Dr Gadget - HP Pavilion Media Center M8200N Desktop PC (AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core Processor 6000+, 3 GB RAM, 500 GB Hard Drive, Vista Premium)

	List Price: $669.99 Our Price: $963.00 Your Save: $ ( % ) Availability: Manufacturer: Hewlett Packard
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Binding: Personal Computers Brand: Hewlett-Packard CPU Manufacturer: AMD CPU Speed: 3 CPU Type: AMD Athlon 64 X2 EAN: 0883585318469 Feature: Powerful multimedia desktop with TV tuner (NTSC/ATSC), personal video recording functionality, and programming guide Hard Disk Size: 500 Label: Hewlett Packard Manufacturer: Hewlett Packard Model: M8200N Processor Count: 2 Publisher: Hewlett Packard Release Date: 2007-09-30 Special Features: nv:Operating Systems^Genuine Windows® Vista Home Premium|Platform^PC|Orientations Allowed^Vertical|Form Factor^Mid-Tower|Bays^2 - 5.25" Drive Bays|Internal Bays^2 - 3.5" Drive Bays|Available 5.25" Drive Bays^1|PCI Slots (Total)^2|PCI Slots (Available)^1|PCI Express X1 Slots (Total)^1|PCI Express X1 Slots (Available)^0|PCI Express X4 Slots (Total)^NA|PCI Express X8 Slots (Total)^NA|PCI Express X16 Slots (Total)^1|PCI Express X16 Slots (Available)^1 Studio: Hewlett Packard System Memory Size: 3000 System Memory Type: DDR2 SDRAM
Features Powerful multimedia desktop with TV tuner (NTSC/ATSC), personal video recording functionality, and programming guide 3.0 GHz AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ dual-core processor, 500 GB SATA hard drive, 3 GB RAM (8 GB max), 16x LightScribe DVD drive Connectivity: 6 USB, 2 FireWire, 1 VGA, 1 S-Video, 1 composite A/V digital audio output, surround sound speaker output, 15-in-1 memory card reader Nvidia GeForce Go 6150 video card with up to 288 MB shared memory, 10/100 Ethernet Pre-installed with Windows Vista Home Premium (with Media Center capabilities)
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Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: very good, overall Comment: This is a strong computer, though I've had two issues. First, it seems to read CDs very slowly. Second, it doesn't always wake up from sleep mode. Actually, I think the computer wakes up, but doesn't send any signal to the monitor. So I could probably press the windows-icon key, then the right arrow three times, then enter in order to shut things down properly. Instead, I've just held the power button, and fortunately it's started up every time without any memory loss. Customer Rating: Summary: Used to build my computers Comment: I bought my first computer from a local PC shop around AMD K-166/200/233 days. Before that I had hand-me-downs. After that (for 10 years) I built my own so I could get the class of component that I wanted. This year I've bought two ready built systems including this one. So far I'm pretty satisfied with the HP but I've not been able to try everything out. I did add a DVI capable video card since it comes only with an onboard VGA. No goofiness to Vista and I did install SP1 a couple of weeks ago. The TV and DVD capabilities have had no glitches. A good home PC. Customer Rating: Summary: Very pleased--great deal Comment: Bought this at an office supply box store in December 07--with the rebates it was a great deal. (Was $400 more if ordered from HP as a custom built.) No problems since then--not even any problems with Vista to my great surprise! Added an 8500GT video card (connected to a Samsung LCD via DVI) and a 500W power supply (the original power supply is pathetic--I would not add anything the box without a new power supply--it is marginal--typical of most prepackaged computers of any brand.) Had to call HP customer service once for a problem with one of the preinstalled software packages--service was excellent. This is my first HP and I would recommend it. (I also own Dell and Lenovo.) Customer Rating: Summary: HP Does not honor committments Comment: I've just had the worst experience I have ever had with tech support for any company I have ever dealt with. I bought an In-Home service plan, which HP support "couldn't find". So my computer was not working for 2 months when I had paid for a plan that guaranteed service within 3 business days. I've taken this all the way to the CEO...answer: Too bad, we're sorry but we cannot compensate you in any way. DON'T EVER BUY AN HP SERVICE PLAN...BETTER YET DON'T BUY HP PRODUCTS PERIOD! Customer Rating: Summary: very good.. but Comment: RAM = not upgradable(hard to upgrade..) hard disk = hard to upgrade, noisy anyway cpu is hella fast More Reviews
Editorial Reviews: HP Pavilion Media Center M8200N Desktop PCs is designed and built for your digital life. Take control of your digital entertainment with a PC that helps you consolidate, organize and play your favorite TV shows, movies, music, photos and videos. The HP Media Center Remote Control provides access to your files from across the room. The front-panel 15-in-1 Memory Card Reader makes it easy to transfer photos and files from your digital peripheral devices. HP Pavilion PCs feature the exclusive Pocket Media Drive bay that allows you to add instant storage. The SuperMulti DVD burner with LightScribe technology lets you create custom, silkscreen-quality labels and artwork directly onto LightScribe-enabled discs. The Windows Vista Home Premium operating system is the preferred edition for home desktop PCs. SuperMulti DVD Burner with LightScribe Technology - 16x DVD+-R, 8x DVD+RW, DVD+RW, 6x DVD-RW, 8x DVD+R DL, 8x DVD-R DL, 12x DVD-RAM, 16x DVD-ROM, 40x CDR, 32x CDRW and 40x CD-ROM nVidia GeForce 6150 SE Graphics with TurboCache with 128MB dedicated graphics memory Integrated 10/100BaseT network interface High Definition Audio 8 Speaker configurable 56k Fax/Modem 4 DIMM 240-pin, DDR2 Memory Slots Expansion Slots - 2 PCI slots (1 available) and 1 PCI-E x1 slot (occupied) Expansion Bays - 2x external 5.25(one available) and 1x internal 3.5 (occupied) External Ports - 6x USB 2.0 ports (2 Front, 4 Back), 2x FireWire (IEEE 1394) ports (1 Front, 1 Back), Headphone, Microphone, Line-in (Front), 2x PS/2, Digital Audio In, LAN, Microphone, Line-in, Line-out, Rear speaker-out, speaker-out, Side speaker out, Center (subwoofer) and VGA-out (Back) Front panel 15-in-1 Memory Card Reader Operating System - Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium Dimensions - Length 15.16 x Width 7.60 x Height 16.54 Weight - 32 pounds Monitor is not included