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WHAT'S HOT: The AMD Max 3200+ we tested was equipped with AMD's current top-of-the-line 2.2-GHz Athlon XP 3200+ CPU with a 400-MHz frontside bus (a little faster than the 333-MHz frontside bus in previous Athlon XP chips). Between this CPU and 512MB of DDR400 SDRAM, our test unit cooked up a score of 134 on our PC WorldBench 4 tests, which is only 4 percent less than that of our current top performer, the ABS Ultimate M5.
The AMD Max 3200+ has a slick, contemporary design, with a sturdy black case accented by a stainless steel door--a touch that makes it look a bit like a fancy kitchen appliance.
But it gives you lots of removable media choices: Our unit featured a Plextor PX-504A DVD+R/RW drive, and a front-mounted memory card reader that accepts CompactFlash I and II, Memory Stick, Secure Digital/MultiMediaCard, and SmartMedia cards. It also came equipped with two 80GB Serial ATA...