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Holistic Guidance - HP Pavilion Media Center M8200N Desktop PC (AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core Processor 6000+, 3 GB RAM, 500 GB Hard Drive, Vista Premium)
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List Price: $669.99
Our Price: $572.42
Your Save: $ 97.57 ( 15% )
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Manufacturer: Hewlett Packard
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Average Customer Rating:  
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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
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Features
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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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Editorial Reviews:
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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
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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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
Customer Rating:
Summary: Good Machine but.......
Comment: I purchased this PC back in Jan 08 with a 20" HP monitor. Windows Vista is
nice but it takes some getting used to. I did'nt care for it at first but like it somewhat better now. I'm surprised that HP installed such a weak video card in a fast PC like this. My MS Flight Simulator X frame rate was only about 7-8 FPS. I have since upgraded the video card to a
Radeon HD3870 Overclocked PCI-E 2.0. I also had to change the stock 300 watt power supply to a 650 watt unit. The video card alone draws 270 watts under a load. I also increased the RAM to 6 gigs. This PC now is a real hotrod and FSX and Realflight G4 Simulators run between 20 & 30 FPS with full scenery. A super improvement over the stock system. The whole upgrade was an additional $370 but well worth it. Since the new video card is wide the stock TV card has to go. Just make sure you plug the monitor into the new card of choice. Vista service pack 1 upgrade also has to be installed if you want the additional ram to take effect.
The whole upgrade took about 1 hour for the new hardware and about another hour for the Vista upgrades. Now I'm very happy with this system.
Customer Rating:
Summary: VERY UPGRADEABLE - POWER SUPPLY SUFFICIENT!!!
Comment: This is an EXCELLENT computer! This wasn't available through Amazon at the time I bought this....purchased at retail store. People, please put a video card in it!!! Of course the on board graphics is not stellar! Many gamers have concerns about power supply unit.....so let me tell you how I've upgraded mine. It comes with a Lite-On 300 watt PSU with maximum 19 amps on the +12volt rail. I have not touched this beautiful PSU as it is more than adequate for my needs!!! Yes, more than adequate for a good gaming card!....see below.
This is what I have added:
1)Linksys Wireless G card
2)Evga 8800GS 384 MB Card (Have even overclocked this to 693 core/1052 memory to see if PSU could handle it...no hiccups at all through stability tests, etc...)
3)LG Super Multi Blue Drive Blu-Ray Writer & HD-DVD Rom (Writes EVERYTHING but the now outdated HD-DVD's)
Did I mention it runs flawlessly?! I LOVE IT!!!
P.S. If it's in your budget, dont forget to pick up a Doublesight DS-263N Monitor from Amazon to go with it! Just got mine and it put the finishing touches on this computer!!! H-IPS LCD panel means excellent color reproduction at all angles and wonderful viewing angles! This is an excellent monitor for gamers, photographers, videographers, graphic designers, and those who want to turn this PC into their Bedroom FULL HD (Displays 1080p HDCP) TV!!! This is the least expensive H-IPS model available in the US. Buy the Wood Technology WT-RND12B Round TV Swivel Stand from Amazon as I also just did to swivel this beautiful 26 " monitor! Now with this whole computer package, I have the ULTIMATE High Definition Media Center Computer for my bedroom which of course is also my TV/BLU-RAY Player, Gaming System, etc, etc, ect...... Don't hesitate to buy any of the aforementioned products from Amazon! All are fabulous at great prices here!!!
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