The Sony VAIO VGC-RC210G ($2,080 direct; without monitor, $1,380) is a tower Media Center PC that a media enthusiast can expand and grow with. (It's an update to the RC110G we reviewed late last year.) The RC210G has a great deal of power and can breeze through multimedia projects such as burning DVDs of holiday snapshots and home movies. It approaches "power user" territory while maintaining the sleek black aesthetics that keep many users coming back to the Sony VAIO brand.