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HP TouchSmart IQ506
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CNET Editors' choice
Price Check Prices $1,374.99 to $1,499.99 $1,199.99 to $1,299.99 $1,712.64 to $1,949.00 $1,499.99
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Release date January 30, 2006 July 13, 2008 April 28, 2008
The Bottom Line HP's new TouchSmart PC IQ770 is not as fast as Apple's iMac, nor does it have the same clean-lined elegance. It makes up for those problems with intuitive touch screen software you'll actually use and a comprehensive lineup of features. If you're looking for a home PC to organize your family's schedule, or serve up media in a kitchen or another small room, we know of no other system suited so well for the task. HP's new-and-improved TouchSmart all-in-one PC refines the touch-based concept it introduced last year. Faster all-in-ones, and Apple's iPhone, make the TouchSmart seem a bit behind the times, but the convenient software and its kitchen-friendly design offer functionality that's unavailable elsewhere. A slight bump to the specifications for the same price in addition to a much appreciated option to upgrade the graphics means the 24-inch iMac keeps the Editors' Choice it earned last year when the brushed-aluminum-and-glass design was first introduced.
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Features
Graphics Controller NVIDIA GeForce Go 7600 - 256 MB
NVIDIA GeForce 9300M GS - 256 MB
Intel GMA X3100 - 128 MB
PCI Express x16 - ATI Radeon HD 2600PRO - 256 MB
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Storage Removable None
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TV Tuner Type Digital and analog TV - ATSC - NTSC
Digital and analog TV - ATSC - NTSC
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Optical Storage (2nd) None
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Floppy Drive None
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Storage Controller Serial ATA
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Serial ATA ( Serial ATA-300 )
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Type Personal computer
Personal computer
Personal computer
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Windows Vista Certification Windows Vista Premium Ready
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Memory Allocation Technology Info unavailable Info unavailable Dynamic Video Memory Technology 4.0
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Printer None
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Platform Technology AMD LIVE!
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Optical Storage DVD?RW (?R DL) / DVD-RAM with LightScribe Technology
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