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HP Pavilion M8400F Desktop PC (AMD Phenom Quad Core 9500 Processor, 3 GB RAM, 720 GB Hard Drive, DVD Drive, Vista Premium)
 List Price: $997.00
Our Price: $759.49
Your Save: $ 237.51 ( 24% )
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Manufacturer: Hewlett Packard
Average Customer Rating: Average rating of 4.5/5Average rating of 4.5/5Average rating of 4.5/5Average rating of 4.5/5Average rating of 4.5/5

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Binding: Personal Computers
Brand: Hewlett-Packard
Color: Black/ Silver
CPU Manufacturer: AMD
CPU Speed: 2.2
CPU Type: AMD Athlon 64 X2
EAN: 0883585738922
Feature: Powerful multimedia desktop with 2.2 GHz AMD Phenom 9500 quad-core processor
Floppy Disk Drive Description: None
Graphics Memory Size: 256
Hard Disk Size: 720
Label: Hewlett Packard
Manufacturer: Hewlett Packard
Model: M8400F
Modem Description: Fax / modem
Processor Count: 4
Publisher: Hewlett Packard
Studio: Hewlett Packard
System Bus Speed: 1000
System Memory Size: 3000
System Memory Type: DDR2 SDRAM
Warranty: 1 year warranty
Features
Powerful multimedia desktop with 2.2 GHz AMD Phenom 9500 quad-core processor
Dual 360 GB hard drives, 3 GB RAM (8 GB max), 16x LightScribe DVD drive
NVidia GeForce 8500 GT graphics with up to 1535 MB total available memory; 10/100 Ethernet; open bay for optional HP Personal Media Drive
Connectivity: 6 USB, 2 FireWire, 1 VGA, 1 HDMI, 1 DVI, 1 S-Video, 1 composite A/V, digital audio output, surround sound speaker output, 15-in-1 memory card reader
Pre-installed with Windows Vista Home Premium (Service Pack 1); includes remote control and wired keyboard/mouse
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Editorial Reviews:
The HP Pavilion Media Center m8400 series is the perfect PC for families looking for the best all-rounded digital entertainment in their living rooms.
Spotlight customer reviews:
Customer Rating: Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5
Summary: Awesome bang for the buck
Comment: I purchased this HP desktop for my son to replace his 3yo home-built that bit the dust. The m8400f's 2.2GHz quad-core AMD Phenom CPU is the bomb. A pair of Seagate 360GB SATA's provide scads of storage space. 3GB of RAM is nice, and the nVidia GeForce 8500 GT graphics are great. Vista already had SP1 applied, but the normal hokey pokey of Windows updates (on top of updates on top of updates on top of ...) will still be necessary before you get a clean bill of health. Block out another hour or so to remove all the craplets and trial offers.

I can't stress strongly enough to take advantage of the prompt to create recovery DVDs. If you ever have a hard disk problem, this will be your only means of recovery.

In reference to a previous review, note that my m8400f *included* a DVI-VGA adapter in the box. The integrated VGA port is disabled due to the addition of the nVidia GeForce 8500 GT adapter (HDMI, DVI, and S-Video outputs, but no VGA port.)

All-in-all, I would positively recommend HP's Pavilion m8400f!
Customer Rating: Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5
Summary: Quad-core screamer
Comment: This is quite a step up from my previous systems. Very fast. No problem performing multiple tasks. Much better than average video card. Two 360 gig hard drives. Fast is the word. All-in-all a great system that is fun to use. Highly recommended.
GerryO
Customer Rating: Average rating of 1/5Average rating of 1/5Average rating of 1/5Average rating of 1/5Average rating of 1/5
Summary: Bad documentation, no connector
Comment: It is one of the things that drive consumers crazy. M8400f with the Nvidia 8500 GT card does not have a VGA connector. You need a DVI cable or VGA-DVI adapter. Not a big deal but no warning until you come home and try to assemble. Horrible first impression. I hope to come back and update to a better review.

UPDATE: Bought the cable and so far very happy with the computer. It is as advertised in terms of performance.

I do not seem to be able to change the star rating but I'll give it 4 stars. Can't imagine being able to beat what I got for the price (found a clearance below anything I had seen)
Customer Rating: Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5
Summary: superb
Comment: Extremely happy with my new system. No porblems have surfaced using Vista as of yet.
Customer Rating: Average rating of 3/5Average rating of 3/5Average rating of 3/5Average rating of 3/5Average rating of 3/5
Summary: AV input
Comment: This is a nice computer but one of the main reasons that I bought it was because it had the audio/video input card in the front of the tower in the fourth picture. I was wrongly mislead when I just got it in the mail there was no such interface, but other than that I don't really have a problem with it. This makes me mad because I bought a new monitor separately in faith that I would be able to use it to hook my 360 to my computer and play on my monitor (I have to still see if that is possible).
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