Hi all,my friend wants to buy this computer.Its over kill for him we know,although we know jack sh**.
I was wondering whether he should get Win XP with this as I've heard nothing great about Vista thus far? ...And If you guys could give some pros and cons on this setup. Never mind what he needs it for just some opinions.
Thnx in advance
Intel® Core™ 2 Quad processor Q6600
• 2.40 GHz, 4 MB Advanced Transfer Cache, 1066 MHz
Operating system installed
Genuine Windows Vista® Ultimate
Chipset
Intel® G33 Express Chipset
Standard memory
2048 MB
Memory type
DDR2-SDRAM
Memory slots
4 DIMM
Internal drives
Internal hard disk drive
500 GB
Hard disk controller
SATA 3G Hard Disk Drive
Hard disk drive speed
(7200 rpm)
Optical drive type
SuperMulti SATA Drive
Optical drive speed
SuperMulti SATA Drive with Lightscribe Technology, Double Layer (8.5GB) 16xDVD+R, 16xDVD-R, 8xDVD+RW, 6xDVD-RW, 8xDVD+R DL, 4xDVD-R DL, 5xDVD-RAM, 16xDVD-ROM; 40xCDR, 24xCDRW, 40xCDROM
Second optical drive type
HD DVD Player
Second optical drive speed
HD DVD Player for high definition movies 2.4x HD DVD-ROM, 5x DVD-ROM, 15x CD-ROM
System features
Memory card device
15in1 memory card reader
Network interface
Integrated 10/100/1000 BaseT network interface (Broadband Ready)
Video capture interface
IEEE 1394 FireWire® Interface
Wireless capability
Wireless 802.11 b/g LAN
Video adapter
nVidia GeForce 8600GT 3D PCI-Express Graphics card
Video RAM
512MB DDR2 dedicated graphics memory. Up to 1280MB Total Available Graphics Memory as allocated by Windows Vista®
TV tuner
Single PAL TV Tuner with HP Remote Control
Internal audio
Integrated Intel® High Definition Audio - 7.1 Surround Sound Ready
Audio connectors
1 Line-in; 1 Line-out; 2 Microphones (1 in front); 1 Headphone; Stereo Audio; Side Spkr L/R; Rear Spkr L/R; Central/Subwoofer; SPDIF-IN; SPDIF-Out
Keyboard
HP low profile Multimedia Cordless keyboard (2.4GHz) with one-touch Command Center and HP Cordless, optical, 2-button scroller mouse
Remote control
HP Media Center Remote Control
External drive bays
External (2) 5.25"; Internal (2) 3.5"; External (1) Optional HP Personal Media Drive
Expansion slots
1 PCI Express (x16), 2 PCI Express (x1), 1 PCI
External I/O ports
6 USB 2.0 ports (2 front, 4 rear), 2 PS/2, 2 x IEEE 1394 ports (1 in front), S-Video, Composite Video, 10/100/1000 LAN
I was wondering whether he should get Win XP with this as I've heard nothing great about Vista thus far? ...And If you guys could give some pros and cons on this setup. Never mind what he needs it for just some opinions.
Thnx in advance
Intel® Core™ 2 Quad processor Q6600
• 2.40 GHz, 4 MB Advanced Transfer Cache, 1066 MHz
Operating system installed
Genuine Windows Vista® Ultimate
Chipset
Intel® G33 Express Chipset
Standard memory
2048 MB
Memory type
DDR2-SDRAM
Memory slots
4 DIMM
Internal drives
Internal hard disk drive
500 GB
Hard disk controller
SATA 3G Hard Disk Drive
Hard disk drive speed
(7200 rpm)
Optical drive type
SuperMulti SATA Drive
Optical drive speed
SuperMulti SATA Drive with Lightscribe Technology, Double Layer (8.5GB) 16xDVD+R, 16xDVD-R, 8xDVD+RW, 6xDVD-RW, 8xDVD+R DL, 4xDVD-R DL, 5xDVD-RAM, 16xDVD-ROM; 40xCDR, 24xCDRW, 40xCDROM
Second optical drive type
HD DVD Player
Second optical drive speed
HD DVD Player for high definition movies 2.4x HD DVD-ROM, 5x DVD-ROM, 15x CD-ROM
System features
Memory card device
15in1 memory card reader
Network interface
Integrated 10/100/1000 BaseT network interface (Broadband Ready)
Video capture interface
IEEE 1394 FireWire® Interface
Wireless capability
Wireless 802.11 b/g LAN
Video adapter
nVidia GeForce 8600GT 3D PCI-Express Graphics card
Video RAM
512MB DDR2 dedicated graphics memory. Up to 1280MB Total Available Graphics Memory as allocated by Windows Vista®
TV tuner
Single PAL TV Tuner with HP Remote Control
Internal audio
Integrated Intel® High Definition Audio - 7.1 Surround Sound Ready
Audio connectors
1 Line-in; 1 Line-out; 2 Microphones (1 in front); 1 Headphone; Stereo Audio; Side Spkr L/R; Rear Spkr L/R; Central/Subwoofer; SPDIF-IN; SPDIF-Out
Keyboard
HP low profile Multimedia Cordless keyboard (2.4GHz) with one-touch Command Center and HP Cordless, optical, 2-button scroller mouse
Remote control
HP Media Center Remote Control
External drive bays
External (2) 5.25"; Internal (2) 3.5"; External (1) Optional HP Personal Media Drive
Expansion slots
1 PCI Express (x16), 2 PCI Express (x1), 1 PCI
External I/O ports
6 USB 2.0 ports (2 front, 4 rear), 2 PS/2, 2 x IEEE 1394 ports (1 in front), S-Video, Composite Video, 10/100/1000 LAN
