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3.5 stars
"Why the downgrade?"
Pros: bigger hard drive than a1640n
Cons: CNET does not recommend
Summary: I'm confused... CNET rated what appeared to be to be a slightly lesser equiped HP a1640n system 7.8 Although that Very Good rating was given 5 months ago, how is a Not Recommended 5.3 rating justified on this similiar computer?
the a1640n is discontinued. Best Buy is offering the 1740 with a with 17" LCD Monitor, Printer, Cable & Surge Protector for $1039.
Seems like a wild opinion swing to me.
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Looking back, I wish I'd rated that older HP slightly lower. It has the same issue I had with this model, where the Pocket Media Drive bay takes up the space where you could put a more economical (but admittedly immobile) standard hard drive. A better solution would be to put the Pocket Media bay in the spare optical drive slot.
Also, we're in the midst of one of the most competitive CPU price wars in years, yet HP decided to stick with the same bottom-rung Core 2 Duo chip in the a1740n that it had in the older a1640n, and for the same price. Other vendors have adjusted to the market accordingly. I don't know why HP hasn't with this system (where it appears to have done so in others, like the m7750n), but don't expect me to like it.
