CNet rated Computers--Macs rated Tops in Three Categories, Second in Two Others

CNET posted computer ratings with a link on the front page entitled "Best desktop PCs we've ever seen." It leads to ratings in five categories, three of which Apple took top honors:

Mainstream PCs - 17" iMac

Media Center - 24" iMac

Business - 17" iMac

In "Budget PCs" the Mac Mini came in second but with a caveat that "... if you want a small, innocuous computer for sending or receiving media or other files between rooms, no other computer offers the deal that Apple has with this one."

In "Performance PCs" the Apple Mac Pro tied for second place with an "Excellent" rating at 8.0, with a Dell costing $1,500 more grading out at 8.1.

Not bad. [Dana Baggett]