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Hewlett Packard Pavilion 514n (DA191A#ABA) PC DesktopWhat more could a family want in the way of features and capabilities? Your clan will love this complete - and completely affordable -...
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What more could a family want in the way of features and capabilities? Your clan will love this complete - and completely affordable - desktop PC.? ?Get more done with the Intel Celeron processor and DDR SDRAM memory, plus Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition and WordPerfect Productivity Pack. Listen to CDs, MP3s, and Internet radio with the CDRW and RealNetworks Real One Player. Create mixed music CDs or back up data with the CDRW. Show movies using the DVD drive with the InterVideo WinDVD SE software. Explore the Internet with always-on, high-speed surfing and downloads using the integrated 10/100 Base-T networking interface. Play crisp-quality video games with the Integrated Intel Extreme graphics. Download digital photos via the high-speed USB 2.0 ports; create and store digital slide shows, and store digital content on the large Ultra DMA hard drive. Turn your images into gifts and cards with the easy-to-use HP picture toolkit software, which includes Fun House and Greeting Card ...
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You couldn't ask for a better, more reliable household computer!
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Pros: value, features, customer support, reliability, included software, etc.
Cons: speakers
The Bottom Line:
An excellent, reliable computer for all your home/office needs.
My mother wanted to get a new computer (or old 1.2GB hard drive just wasn't cutting it anymore). She asked me to find her one that would work well for her office network (she does a lot of work from home) as well as be suitable for homework assignments for my sister and various web-based activities for me. I thought this might be a tall order since computers that encompass all of those qualities are more expensive because of their broad range of functions. I set out to my local Future Shop, however, and ended up with this computer.
I have owned an HP laptop before and from using it I know that HP's customer support is above-average and excellent. They are quite patient and helpful and do almost anything to please the customer. I knew if something should happen with the computer, my mother would be able to call them up and they could walk her through the steps to acheiving a solution.
The 514n has 256MB of RAM which is more than suitable for our needs. It has a 60GB hard drive which is agan, more than suitable. It comes fully equipped with Windows XP, home edition, as well as Corel WordPerfect. It also has a CD-RW/DVD combination drive.
No one in our home is seriously into video-games so we had no need for extra RAM or a special video or sound card. However, for someone whose needs are based mostly in office, internet or education areas, this PC is perfect. It runs smoothly and quickly and has no bugs that we have discovered. If anything goes wrong (we did get that stupid blaster-worm virus) one quick call to the customer support centre is all that's needed to sort everything out in a timely manner.
This computer isn't extraordinary in any particular area. It is just a machine that does very well in the basic areas, which is all we were looking for and needed. I'd recommend this as a student computer or as a family computer. It's also quite nice that one doesn't have to spend an obscene ammount of money on it.
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