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HP Refreshes Pavilion, Presario Desktops

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HP Refreshes Pavilion, Presario Desktops
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Hewlett-Packard has introduced a flurry of new models in its budget-minded Pavilion and Compaq-branded Presario lines. The new models are designed to appeal to home users, small business users, and students looking for budget-friendly yet powerful systems – or even a media center – perhaps as a way to step up to Windows Vista. The new systems sport increased RAM and hard drive capacities and are available now through HP’s shopping Web site, and customers can create customer configurations at selected retail stores using in-store kiosks. However, given the sheer number of systems HP offers, users essentially have to know what model numbers they want: these systems don’t (currently) appear in HP’s brand and category-based product listings, although most can be looked up directly.

HP Pavilion Slimline PCs

HP Pavilion Slimline s3100n

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AMD Athlon 64 X2
1 GB RAM
250 GB hard drive
SuperMulti DVD Burner with LightScribe Technology
Windows Vista Premium
NVIDIA GeForce 6150 SE integrated graphics
Pocket Media Drive bay
802.11b/g Wi-Fi
Starting price: $489.99 HP Pavilion Slimline s3120n AMD Athlon 64 X2
2 GB RAM
320 GB hard drive
SuperMulti DVD Burner with LightScribe Technology
TV Tuner with Remote Control
Windows Vista Premium
NVIDIA GeForce 6150 SE integrated graphics
FireWire
Pocket Media Drive bay
802.11b/g Wi-Fi
Starting price: $629.99

HP Pavilion PCs

HP Pavilion a6110n AMD Athlon 64 X2
2 GB RAM
320 GB hard drive
SuperMulti DVD Burner with LightScribe Technology
Windows Vista Premium
NVIDIA GeForce 6150 SE integrated graphics
15-in-1 memory card reader
Pocket media drive bay
Starting price: $569.99

HP Pavilion a6120n

Intel Core 2 Duo
2 GB RAM
320 GB hard drive
DVD Burner with LightScribe Technology
Windows Vista Premium
15-in-1 memory card reader
Pocket media drive bay
Starting price: $639.99

HP Pavilion a6130n

AMD Athlon 64 X2
3 GB RAM
400 GB hard drive
SuperMulti DVD Burner with LightScribe Technology
Windows Vista Premium
Nvidia GeForce 6150 SE integrated graphics
15in-1 memory card reader
Pocket media drive bay
Starting price: $679.99

HP Pavilion Media Center PCs

HP Pavilion Media Center m8100n

AMD Athlon 64 X2
3 GB RAM
500 GB hard drive
SuperMulti DVD Burner with LightScribe Technology
TV Tuner and Remote Control
Windows Vista Premium
Nvidia GeForce 6150 SE integrated graphics
Starting price: $849.99

HP Pavilion Media Center m8120n

Intel Core 2 Quad
3 GB RAM
Two 320 GB hard drives
SuperMulti DVD Burner with LightScribe Technology
TV Tuner and Remote Control
Windows Vista Premium
Nvidia GeForce 7350 LE graphics card
Wireless keyboard and mouse
802.11b/g Wi-Fi
Starting price: $1,099.99

Compaq Presario PCs

Compaq Presario SR5110NX AMD Athlon 64 X2
512 MB RAM
120 GB hard drive
SuperMulti DVD Burner with LightScribe Technology
NVIDIA GeForce 6150 SE Graphics
Starting price: $339.99

Compaq Presario SR5130NX

AMD Athlon 64 X2
1 GB RAM
200 GB hard drive
SuperMulti DVD Burner with LightScribe Technology
Windows Vista Premium
Nvidia GeForce 6150 SE Graphics
15-in-1 Card Reader
Starting price: $429.99

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