2006nightrider
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Figured it was time to upgrade the home computer; from the Acer 10" Netbook:frown: that I've been using since I bought my house last August (had to get the priorities straight, right?).
Was going to go with a full blown desktop setup (for my work or whatever) or an iPad (because my girl likes to draw and wanted something touchscreen)...so I did some browsing around and found this: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/HP+-+TouchSmart+All-In-One+Computer+/+Intel%26%23174%3B+Core%26%23153%3B+i5+Processor+/+23%22+Display+/+6GB+Memory+/+1TB+Hard+Drive/2170192.p?id=1218312455025&skuId=2170192
Found it to be a perfect common ground for what I wanted and what she wanted. It's touchscreen so she can draw and doodle, and it's powerful enough to do what I want. And if I want it to be even better, then all I have to do is remove the back panel to install more memory, upgrade the hard drive, etc..
Right now is has:
And I also bought a stylus pen for her to draw with:rolleyez:
I'm SOOOOOOOO happy I can finally see the whole page width of XRU at one time:rockon:...and not have to scroll left and right like I did before on my Netbook!
Her drawing while rockin the XFE shirt:blurock:
I was up till about 3am last night messing with it...and so far, I love it:blurock:
Was going to go with a full blown desktop setup (for my work or whatever) or an iPad (because my girl likes to draw and wanted something touchscreen)...so I did some browsing around and found this: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/HP+-+TouchSmart+All-In-One+Computer+/+Intel%26%23174%3B+Core%26%23153%3B+i5+Processor+/+23%22+Display+/+6GB+Memory+/+1TB+Hard+Drive/2170192.p?id=1218312455025&skuId=2170192
Found it to be a perfect common ground for what I wanted and what she wanted. It's touchscreen so she can draw and doodle, and it's powerful enough to do what I want. And if I want it to be even better, then all I have to do is remove the back panel to install more memory, upgrade the hard drive, etc..
Right now is has:
- Processor Intel® Core™ i5
- Processor Speed 3.2GHz
- Cache Memory 512KB on die Level 2 + 4MB shared on die Level 3
- System Memory (RAM) 6GB
- System Memory (RAM) Expandable To 16GB (I have the other 4GB of Corsair DDR3 memory that I was selling; which I'm probably going to keep now that I have something for it to go in:biggrin
- Type of Memory (RAM) DDR3 SDRAM
- Hard Drive Type SATA (7200 rpm)
- Hard Drive Size 1TB
- Graphics Intel® HD
- Video Memory Up to 1696MB total available (allocated by Windows 7)
- Screen Size (Measured Diagonally) 23"
- TV Tuner
- Beats Audio
- Built-in Webcam
- Network Card Built-in 10/100/1000Base-T Ethernet LAN (RJ-45 connector)
- Wireless Networking Built-in 802.11b/g/n wireless LAN
- Recordable DVD Drive, double-layer DVD±RW/Blu-ray Disc/CD-RW
- Recordable DVD Drive Speeds -- 4x DVD+R DL; 4x DVD-R DL; 8x4x8 DVD+RW; 8x4x8 DVD-RW; 5x DVD-RAM; 2x BD-ROM; 16x10x24 CD-RW
- Digital Media Reader or Slots
Yes, digital media card reader - Bluetooth® Activated for Wireless Music, Video, Photo, and Data Streaming
- USB 2.0 Ports --
7 (2 side, 5 rear) - Keyboard Description -- Wireless
- Other Control Devices (mouse, etc.) -- Wireless optical mouse, TouchSmart remote
- Operating System Platform Windows
- Operating System Windows 7 Home Premium
- Software Included -- Cyberlink DVD Suite Deluxe; Roxio CinemaNow and more
- HDMI Output -- No
- Blu-ray Player -- Yes
- Touchscreen -- Yes
- ENERGY STAR Qualified -- Yes
And I also bought a stylus pen for her to draw with:rolleyez:
I'm SOOOOOOOO happy I can finally see the whole page width of XRU at one time:rockon:...and not have to scroll left and right like I did before on my Netbook!
Her drawing while rockin the XFE shirt:blurock:
I was up till about 3am last night messing with it...and so far, I love it:blurock:
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