Customer Reviews

HP Blackbird 002 BB5140rp Desktop PC (2.66 GHz Intel Core 2 Quad Core Q9450 Processor, 4 GB RAM, 500 GB Hard Drive, DVD Drive, Vista Premium)

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This is an awesome gaming machine. I researched different gaming machines, read all the reviews and went ahead and took the plunge. Yes it is expensive, but well worth the price. Very easy to set up, and very quiet. It is a large heavy machine, but how often do you move your computer? I've had it for a month now and no complaints at all.

Awesome machine. I wanted a big machine for easy upgrades that would not be outdated next year. I think I have found the machine! Very quiet. About a month old now. Loaded with 3-500GB and 1TB at the moment. Another TB on order. Excellent for video editing. Cut my time in half from my P4 @ 3.0 GHZ with 2GB Ram.
Again, I agree that it is expensive but well worth the price. Very large and heavy. But, I love how easy it is to swap hard drives and configure. Had a few quirks with Windows Vista but read a few blogs and tried a few different solutions and the Blackbird is screaming!

Great Product!

Back in its day the HP Voodoo collaboration created a rare, ultra-luxury gaming PC case, one of the few produced by a mainstream consumer brand (HP). The Blackbird 002 was marketed for around $2000 to $3000 and used all consumer components in a large, full-tower case allowing for future proof technology. (The case was so big, any future components should fit in it.)

The remarkable thing about the BlackBird 002 was its distinctive, aggressive design, which even to this day, is a world apart of from almost all gamer/enthusiastic PC cases. Made from all brushed aluminum, floating on a foot for improved cooling, and with door panels that swung open like a Ferrari, it remains a sight to behold. All the cords can be routed threw holes in the back of the case, and there are airflow panels separating the CPU, GPU, and power supply. The only case that can currently hold a candle to it is the Thermaltake Level 10.

Although current technology has passed by any of the components originally installed in the HP Blackbird 002 back in 2008, the case remains a perennial favorite and darling of the media. A chromed version of it was named Dream PC of 2009 by Maximum PC. And recently it waas named in there top ten list of Luxury Geek Things to own. The large size and full tower form factor means that it supports all EATX, ATX, and BTX motherboards so upgrading it to current specs isn't an issue. The Blackbird's only flaw is it's inability to fit newer liquid cooling components.

However, the HP Voodoo Blackbird case is slowly becoming a rare collectible, which often sells for between $600 - $2000 on Ebay. A current case on the site with a large scratch and dent is going for $900. If you can find one, snatch it up. These cases are a work of art and I think one day they will be considered equivalent to rare classic cars of the 1950's and 1960's.

This is hilarious. It's almost painfully embarrassing how bad people are getting ripped off by buying this "blackbird" gaming pc. If you want to know how much money you are going to lose by buying this POS, I suggest you take about 5 min of your time and direct your self to newegg, assemble a list of the same components which are listed in the above specifications and you will see you could build this yourself for less than half the price... literally. And yes ANYONE can build a computer, not just the "techies." I suggest if money holds any kind of sacred importance to you, like it does for so many us; please for the love of god, seek an alternative route.