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4.5 stars
"WIFE FRIENDLY !!!!!!!!"
Pros: SIZE, PRICE, LOW POWER CONSUMPTION
Cons: INTEGRATED SOUND CARD, NO WIRELESS N
Summary: HP IS ON A BALL. THIS WAS THE FIRST PC I COULD CONVINE MY WIFE TO PUT IN THE LIVING ROOM. THE SLIMLINE SMALL SIZE HAS ITS PERKS. MOST NOTABLY I KILL THREE BIRDS WITH ONE STONE TO MY LCD TVS WITH THE HDMI TAKINGCARE OF THE HD/DVD BLU-RAY AND THE PC. BELIEVE ME THIS WAS A LIFESAVER. I SPENT MONTHS WAITING FOR A PC WITH +3 HDMI PORTS, WHEN I FINALLY GET ONE HP GIVES ME THIS. THE SMALLER MOTHERBOARD CHIPSET REQUIRES LESS POWER COMSUMPTION SO MUCH SO I REPLACED THE OTHER TWO TITANS FROM MY LIVING ROOM AND BEDROOM AND REPLACED THEM WITH FOUR SLIMLINES THROUGHOUT THE HOUSE.
SOMETHING TO CONSIDER ALSO IF YOUR IN THE MARKET FOR A HOMESERVER OR ALREADY HAVE ONE. DON'T BOTHER SO MUCH WITH THE LARGER HARD DRIVES YOU'LL END UP OUTSOURCING THAT DUTY ANYWAY. ALSO, LIKE IN MY CASE IF YOUR PUTTING ONE IN THE KIDS ROOM THERE'S NO NEED FOR WIRELESS CAPABILITIES OR THE HD DRIVE WHICH MEANS YOU CAN SCALE BACK THE VIDEO CARD SIZE.THE SWEET PART ABOUT IT ITS ALL OPTIONAL. MY CONS IS THE SOUND CARD HD PICTURE OUTPUT NEEDS HD AUDIO OUTPUT. MINOR SIDE EFFECT THOUGH. WHAT WAS SO HARD ABOUT WIRELESS N HP???? ALSO SOME HDMI COMPATABILITY ISSUES WERE UPGRADED WHEN I INTRODUCED MY PC TO MY NETWORK. MY SAMSUNG FAILED INITIALLY BUT WORKS FINE AFTER THE UPGRADE.



