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We covered Shuttle's bargain basement KPC K-4500 a few months back and were quite happy with it. We can't say the same about the beefier model, the KPC K-4800. Beefy is extremely relative here, as we're still talking about desktops below $300 to start. But where the KPC K-4500 was all low-cost charm, the K-4800 and its hi-falutin DVD burner butt up against budget Windows PCs with better hardware for the price.

This super cheap PC category, where a $30 hard drive upgrade can represent a relatively major price increase, gives desktop vendors very little flexibility. Unfortunately, Shuttle hit the breaking point on this model.
Read the full review of the Shuttle KPC K-4800.

Children under 10 years old are admitted free, part of the leagues efforts to make the Derby in Dairyland a family affair.
The Dairyland Dolls open the competition at 8 a.m. on Friday with a bout against the Minnesota Rollergirls, who have fallen to the hometown squad three times in their last three meetings. Both teams will be taking their top shot on the rink, though, along with the ten other entrants hoping to win the title of Best in the East, including Gotham Girls Roller Derby, Carolina Rollergirls, Windy City Rollers, Philly Rollergirls, Charm City Roller Girls, Boston Derby Dames, Grand Raggidy Roller Girls, Cincinnati Roller Girls, and the Dominion Derby Girls. The tournament champion, along with the next three teams, will advance to the National Tournament, which runs November 15-16 in Portland, Oregon.

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