Desktop Reviews

• Sleek and shiny black and silver desktop with 2.8 GHz AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+ dual core processor
• 400 GB hard drive, three GB RAM 8 GB max, 16x dual layer DVD burner with LightScribe disc printing
• Open drive bay for an optional HP Pocket Media Drive, Nvidia GeForce 6150 video/graphics card with 128 MB of dedicated memory
• Connectivity: six USB 2.0, two FireWire, 15 in 1 memory card reader, 10/100 Fast Ethernet
• Pre installed with Windows Vista Home Premium with Media Center capabilities

This product was Factory Refurbished to do as new. It Comes with 90 Day Factory Warranty from HP
HP Pavilion desktop PCs include a range of features that make taking and sharing digital pictures easier than ever. The HP Pavilion A6230N Desktop PC gives you the tools to make working with digital photos and video clips fun. Manage, edit, share and protect your digital photos with HP Photosmart Essential. The front panel 15 in 1 Memory Card Reader makes it simple to move photos and files from your digital peripheral devices. HP Pavilion PCs feature the exclusive Pocket Media Drive bay that lets you to add instant storage. The SuperMulti DVD burner with LightScribe technology allows you to create custom, silkscreen quality labels and artwork directly onto LightScribe enabled discs. The Windows Vista Home Premium operating system is the favored edition for home desktop PCs. HP Pocket Media Drive bay NVidia Geforce 6150 SE with 128MB dedicated Video Memory, with up to 623MB shared SuperMulti DVD Burner Drive with LightScribe High meaning Audio, eight speaker configurable 10/100BaseT network 15 in 1 card Digital Media reader Front ports two USB, IEEE 1394, Microphone/Line in/Line out Back ports four USB, IEEE 1394, Digital Audio out, Microphone/Line in/Line out, Rear speaker out, Side speaker out, Center subwoofer, two PS2 ports keyboard, mouse, RJ 11 Modem, RJ 45, VGA Expansion slots two PCI 1 available, one PCI Express x1 available, one PCI Express x16 available Drive bays two external 5.25 1 available, one external 3.5 occupied, two interior 3.5 1 available Monitor isn’t included

Boasting a sleek and shiny black and silver chassis, the HP Pavilion a6230n desktop PC comes loaded with the all tools you have to easily create, manage, share, and enjoy your digital photos, home videos, movies, and music. You may be able to easily burn your home video productions to DVD for friends and family with the dual layer, multi format DVD/CD burner, which enables you to store up to 8.5 GB of data on a DL disc and gives a super fast 16x DVD+R/ R write speed. It also will include LightScribe technology for personalized silkscreen quality, laser etched CD/DVD labels produced right in the drive.

This desktop is powered by the 2.8 GHz AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+ dual core processor, which increases the efficiency and speed of the PC while running many programs and the new multi threaded software. Store more music, videos, and data on the super sized 400 GB Serial ATA hard drive, which offers fast move rates. It also will include an open drive bay for an optional HP Pocket Media Drive which can add up to 160 GB of storage. Other features are three GB of RAM which may be bumped up to eight GB, an integrated Nvidia GeForce 6150 video/graphics card with 128 MB of dedicated video RAM, a large range of connection ports on both the front and rear of the box, and a 15 in 1 memory card reader that is matched with today’s most liked digital camera formats.

It comes preinstalled with Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium, which will include all of the Windows Media Center potential for turning your PC into an all in one home entertainment center. Also to easily playing your DVD movies and managing your audio library, you will be able to record and watch your beloved TV shows even HDTV. Vista also integrates new search tools during the operating system, will include new parental control features, and offers new tools that can warn you of imminent hardware failures.

The Basics

• Processor: AMD’s Athlon 64 X2 5600+ dual core processor is built for tomorrow’s 64 bit applications, which will require a processor with important power. Dual core technology is like having two processors working together, every one taking care of different applications, so power users really experience greater performance when many applications are running. Digital media fans will appreciate the improvements while at the same time working in high definition video and photo editing and audio mixing programs. It will include such AMD features as HyperTransport Technology which increases the communication between integrated circuits and improved Virus Protection.

  This 2.8 GHz processor offers a system bus with speeds up to a blazing 2000 MHz and each core offers a one MB L2 cache for a two MB total. An L2, or secondary, cache temporarily stores data, and a bigger L2 cache may help speed up your system’s performance. The FSB carries data between the CPU and RAM, and a faster front side bus will deliver better in general performance.

• Hard Drive: The super sized 400 GB Serial ATA SATA hard drive 7200 RPM offers a money of storage space, perfect for storing a vast multimedia collection or for editing digital video. This SATA hard drive has a 3Gb/s interface speed that enables up to 300MB/s data move rates double the speed of the current SATA interface of 1.5Gb/s.

  This desktop also will include a drive bay that fits an optional HP Pocket Media Drive, which enables you to add up to 160 GB of extra storage. The Pocket Media Drive also works with any USB enabled PC, for easy transferring of multimedia files from other computers in your home.

• Memory: The three GB of installed RAM PC5300, two x one GB and two x 512 MB is an excellent start, but you will want to add more RAM to manage today’s calling for multimedia and gaming software. It also offers a top of class 667 MHz speed. This desktop has an eight GB maximum RAM capacity 4 x two GB. To get the faster data move benefits of the dual channel DDR2 RAM, any RAM additions require memory modules of same capacity and clockspeed.
• DVD/CD Drive: This multiformat DVD/CD drive is matched with writing both DVD+ and DVD disc formats also as dual layer DL DVD+/ R discs, which can store up to 8.5 GB of data. It features 8x DVD R DL Write Once, 8x DVD+R DL Write Once, 16x DVD+R, 8x DVD+RW, 16x DVD R, 6x DVD RW, 12x DVD RAM, 40x CD R, 32x CD RW write speeds and 40x CD ROM, and 16x DVD ROM read speeds.

  This LightScribe DVD+/ RW drive allows you to laser etch silkscreen quality text and pictures on to CDs and DVDs . Your software, PC and discs work together for a no hassle way to burn just the labels you want. After you burn content, just flip the disc over, reinsert and burn your label anything from a simple title to a full disc work of art.

• Keyboard &amp, Mouse: It comes with an HP multimedia keyboard and scroller mouse both with PS/2 connections.

Screen, Video &amp, Audio
This desktop features an integrated Nvidia GeForce 6150 SE graphics/video card with 128 MB of dedicated graphics memory. Windows Vista may also allocate up to 623 MB of total graphics memory from the system memory. It features NVidia’s PureVideo technology which gives great picture clearness, smooth video, correct color, and exact image scaling for video content and full support for Microsoft DirectX 9.0 for stunningly realistic cinematic effects for all DirectX compatible applications. It also offers an integrated audio card that can create high meaning surround sound configurable to eight speakers.

Networking, Connectivity &amp, Expansion
For expansion, this desktop has two PCI slots one available, one PCI Express x1 slot available, one PCI Express x16 slot available, two 5.25 inch bays one available, and three 3.5 inch bays two available. It comes with the following external connectors:

• 6 USB 2.0 ports for connecting a large range of peripherals from digital cameras to MP3 players 2 in front, four in rear
• 2 FireWire also called IEEE 1394 or i.Link port for connecting digital video camcorders and other peripherals 1 in front, one in rear
• 2 PS/2 ports for connecting keyboards and mice
• 1 VGA monitor port
• 2 headset and two microphone front and rear
• 2 line in front and rear
• Digital coaxial audio input/output also as surround sound speaker outputs rear/side/center
• 15 in 1 multi format memory card reader, matched with CompactFlash I/II, IBM Microdrive, Secure Digital SD, miniSD, MultiMediaCard MMC, Reduced Size MultiMediaCard RS MMC, MultiMediaCard Plus MMC plus, MultiMediaCard Mobile MMC mobile, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro, Memory Stick Duo, Memory Stick Pro Duo, SmartMedia, and xD Picture Card.
• 10/100 Fast Ethernet
• 56K modem

Operating System
Windows Vista Home Premium is the operating system for users with advanced computer needs, and it will include all of the Windows Media Center potential for turning your PC into an all in one home entertainment center for watching DVD movies and accessing your audio library. You may also use Windows Media Center to record and watch your beloved TV shows even HDTV and to access new types of online entertainment content. Computers that include Windows Vista Home Premium and an secondary Windows SideShow display will also let you to access key data when your computer is off. It’s also easier than ever to share files between other PCs in your household and to manage your laptop computer settings to more securely connect via Wi Fi.

Every edition of Windows Vista gives the essential tools and technologies to help protect you if you’re browsing the Internet, connecting to a wireless network, or just reading e mail. All editions of Windows Vista include new tools that can warn you of imminent hardware failures long before you have lost any vital personal data. And, all Windows Vista editions include parental control features that let you to manage and monitor your family’s use of games, the Internet, instant messaging, and other actions.

Preloaded Software
Will include Microsoft Works, Microsoft Office 2007 Student and Teacher Edition 60 day trial, Muvee Autoproducer Basic Edition, Roxio Creator nine and MyDVD Basic, HP PhotoSmart Essential, and Symantec Norton Internet Security 2007 with 60 days of Live Update.

Dimensions &amp, Weight
It measures 16.3 x 6.9 x 15.25 inches LxWxD and weighs roughly 22 pounds.

What’s in the Box
This package holds the HP Pavilion a6230n desktop PC, power cable, keyboard, and mouse. It’s supported by a restricted warranty for parts and labor for one year from date of buy also as technical telephone help for one year. Software is protected for 90 days from date of buy.

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