HP Pavilion Elite HPE-h8

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Pros:

Reasonably priced. Dedicated graphics with HDMI out. Big hard drive. WiFi enabled.
Quad core power, 802,11b/g/n Wi-Fi, HP LinkUp Software, 8GB of memory, New top tray to hold peripherals.

Cons:

Soso performance. No Bluray. Bloatware.
No USB 3,0, No eSATA, No Blu-ray, Bloatware, Only 60-day Norton Internet Security subscription, Only two filled memory slots.

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Last revision on August 23, 2011

Reviewers Liked

Reasonably priced. Dedicated graphics with HDMI out. Big hard drive. WiFi enabled
Quad core power, 802,11b/g/n Wi-Fi, HP LinkUp Software, 8GB of memory, New top tray to hold peripherals

Reviewers Didn't Like

Soso performance. No Bluray. Bloatware
No USB 3,0, No eSATA, No Blu-ray, Bloatware, Only 60-day Norton Internet Security subscription, Only two filled memory slots

Expert reviews and ratings

Considering how our review unit sports what is possibly the least powerful hardware configuration available for the HP Pavilion HPE h8 desktop tower PC, it would not be a stretch to say that any other combination of hardware on the machine is...

By VR-Zone on August 22, 2011

3.00 Although the HP Pavilion Elite h8-1010 ($779.99 at Staples) gives you Intel's new second-generation Core technology and discrete graphics for under $800, it's not quite an "elite" system. It's certainly a capable home productivity PC,...

By TechReviewSource on July 20, 2011

The HP Pavilion Elite h8-1020 is HP's new top of the line multimedia-oriented desktop. It has a strong heart in the Intel Core i7-2600S processor, but it lacks some forward-looking ports and technolologies ....

By PC Mag on July 11, 2011