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HP Firebird Reviews

Tower - 1 x Core 2 Quad Q9550 / 2.83 GHz - RAM 4 GB - HDD 2 x 320 GB - DVD More product details

$799.99

Unique, polished case design; easily accessible interior; solid performance for its price... (cnet.com)

Dead sexy-looking. Blu-ray player. Energy-saving mode. SLI graphics power when you need it. No... (pcmag.com)

alaTest Review Summary for HP Firebird

We have collected and analyzed 4 expert reviews and 26 user reviews from international sources. Experts rate this product 80/100 and users rate it 70/100. The average review date is April 20, 2009. We have compared these reviews to 65658 reviews from other Desktops. The alaScore™ for this product is 90/100 = Excellent. Last update: November 7, 2009.

alaSCORE 90

900100

30 reviews

November, 2009

80 / 100

4 Experts

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70 / 100

26 Users

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Rank  76

$799.99

Expert Reviews (4)

US

HP FireBird (VoodooDNA 803) review

By (cnet.com)

Unique, polished case design; easily accessible interior; solid performance for its price; amazing power efficiency; strong features assortment

No expansion card upgrade path; chokes on more demanding games at higher resolutions; no 5.1 analog audio outputs

The Firebird's external power supply helps keep the system small and lightweight.

Rating

81100

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cnet.com
US

HP Firebird 803

By Joel Santo Domingo (pcmag.com)

HP's purchase of Voodoo has resulted in the past in an Editors' Choicewinning gaming rig, the Blackbird 002, and the Voodoo Envy 133 subnotebook. The latest system to come out of this union is the HP Firebird with VoodooDNA 803 ($2,099 list). A high ...

Dead sexy-looking. Blu-ray player. Energy-saving mode. SLI graphics power when you need it. No crapware. Wireless mouse and keyboard included

Limited internal expandability. External power brick. No Blu-ray burner option. Its 5,400-rpm notebook-class hard drives are slower than those of the competition

The HP Firebird 803 is one of those "love it or hate it" gaming desktop PCs. Its looks give you a lot to love, but some gamers will be put off by the lack of expandability.

The latest system to come out of this union is the HP Firebird with VoodooDNA...

Rating

70100

pcmag.com
US

HP Firebird 803 With Voodoo DNA

By Christopher Null (wired.com)

HP and its boutique/luxe division Voodoo deserve serious praise for what they've accomplished with the Firebird 803. Taking a mix of laptop and desktop guts, juicing it up with high-end components, cooling it with liquid goo instead of noisy fans, and ...

Amazingly quiet and conscientious in its power consumption. Outstanding design ; belongs on top of the desk, not beneath it. Solid all-around performance at a fair price

No front USB port. Curvy design means you can't put anything on top of the case. Functionally locked down, with no real upgrade path

Rating

90100

wired.com

User Reviews (26)

US

"It is a great PC."

By MEXSF (cnet.com)

It's fast and quiet

It's and Intel and not AMD which is better

US

"Fast, neat, bad power supply"

By DRCray (cnet.com)

Nice system but don't expect to just pick up ... 

Case design is sweet. Liquid cooling is reliable. Video scores decent. Price in 3Q 2009 Acceptable. Great performance. HDMI, eSATA, etc

350W external power supply is not powerful enough and fails within a few months of purchase. Completely proprietary

US

"Fast little machine with issues"

By lilredfish (cnet.com)

I bought 2 firebirds. they work great, but wi... 

Its fast, compact, HP support is good.

DVD rom failure rate 2 for 2, power supply faillure rate 2 for 2, no expandability, getting ahold of tech support sucks.

Manufacturer's Description

The HP Firebird with Voodoo DNA is in a class of its own. Its innovative combination of performance, stealth and efficiency delivers the power and speed to handle the latest games, graphics and multimedia apps while its edgy looks are designed to impress. The HP Firebird with Voodoo DNA combines complex engineering and hassle-free design. Advanced hands-off thermal and power management delivers the performance you need when you need it while maintaining low acoustics and low power...

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