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HP Pavilion a1740n - CNET

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A review of the HP Pavilion a1740n desktop PC has been posted over at CNET. 'The 1.8GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor in the Pavilion a1740n is an adequate dual-core CPU, but if you pay just a little more, you can get the faster 2.6GHz dual core Athlon 64 X2 5000+ in the Dell. We also found that if you're willing to go with a lesser known brand such as iBuypower, you can get a better PC for the same price; for instance, its $850 Value 640 that came with the faster Core 2 Duo E6400 chip, although we'd tweak its config a bit. You could also look at HP's Pavilion m7750n, which, at least on paper, looks as if it would compare more favorably as well. We wish HP had sent us that system instead.

Aside from the CPU, the Pavilion a1740n is very much like the other systems we've mentioned. It comes with 2GB of 533MHz DDR2 SDRAM, perfect for running Windows Vista Home Premium. The more expensive Dell has a low-budget graphics card, which is a little better than the HP's integrated Intel chip, but both look weak compared with the iBuypower's GeForce 7600 GS 3D card. That system would be the hands-down winner in the low-mid range category, but it has only 1GB of memory. If you trade the 3D card for another gig of memory, you'd be set.'

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Posted by HCG Admin on March 16, 2007 10:22 PM |

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