Great computer with lots of power | HP Pavilion Elite M9280F Desktop PC (2.5 GHz Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300...

HO Pavillion Elite M9280F | HP Pavilion Elite M9280F Desktop PC (2.5 GHz Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300 Processor, 4 GB RAM, 1 TB Hard Drive, ...

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highly recommended

HP 9260

Great Product. I was hesitant to buy anything with the Vista OS, however with the HP 9260 it runs seamlessly.

Great computer with lots of power

I bought this computer along with the HP 24 inch monitor. I've been very impressed with the power this machine has. I did a lot of research before making the purchase. I wanted something that could handle lots of graphics programs like PhotoShop since I own a company that builds websites for small business. I also wanted a computer that would allow me to watch cable tv inside a window and have a built in DVR. This computer does all that. It even downloads a TV Guide that far exceeds the one I get on Comcast. Running Vista 64bit was also something important to me as this allows greater expansion of memory in the future and it's the direction the software industry is going. Also, I loved the fact that it wasn't too loaded up with crap software. I had to remove Norton manually but other than that the other software remained fairly quiet and wasn't a pain. My recommendation is to buy this computer with the HP 24 inch monitor. Great combination.

To those who are complaining about software not running on Vista 64 it simply isn't true. Especially adobe, Quicken, MS Office. Everything I own software wise has installed and run fine under Vista 64. You also have the option to run any program under XP compatibility mode which takes care of anything you may run into. Vista drivers have automatically installed now for three printers, one scanner, a router, external DVD burner and external harddrive. Zero problems. I just don't buy the Vista 64 statements I'm reading out here. Again, I highly recommend this computer and have no regrets buying it from Amazon.

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HO Pavillion Elite M9280F

When I recieved my first M9280F I was very disappointed that it was DOA. Despite calls to HP which lead me on several adventures trying to revive it the poor thing was dead as a doornail. "No problem" HP said, "we'll send you a box and you can ship it back to us for no charge, we'll fix it and ship it right back to you." All well and good except then I would essentially have a refurbished computer, which I wasn't happy about. Then I contacted Amazon. They arranged to send me a new machine even before I shipped the old one back to them. They paid for the return shipping and charged nothing to ship the replacement unit to me, within a couple of days I was up and running. I can't say enough about the exceptional service provided by Amazon, they were great!
As for the M9280F, it's a great machine. Lightning fast, stable as a rock, runs everything I've thrown at it and worked with all of my existing equiptment and a new Canon ImageClass printer (also purchased at Amazon) although I did have to download a 64 bit driver for the ImageClass printer from Canon's web site.
Don't hesitate to buy big ticket items from Amazon. I've purchased plasma TV's, home entertainment systems, computers and monitors. They've all been great deals and they've all worked out or Amazon has made them work out.

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Powerful computer for the money

After many years as a computer programmer one thing I know is that software developers will use all available hardware resources as they design new systems(as they should). This means that you need a computer that will anticipate future 'heavy duty' software. With the HP m9260f you get massive amount of disk storage (two 500gb drives) and a fairly large main memory 4gb. The first thing I did was buy another 4gb main memeory, making a total of 8gb. Note that you are replacing 4 x 1gb with 4 x 2gb so you actually need to buy 2 pairs of memory, a little over $200. Then I bought the HP 500gb personal drive for $160 which ups the total hard drive capacity to 1.5 tb. I hope this much hardware will last for awhile.

Another major plus factor of this computer is the Vista 64 bit operating system, which some view a big negative, is actually required to take advantage of the large RAM (look for most future software to be written for the 64 bit operating system). Much of the sofwtware I was running would not load or download because it wasn't compatable. Most vendors are modifying ther systems to run under Vista 64bit but there are still plenty that are not. My Epson scanner software isn't available, I had to upgrade my photoshop to a new version. This is all painful and somewhat expensive but I think in the long run it will payoff.

Last thing, you don't need to buy the model with the Blu Ray but it is kind of nice to watch the HI Def movies with the computer. I did buy the HP w2408h 24" LCD monitor at $450 to take advantage of the Blu Ray -- it is really good.

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With the Pavilion Elite M9280F desktop you get Intel's Core 2 Quad processor with 4GB RAM for unprecedented performance and responsiveness in multi-tasking business and home use environments. NVIDIA GeForce 8800GT with 512MB dedicated graphics are essential for high performance DirectX 10 gaming and watching brilliant high definition Blu-ray DVD & HD DVD on your PC or TV. The built-in TV tuner and personal video recorder (PVR) let you watch, pause, rewind, and record up to 635 hours of live television with the 1000GB hard drive. You have Internet access anywhere in your home with the built-in 802.11N wireless. The 64-bit edition of Windows Vista Home Premium with service pack 1 is for serious computer users who have advanced high-performance needs. This latest edition provides access to larger amounts of memory, stronger security, and a new level of reliability. NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT with 512MB dedicated with up to 1791MB Shared Graphics Memory NTSC TV tuner over-the-air ATSC high-definition television tuner and FM tuner (antenna included) Blu-ray/HD DVD player & LightScribe SuperMulti DVD+-R/RW with Double Layer High Definition Audio, 8 speaker configurable Built-in 802.11A/B/G/N Wireless 10/100/1000Mbps Ethernet LAN 15-in-1 card reader Front ports - 2 x USB, IEEE 1394, Composite Video-in Back ports - 4 x USB, IEEE 1394, 2 x PS2 ports (keyboard, mouse), Digital Audio In/Out, Microphone/Line-in/Line-out, Center (subwoofer), Rear speaker-out, RJ-45 (LAN), RJ-11 (Modem), S-video-in, DVI Expansion slots - 1 x PCI (occupied), 2 x PCI Express x1 (occupied), 1 x PCI Express x16 (occupied) Drive bays - 2 x external 5.25 (one available), 1 x external 3.5 (occupied), 2 x internal 3.5 (occupied) Monitor is not included

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