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| HP Pavilion Elite M9250F Desktop PC (2.66 GHz Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700 Processor, 4 GB RAM, 1 TB Hard Drive, DVD Drive, Vista Premium) | 
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| Brand: Hewlett-Packard
Category: Personal Computer
List Price: $1,466.00
Buy New: $938.26
You Save: $527.74 (36%)
New (2) from $938.26
Avg. Customer Rating:  16 reviews
Sales Rank: 237
Color: Black/ Silver
Media: Personal Computers
CPU Manufacturer: Intel
CPU Speed: 2.66
CPU Type: Intel Core Duo
Processors: 4
System Memory: 4000
Memory Type: DDR2 SDRAM
Hard Drive Size: 1000
Shipping Weight (lbs): 21
Dimensions (in): 7 x 16.6 x 15.5
MPN: KJ382AA
Model: M9250F
UPC: 883585739028
EAN: 0883585739028
ASIN: B0015LMOXE
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Wish Win XP was an option over Vista64 July 13, 2008
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
I bought this M9250F (I don't understand how other models are showing up in these reviews). I think this computer could be much better than it is if it had Windows XP on it. I went from XP Media Center Edn to Vista-64bit. I find Vista64 is basically incompatible with everything. Had to buy new scanner, print server, Quicken, Adobe Premeire, Adobe Photoshop and MSOffice because the move from XP to Vista rendered everything useless (or painfull to use at best....meaning errors). Even more tragic, the pc comes pre-loaded with IE 64-bit, but you can't go to 80% of websites without getting ADOBE FLASH PLAYER errors because ADOBE FLASH PLAYER doesn't support 64 bit OS (yet?). Yes, there's a 32-bit IE included, but you need to know what you're looking for. If I knew I was going to spend another $600 on peripherals and software, I would have gone with a Dell Vostro and downgraded to XP to avoid the hassles and expense. I was very happy with my 3 previous HP's over the last 10 years, so I went with them again.....oops. I hate change. UPDATE 8/20/08 My seagate hard drive crashed with less than 2 months of ownership. Received my replacement samsung drive providing an opportunity for a clean install of XP. So far, its not as easy as I hoped. Check back later for results.
 HP has really poor customer service July 11, 2008
1 out of 5 found this review helpful
I purchased a HP Pavillion Desktop computer back in March 2007. The warranty has expired. I tried to create a set of recovery discs but the HP recovery software refuses to recognize my blank DVDs regardless of whether they are DVD-R or DVD+R. The software will recognize CDR's but it takes 11 CD's as opposed to only 2 DVD's to make the disks. I contacted the online chat agents and was told that my recovery software was out of date and I could not update it because of an expired warranty; therefore my only option would be to buy a set of DVD recovery discs. I called the customer support line and was told that because the warranty had expired the only options I would have would be to (1) pay $49 for a one issue technical service call or pay $99 for an extended warranty plan. This is outrageous and an obvious attempt to collect revenue at the expense of good customer service. The recovery software that I currently have stated that it would burn 2 DVDs but it actually will not do this. I sincerely believe the failure of HP's software to operate properly on its' machines is not an issue that should be "outside" a warranty period. I have also been reading the HP user forums and others have had the same unresolved issue as well.
Extremely fast...but.. July 4, 2008
9 out of 11 found this review helpful
This computer is extremely fast, has a huge 1 terrabyte harddrive and gigs of ram. The BIGGEST problem I have had is with the new Vista 64 bit operating system...finding other hardware that will work with it. At first the modem for my DSL didn't work, spent a coule hours on the phone with tech support. My expensive ZYXEL prestige 300 router would not work with the 64bit operating system...I spent hours on the phone with tech support for the modem and router and my ISP. I finally checked the microsoft website they recommended 4 routers for use with the 64 bit Vista, so I bought oneof them, a brand new D-LINK EBRR-2310 from amazon, with cable, it got here and I installed it, and zippo! Spent another four hours on the phone with the D-LINK guy in India and he advised me to take the router back where I got it cause it wasn't gonna work! In exasperation I talked to a techie guy at work who suggested I should try the combo modem/router by AT&T which is my ISP (ATT-Yahoo dsl) and I ordered one of these combo modem/routers, 2WIRE gateway 2701HG-B gateway....it is supposed to configure itself once it is plugged in, and it didn't!! I went to the "backup" method of using their CDROM installation which worked like a charm to get wired ethernet connection to my second computer! So after spending an extra $200 on new routers and modems,I finally got the router to work, and the modem to work. On top of all this the CPU is a little noisey, more than I would like..but it is a white noise and seems to get quieter after it runs a while. Great machine, the operating system is fine if you can get hardware that works with it. I suggest the combo modem/router from AT&T, IT WORKS!!
by the way this computer turns on in about 10 seconds, and turns off in about 10 seconds. extremely fast on and off, compared to my old Dell computer which could take five minutes to turn on or off.
 Somewhat Disappointed July 1, 2008
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
Provisions for peripherals is great. Blu-ray works like a champ. However, somethings that one would take for granted were not easy or even possible. First, I never could establish a network with my old XP computer, nor did the Windows Easy Transfer work. I had to do all file transfer from the old computer by DVD-RW. Also, I am still unable to get my HP Photosmart C5180 All-in-One Printer.Scanner. Copier to work with the Vista on this machine. Finally, I am disappointed with the speed of multi-tasking processing. I didn't expect any delay. Overall, however, I would still buy this machine again!
Disappointed June 29, 2008
6 out of 8 found this review helpful
The computer arrived in good condition. The box was partially open, but nothing was missing. I think HP could have done a better job with the box. The computer is very fast. I think the fact that it has 4 GB of ram helps. It has room for a second dvd player and the media drive works great. I bought 500GB drive and now I have 1.5 TB of storage space. Sweet! I was replacing a 4 year-old laptop and I wanted a much faster computer and I also wanted to be able to play blu-ray disks. Windows vista on the other hand is very disappointing. I am unable to play most blu-ray and old dvd disks. I looked in the internet for an answer and I found that many users have the same complaint. Apparently the controversial Digital Rights Management is to blame. Vista will stop playing DRM content if an unverified component is detected or suspected. It also decreases the quality of video under certain circumstances. I do not understand much about this, I only want to play high definition videos in my 24" monitor. No luck. I tried to install Linux, but I do not have enough experience. So, I find myself using the windows XP old laptop again more often than I would like to.
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