Velocity Micro Edge Gx440 Desktop PC (2.66 GHz Intel Core i7 920 Processor, 6 GB RAM, 500 GB Hard Drive, 512 MB Geforce 9800GT Graphics, 20x DVD burner, Vista Premium) Silver Review

Great pc for price.
Never owned velocity micro before.
Very happy with speed and appearance.
Ample memory for photo editing.
Vista runs smoothly, so far.
Less pre loaded software than other retailers.



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Hypersonic SR7-R2 17" Laptop (2.5 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T9300 Processor, 2 GB RAM, 250 GB Hard Drive, DVD Drive, Vista Premium) Glossy Review

Powered by Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T9300 and NVIDIA GeForce 8800M GTX displayed on a 17" WUXGA super glossy LCD, the SR7-R1 is the ultimate blend of performance and style. This multimedia powerhouse is equipped with a built-in TV-Tuner and 250GB hard drive you will have plenty of space recorded TV, music and movies. Weighing in at 8.3lbs the SR7 is also is also the lightest in its class. Take advantage of the Intel 802.11a/g/n wireless LAN and Bluetooth v2.0 and stay connected anywhere you are. Take flight and break the barriers of Mobile Computing.







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Hypersonic AR7-R1 17" Laptop (2.2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T7500 Processor, 2 GB RAM, 120 GB Hard Drive, DVD Drive, Vista Premium) Glossy Review

Powered by Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T7500 and NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT displayed on a 17" WSXGA+ LCD, the AR7-R1 is the perfect blend of value and performance. With 120GB hard drive you will have plenty of space for music and movies. Get online and broadcast yourself with the built-in 1.3 megapixel webcam astounding sharpness and clarity. Take advantage of the Intel 802.11a/g/n wireless LAN and Bluetooth v2.0 and stay connected anywhere you are. Have no limits.







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HP Pavilion DV4-1280US 14.1-Inch Laptop (2.0 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T6400 Processor, 4 GB RAM, 320 GB Hard Drive, DVD Drive, Vista Premium) Review

I love HP. My LCD is from HP, my printer is from HP, etc. Something I'm not, though, is biased. Even though I prefer to buy HP products, I know a bad deal when I see one. And this, my friends, is a good deal.

First of all, don't expect the computer to run like a desktop. Laptop components are steered more towards energy efficiency then performance. I'm not saying the machine is slow, just not as fast as a desktop with similar "qualities". That said, on to the review:

The design of this laptop is slick. Not too crazy, not too lamey, but right... in... the middle. Bronze definitely does not get enough credit.

I love the screen on this thing. It's the perfect size (at least for me); not too big [and heavy], and not too small. Also (and when compared to other laptops), it's pretty bright. If you're not used to using wide screen displays, the screen configuration will feel weird at first, but you'll get over it soon.

I can see a lot of people having trouble with the keyboard. While it's quite clear in a well illuminated area, Without a significant light source, it becomes hard to read. I kid you not, you will be squirming and bending over tying to get in an angle where you can see the keys.

The machine comes with a built in camera and microphone, which is quite nice; the camera especially has higher quality then most webcams you can buy in stores, and HP software makes it fun and easy to add some effects to photos, though you're going to want a more powerful image processor for greater versatility and options.

The control it brings is nifty, but since the laptop does not come with a T.V. Tuner, you'll find little use for it aside from watching movies and listening to music.

HP SmartBay let's you remove the DVD-ROM [with LightScribe!] in order to reduce weight. I find the difference insignificant.

You may want to increase the weight by adding a battery with more cells, though, the battery can last a long time if you're not doing anything pressing, but gaming (or rendering complex media) will drain the battery in a couple of hours.

As far as performance goes, the Laptop plays the Sims 3 faster then any machine I've tried it on, so kudos. I had my doubts about the integrated Intel GMA 4500MHD, and it could play more smoothly, but overall performance is not a problem. This Laptop delivers.

An important note: this laptop comes with an N-WLAN card, which is awesome. N cards are faster then normal WLAN cards, and also work from further away.

I plan to switch to XP nonetheless, but so far so good. Sometimes I think my laptop hates Vista as much as I do, but that just makes me love it more.

Windows Vista comes with Service Pack 1, and it's 64-bit edition, which is necessary for running those 4 GB of RAM. The 320 GB HD, is kickin'!

I have had no problems with this machine, HP delivers again with it's trustworthy Pavilion line of computers. Just make sure you have a light on.

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Verbatim 50PK DVD-RAM 9.4GB 3X DS-HARD COAT SPINDLE ( 95026 ) Review

DVD-RAM is a rewritable media that uses phase change technology for recording. DVD-RAM is designed for data intensive, high performance applications. Data stored on DVD-RAM can be accessed in the same manner as a hard drive, with drag and drop capabilities, and can be overwritten 100, 000 times.







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Panasonic 4.7GB SS DVD-RAM MEDIA-FOR LF-D201 ( LM-HB47V ) Review

The leading producer of DVD-RAM drives, Panasonic's third-generation rewritable industry standard drives record to both DVD-RAM and General DVD-R media, and provide superior performance and reliability. Fully compliant with the DVD Forum's standards, the single-sided media is capable of storing a full two-hours of MPEG2 video. Panasonic's drives and media offer unprecedented media interchangeability and seven times the capacity of CD-R and CD-RW. The random-access, drag-and-drop storage media provides in excess of 100,000 write/rewrite cycles and data life in excess of 30 years.







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HP Pavilion A6750F Desktop PC (2.3 GHz AMD Phenom X4 9650 Quad-Core Processor, 8 GB RAM, 750 GB Hard Drive, DVD Drive, Vista Premium) Review

I ended up bought the same item from Frys and I have been very satisfied with it so far. It's fast and quiet.

I'd like to share my ordeal with Amazon.com and maybe I can get some advices. I bought this item directly from Amazon store (not a affiliate store) and received a wrong item. Inside the correct HP box, I found an old Dell desktop without a mouse or keyboard. I returned the wrong item with Amazon-issued shipping label.

A week later I got an email from Amazon stating the I returned a wrong item. I called them twice to explain that they sent me a wrong item to begin with. On the 3rd email Amazon basically denied that they sent a wrong item and they are not going to change their mind. They're sending the wrong item back to me. I filed a complaint through BBB and Amazon replied the same thing. I filed another complaint through FTC.

This has been a nightmare experience to me. I think somebody stole the HP computer and put in a worthless old computer in Amazon or HP warehouse. Now they might think that I'm trying to scam them. That would be an insult. [...]

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