HP Quad-Core Desktop with 1.5TB HD

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**Item: **HP Quad-Core Desktop with 1.5TB HD
Price: $339.99
Shipping Options: $5 Standard
Condition: Factory Reconditioned

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Let’s check out the product page

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TONS of good reviews (4.4 out of 5.0) over at bestbuy.com

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I would buy this in a heartbeat if it had Windows 7. Looks like a solid machine and would be worth the dough if it had a decent OS. Once I looked closely I was happy to find it had 4 total USB 3.0 AND 4 rear USB 2.0 ports. Plus the optical out is very attractive to me as a hardcore A/V enthusiast. If I could just buy a SSD for the OS and leave the HDD for a storage drive I would probably buy, but sadly, the only 3.5 drive is occupied.

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Unless you really need the multi card reader just take that out if you really need the 3.5 drive.

Also, there are shells to make 8 look like 7. I won’t get into my personal opinion of all the 8 hate.

With this being the last generation APU and then not even the top of the line of the last generation I expect these types of computers to keep going down in price.

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It would be nice if this had a more powerful power supply, but I guess its a rather simple solution.

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An integrated graphics card that shares the systems 8 gigs of ram is not good at all. You need a separate graphics card.

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CPU comparison: http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=AMD+A8-5500+APU

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Carp video = carp deal

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Pardon my ignorance. What is “One mini card”? For legacy reasons I need a PCI.

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I will, I don’t mind sticking my neck out there :smiley:

Windows 8 = great for tablets; terrible for desktops (compared to Win 7)

Choose wisely based on your device and intended application.

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I, too, was ready to buy this computer until I saw that it comes with Windows 8, with which I am familiar and with which I never intend to be involved again.

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I got a bad taste in my mouth from the last HP desktop I bought. I wanted to upgrade the motherboard in it, but they tied the mobo to the OS, so no upgrades possible, unless you purchase a whole new operating system. I just built my own computers after that - at least you know you’re getting quality components that way.

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I wouldn’t say that Windows 8 is terrible for desktops. I still highly believe that all the hate is an unreasonable bandwagon jump.

I bought Windows 8 Pro the day it released and have never looked back. I also bought Windows 7 Ultimate the day it released and never looked back from that.

I still have W7 on my laptop and I just can’t go back to feeling at home with it compared to my desktop with W8.

I’m a gamer, student and I’ve been building PCs for 11 years for both myself and my customers. I play just about all games, use the full range of Office products, Adobe Creative Cloud, Visual Studio for programming, etc. I love the W8 layout, Metro menu and the absolutely faster performance compared to W7.(Based off same system specs, W7 to W8 upgrade)

I had W8 on my laptop but had to go back to W7 because the manufacturer decided not to support W8 for that model and there was a bios problem with W8 that never got updated. (I now own an extra W8 Pro key that isn’t being used)

Sorry to derail, if you see it as that, but I just can’t get over people hating on W8.

On topic: This PC is a nice deal. If I had the extra cash, I would definitely buy this. I can see a dozen and more different uses for this PC.

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Just noting that the Best Buy model had a Radeon 7560 video graphics card with 4gb allocated ram included. Probably another $100 to $150.

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I’m pretty computer illiterate when it comes to building PCs and what parts go with what, but how do I tell what type of video cards will fit in this case (if any)?

I bought this card a few years back and it seems to work well enough for the games that I’d want to play (pretty much Starcraft 2, Diablo 3, or anything older) – would my video card fit in this computer? And would it even be worth putting in?

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Yes, Mattte - that card will fit in the case in the “(1) PCI Express x16 slot (available)” slot - though you’ll probably need to buy a better power supply for this rig

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well that’s great for you, neonis, but for me and what seems to be the vast majority of Windows users Win8 is crap - as you note, there seems to be a great deal of “hate” ^_~

agreed on the deal :stuck_out_tongue: