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Gag Gifts, Occasion Gifts - HP Pavilion A6200N Desktop PC (AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core Processor 5000+, 2 GB RAM, 360 GB Hard Drive, Vista Premium)
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List Price: $788.00
Our Price: $729.84
Your Save: $ 58.16 ( 7% )
Availability: N/A
Manufacturer: Hewlett Packard
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Average Customer Rating:   
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Binding: Personal Computers
Brand: Hewlett-Packard
CPU Manufacturer: AMD
CPU Speed: 2.6
CPU Type: AMD Athlon 64 X2
EAN: 0883585318513
Feature: Sleek and shiny black-and-silver desktop with 2.6 GHz AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ dual-core processor
Hard Disk Size: 360
Label: Hewlett Packard
Manufacturer: Hewlett Packard
Model: A6200N
Processor Count: 2
Publisher: Hewlett Packard
Release Date: 2007-10-01
Studio: Hewlett Packard
System Memory Size: 2000
System Memory Type: DDR2 SDRAM
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Features
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Sleek and shiny black-and-silver desktop with 2.6 GHz AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ dual-core processor
360 GB hard drive, 2 GB RAM (8 GB max), 16x dual-layer DVD burner with LightScribe disc printing
Open drive bay for an optional HP Pocket Media Drive; Nvidia GeForce 6150 video/graphics card with 128 MB of dedicated memory
Connectivity: six USB 2.0; two FireWire; 15-in-1 memory card reader; 10/100 Fast Ethernet
Pre-installed with Windows Vista Home Premium (with Media Center capabilities)
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Editorial Reviews:
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This product has been Factory Refurbished to perform as new. It Comes with 90-Day Factory Warranty from HP
HP Pavilion desktop PCs include a variety of features that make taking and sharing digital pictures easier than ever. The HP Pavilion A6200N Desktop PC gives you the tools to make working with digital photos and video clips fun. Organize, edit, share and protect your digital photos with HP Photosmart Essential. The front-panel 15-in-1 Memory Card Reader makes it easy to transfer photos and files from your digital peripheral devices. The SuperMulti DVD burner with LightScribe technology lets you create custom, silkscreen-quality labels and artwork directly onto LightScribe-enabled discs. The Windows Vista Home Premium operating system is the preferred edition for home desktop PCs. NVidia Geforce 6150 SE with 64MB dedicated Video Memory, with up to 128MB shared SuperMulti DVD Burner Drive with LightScribe High Definition Audio, 8 speaker configurable 10/100BaseT network 15-in-1 memory card reader Front ports - 2 USB, IEEE 1394, Microphone/Line-in Back ports - 4 USB, IEEE 1394, Headphone, Digital Audio In/Out, Microphone/Line-in/Line-out, Rear speaker-out, Side speaker out, Center (subwoofer), 2 PS2 ports (keyboard, mouse), RJ-11 (Modem), RJ-45, VGA Expansion slots - 2 PCI (1 available), 1 PCI Express x1 (available), 1 PCI Express x16 (occupied) Drive bays - 2 external 5.25 (1 available), 1 external 3.5 (occupied), 2 internal 3.5 (1 available) Monitor is not included
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Excelente
Comment: Tremenda relación precio-valor, la maquina funciona a la perfección, para todas mis necesidades, que son las básicas, no he probado jugar en ella, para eso están las consolas, por su puesto trae un montón de programas pre instalados que uno no quiere pero en lo que le quites el peso extra corre muy bien!!!
Customer Rating:
Summary: Build your own computer, don't buy one and get ripped off!
Comment: I'm going to tell you right now. Most people will buy this computer because they either don't have time to build their own, or simply don't have the time. I will also tell you that it would be a big mistake. I built my own computer for $720 and some change that is much better than this. I'll compare the specs below.
Hard Drive
While this computer has a 360GB hard drive, mine rocks a 640GB hard drive that's backed with a 5-year warranty. Not to shabby, eh? That's almost a 78% bigger hard drive.
DVD/CD Drive
I have a 20x DVD/CD Burner with lightscribe/dual-layer capabilities which is the same as the one that comes with this computer, only faster, as this computer's drive is only 16x.
RAM
Though both my computer and this computer have 2GB's of RAM, there is a difference...the speed. The RAM on this computer runs at 667MHz, while mine runs at 1066MHz. Also, my motherboard has a max amount of 16GBs, while the motherboard that comes with this computer maxes out at 8GBs.
Motherboard
As mentioned above, my motherboard has a higher amount of possible RAM, but that's not all it has going for it. My motherboard has a FSB of 5200MT/s while this motherboard has only 2000MT/s. Quite a difference if you ask me. There are also a few different things you'd see my motherboard has that this one doesn't, though minimal.
Graphics
While this computer comes with nothing but onboard graphics mine looks stunning on my 22" widescreen monitor when it's connected to my 8800GT. I can't even begin to tell you the difference between onboard graphics, and an actual graphics card, let alone the 8800GT. You'll NEVER want to go back to onboard graphics once you've seen what "real" graphics cards can actually do.
Power Supply
This seems to be a big problem among must buyers. With this computer you get a wimpy 250-watt power supply which is good for nothing except what's already on the computer. If you even want to add a few things you'll want to upgrade your power supply first which can cost another $50 (give or take) to what you've already spent. However, my computer has a 700-watt power supply which powers everything in my computer seamlessly, AND leaves room for anything else I might want to add.
CPU
Though the CPU in this computer is nice (AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ 2.6GHz), you might find mine to be the real attention grabber, being an AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+ 3.2GHz.
Computer Case
I'm not going to lie, I don't have the greatest looking case, but it gets the job done, and with over 1900+ happy owners (including me) who have had no problems, I'm not going to complain.
Now, to end my review, I'm just going to ask everyone, why? Not really, I'm going to rant on some more, but I think people should really take the time to learn how to build their own computer. It's actually a very easy process, and can save you hundreds of dollars. In my case it didn't save me any money, per se, but I did get a much better computer for the same price. If I had chosen to make the exact computer shown here (on Amazon) I could have easily saved anywhere from $200-$400. Either way, I spent almost exactly the same amount to build a computer that is possibly 10x better. All the products I used are below, and if you have the time, I recommend you look into building your own computer.
PLEASE NOTE---I did not include the price of Vista. You should be able to find Vista for anywhere from $120-$200 depending on which version you want, which will obviously put you up a bit, maybe to $850, but you can easily leave out the 8800GT and use the $150 you would've spent on that on a copy of Vista, or whichever OS you want. Even if you choose not to get the 8800GT you'll still have better on board graphics, and all the other components will still be better as well. Hope that informed people!
-Samsung DVD Burner SH-S203N-------------------$26.99
-Western Digital Caviar 640GB WD6400AAKS--------$89.99
-BIOSTAR TFORCE TA780G M2+ (Motherboard)------$79.99
-COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 CAC-T05-UW (Case)---$49.99
-EVGA GeForce 8800 GT 512-P3-N801-AR-----------$149.99
-OCZ GameXStream OCZ700GXSSLI 700W ATX12V------$114.99
-G.SKILL RAM (2x 1GB) F2-8500CL5D-2GBPK--------$59.99
-AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+ 3.2GHz ADX6400CZBOX----$149.00
Please note, prices vary by store and time of purchase.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Excellent machine
Comment: Purchased this machine in November '07. I was only hooked up to the onboard video long enough to see if the machine would boot up and when it did I immediately added a mid-grade video card and upgraded to a 430 watt ThermalTake power supply. I also added an additional 2GB system memory, even though the standard 2GB would have probably been quite sufficient. I'm not convinced it is absolutely necessary add memory to run Vista, but you can't have too much of the stuff either. Vista Home Premium is what it is...I guess we'll have to get used to it eventually. I don't have any particular problems with Vista, just some things rearranged and not where I got used to them being. The machine has plenty of horsepower to operate the Aero desktop so at least you get that benefit from the Vista OS. The Vista driver for my ancient HP PSC1210 All-In-One supported just the basic print functions (and not very well at that) and HP said they weren't going to release Vista drivers for that printer, so that gave me the excuse to go buy an Epson. The machine has flawlessly run everything I've asked it to run for these 6 months now, so I guess I have enough hours on it to be able to recommend it to anyone thinking about purchasing a new machine.
HP Pavilion A6200N Desktop PC (AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core Processor 5000+, 2 GB RAM, 360 GB Hard Drive, Vista Premium)
Customer Rating:
Summary: Think Twice Before you buy HP
Comment: I purchased an HP Pavilion a year ago. It came with a broken 9 in 1 card. In less than a year the hard drive went out. Wanna know if HP service lives up to the ads? I found out...because of the two breakdowns. They fixed both, but when the machine was returned after repair to the hard drive, the front cover was broken. Two tabs that hold it in place had been broken during service. Not a big problem, but the fight I've had with HP since is the real story. They wanted me to ship the pc back again, rather than just ship me a new cover. They assigned a case manager since we didn't want to ship the PC back. He would call us back within 24-48 hours, during a time convenient to us. 1 1/2 weeks later I called back to see why we hadn't been called and was told I had to call the case manager during his working hours which start at 11pm Eastern Daylight time. I can't figure out why they asked us what hours were convenient for us. This issue still isn't resolved. I hope your experience with their award winning service is better because you may well be depending on it.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Excellent Budget Desktop, HIghly Recommended
Comment: None of the problems described by negative reviews on Amazon occurred for me at all. I purchased this PC a month ago. As I am a gamer I will be installing new Power Supply next month, along with new graphics card, but even as-is the system runs World of Warcraft (an older game) at very acceptable frame rates on medium settings. Make sure to disable all of the HP software bundled with this thing in Selective Startup, (its useless).
This machine is a perfectly fine desktop for basic needs, and is a great platform for future upgrades, provided you upgrade PSU, which many other reviewers also mentioned. The lack of a dedicated graphics card is also a pain, but as there is a wealth of expansion slots, including PCI Express 16, it isn't that big of a deal.
All of these Vista nightmares I expected never panned out. Vista just isn't that bad an OS, despite what I feared.
Highly recommended.
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