HP Pavilion a6407c - Tower - 1 x Athlon 64 X2 4400+ / 2.3 GHz - RAM 3 GB - HDD 1 x 360 GB - DVD?RW (?R DL) / DVD-RAM - Mdm - Vista Home Premium - AMD LIVE! - Monitor : none Review

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(More customer reviews)I found the product fill the needs of my grandkids as their old PC was slow and very out dated.The price was right and install was easy.

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With a Dual-Core processor, plenty of storage space and tons of extra features, this HP Pavilion a6407c Desktop PC delivers powerful PC performance! This HP Pavilion a6407c Desktop PC is powered by an AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ 2.3 GHz Dual-Core Processor and 3 GB DDR2 SDRAM. Its 360 GB SATA hard drive can hold all your vital applications, games, videos, photos, music, data files and much more! Plus, Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium is pre-installed. Backup your files, music and home movies on DVDs and CDs with the DVD RW DL drive. With LightScribe technology, you can create labels directly on the disc. Transfer images, music, or data to your computer with this 15-in-1 memory card reader. It supports SD, MMC, CF, MD, SM, MS and xD flash memory cards. This HP Pavilion a6407c Desktop PC features integrated NVIDIA GeForce 6150 SE Graphics, high definition 8-channel audio, an integrated 10/100Base-T networking interface and a 56K PCI modem. USB 2.0 and FireWire ports are included to connect high speed devices such as digital cameras, camcorders, printers, scanners and flash drives. A mouse and keyboard are included with this HP Pavilion a6407c! Add the monitor and get to work!

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HP Pavilion P6110F Desktop PC Review

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(More customer reviews)I just recently bought this machine at my local Office Depot store, and it's a wonderful, cheap powerhouse. I had a couple reasons for choosing this machine, and there are them:

(1). Its processor is Intel branded. Because of bad experiences with AMD, I only buy Intel.
(2). It has expansion slots, AKA it is a big tower, not those tiny, unexpandible towers. This is good for when I want to upgrade the weakest point of this machine: The graphics card.
(3). Lightscribe disc labeling technology.
(4). Built-in card reader
(5). Price! At 500, it's a steal, [...]
(6). RAM! 6GB is godly... I couldn't ask for more.
(7). Hard drive space... 640GB is wonderful as well for a machine of this price tag.

There are a couple let-downs, here are them:
(1). Graphics card. It is a built in decroded POS, and has problems playing Halo 1. I plan on upgrading this though, which is why I bought the larger version of this machine.
(2). Preinstalled programs... HP has this as its major let down. However, you can SLOWLY remove everything, and I just installed the Windows 7 RC which erased everything, as well as make the machine faster!

Overall, this is a great machine for the price. No slow downs at all, pretty quiet (I have a netbook with an SSD so I'm pampered with quiet computers), and it just works. I recommend it to anyone!

More info; 9/27/09:
Machine is still running incredibly well! I have added the EVGA *LOW POWER* 9600GT graphics card (which barely fits ;) ). It can now play just about everything... And, the low power makes the PSU not as stressed (it's pretty weak as a PSU) but it's all still working great. I've also added an eSATA external HDD part, and everything's perfect. I'll update later with any problems!

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Whether you-re surfing the Web, editing photos, mixing your soundtracks or creating your own home videos, HP Pavilion desktop PC-s offer a variety of ways to make your computing experience richer and more rewarding. As you would expect from the leader in consumer PC-s, every HP Pavilion PC includes many intuitive features that make capturing and sharing your digital experiences easier than ever.What's in the box: Pavilion p6110f desktop PC, HP USB keyboard, HP USB optical mouse, power cord, Cyberlink DVD Suite Deluxe software, HP MediaSmart Software Suite, muvee Reveal Basic, Microsoft Works 9, Adobe Reader 8 and Norton Internet Security 2009 with 60 days of complimentary live updates.

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Compaq Presario SR5710F Desktop PC Review

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(More customer reviews)This computer is a great value, I actually have purchased two. It has fit my needs exactly. I use them as Home Theater PC's connected to my 47" and 52" Flatscreens in different rooms of the house.

But potential buyers would probably appreciate knowing certain things ahead of time, so I would like to share some of those with you. A couple things I noticed, which are not things they neglect to include on spec sheets, were no extra Serial ATA connections on the mother board, thus no extra SATA Hard Drive, or Blu-ray Burner with SATA and things of that nature.

The good news is it does have two open IDE connections, which in my case worked out perfectly.. I had an old Seagate 250GB IDE, set the IDE as master on the jumper settings, connect it to the blue IDE connection on the mother board, boot the computer, enter bios, simply change the boot sequence in the BIOS because it will default to boot from the IDE Hard Drive when it is added(so if you get a OS not found message at first don't freak out).

Also, (this is stated on the spec sheets) there are only 1PCIx16 and three regular PCI slots.

So choose your upgrades wisely. Other than the added IDE HD, i've added the PNY - NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT 512MB PCI Express DDR3 for Graphics, and a Swann PCI DVR 4 Camera input security card with software. I plan on using the other PCI slot for possibly a sound card, or wireless card if the PC ever gets moved away from the router. I'm not saying the computer comes up short on any of the specs, just that some of the things that they don't mention, and you find out after you purchase it. Just thought I would share what i've noticed after buying a couple of them.
Sorry for the long review, but I figured the more the better in this case.
Cheers

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Whether you're e-mailing family and friends, balancing your online checkbook, or listening to your digital music collection, the newly restyled HP Compaq Presario SR5710F desktop PC offers a versatile, strong base for your home computing needs as well as easy-to-use multimedia features. Focusing on affordability, this desktop provides room to grow with the ability to add up to 4 GB of RAM, available PCI and expansion slots, and access to a wide variety of peripherals via its six USB 2.0. It's also chock-full of security and productivity software to get you going as soon as the PC's unpacked from its box, including Symantec Norton Internet Security 2009 and Microsoft Works 9. You can also easily burn your home video productions to DVD for friends and family with the 16x dual-layer, multi-format LightScribe DVD/CD burner, which enables you to store up to 8.5 GB of data on a DL disc.
Other features include a 2.3 GHz AMD Athlon X2 4450e+ dual-core processor, 250 GB hard drive, 3 GB of installed RAM (4 GB maximum), Nvidia GeForce 6150 SE video card with up to 1343 MB of allocated video memory, and 6-channels of surround sound audio. It comes preinstalled with Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium (Service Pack 1), which includes all of the Windows Media Center capabilities for turning your PC into an all-in-one home entertainment center. In addition to easily playing your DVD movies and managing your digital audio library, you'll be able to record and watch your favorite TV shows (even HDTV). Vista also integrates new search tools throughout the operating system, includes new parental control features, and offers new tools that can warn you of impending hardware failures. Spec Check

2.3 GHz AMD Athlon X2 4450e+ dual-core processor
250 GB hard drive
3 GB RAM (4 GB maximum)
Dual-layer Lightscribe DVD