Dell XPS One (with Blu-ray drive)

The good:
Best HD-equipped all-in-one; 802.11n and Bluetooth for plenty of wireless flexibility; convenient walk-up controls.

The badThe bad:
In light of a recent HP Slimline system, PC vendor HD format allegiances now look silly; not as fast as an iMac, not as home-theater-capable as the aforementioned HP; $2,400 is a lot for a secondary home entertainment PC; no video out.

The bottom lineThe bottom line:
It's outclassed as a computer by Apple's iMac, and as a home entertainment system by a recent HP, but in the weird niche of high-end, digital-media-friendly all-in-ones (of which we know of one other competitor) the Dell XPS One gets our nod. If you're not shopping in that narrow market, move on.

Specifications:
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E6550 (2.33 GHz); RAM installed: 2 GB DDR2 SDRAM; Hard drive: 500 GB Standard