HP Pavilion Slimline s5510f Desktop PC – Black
- AMD Athlon II 240 Dual-Core Processor; 3GB DDR2 System Memory (2 DIMM); 640GB Hard Drive (SATA); Genuine Windows 7 Premium 64-bit
- NVIDIA GeForce 6150 SE integrated graphics; Integrated audio, 6 speaker configurable with up to 5.1 surround sound capabilities;
- SuperMulti DVD Burner with LightScribe Technology; 1 external 5.25″ bay; 1 internal 3.5″ bay
- 10/100Base-T network interface
- 4 USB 2.0 ports (Back); 2 USB 2.0 ports (Front); Headphone (Front); 2 PS/2; LAN; Microphone/Line-in/Line-out (Back); VGA-out (Back)
- HP USB keyboard and optical mouse; Front panel 6-in-1 memory card reader supports xD, MMC, Secure Digital, Memory Stick.
Save space with a slim desktop computer. The HP Pavilion Slimline s5510f PC delivers the performance you need in a compact design that’s perfect for a dorm room, apartment or other small space. Transfer photos directly from a memory card to your HP
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List Price: $ 439.99
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Compaq Presario CQ5300F Desktop PC (Black)
- AMD Sempron LE-1300 Processor (2.3 GHz, 512KB Cache, 1600 MHz System Bus)
- 2GB PC2-6400 DDR2 SDRAM memory (1x2048MB) (expandable to 4GB)
- 320GB Serial ATA hard drive, SuperMulti DVD Burner with LightScribe Technology
- Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
- NVIDIA GeForce 6150 SE Graphics with 256MB integrated shared graphics memory. Up to 895MB Total Available Graphics Memory as allocated by Windows 7
Compaq Presario CQ5300f Desktop PCs are perfect for checking email, surfing the web, and making calls over the Internet. With a clean, functional industrial design, this streamlined PC blends easily into any home. Whatever your personal needs are, C
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List Price: $ 409.00
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Review by Sue V for HP Pavilion Slimline s5510f Desktop PC – Black
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Bought this for our small law practice office manager/legal secretary when her old Windows 98 workstation bit the dust. Because her computer sits on her desk to minimize the dreaded dust bunnies, size is very important. The slimline design is perfect, freeing up significant space. Putting a CD/DVD into the tray is a little awkward because of the vertical placement, but it works. We’ve had this unit now for about 3 weeks, and she loves it. Finding Windows 7 drivers for some of the old printers/scanners was challenging, but everything works just fine. The 3g of memory is the right amount for her needs. It appears to work seamlessly with our Windows 2003 server. It’s a good little machine and a lot faster than the old workstation. No software conflicts with Windows 7. We’ll see how it holds up.
Review by DREJETYR for HP Pavilion Slimline s5510f Desktop PC – Black
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…….very beautiful and when things were good they were great but when things were bad, they were really bad.
So I purchased the S5510F about two weeks. I have already had to take it to the computer store near me twice to have it restored. After the system crashed I was unable to do it from my house. Today the Nvidia video driver crashed and I had to reboot. I feel like it is teasing me with great functionality one minute and problems the next. And just like that college girlfriend, I’m hoping as the relationship goes on all the fighting (problems) will go away. And we all know how that usually ends.
In all seriousness I have spent a combined total of 14 hours rebooting, redownloading drivers and software, and restoring to factory settings. Whether it is windows or the actual hardware is still TBD but unfortunately just like a bad marriage you can’t have one without the other.
Not to sound like a complete Debbi Downer but the computer looks great, fits perfectly in my home office and I couldn’t be happier WHEN it works properly.
Review by michael michetti for HP Pavilion Slimline s5510f Desktop PC – Black
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this desktop does not have a wireless capability. it is a lie. will only work thru the ethernet connection wired. amazon, remove this lie from the product description. plus you should rebate me for the loss of value
Review by Brent T. Dolan for Compaq Presario CQ5300F Desktop PC (Black)
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For 300 bucks it is an awesome little workstation. I grabbed one of these for a client that I network for. They use most of the computers for web access and Terminal services. So basicly they don’t need a fast cpu or high end graphics card. They just need a workstation to be able to connect to the server via terminal services. I even upgraded to win7 pro to get the Virtual Win XP Mode. So they can use some of their older programs that don’t run on the new win7. Works great so far and is 10000 times faster than the celeron and P4 it replaced. I doubt this is anything more than a web surfing and microsoft office using machine. Maybe some online games too. Still nice little computer for the money. Hard for me to even build one that cheap.
Thanks
Brent
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Review by B. Reed for Compaq Presario CQ5300F Desktop PC (Black)
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I bought two of these. For the money this is a very good computer. I built my last eight systems and I couldn’t touch this system at this price! The main issues I had were with the software. I upgraded to Professional w/xp mode only because MOST of my software will NOT run on Win 7 64-Bit, Everything that comes on this PC is TRIAL only and in many cases the pre-installed software most be deleted and reinstalled just to activate! Even 64-Bit Drivers are a pain. (Manufactures websites to download).
Pros-
* Very stable system
* Adequate Speed for most applications
* Reasonably Priced ($300-$400) I paid the higher end.
* Key board and mouse
Cons-
* No choice of Operating system (Win 7 Home Premium 64-bit)
* Weak power 275W makes video upgrade costly
* HP gives NO basic software. Everything is extra
* shared graphics memory
Review by Steve for Compaq Presario CQ5300F Desktop PC (Black)
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The last couple of months, I have heard my wife complain about how slow her computer is. I asked my son to look up the computers that would make me a hit with Mom. I decided on this computer because of my son’s input and other reviews that I have read. This computer really out does itself in performance and more than meets the needs of my wife who plays some games but loves Facebook and emails. My daughter set the computer up in order to surprise my wife for when she got home from work. So this was easily setup and runs great. Good Price and the shipment arrived on time.Compaq Presario CQ5320F Desktop PC (Black)
Review by J. W. Johnson for Compaq Presario CQ5300F Desktop PC (Black)
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Coming from a Dell Precision 320 Workstation to this was definitely something to get used to. As most of the programs that I run will work on Win 7, I didn’t need to worry about getting virtual XP. The only drawback that I have for this computer is the graphics capability, which for me isn’t a huge issue, not enough to dock it a star, as I had a feeling that this would be something that I needed to upgrade anyway.
One caveat if you are a gamer and want to add a new video card in, you will more than likely need to upgrade your power supply also, as it’s only rated for 275 Watts.
Review by Jaewoo Kim for Compaq Presario CQ5300F Desktop PC (Black)
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This is a nice desktop that will meet most people’s computing needs. These do not have a dedicated graphics card but it does have the ports to insert one if you choose to buy them separately. The builtin-graphics card by Nvidia, however, are more than adequate for most needs outside of playing video games. For example, I have no issues playing Youtube or other flash based videos.
The AMD chip is 64bit compatible and this comes with Windows 7 Home 64 bit edition. It also comes with 3GB at ~1Ghz of memory.
I own the latest MacBook Pro laptop (2.8Ghz Core Duo, 4GB of 1Ghz memory, 7200 rpm hard drive) and I have found these desktops to be faster (desktops in general are faster than laptops) at around 1/6 the price. So if you want the best performance computing for the buck, clearly the desktop is the way to go.
It also comes with a usable keyboard and a laser mouse. They are not great, but they are better than most OEM keyboard and mouse I have used.
The fan on this machine is also quieter than normal. I have found them not distracting at all.
These do NOT come with Windows Home 7 CD or DVD. Rather, the single disk is partitioned into two parts (485 GB and 15 GB) so one can recover the Windows 7 from disk if necessary. The configuration can be problematic if the disk is completely toast and one needs to replace it. The odds of it happening, however, is not high but still a possibility nonetheless.
These are also made of higher construction quality than most desktops. The casing is made of metal and has many tiny holes in them to let the heat of the AMD microprocessor out of the box as easily as possible. That’s probably the reason why the fans are so quiet (it doesn’t need to rotate at full speed to cool the processor).
If you are looking for a general computer (not for video games) that can handle all everyday computing needs (internet, MS Office, email etc), then these will be more than adequate. If you do decide to insert a nice graphics card, however, then these should be more than adequate for most video game experience as well.