Hewlett-Packard Pavilion Desktop (1.7-GHz Pentium 4, 512 MB RAM, 80 GB hard drive)

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Manufacturer: Hewlett Packard
Price at amazon.com: Used from $925.00

Product Description:

Work hard, play hard. And now with this HP 7965 desktop computer you can do both faster than ever before. With a 1.7GHz Intel® Pentium® 4 processor, 512MB SDRAM, and 80GB UltraDMA hard drive and new Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition operating software, you get all the power you need to take care of work and then some. And with features like a CD-RW drive, DVD drive and Polk Audio speakers and you get a total multimedia experience. MONITOR SOLD SEPARATELY

Average Customer Rating:

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Comment: No recovery cd's Rating:
This is my second HP. It' a great value and a really fast machine. The one flaw is it does not come with recovery cd's or an xp cd. It's all loaded on the hard drive. So you don't really get 80gb because 10 gb is used up by the recovery program. If you want to custom configure the machine you have to go out and buy a separate copy of xp yourself. Even with that it's a great deal. If not getting the recovery cd doesn't bother you then get it.

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Comment: A fantastic purchase (My computer) Rating:
Hey there!

I want to take the time to review my new HP. First of all, I work with an Imac G3 at school, and it's less fun than using my personal PC at home. This computer (HP 7965) is a great machine with a remarkable speed. I can finally do the work required to practice my Computer Graphics course while not at school. My old computer had a hard drive of 16 gig. I am so happy to have a machine which can handle more than one program at one time.

My machine came with the Windows HP home edition included, and it has never been easier to install myself on a computer before.
There are lots of beautiful backgrounds you can choose from for wall papers and screen-savers. Personally, I like the moon over the mountains one. Gorgeous!
The Polk Audio speakers may be tiny, but they know how to produce a strong sound frequency whilst listening to my DVDs and CDs. Speaking of DVD/CDs, the whole apparatus handles playing music and movies pretty well. I don't even need to buy a regular home DVD player now. I like the idea of working on the net while being able to hear music at the same time.

And the english/french keyboards? Well, the soft, light touch is wonderful. No more loud, sticking keys while typing. Typing is easier to do on the angle the keyboard stands at. I think this PC is a true jewel for a person who has always worked on a slow, out-dated macine. Hewlett Packard has definitely lived up to its name in quality. I do not regret investing in a PC right now, considering I use an Imac 5 hours a day, 5 days a week. One more thing, the sleek, lightness of the model is easy to stick in the corner of your desk. Mine is under the desk, on a table, out of the way.

I hope my short but really honest review has helped you. Go out and buy yourself an HP desktop computer today!

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Comment: I'm Angry At HP Rating:
When I first bought this computer, I was very impressed with it. It had a nice balance of power, memory, performance, ease of use and price. I was an Apple user and this was my first Windows machine. I did not have any difficulties with adjusting to this machine.

Before this computer turned 2 years old, I got a message that said my hard drive was about to fail. Then I could no longer boot from the hard drive. I called customer support, which consisted of some guy in India who put some US customer support person out of a job. He was no help at all. I told him that I needed a recovery disk. Of course, after a half an hour, he said he would send me one after paying HP $10. I was outraged at the fact that I would have to pay HP money for what should have been provided free since I bought the computer, and theoretically all of the software (including the operating system) which was contained on the hard disk. But I had no choice since I need the recovery disk to either try to salvage my hard drive or to place a new one. I think I'll buy Dell next time.

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