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HP Pavilion Media Center A1630n

HP Pavilion Media Center A1630n
alaScore 56

16 reviews

Jun, 2013

We have collected and analyzed 16 user reviews from international sources. Users rate it 73/100. The average review date is Jun 12, 2007. We have compared these reviews to 2576 reviews from other Media Centers. The alaScore™ for this product is 56/100 = Good. Last update: Jun 19, 2013.

Review analysis

(Based on 16 reviews)

User Reviews  

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5 years, not one complaint

 

5 years with this baby. The best I've owned, running with W7 and 4gbram, has 4 ports.

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would never buy another

 

would never buy another

i cant even tell you how unhappy i am with the a1630n i have never owned a hp before and i would never own another one. nothing but trouble with this product from the first day i purchased it.

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would never buy another

 

i cant even tell you how unhappy i am with the a1630n i have never owned a hp before and i would never own another one. nothing but trouble with this product from the first day i purchased it.

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Great for Linux

 

Great for Linux

Added 2GB more RAM, wiped windows completely (who wants to run a crappy 32-bit putative OS on a 64-bit machine?) Loaded slamd64 & linux-2.6.22.5 kernel, rebuilt with SMP and (reluctantly) installed NVIDIA X11 driver. The result? This machine hums...

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Great for Linux

 

Added 2GB more RAM, wiped windows completely (who wants to run a crappy 32-bit putative OS on a 64-bit machine?) Loaded slamd64 & linux-2.6.22.5 kernel, rebuilt with SMP and (reluctantly) installed NVIDIA X11 driver. The result? This machine hums...

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Good computer/Bad customer service

 

Good computer/Bad customer service

The computer has minor glitches here and there. But it's the best computer for the price. HP customer service is horrible though. So you may want to know a little about computers if you buy HP. That way you can fix a problem without customer...

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Great system for the price

 

Great system for the price

This is a great system for the price. This is actually the first complete computer system I've ever purchased. In the past I have built my own systems, but I couldn't beat the price on the a1630n. Such as is the case with all similar vendors HP...

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Great system for the price

 

This is a great system for the price. This is actually the first complete computer system I've ever purchased. In the past I have built my own systems, but I couldn't beat the price on the a1630n. Such as is the case with all similar vendors HP...

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HP Pavilion a1630n

 

Fast pc, nice hardware.

Horrible, incompetent tech support, No windows disc included.

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Not happy with HP in general

 

I purchased 2 a1630n desktops. The first one had to be sent back to HP after having it for 4 days. They had to put in a new power supply, after it just stopped turning on. Now the second one just started actingup. First the mouse stpooed working,...

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Product Specifications

The HP Media Center PC is a complete home entertainment and powerful PC solution that delivers outstanding entertainment capabilities, top-performance home computing and impressive ease of use in a new design that blends effortlessly into your home.

Audio Output

Type:Sound card

Cabinet (Chassis)

Form Factor:Tower
Manufacturer Form Factor:Tower

Cabinet (Chassis)

Form Factor:Tower
Manufacturer Form Factor:Tower

Display (Projector)

Type:None.

Header

Compatibility:PC
Country Kits:United States
Localization:English
Manufacturer:Hewlett-Packard
Model:A1630n
Packaged Quantity:1
Product Line:HP Pavilion Media Center

Mainboard

Chipset Type:NVIDIA GeForce 6150 LE
Data Bus Speed:1000MHz

Modem

Max Transfer Rate:56Kbps
Type:Fax / modem

Networking

Data Link Protocol:Ethernet / Fast Ethernet
Type:Network adapter

Optical Storage

Read Speed:40x (CD) / 16x (DVD)
Rewrite Speed:32x (CD) / 6x (DVD-RW) / 8x (DVD+RW) / 5x (DVD-RAM)
Type:DVD
Write Speed:40x (CD) / 16x (DVD

OS Provided

Type:Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005

Processor

64-bit Computing: Yes
Clock Speed:2.4GHz
Installed Qty:1
Manufacturer:AMD
Max Supported Qty:1
Multi-Core Technology:Dual-Core
Processor Number:4600+
Type:Athlon 64 X2

RAM

Installed Size:2GB
Max Supported Size:4GB
Technology:DDR2 SDRAM

Service & Support

Type:1 year warranty

Storage Controller (2nd)

Type:IDE

Storage Floppy Drive

Type: None

Storage Hard Drive

Interface Type:Serial ATA-150

Storage Hard Drive (2nd)

Type: None

Storage Removable

Type: None

System

Hard Drive(-s) Total Capacity:250GB
Platform Technology:AMD LIVE!
Type:Media center

Video Output

Graphics Processor / Vendor:NVIDIA GeForce 6150 LE
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