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HP Desktop TouchSmart IQ846 Desktop PC- Touch the Future Now!
Who doesn’t recognize the capability of HP desktop? We can see some years ago many compact and stylish desktop appeared. At present, one of the admired models of compact desktops is the HP TouchSmart IQ846 Desktop PC. Here are customer review and also editorial reviews from manufacturer.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars I am impressed, September 22, 2009
| By | Zunicat (Glendale, AZ United States) |
My 2 year old PC suddenly failed last week. I went looking for a replacement. I was surprised to see that “All in One” desktops were now made by most of the name brand companies. This HP was very impressive.
I loaded all of the applications that were running on my old PC (Running Vista 32 bit). The only thing that did not work was the driver for my Canon network attached printer. I was easily able to obtain the correct 64 bit Vista driver from Canon. To my surprise both the 32 and 64 bit application software programs are running with no problems. I have not had occasion to use the Blue Ray but the Touch Smart feature is great. All of my other applications have been running with no problems. In fact the old PC hung and crashed occasional this one has not.
The multimedia and the Digital TV is excellent. I have several new high end HD TVs and the TV feature (connected to an antenna)on this is as good as any of them.
This is the first time I have seen built in speakers that are usable, in fact they are quiet good.
The unit is basically a laptop inside. So there is some performance hit as opposed to a normal desktop. The advantage is that there is no noise, power consumption and heat generation is very low and and very little external cabling is required.
Although I have only had this for 1 week, so far it has been very impressive and I have found the hardware and software has been solid. The display, wireless mouse and wireless keyboard are all well designed and a pleasure to use.
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Editorial Reviews
From the Manufacturer
Want to touch the future now? Buy an HP TouchSmart PC. A large touchscreen puts entertainment, productivity and the Internet at your fingertips. Watch TV and chat face-to-face using a built-in webcam. Reduce the clutter with a wireless keyboard and mouse, and sync mobile phones, PDAs and printers using Bluetooth® wireless technology.
SPECIFICATIONS:
Processor:
2.00GHz Intel® CoreTM2 Duo Processor P7350
Operating System:
Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium 64-bit Edition
Hard Drive:
750 GB
Memory (RAM):
4 GB
Disc Drive:
Slot-load Blu-ray Player and SuperMulti DVD Burner
Graphics Card:
NVIDIA GeForce 9600 M GS HD graphics module with 512MB dedicated video memory and support for Blu-ray and Microsoft® DirectX® 10. Up to 2303MB Total Available Graphics Memory as allocated by Windows Vista®
Networking:
Wireless and wired LAN, Bluetooth® wireless technology
YOUR DIGITAL LIFE AT YOUR FINGERTIPS
- Touch-screen technology puts your digital life at your fingertips with fast, easy access to info, entertainment and social networks.(1)
- Next-generation HP TouchSmart software simplifies access to photos, videos, music and applications.
- Quick and easy touch access to your digital world.
THE SLIM, STYLISH, NEXT-GENERATIONS PC
- Sleek, next-generation design combines a 25.5″ diagonal hi-def1 widescreen with a powerful energy efficient Intel® CoreTM 2 Duo(2)processor.
- Plug one power cord into the wall and you’re ready to go.
- Wireless keyboard & mouse and integrated WLAN(3) offer a truly wireless experience.
- Low profile wireless keyboard stows away when not in use, freeing up valuable desk space.
- Colored HP Ambient Light lets you select a color lighting to set a mood, or see your keyboard in the dark.
- Sleek piano black design with elegant espresso side-panel highlights.
WATCH YOUR PHOTOS, MOVIES AND MUSIC COME TO LIFE
- Next generation HP TouchSmart software brings a new level of fun to your photos, videos and music.
- Watch your favorite shows on the integrated 25.5″ diagonal hi-def widescreen-makes for amazing slideshows too!
- Enjoy high quality sound through the integrated premium stereo speakers.
- Watch movies in High definition with the built-in BluRay Player(4)
- Add an additional hard drive (HP Pocket Media Drive(5)) easily and without any tools.
(1) Internet access required.
(2) Dual Core is a new technology designed to improve performance of certain software products. Not all customers or software applications will necessarily benefit from use of this technology. 64-bit computing on Intel architecture requires a computer system with a processor, chipset, BIOS, operating system, device drivers and applications enabled for Intel® 64 architecture. Processors will not operate (including 32-bit operation) without an Intel 64 architecture-enabled BIOS. Performance will vary depending on your hardware and software configurations. See www.intel.com/info/em64t for more information.
(3) Wireless access point and Internet service sold separately.
(4) As HD DVD and Blu-ray are new formats containing new technologies, certain disc, digital connection, compatibility and/or performance issues may arise, and do not constitute defects in the product. Flawless playback on all systems is not guaranteed. In order for some HD-DVD and Blu-ray titles to play, they may require a DVI or HDMI digital connection and your display may require HDCP support. Some HD DVD and Blu-ray advanced features may not be supported. CPU power is dedicated to support HD DVD and Blu-ray playback functions. It is recommended that you close all other applications before and during HD DVD and Blu-ray playback. HD DVD and Blu-ray movies will only play through the HD DVD and Blu-ray player software. Advanced Access Content System (AACS) keys are integrated into your PC for copy protection purposes. Occasional renewal of the AACS key is required, and easily done by connecting to the internet. Data transfer rates up to 6,000 KB/s (CD read/write), 21,632 KB/s (DVD read/write), 26,340 KB/s (BD read) and 13,383 KB/s (HD DVD read).
(5) HP Pocket Media Drive sold separately.
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