Customer Reviews

HP Pavilion a410n Desktop PC (2.80-GHz Celeron, 512 MB RAM, 120 GB Hard Drive, DVD/CD-RW Drive)

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I just got this comp from Amazon and so far I like it. However, there are a few things I found out after it arrived that I didn't expect. For one, Amazon says it has 7 USB 2.0 ports, while HP (according to their website) says it has 6. Apparently, neither can count beyond a 1st grade level because my machine has 5 (1 in the front and 4 in the back). Ok, maybe that was a bit harsh, but the point is I paid a pretty penny for this unit and I expect it to come as advertised. More to the point, Amazon says it has 3 FireWire ports, mine only has 2 (1 in the front and 1 in the back), at least the HP website agrees with me on this. Also, Amazon says max RAM is 2 GB, while HP says max RAM is 1 GB (2 slots that can take 512 MB each). I'd like to think Amazon is right in this regard, more RAM is always nice, but what if I buy two 1 GB cards and the machine won't accept it?

So, there you go. A very fast machine that flys through everything I've thrown at it (so far). I can't attest to its reliability because I've only had it for 2 weeks, but if the past is any indication, HP should hold up under pressure. I had been extensively using a PII 450 MHz HP up until this point (5 years), and it's still going strong as my secondary computer; never had a major malfunction with it! One last thing, total hard drive memory may be 120 GB, but upon first activation I only had a net of around 99 GB. Apparently, this thing comes jam packed with 21 Gigs of programs (most of the good ones you'll have to pay extra online for full or continuing activation) and a partition dedicated to system recovery. Yikes! Common HP, spend the extra 2 bucks per computer and make those recovery disks for us!

How is it that HP and Compaq can be the same company. Here we have and example of what a value computer should be. Solid construction, decent case, good components and a great price. It would be hard to do better.

Fast,Pretty blue power button.good dvd player,no monitor.celeron processor,hp support,good mouse and internet keyboard. Hard case,lots of great software, love the game channel games on it!

I have this computer down at school, and it has been a very good investment. At its small price, you really cant ask for a better deal. Its battery is amazing, and the performance is second to none.