What are the downsides to buying a HP media centre? - DiscussWorldIssues - Socio-Economic Religion and Political Uncensored Debate

**CoiI8XIj** · 10-22-2007, 12:01 AM

My gf needs a computer and i've been thinking of getting her one of these:

$1299.99 CND

Hp Media Centre PC
WebID: 10093720
Mfr. Part Number: GN553AA#ABA
Processor Type Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600
Processor Speed 2.40GHz
RAM 3072MB PC2-5300 DDR2 SDRAM
Hard Drive 640GB (2 x 320GB) SATA 7200RPM
Optical Drives 16X LightScribe Dual Layer DVD Burner
Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce 8400GS 256MB
Available Expansion Bays 1 x 3.5", 1 x 5.25"
Available Expansion Slots 1 x PCI
Cache 2 x 4MB L2
Disk Drive No
Fax/Modem 56K V.90
I/O Ports See The Features Section
Included Software See The Features Section
Monitor Included? No
Network Card 10/100/1000Mbps, Wireless 802.11 b/g
Other Control Devices Keyboard, Optical Mouse, Remote
Preloaded Operating System Windows Vista Home Premium
Sound Card High Definition Audio
Speakers No
System Bus 1066MHz
Warranty 1 Year Limited Parts & Labour

it seems like its a pretty good deal if you ask me, what do you guys think?

**Dominick Yo** · 10-22-2007, 12:17 AM

Apart from not having a HiDef disk drive looks pretty good. Is the graphics card upgradeable?

10-22-2007, 12:01 AM	#1
CoiI8XIj Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 388 Senior Member	What are the downsides to buying a HP media centre? My gf needs a computer and i've been thinking of getting her one of these: $1299.99 CND Hp Media Centre PC WebID: 10093720 Mfr. Part Number: GN553AA#ABA Processor Type Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Processor Speed 2.40GHz RAM 3072MB PC2-5300 DDR2 SDRAM Hard Drive 640GB (2 x 320GB) SATA 7200RPM Optical Drives 16X LightScribe Dual Layer DVD Burner Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce 8400GS 256MB Available Expansion Bays 1 x 3.5", 1 x 5.25" Available Expansion Slots 1 x PCI Cache 2 x 4MB L2 Disk Drive No Fax/Modem 56K V.90 I/O Ports See The Features Section Included Software See The Features Section Monitor Included? No Network Card 10/100/1000Mbps, Wireless 802.11 b/g Other Control Devices Keyboard, Optical Mouse, Remote Preloaded Operating System Windows Vista Home Premium Sound Card High Definition Audio Speakers No System Bus 1066MHz Warranty 1 Year Limited Parts & Labour it seems like its a pretty good deal if you ask me, what do you guys think? Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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Dominick Yo Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 485 Senior Member	Apart from not having a HiDef disk drive looks pretty good. Is the graphics card upgradeable? Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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