See that gaming beauty up there? That faceplate is powered by a motor, and can lift up and down on command. Now as flashy as that is, there’s some serious gaming horsepower under that automatic hood, so the package comes with more than just good looks.
Over at PC Mag, Nicole Price Fasig has assembled a list of recession-friendly (sort of) gaming systems that still pack the oomph required to play the latest titles at high resolutions. Among them are the Acer Aspire Predator shown above, and the Gateway FX6800-01e, which earned the venerable Editor’s Choice.
Don’t get me wrong, none of these rigs are cheap in the common sense of the word – they’re cheap by comparison to similarly spec’d gaming PCs. Part of that means that the cheapest rig in the roundup just also happens to be the best, the Gateway FX6800-01e, which rings up at $1249.99 retail. That Acer up there just happens to be the most expensive in the roundup, coming in at $2199 retail.
You do get a lot of bang for the buck, to be fair, and if you’re looking for a new gaming rig and you’re not interested in building yourself, check out PC Mag’s roundup.