HOT!!!!!! HP P4 3.06GHz 1GB DDR 60GB HD DVD+RW CD Sound, Video, FireWire - $999 @ CompGeeks

[Krk3561]

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Hewlett Packard Pavilion Pentium 4 3.06GHz Mini Tower System

Intel Pentium 4 3.06GHz Socket 478 processor
1GB (1024MB) RAM
60GB Hard Drive
DVD+RW drive - also works as a CD-ROM
CD-ROM drive
1.44MB floppy disk drive
v.92 56Kbps PCI modem
Integrated FireWire controller
Integrated 10/100 Ethernet controller
Soundblaster Live 5.1 PCI sound card
GeForce4 MX420 64MB AGP Video card w/ TV-Out

I/O Ports:
Two (2) PS/2 ports
One (1) 9-pin serial port
One (1) parallel port
Six (6) USB ports (4 back, 2 front)
Two (2) IEEE 1394 6-pin Firewire ports (1 back, 1 front)
One (1) 15-pin VGA connector
One (1) S-Video out port
One (1) RJ-45 Ethernet jack
Two (2) RJ-11 jacks (line, phone)
Line in, Microphone in, Line out jacks

Case Features:
Navy Blue and Silver Mini Tower
Two (2) 5.25-inch external drive bays
One (1) 3.5-inch external drive bay
Two (2) 3.5-inch internal drive bays
110-240 VAC 50/60Hz Power Supply

Package Includes:
Hewlett Packard Pavilion 3.06GHz Mini Tower
PS/2 keyboard
PS/2 scroll mouse
2-piece speaker set
DVD mastering software
Power cord

Notes:
HP Logos and model numbers have been removed
OS and documentation are NOT included
Device Drivers not included (HP Drivers may be difficult to find)
CD-RW software not included
DVD decoding software not included

 

[ReiAyanami]

nice specs, cept the graphics card is sad. and its also an HP.

+shipping +tax

 

[Krk3561]

Originally posted by: ReiAyanami
nice specs, cept the graphics card is sad. and its also an HP.

+shipping +tax

no software or drivers installed, just the parts

Shipping is $27 for me (florida), i dont think theres tax

 

[yhelothar]

hmmm buy a 2.4GHz P4 for $150, and sell the rest of the system for $500?
get the P4 3.06GHz $650... hmm not hot..

dunno this doesn't look hot to me...

athlon barton 2500+ with nforce2 and dvdrw, 1GB ram would prolly only cost like $600... with faster video...

sorry if you consider this threadcrap.. but i'm just sharing my thoughts...

 

[Rio Rebel]

Cheapest prices on Pricewatch:

Pentium 4 3.06 ghz: $554
1 ghz Memory: $100 at a minimum, more depending on type.
60gb hard drive: $67 at least
DVD+R drive: $217

We're up to the price of the system before we consider the motherboard, case, video card, keyboard/mouse, floppy, cdrom drive, sound, speakers, or modem.

In other words, if you want a Pentium 4 3.06ghz system, this is a hot deal. If you want to compare it to value priced AMD setups, maybe not - but who asked about AMD systems?

 

[m1ke101]

this seems like a pretty good deal if you want a high end p4 setup

 

[VRoOMdesigns]

also factor in the cost of getting a new case.



looks like a good deal to me.

 

[samyboy]

Good deal for P4 3GHz system.

 

[ww4397]

From the item's site:

Condition Refurbished

 

[deftron]

out of stock, too

 

[WHipLAsh13]

sweet deal too bad its OOS now

 

[HKSturboKID]

I guess all the people that complain about probably pick up one, next time please save one for me.

 

[dquan97]

also DVD+RW

would've been nice to get DVD-R/-RW

 

[zeroidea]

Originally posted by: dquan97
also DVD+RW

would've been nice to get DVD-R/-RW

You won't get it from HP.

 

[hans007]

Originally posted by: zeroidea

Originally posted by: dquan97
also DVD+RW

would've been nice to get DVD-R/-RW

You won't get it from HP.

for one thing...


dvd-rw is dead. microsoft has announced built in support for dvd+rw in the next windows, only will have 3rd party support for dvd-rw.


i will tell you all about this machine now. the motherboard is made by asus , it is likely some i845 chipset, i dont have exact specs. the modem is an agere by lucent. firewire card will be a TI chipset, the geforce 4 mx420 is made by asus model v7160 . the ram is name brand stuff only.

HP's cases are made by inwin . for the most part, dont take this as truth... but i'm 90% sure about these manufacturers. if hp switched to a "lesser" brand, the motherboard may be made by MSI.

 

[Rio Rebel]

dvd-rw is not dead. Don't assume too much just yet.

Many companies have announced support for both formats, which would certainly not be too surprising if MS does the same. Even if not, the fact that a single player can support both formats means both could still be viable for some time. It's not like VHS and Betamax, where a player had to go one way or the other (or basically be two separate players in one unit).

With the cost of DVD-R(W) being considerably less, and currently having more 4X players and media, I'd say it's leading right now. And it's not like we'll keep a DVD writer forever - much like the early cd recorders, as technology improves, we'll be wanting to upgrade.