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Pros: AMD Athlon 64 processor, LightScribe CD printer, several USB ports in front Cons: Silver color with white trim was only option (I prefer black) The Bottom Line: This computer calls itself a Media Center for a good reason. It comes loaded and ready t
Strengths: Very good performance, Fast Hard Drive,DVD Writer Weaknesses: Only one PCIe slot,no extra bay for additional hard drive Summary: Just for one week I using this baby ,I am not a gammer but it works flawlessly with many memory Hog java applicatio
Strengths: good performance for the price Weaknesses: none so far Summary: I bought this computer at a deep discount. It performs nicely, with little problem. The configuration of this computer is up to the current standard of good computers, and the pric
Strengths: dual-core,2.2GHz AMD Athlon 64 RAM,DVD±RW +R double layer,and 1 year warranty. Weaknesses: NONE Summary: Got it today. Very satisfied with the processor speed, the memory is huge and lots of space for my pics and movies. Also this pc is
Strengths: nice and quiet, fast Weaknesses: white case Summary: for the speed and 300$ price, I can not complain. I like AMD, you can over clock the cpu easily without too much heat. 200G storage is enough for me,but the video card is not suit for the fan
Strengths: It's equipped with almost everything you need for a media center pc. 1 g PC3200 memory, fast AMD 64 3700+, large storage and LightScribe DVD+/-RW. Inexpensive compared to other brand. Weaknesses: no video card, no TV tuner and remote Summa
Strengths: Great speed AMD64, Large 1gb ram and hard drive, XP Media Center operating system and many great software Weaknesses: The room in the case is relatively small. Summary: A great HP computer for home use. The speed is fast, and large 1gb ram and
Strengths: 1GB+ RAM;200GB HD; Fast Proccesor , DVD with Lightscribe Weaknesses: ATi RADEON video card Summary: The Hp Pavilion A1230n Desktop is a fast machine good for movie editing and perfect for watching movies. The DVD RW with Lightscribe is very eas
Strengths: AMD64, 1gb ram and Asus Motherboard Weaknesses: No stand alone video card DVD Burner but a cd drive instead of a second dvd drive Summary: All in all a good package for the price. Purchased discontinued from OfficeDepot for $280 after rebates.
Strengths: AMD 3700+ Coolrunning, 1gb 200GB SATA DVD/RW &DVD/ROM XP Media OS, PCIx16 express video 2 IDE + 2SATA connectors on MB Weaknesses: No S-video ,no TV turner,no IR/remote to go along with XP media software Summary: A fast and cool running PC
Strengths: XP Media Center included. Decently large hard drive. Light scribe DVDRW. Built-in media card reader is handy. Weaknesses: Built-in video shares system memory - hate that type. No remote for XP Media Center. Summary: Nice system, could definitel
Strengths: Processor,Motherboard, Dual channel Capable Weaknesses: On Board Video, ATA100 HD Could have been SATA Junk Programs,Must burn your own restore discs. Summary: I picked it up at Office Depot on a special.
Strengths: boots up very fast, lots of file storage and memory. Great DVD burner with LightScribe Weaknesses: some strange quirks, like often having to click on links twice and when trying to reopen a window from the taskbar, it will go to a different win
Strengths: XP Media Center operating system. Large hard drive. Light scribe DVDRW. Built-in media card reader is handy. Good price. Weaknesses: no TV turner,no IR/remote Summary: The price I paid is very good compared with other similarly feathered comput
Strengths: Great CPU. Pretty quiet. Large HD and Lightscribe DVD Burner. Digital Media manager. Plenty of RAM Weaknesses: No AGP expansion slot. No remote and/or surround sound card Summary: Quite a powerhorse of a machine. Has more potential than require
I have had this system since September 2005. I haven't had any problems that weren't easily solved. They were software conflicts and that I needed to get updates from HPs sites. It was easy to find and install. This is my fourth HP desktop and s
I have owned many HP computers, but this one really has added a lot of great stuff to it. I was very pleased with the quickness of the CPU (at least in most cases). It's taken me awhile to figure out just how to burn the "flip" side of the
[...]It came with a 17" flat panel monitor, printer, and everything else that normally comes in a bundle. I've had some issues with performance while running multiple programs, but after I installed a 256mb graphics card it freed up alot of main
I expected more from an AMD processor. I've had it crash out to a white screen and other variations when performing several simple tasks at the same time. The slots for memory cards are great. It saves a step in having to search for a high speed USB
I have the same feelings about this cpu as the writer before me said. The system crashed on the first day out of the box. I tried installing media center and it froze. While doing updates it crashed. While installing games, Battlefield 2 and Quake 4, it c
The computer is nicely built. The onboard graphics isweak, it chokes on COD2. Windows Media Center is problematic,gone through 2 system restores in 2 weeks, both IE related.Help desk is OK if you get the right person, some of themaren't helpful at al
HP has good reliable pcs which is saying a lot considering the amount of junk out there. Still with basic cpus selling under $400 I expect a lot more for the extra dough. The dvd drive can be testy, meaning it may or not work. I've had trouble w/ oth
My friend bought this computer from BestBuy, a big electronics retailer. It had a good price for what it had and it came with a free monitor.The hard drive is 200 GB, this is a lot of power. Of course every manufacture rounds it, it probably has 190 GB. S
Pros: Price, performance Cons: Very poor customer service.
I have had many problems with my Hp. Within two months I needed a new hard drive. It has "crashed" several times. I regret this purchase.
The DVD-CD writer stopped working after few burns,support has been good so far, they promissed to exchange the defective drive.Navigation on the desktop is slow,might be caused by the shared video memory, I had the same issue in an older Pavillion.
I bought the a1230n for about 875.00 (not incl. monitor) in Sept '05. I give it a hlaf notch above mediocre. Solid cabinet, separare DVD/CD drive bays, handy audio jacks in the front, 4 USB jacks. MD processor is suppose to be better for multi-media.
This will be brief, as I'd like to limit the amount of time I've wasted as a result of buying this dog. I've had quite a few problems with mine, the latest of which is a DVD drive which falls out of DMA mode and thus can't playback DVD
Strengths: Everything listed by everyone else. Weaknesses: I think I found the lemon in the bunch. Freezes up constantly. Is INCREDIBLY SLOW ... MY 3 YEAR OLD pc with a stone age processer is faster by a longshot. Summary: This PC must be intended to work
I bought the HP a1230n a month ago.I have to say that is the worst PC I ever used. It creat huge noise from the motherboard, not the harddrive. I disconneted the power cable of the harddrive, the noise was still there. HP's service is even worse. I s
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