hi everyone
i want to buy a new computer in the next few weeks, and i was wondering which of these i should get. i know these might not be the best computers but its what i can afford for the moment. here is the descriptions.....
1. HP Pavilion A845W-B Desktop PC
HP VF15 15" LCD flat panel monitor
AMD Sempron 3000+ processor (2.00 GHz, 333 FrontSide bus, 512 KB L2 Cache)
60 GB Ultra DMA hard drive
256 MB DDR-SDRAM with up to 64 MB allocated to video memory
Memory expandable to 2 GB
CD Writer drive (CD-RW) with drive speeds of: 48x32x48
Pair of desktop speakers
Front panel 9-1 card reader: Compact Flash I/II - SmartMedia - Memory Stick - Memory Stick Pro - MultiMediaCard - Secure Digital (SD) - IBM MicroDrive, xD
High speed 56K flex modem
Integrated 10/100Base-T networking interface
HP Internet keyboard, HP scroller mouse
Available slots: 2 PCI, 1-AGP; Available external ports: 7 USB 2.0 - 2 Firewire IEEE 1394 - 1 serial - 1 parallel, 2 PS/2; Available Bays: 5.25" (1), 3.25"
Ideally suited for digital photography, digital video and digital entertainment
Easy connection to peripherals such as digital cameras, and rich with software to let you experience more
Access your photos, print a document, access Help functions or adjust the multimedia settings in just one keystroke using the one-touch keys on the HP Internet keyboard
HP Image Zone Plus software - a suite of easy-to-use digital imaging software that helps you edit, store, share and print photographs
Three simple ways to organize your photos makes finding and sharing photos easier than ever
Automatic digital negatives are created to safeguard your photos against accidental deletes or unwanted edits
From wallet size to creative cards, printing your photos is easy with HP Image Zone's built-in templates and and tools
Quickly connect a broad range of HP printers, cameras or scanners using pre-installed drivers
Create custom CDs of your favorite music using the included CD-RW drive
Entertainment software: Apple iTunes for Windows; Sonic RecordNow; Wild Tangent Game Channel
Productivity software: Microsoft Works 8; HP Organize; MSN Encarta Standard Online; Microsoft Office Student and Teacher Edition 2003; Adobe Reader 6.0; Microsoft Software Jukebox
PC security software: Norton AntiVirus 2005; Norton Personal Firewall 2004; SpamSubtract Basic; SpySubtract Basic
Financial: Standard 2005 Microsoft; Quicken 2005 New User Edition
2.Compaq
System RAM: 256 MB DDR-SDRAM
Hard Drive Size: 80 GB Hard Drive
Multimedia Drive: CD-RW/DVD combo drive
Wireless: NA
Monitor: 17" Flat Screen CRT Monitor
Processor Brand: AMD
Processor Type: Sempron
Processor Speed: 2.0 GHz
Operating System: Windows XP
Hard Drive Speed (RPM): 7200 rpm Ultra DMA hard drive
Multimedia Drive #2: 9-in-1 memory card reader
3. HP Pavilion vf15 15-inch LCD Flat Panel Monitor Bundle:
15-inch LCD flat panel monitor
AMD Athlon 64 3200+ processor
120 GB (7200rpm) Ultra DMA hard drive
512 MB DDR-SDRAM with up to 64 MB allocated to video memory
512K secondary-level cache
1600 MHz FrontSide bus
8x DVD writer (DVD+-R/RW)
Front panel 9-in-1 digital media card reader: Compact Flash I/II, SmartMedia, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro, MultiMediaCard, Secure Digital (SD), IBM MicroDrive and xD
High-speed V.92 56K flex modem (actual speeds may vary)
Integrated 10/100Base-T networking interface
HP Internet keyboard and scroller mouse
Available slots: 2 PCI and 1 AGP
Availble external ports: 7 USB 2.0, 2 FireWire (IEEE 1394), 1 serial, 1 parallel and 1 external VGA monitor port
Software included: Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition with Service Pack 2, Microsoft Works 8.0, Microsoft Money 2005, Intuit Quicken New User's Edition 2005, HP Image Zone Plus digital photography software, Adobe Acrobat Reader, Sonic RecordNow for burning music CDs and DVDs, Apple iTunes for Windows, InterVideo WinDVD Creator and InterVideo WinDVD 5 Player
i am going to use it for music playing and cable internet. any thoughts? just basic stuff, thanks alot!!