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 enlarge | Brand: Hewlett-Packard
Category: Personal Computer
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Avg. Customer Rating:  11 reviews
Sales Rank: 1189
Color: Black
Media: Personal Computers
Operating System: Windows XP Professional Edition
CPU Manufacturer: AMD
CPU Speed: 2
CPU Type: AMD Athlon 64 X2
Processors: 1
System Memory: 1000
Memory Type: DDR2 SDRAM
Hard Drive Size: 250
Shipping Weight (lbs): 21.5
Dimensions (in): 13 x 10.9 x 4.2
MPN: RX890AA
Model: S3020N
UPC: 882780985063
EAN: 0882780985063
ASIN: B000OCPZ2M
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| Customer Reviews:
 Good Product June 13, 2007
I like this product because of its size. It is not too big and easily handleable. It has all the features. Most attractive feature is it's built in wireless connection.
GREAT COMPUTER FOR UNDER $500 June 7, 2007
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
First, to the person who was ranting about the rebate, check it out. Amazon has updated the dates so everything should be cool.
I've had the computer for about 3 weeks now. Its fine. I have a powerhouse computer in my home office, but needed something small to stick in the built in desk in my kitchen. Mainly for my kids, but also for me when I don't feel like trotting all the way downstairs. Where else can you get a dual core with a gig of memory, wireless Lan, and all the other usual goodies, for under $500. I've had no problems.
To the person who complained about the computer being slow, just know what you are getting into. This computer does not have the fastest processor or fastest graphics card on the market today. Can you do extensive photo or video editing on this computer? No. Can you play the latest graphic intensive games on this comptuer? No, because the graphics card is puny. Can you do word processing and spreadsheets? Absolutely, with no problem. Can you watch videos or listen to CD's? Yes. Can you surf the internet? Yes. Does the wireless Lan work? No problem whatsoever. Picked up my home network the minute I turned the computer on.
So, don't spend less than $500 and expect to have the latest, fastest and best computer out there. For that, plan on spending around $2000. If you want a very capable, very functional, very stylish, very small, and very inexpensive computer for your kids (or to stick in another room), then this is perfect.
Compact, fast, great PC. June 5, 2007
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
First off, I give the PC unit 5 stars, and I give the Vista software 3 stars. This makes an average of 4 stars.
I purchased this unit from CompUSA about 10 days ago and have nothing bad to say about the unit itself. I purchased a 22" LG LCD monitor for it, and the picture is outstanding! I also purchased the HP Pocket media drive that slips right into its own little slot. The unit recognized it instantly and voila, another 80 Gbytes of drive space. The PC unit is compact, fast, and pulls up my programs immediately. If I take 2 15" laptops and place them on top of each other, that is the size of this unit.
The unit has never locked up on me. I've played CD's and DVD's and they play perfectly. The fan is very quiet, and the unit does not build up much heat at all. It took some fumbling around before I could place my CD's and DVD's in the vertical slot, but after a couple of times, no problem.
I do think the Vista OS needs some tweaking here and there, but, mainly minor stuff. But that's a Microsoft issue, not HP. I've had to upgrade some of my favorite software packages to make them Vista compatible, but they were due for an upgrade anyway. I still have Win XP on my 2 laptops and my older desktop. Other things like MS Office 2002 loads and runs perfectly w/o upgrading to Vista. Vista is not very user friendly when trying to hook it into my wireless home network, and I spent a weekend trying to make it see my other units and the printers via wireless. It's all in how you tweak the firewall. But again that is Microsoft, not HP.
Everything is running smoothly now, and I would not hesitate to recommend this product to anyone.
 A True Test of Patience June 1, 2007
4 out of 8 found this review helpful
I made the mistake of buying this system (not through Amazon though). From power up to login screen is the best I've experienced, but after that the system runs slower than molassis in the arctic. Programs take between 20 seconds and 8 minutes to launch. And that's just solitaire, hardly a memory hog. I don't expect instant gratification, but when all tasks take minutes to accomplish, it's hardly productive. I'm not a power user or an avid gamer.
It's not unusual to have to power off the system by pulling the power cord. It freezes solid and refuses to respond.
Plus, don't do anything while running virus or anti-spam scanners. It's even slower than normal.
I also own an HP laptop. I will never buy another HP computer again, they are (to keep it clean) worthless. I think their target audience is the elderly who have the patience to wait hours for something to get done.
 Fast as I expect May 24, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I definitely disagree with the above review, I order my one on Sunday (May, 20th) 11:50 pm and received on Wednesday (May, 23rd) by 4:00 pm. Amazon offers 2 days delivery and keep their word. The rebates could be place on time, and base on my search this was the best price. The equipment is small but powerful just like I expected.
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