Tech specs

But as we all know or try to believe, looks aren't everything it's what's inside that counts. The personality, of how someone or something interacts with the outside world is what your credit card is paying for, right? Here's what the Dreamer 2000 consists of:

SiS 5582 chipset
K6-2 300MHz
32Mbs of SDRAM
512K PB Cache
4.3G HD
2x Toshiba DVD drive
REALMagic Hollywood Ventura DVD decoder
ATI Rage II+ with 2MB (maximum TV out of 800x600)
K56Flex MODEM.
Yamaha 719 3D Soundcard

Unique features:
Wireless keyboard
Wireless Remote/ Mouse

Analysis

The processor is a bit weak in today's competitive world, but should be sufficient for DVD playback due to the dedicated decoder card, and should be superb for Internet surfing. I would expect future shipping models to include faster AMD chips without an increase in price. The socket 7 platform also provides for great upgrade options with the K6-III being released. The memory can be upgraded, while the HD is generally sufficient.

The most striking drawback to the hardware is the psuedo-3D accelerator that is included, the ATI Rage II+. This chip is based on technology that was released before Direct3D was even created. Don't expect to be fragging any enemies with this computer. Again, I would expect an upgrade to this video card. Unfortunately for the end-user, though the machine is using a standard PCI Rage II card, upgrading will be difficult as the system uses a proprietary orientation of system connections in the back.

These connectors make it very simple to connect the machine to your home theater, included are a composite video output for both the system and DVD, and a dedicated SVHS output for the DVD. The audio jacks are RCA jacks, and not the mini-jacks that are often found on the back of most sound cards.