HP Pavilion A6620f review

HP backs the Pavilion a6620 with an industry-standard one-year limited warranty that covers parts and labor. Phone support is available 24-7 in addition to real-time online troubleshooting through remote service. Users can send help requests via e-mail, and HP claims all questions are usually answered within an hour. Finally, a desktop icon is already installed onto the desktop that gives one-touch access to online technical support, FAQs, downloads, and driver upgrades.

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System configurations:

HP Pavilion a6620f
Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 (64-bit); 2.5GHz Intel Pentium X2 E5200; 4GB 800MHz DDR2 SDRAM; 256MB (shared) Intel GMA 3100 integrated graphics chip; 500GB 7,200 rpm Seagate hard drive.

Dell Inspiron 530
Windows Vista Home Premium SP1; 1.8GHz Intel Pentium E2160; 2GB 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM; 128MB Nvidia GeForce 8300 GS graphics card; 320GB, 7,200 rpm hard drive.

Gateway DX4720-03
Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 (64-bit); 2.5GHz Intel Pentium E5200 Dual Core; 4GB 800MHz DDR2 SDRAM; 256MB (shared) NVidia GeForce 7100 integrated graphics chip; 640GB 7,200rpm hard drive.

Acer Aspire X3200
Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 (64-bit); 2.1GHz AMD Phenom X3 8400; 4GB 800MHz DDR2 SDRAM; 256MB (shared) Nvidia GeForce 8200 integrated graphics chip; 320GB 7,200rpm Western Digital hard drive.

HP Pavilion Slimline s3500f
Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 (64-bit); 2.8GHz AMD Athlon X2 5400+; 4GB 800MHz DDR2 SDRAM; 128MB (shared) Nvidia GeForce 6150 SE; 500GB 7,200 rpm Seagate hard drive.