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$912.99
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Avg. Price: $949.99
22 customer reviews
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- The HP Pavilion Elite delivers an amazing high-end home entertainment experience, DX10 3D Mainstream gaming, and power for the most demanding PC tasks. This premium PC's enhanced features and technology puts everything you need where you want it. The Intel Core 2 Quad processor is the latest in cutting edge processor technology for the desktop PC. The Intel Core 2 Quad processor delivers four complete execution cores within a single processor, delivering unprecedented performance and responsiveness in multi-threaded and multi-tasking business and home use environments. The built-in TV tuner and personal video recorder let you watch, pause, rewind and record live television - with no monthly fee. The free online Electronic Program Guide lets you review the TV schedule and choose a single episode or an entire series. Enjoy watching brilliant high definition DVD movies on your PC with the HD DVD ROM drive. NVIDIA Geforce 8500GT 256MB dedicated Graphics Memory TV tuner card, over-the-air ATSC high-definition television tuner and FM tuner (antenna included) HD DVD player with LightScribe SuperMulti DVD+-R/RW with Double Layer High Definition Audio, 8 speaker configurable Built-in 802.11B/G Wireless 10/100/1000 Ethernet 15-in-1 card reader Front ports - 1 IEEE 1394, 2 USB Back ports - 1 IEEE 1394, 4 USB, Digital Audio In/Out, Microphone/Line-in/Line-out, Rear speaker-out, Side speaker out, Center (subwoofer), AUD L-R, SV, CV, 2 PS2 ports (keyboard, mouse), 1 RJ-11, 1 RJ-45, VGA, HDMI, DVI, TV-out Headphone, Microphone Expansion slots - 1 PCI (occupied), 1 PCI Express x 16 (occupied), 2 PCI Express x 1 (1 available) Drive bays - 2 external 5.25 (occupied), 1 external 3.5 (occupied), 2 internal 3.5 (occupied) Monitor is not included
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- HP Customizable Elite 9000 Series
- My review is for my own custom built HP 9000 series, very similar to this one.
I have 4GB of ram the maximum you can have in a 32bit system with windows Vista Premium.
I selected the highest Nvidia graphics card for use whether for TV, Gaming just onlne streaming video and I made sure it was blue ray/HD DVD so I have both as at that time they hadn't chosen. Fortunateky I have both and even had HD DVD's so this way I am ok for Blue Ray as well.
This is one of the best computers I have eve had. I had mine made back in mid December 2007 and I have been running it daily for many hours with virtually little issues or needs to contact support.
I have the HP 24" flat panel monitor and it works flawlessly with the computer.
I recommend before you buy to go to the HP website and even just do a mock custom built machine to see what you want, what they recommend and see the pricing. Then go back to the net, to Amazon to shop for the best price and combo of choices. In many cases you may find exactly what you want already built. All of these computer makers create several commercial spec sytems with more bels and whistles and some with less all taylored to a variety of consumers.
I have the 750GB HD and 4GB of ram and this machine runs fast and quiet from my past large desktop towers and actually much smaller too.
I have loaded the full Adobe CS3 Design Premium Extended, full MS Office 07, Visio Professional, Project Professional along with several other large programs and have had a few open at the same time with very little lag compared to the past.
Like with just about any PC maker they all come with bloatware, not too much in comparison to my Sony laptop but still some. Simple fix is to delete the trial and other things they give or want you to try unless you are interested of course. Trial software though is good, just remember when you are near the end of the trial period so as to NOT sign up or make sure to say NO as you maybe charged. That is rare as most companies will ask several times first. Take on only what you want or need.
I have emailed support most often when needed and usually receive a response a few hours later with links or instructions on a fix. I have had very minor issues and all have been corrected via using the email tech support. Like with almost all computers except Apple iMac you get a 1 year warrenty via phone/email tech support. Although I love Apple computers, their latest all inone desktop comes with 90 days tech support after that you pay. That is unacceptable when paying a premium for any computer in my experience and opinion.
The computer is easy to set up with big diagrams for connections and pretty easy for cable hook up via your cable companies cable box or other ways that are described in the materials. For me it worked fine with a direct cable box coaxcial hookup on the back of the computer.
Remote works fine with the computer as well as the monitor being it is HP and I have BOSE speakers adding in the sound as the HP monitor has rear speakers and of low wattage so needed external to compensate and just turn off the monitor speakers.
All in all I have now had two products in the past year from HP and each have been above my expectations in their operation and customer support has been efficient so far from my personal experience.
Again, research the brands you like, check them out in any store to test them/sample them go to the brand websites, decide your needs and search for the best price before buying.
- Definitely a great Computer
- It's awesome computer with many excellent features.. I really love it... the wireless mouse and keyboard, the integrated tv card,etc.
- Just connected this new HP P.C. from Amazon. It is wonderful! The speed is great and the memory, 720 GB, will definately solve our previous memory problems. We did a lot of homework in searching for the perfect home business P.C. and we are pleased to have found it!
- I purchased the 9160F and have had it for approximately a month now and I have been very pleased. The Q6700 processor is very quick. As far as gaming, the Nvidia 8600GT is a good place to start, but if you want to run crysis on high settings you probably want to look into a system with the 8800 series. Overall this computer is a good value for the included hardware.
- Great Value/ Great Support
- Have to admit that I lived with a single core pentium notebook for a long time. This machine (purchased at Best Buy) is just a terrific value. About the fastest Intel (I recommend staying away from AMD) quad cpu's currently on the market, 3gig memory, and a 750 gig 7200 rpm disk.
I was pleasantly surprised on two other counts. The utility software and web were easy to work with, and I had little trouble migrating all of my files and applications from my old PC. (PC Mover is a good product)
What really surprised me was the 24/7 technical support. I had two issues: 1. First is was attempting to create recovery disks on read/write dvd's. They nailed that one quickly and advised that the program requires one time writeable disks 2. Second time through the configuring of an HP all in one printer, i managed to erase the HP help and support files. That one took about an hour, however support was excellent. And yes in the second case it was provided by a foreign call center.
I purchased a two year extended warantee from Best Buy (Geek Squad), but am going to swap it for an extended warantee from HP.
Great performance, great value, and actually great support...i am not sure that is a combination i have ever experienced before.
This is a 'can't go wrong' product. Good luck, N.Rich
- I just got my m9150f two weeks ago and I absolutely adore it! It is very fast and runs smoothly. I appreciate having USB ports in the front so that I can easily plug in extras like my camera, GPS, etc. The fact that there is a "door" that you can close to cover them up is a nice feature as well. Set-up was extremely easy and I didn't have a problem transitioning from XP to Vista. Just make sure to download the drivers/patches for programs and hardware you have that isn't compatible with Vista and you'll be just fine. I am so happy I purchased this computer.
- Was skeptical at first, but definitely proven wrong
- Just as my subject line says, I was SO wrong. I usually never write reviews for anything, unless it really sucked or pissed me off; however, I am obsessed with this computer right now. I was searching the market for a more than generous gaming computer, and I decided to get this one, although I've been told to either build my own or get a dell for their ability to be upgraded really well.
This computer is CRAZY fast(having owned a pentium 4 processor before), switching between applications is a breeze. I can be in the middle of playing Warcraft3 or UT3 while listening to music on iTunes and Alt+Tab to check my mail simultaneously and there is no wait time at all. Yet the GPU didn't really cut it for me(ASUS 8500GT)so I upgraded to a BFG 8800GT(although no HDMI input now). Damn, now I feel complete. Plus the 720gigs of hard drive space doesn't hurt either.
No problems with Vista so far or the computer in general like odd humming or BSOD(Blue Screen Of Death). Only thing that I really have a problem with is the expandability. Only one PCI-Ex16 slot(already taken by the factory GPU),and one PCI-E slot. I had to remove some wires and take out some cards in order to put in the new GPU I bought; very crammed and kinda frustrating. From what I've learned about HP's since back in the day, is that they don't like people messing with their products in the sense of upgrading or things like that; what you see is what you pretty much get.
The wireless keyboard and mouse look really clean and slick when they came out of the box but after a day of using it, they keyboard spazzed out on me in the middle of gaming. I haven't really researched if other people have had this problem, but it wouldn't pick up any key strokes or anything. It wasn't a connection problem either, so I just replaced it with my old one. Such a shame, it looked really classy too.
I bought the HP monitor(w2408h) with this computer together since they both come with HDMI output, and they compliment each other like coffee and cigarettes. I haven't used WMC(Windows Media Center) yet or connected it to a cable box to record tv, only because its a bit tedious for me.
All in all, I wanted a gaming computer that could handle even the most demanding of games such as Crysis (settings on very high/1024x work flawlessly) or Company of heroes, and couldn't be more pleased considering me being a crazy multi-tasker. I'd recommend this(m9105f) or the M9180F model only because it has a slightly faster processor speed, a TB hard drive and a 8800gt GPU.
- GREAT COMPUTER FOR COLLEGE!!!
- I'll keep it short but sweet. This machine is great . It is easy to set-up and the features all work great. If I were to say something bad about it is that norton internet security, the security system it comes with, slows the system down to much; I would recommend another internet security system. I'm a college student and this system is perfect for my scholastic endeavors. I highly recommend it.
Follow up:
Oct. 11, 2008- Great computer! I would like to retract some previous advice. I stated above that you should buy different anti-virus software. Well I did and the results weren't so great. My computer caught a virus, and the anti-virus I got (kaspersky) wasn't powerful enough to save my info. But the computer works great. I called HP and they walked me through restoring my computer and told me that Norton is the best anti-virus for my PC. But it's a great computer. No doubt!
- I'm using it work and for video editing and this is a very fast computer. I recomend it highly. If you are going to edit video, I suggest upgrading to 8 gigs, the 64bit Vista can handle it.
- I am giving this HP a 5 star rating with reservation, because it just is one sweet little computer, probably one of the most powerful machines for the money your can find.
It is fast, quiet and flawless in execution of operation. Vista 64 actually runs most of the old programs I enjoy including BF2 and COD4. Microsoft Flight Simulator X has to be seem to be believed with Direct X 10 on this machine! Havent loaded Crysis yet but I can imagine. So far have only found one program that would not run (32bt virius checker). The on board sound system has as good a sound and utility as any add on sound card I have had in the past including the SB Hi/Fi card.
Of course there is always somethings that needs to be addressed, This computer has limited expansion cabablities. If you dont need a phone moden than you can remove that and open one slot to work with. But other than that the machine comes pretty maxed out with card slots filled. One other thing I find a little on the light side is the power supply is only 400 watts. But adequate for the standard equipment supplied with the machine.
For what it is as it comes from the box, I like this computer very much. Others in this review section have talked about its ablity to multifunction very well. I know I run things on my desktop and game play does not get affected at all. That is amazing if you have ever tried it with a single core processor machine you know what I am talking about.
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when open the box i found out the case have damage
and there is a missing scrow
the dvd r not working
- Makes regular grinding noises
- This computer makes regular noises like it is shutting down.
You cannot do control alt delete to change sessions.
It freezes up and will not do anything.
This is the last HP I buy.
- Really really poor system..only lasts 6 months!
- New Review(Aug 25th,2008)
I bought this computer 6 months ago.It worked well up and I was enraptured till 2 week ago when it completely SHUT DOWN!! It refuses to start up and DOES NOT WORK.I get the error message to "reboot and select proper boot drive". From my research online,it turns out that means that the HD is most likely failing and all my data will be lost.It also turns out that the problem is very common with the newer Hps. Did I mention that I have only had the system for 6 months? With very normal use as a home PC.
My previous review showed how enamoured with Hp I used to be but no more. I live outside the US so even though I was sold a crap system, I have no warrantee and after getting the run around from a few of 'hp's finest' technical staff,I have learned that I have spent all that $$$ on a very pretty ornament!!I have now called Hp tech support three times...each time speaking to guys in India who have no clue what to do outside of actual tech stuff. They can't tell me the warrantee is up cause the system itself only came out Nov 2007 or thereabouts. They offered to send a box for the computer then a 'level 2' tech person said he couldn't send the box since my address has no state (again not in the US which I made clear when I first called )I have spoken to 'supervisors' and spent a whole lot of money just trying to tell them that I am willing to pay to service the machine ( I just don't want to lose my data) but quite frankly,these guys barely speak English.
Never again hp..never again. Buy this system at your own risk and if you live outside the US do not buy it cause all the promises of after sales service etc amount to nothing.
I am now trying to get the problem fixed here in Trinidad ( and pay for it!)And I am being told that to get it fixed I have to call Hp first! This is a nightmare I can't seem to wake up from and I really regret buying this computer.
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- Great multi-function computer
- I purchased this computer for my teenage son and he LOVES it! Not only can he download endless music and photos but he can watch and record TV programs. It is everything we could have asked for and more. The only issue that we've had is that set-up is a little more complicated than our other computers but once it is set-up correctly it is phenomenal.
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when open the box i found out the case have damage
and there is a missing scrow
the dvd r not working
- HP Customizable Elite 9000 Series
- My review is for my own custom built HP 9000 series, very similar to this one.
I have 4GB of ram the maximum you can have in a 32bit system with windows Vista Premium.
I selected the highest Nvidia graphics card for use whether for TV, Gaming just onlne streaming video and I made sure it was blue ray/HD DVD so I have both as at that time they hadn't chosen. Fortunateky I have both and even had HD DVD's so this way I am ok for Blue Ray as well.
This is one of the best computers I have eve had. I had mine made back in mid December 2007 and I have been running it daily for many hours with virtually little issues or needs to contact support.
I have the HP 24" flat panel monitor and it works flawlessly with the computer.
I recommend before you buy to go to the HP website and even just do a mock custom built machine to see what you want, what they recommend and see the pricing. Then go back to the net, to Amazon to shop for the best price and combo of choices. In many cases you may find exactly what you want already built. All of these computer makers create several commercial spec sytems with more bels and whistles and some with less all taylored to a variety of consumers.
I have the 750GB HD and 4GB of ram and this machine runs fast and quiet from my past large desktop towers and actually much smaller too.
I have loaded the full Adobe CS3 Design Premium Extended, full MS Office 07, Visio Professional, Project Professional along with several other large programs and have had a few open at the same time with very little lag compared to the past.
Like with just about any PC maker they all come with bloatware, not too much in comparison to my Sony laptop but still some. Simple fix is to delete the trial and other things they give or want you to try unless you are interested of course. Trial software though is good, just remember when you are near the end of the trial period so as to NOT sign up or make sure to say NO as you maybe charged. That is rare as most companies will ask several times first. Take on only what you want or need.
I have emailed support most often when needed and usually receive a response a few hours later with links or instructions on a fix. I have had very minor issues and all have been corrected via using the email tech support. Like with almost all computers except Apple iMac you get a 1 year warrenty via phone/email tech support. Although I love Apple computers, their latest all inone desktop comes with 90 days tech support after that you pay. That is unacceptable when paying a premium for any computer in my experience and opinion.
The computer is easy to set up with big diagrams for connections and pretty easy for cable hook up via your cable companies cable box or other ways that are described in the materials. For me it worked fine with a direct cable box coaxcial hookup on the back of the computer.
Remote works fine with the computer as well as the monitor being it is HP and I have BOSE speakers adding in the sound as the HP monitor has rear speakers and of low wattage so needed external to compensate and just turn off the monitor speakers.
All in all I have now had two products in the past year from HP and each have been above my expectations in their operation and customer support has been efficient so far from my personal experience.
Again, research the brands you like, check them out in any store to test them/sample them go to the brand websites, decide your needs and search for the best price before buying.
- Great if used as is, ok if you modify
- Out of the box this is a great machine. The case is elegant and quiet. 3GB of ram is the optimal configuration for a box running 32-bit vista premium (4GB can't all be accessed). The TV card/Windows media center intergration is flawless. There are a decent about of usb ports, and I have yet to find anything to tax the cpu. The graphics card is a little bit of a letdown. The graphics card is a low end geForce 8400GS. While the rest of the pc's components manage a Windows Experience index of 4.4, the card lowers it to 3.5. Its fine for general use, but you'll only run into that issue if you plan to run a lot of high end games (e.g. crysis).
The only real down side of this machine is that it attempts to guide you down the path of more hp products by embedding a couple of ports for hp portable drives. The front of the machine has two slots avaiable. If you've ever looked for these drives, you'll quickly realize that they're more expensive than any external usb harddrive but are less compatible (read: will only work with another hp machine with the same ports). In addition to being a bad idea, the ports take up crucial real estate needed when trying to add additional drives or access memory modules. Bad HP. This isn't a deal breaker (I love mine), but something to be wary of. Overall a great system.
- Definitely a great Computer
- It's awesome computer with many excellent features.. I really love it... the wireless mouse and keyboard, the integrated tv card,etc.
- HP Pavilion Elite M9160F Desktop PC
- There are several reasons why I've only given this computer three stars.
1. It doesn't come with a Vista 64 install disk. This makes it impossible to set it up as a Raid0. It's already set up in a non-raid configuration when you get it, and without a Vista 64 disk, you're stuck.
2. It's under-powered. This thing should really have at least a 500 watt power supply. This makes upgrading a chore, since you WILL have to swap out the power supply.
3. HD DVD: can you say Betamax?
4. The case is too small, and it's further cramped with those proprietary portable media bays. Who is actually going to buy one of those overpriced things when they can buy a 1 terrabyte external hard drive for less money?
5. The hard drives keep parking their heads (clicking) unless you turn off the power saving features.
6. It will be difficult to swap out the optical drives without buying them from HP because of their non-standard appearance.
7. Instead of 4 1GB RAM sticks, it should come with 2 2GB ones. Then upgrading to the maximum 8GB of RAM would be as simple as adding two more 2GB RAM modules. As it stands, you have to swap out all of the installed RAM and buy 4 2GB RAM modules.
Other than that, it's a fast quiet computer. Once you go quad-core, you won't go back. I can watch a movie, whilst running a virus check, whilst compiling a C program without any lag. Also, it's pointless having a 64 bit Operating system unless you're going to take advantage of the ability to install 8 gigabytes of RAM!
- Just connected this new HP P.C. from Amazon. It is wonderful! The speed is great and the memory, 720 GB, will definately solve our previous memory problems. We did a lot of homework in searching for the perfect home business P.C. and we are pleased to have found it!
- I purchased the 9160F and have had it for approximately a month now and I have been very pleased. The Q6700 processor is very quick. As far as gaming, the Nvidia 8600GT is a good place to start, but if you want to run crysis on high settings you probably want to look into a system with the 8800 series. Overall this computer is a good value for the included hardware.
- We are very satisfied with this Desktop. For what you pay for this computer, it is a good deal. We have had other HP Pavilions and we like them very well. I would buy another HP Pavilion.
- Great Value/ Great Support
- Have to admit that I lived with a single core pentium notebook for a long time. This machine (purchased at Best Buy) is just a terrific value. About the fastest Intel (I recommend staying away from AMD) quad cpu's currently on the market, 3gig memory, and a 750 gig 7200 rpm disk.
I was pleasantly surprised on two other counts. The utility software and web were easy to work with, and I had little trouble migrating all of my files and applications from my old PC. (PC Mover is a good product)
What really surprised me was the 24/7 technical support. I had two issues: 1. First is was attempting to create recovery disks on read/write dvd's. They nailed that one quickly and advised that the program requires one time writeable disks 2. Second time through the configuring of an HP all in one printer, i managed to erase the HP help and support files. That one took about an hour, however support was excellent. And yes in the second case it was provided by a foreign call center.
I purchased a two year extended warantee from Best Buy (Geek Squad), but am going to swap it for an extended warantee from HP.
Great performance, great value, and actually great support...i am not sure that is a combination i have ever experienced before.
This is a 'can't go wrong' product. Good luck, N.Rich
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