250 GB
OS provided:
Microsoft Windows XP Home SP 2
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Velocity Micro Vision GX Custom Home Office PC (Athlon 64 3700+)
Product Short Spec:
Processor:
Athlon 64 3700+ (2.2 GHz)
RAM installed:
512 MB DDR SDRAM
Hard drive:
250 GB
OS provided:
Microsoft Windows XP Home SP 2
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Velocity Micro Vision Plus W310 High Performance Workstation (Athlon 64 X2 3800+)
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Velocity Micro Vision Plus W320 High Performance Workstation (Opteron 248)
Product Short Spec:
Processor:
Opteron (2.2 GHz)
RAM installed:
2 GB DDR SDRAM
Hard drive:
250 GB
OS provided:
Microsoft Windows XP Pro SP2
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Velocity Micro Vision Pro Corporate Stable Platform Desktop (Athlon 64 3700+)
Product Short Spec:
Processor:
Athlon 64 3700+ (2.2 GHz)
RAM installed:
512 MB DDR SDRAM
Hard drive:
80 GB
OS provided:
Microsoft Windows XP Pro SP2
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Velocity Vector VX
Positives:
Fast AMD processor; ample drive space; top-notch graphics performance; network ready; room for expansion.
Negatives:
So-so speaker set; no onsite support service; no printed system manual.
Facts:
The Velocity Vector VX is a highly configurable PC that will impress both the gaming and SOHO crowds.
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