MisterMossberg of www.wsj.com fame just reviewed two $600 machines today and gave both nice marks (.....We tested Hewlett-Packard's H-P Pavilion a1120n and the T6520 from eMachines, a much smaller discount PC maker that merged with Gateway last year.

Of course, other well-equipped computers may go on sale for close to $600 from time to time, but these models are stand-outs at their regular price. You could also spend much less and get an adequate PC for the most basic tasks. But you will forgo a lot of the power and features in the $600 models we tested....)

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