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  • Averatec's new all-in-one is the choice for the discerning evil genius

    Devin Coldewey

    Devin Coldewey is a Seattle-based writer and photographer. He has written for the TechCrunch network since 2007. Some posts he’d like you to read: The Dangers of Externalizing Knowledge | Generation i | Surveillant Society | Choose Two | Frame Wars | The User’s Manifesto | Our Great Sin His personal website is coldewey.cc. → Learn More

    Friday, July 17th, 2009

    averatec
    Take a look at that computer. I understand it’s not going to look quite that jet-black in real life, but come on. If you were an evil genius and you were outfitting headquarters, you can streamline both your hideout and your purchasing process by getting a bunch of these. Black and imposing, yet fast enough to crunch those evil numbers your henchmen are always dealing with.

    It’s no jaw-dropper spec-wise: a Core2 Duo E5200 at 2.5GHz, 3GB of RAM, and integrated graphics. For $799 you can’t expect too much, especially considering it comes with a 22″ display and slot loading DVD-R drive. It’s got wireless built-in, so you can just plug it in and you’re good to go.

    Honestly, for a quick-access PC in the living room or whatever, this would probably be a great choice. Nobody will ever tell you it’s ugly, and it’ll do anything you need to to do besides play games. I question its HD video capability, but it’s hard to say one way or the other.

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