HP Pavilion M9360F Desktop PC (2.50 GHz Intel Core 2 Quad Processor Q9300, 8 GB RAM, 1 TB Hard Drive, Blu Ray Drive, Vista Premium)
The HP Pavilion Elite delivers an amazing high-end home entertainment experience, DX10 3D Mainstream gaming, and power for the most demanding PC tasks. The Intel Core 2 Quad processor is the latest in cutting edge processor technology for the desktop PC. The Intel Core 2 Quad processor delivers four complete execution cores within a single processor, delivering unprecedented performance and responsiveness in multi-threaded and multi-tasking business and home use environments. The built-in ATSC TV tuner and personal video recorder let you watch, pause, rewind and record live television - with no monthly fee. The free online Electronic Program Guide lets you review the TV schedule and choose a single episode or an entire series. Enjoy watching brilliant high definition Blu-Ray movies on your PC with the Blu-ray player. Burn DVD and CD on this desktop's multi-format, dual-layer compatible DVD/CD drive. NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT with 512MB dedicated with up to 2303MB Shared Graphics Memory NTSC TV tuner over-the-air ATSC high-definition television tuner, and FM tuner Blu-ray player & LightScribe SuperMulti DVD+-R/RW with Double Layer High Definition Audio, 8 speaker configurable Built-in 802.11B/G/N Wireless 10/100/1000Mbps Ethernet LAN 15-in-1 card reader Front ports - 2 x USB, IEEE 1394, Composite video-in (Front) Back ports - 4 x USB, IEEE 1394, 2 x PS2 ports (keyboard, mouse), Audio left/right-in, S-Video-in, Digital Audio In/Out, Microphone/Line-in/Line-out, Rear speaker-out, Side speaker out, Center (subwoofer), RJ-45 (LAN), RJ-11 (Modem), DVI-I out, HDMI out Expansion slots - 1x PCI (available), 2x PCI Express x1 (occupied), 1x PCI Express x16 (occupied) Drive bays - 2x external 5.25 (one available), 1x external 3.5 (occupied), 2x internal 3.5 (occupied) Monitor is not included
HP Pavilion M9360F Desktop PC (2.50 GHz Intel Core 2 Quad Processor Q9300, 8 GB RAM, 1 TB Hard Drive, Blu Ray Drive, Vista Premium) Accessories
 HP W2408H 24-inch Widescreen LCD Monitor
HP W2207H 22-inch Widescreen LCD Monitor
Cables Unlimited 6-Feet HDmi To Dvi-d Cable (PCM-2296-06)
Samsung SyncMaster 2693HM 25.5-inch LCD Monitor
Windows Vista Ultimate with SP1 Upgrade
HP Pavilion M9360F Desktop PC (2.50 GHz Intel Core 2 Quad Processor Q9300, 8 GB RAM, 1 TB Hard Drive, Blu Ray Drive, Vista Premium) Reviews
I added an external sata adapter to run my external hard drive and everything is working very well. Very well rounded PC for a power user. It handles multimedia applications with speed and grace. Plenty of storage and RAM. To make a similar machine at home, I would have spent a few hundred more that this cost.
I am pleased with the machine and would recommend it to others as long as they can live without much upgrading and without SLI video. I can open a game, a script compiler, adobe photoshop, adobe reader, and word all at the same time and have no serious speed drop in any application; multi-tasking is this computer's middle name.
The video card can handle even the most intense games at highest settings. This machine is great out of the box.
On top of that, there is only one PCI slot for upgrading (if you can fight past the wires). I thought about building this machine at home instead (I could have had more expansion as mentioned above), but the price on this is so good that I could not have really built it for less.
Also, another PCIe x16 on the board would have been nice for running SLI video cards, but I can live without that for now. My gripes are that the wiring on the inside is pretty sloppy and tight.
I knew this when I bought it, but there should be a couple of PCIs and maybe a PCIe or two available for updates.
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