HP Pavilion Media Center a1430n Desktop PC (AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core Processor 3800+, 1 GB RAM, 250 GB Hard Drive, LightScribe Double Layer DVD+/-R/RW Drive)

by HP

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 33 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000F3K0EI
• Item model number: ER900AA#ABA
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,732 in Computers & Accessories (See Top 100 in Computers & Accessories)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 2, 2001

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

The HP Pavilion a1430n comes loaded with the all tools you need to easily create, manage, share, and enjoy your digital photos, home videos, movies, and music. It features a wide range of connectivity options for all your peripherals and preloaded HP Image Zone Plus photo editing and management software. And you can easily burn your home video productions to DVD for friends and family with the dual-layer, multi-format DVD/CD burner, which enables you to store up to 8.5 GB of data on a DL disc and provides a super-fast 16x DVD+R write speed. Store more music, videos, and data on the roomy 250 GB hard drive. It comes loaded with 1 GB of RAM (which can be bumped up to 4 GB), a 2.0 GHz AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ processor, a 9-in-1 memory card reader that's compatible with today's most popular digital camera formats, Windows Media Center 2005 (with Rollup 2 Update), and a wide assortment of pre-loaded software.

The Basics

• Hard Drive: The extra large 250 GB Serial ATA (SATA) hard drive (7200 RPM) offers a wealth of storage space, perfect for storing a vast multimedia collection or for editing digital video. This SATA hard drive also quickens the pace with a higher speed transfer of data--akin to FireWire and USB 2.0.
  
• Processor: The 2.0 GHz AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ processor offers a dual-core architecture, which delivers additional computing resources to help expand your PCÕs capabilities by providing higher throughput and simultaneous computing--increasing your performance by up to 80 percent. You'll be able to perform multiple tasks such as digital rendering and gaming all while running virus scan or other background tasks seamlessly. And it's designed to handle simultaneous 32- and 64-bit computing with no degradation in performance. It also offers such AMD technology as Cool'n'Quiet, for a quieter performance and lower power costs, and HyperTransport, for maximum system efficiency. Each core has a 512 KB L2 cache (for a 1 MB total).
  
• Memory: The 1 GB of installed RAM (PC3200) is a very good start, but you'll want to add more RAM to handle today's demanding multimedia and gaming software. This desktop has a 4 GB maximum RAM capacity (4 x 1 GB), excellent for your multimedia needs today and tomorrow.
  
• CD/DVD Drive: Offering the latest in DVD writing technology, the a1430n's multiformat DVD/CD drive is compatible with writing both DVD+ and DVD- disc formats as well as dual-layer (DL) DVD+/-R discs, which can store up to 8.5 GB of data. It features 4x DVD-R DL Write Once, 2.4x DVD+R DL Write Once, 16x DVD+R, 4x DVD+RW, 8x DVD-R, 4x DVD-RW, 16x DVD-ROM, 40x CD-R, 24x CD-RW, and 40x CD-ROM speeds.

  This LightScribe DVD+/-RW drive lets you laser-etch silkscreen quality text and images on to CDs and DVDs. Your software, PC and discs work together for a no-hassle way to burn just the labels you want. After you burn content, just flip the disc over, reinsert and burn your label--anything from a simple title to a full-disc work of art.
  

• Keyboard & Mouse: It comes with an HP multimedia keyboard and scroller mouse (both with PS/2 connections).

Screen, Graphics and Sound
This desktop features an integrated Nvidia GeForce 6150LE graphics/video card with up to 256 MB of shared video memory. It also offers an integrated audio card that can produce high definition surround sound configurable to 8 speakers.

Connectivity and Expansion Slots
For expansion, the a1430n has three PCI slots (two available), one PCI Express slot (available), two 5.25-inch external bays (one available), two external 3.5-inch bays (one available), and one internal 3.5-inch bay (occupied). It comes with a built-in floppy drive and the following external connectors:

• 7 USB 2.0 ports for connecting a wide range of peripherals--from digital cameras to MP3 players (3 in front--including 1 in memory card reader--4 in rear)
• 2 FireWire (also known as IEEE 1394 or i.Link) port for connecting digital video camcorders and other peripherals (1 in front, 1 in rear)
• 1 parallel port for connecting older printers and scanners
• 2 PS/2 ports for connecting keyboards and mice
• 1 VGA monitor port
• 9-in-1 media card reader on the front, compatible with CompactFlash (Type I and II), MicroDrive, SmartMedia, Memory Stick/Memory Stick Pro, MultiMedia Card, Secure Digital, and XD Picture Card
• 2 headphone (1 front, 1 rear)
• 2 microphone (1 front, 1 rear)
• 2 line-in (1 front, 1 rear)

It also has an integrated 56K modem (V.90) and an RJ-45 LAN network port (for a 10/100 Ethernet connection to networks and DSL/cable modems).

Preloaded System and Software
The pre-installed Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 (Update Rollup 2) is essentially Windows XP Professional Edition with a variety of tools to help you to create, organize, and enjoy digital media ranging from music to home movies to photo slide shows. The Update Rollup 2 upgrade offers support for the Windows Media Center Extender technology built into XBox 360 game consoles, which lets you access entertainment from your Media Center PC--whether itÕs live and recorded TV and movies, music, photos or Online Spotlight--on any TV in the house.

It also comes preloaded with Microsoft Works 8 (for working with word processing and spreadsheet documents), Symantec Norton Internet Security 2005 AntiSpyware Edition (with 60 days of LiveUpdate), PC Doctor, Encarta Encyclopedia 2005, Quicken New User Edition 2005, Microsoft Money 2005, WinDVD Player, Sonic DigitalMedia Plus, Sonic MyDVD Plus, Sonic DigitalMedia Archive, muvee AutoProducer, iTunes.

The included HP Image Zone 5 photo and imaging software makes it easy to organize, edit, share, print, protect, and store your photos and video clips. Organize and find your photos easily by timeline, keywords, and/or location using the unique photo-globe mapping tool. Remove red eye and fix other common problems. Share your photos quickly via e-mails that include thumbnails with links to the full-sized images--without downloading time-consuming attachments.

Dimensions and Weight
This desktop PC measures 15.2 x 7.2 x 17 inches (HxWxD) and weighs approximately 24 pounds.

What's in the Box
This package contains the HP Pavilion a1430n desktop PC, power cable, keyboard, and mouse. It is backed by a limited warranty for parts and labor for one year from date of purchase as well as technical telephone assistance for one year. Software is also covered for 90 days from date of purchase.

Product Description

The HP Pavilion Media Center a1430n Desktop PC gives you the kind of performance and tools that you need, for a more managed digital life. With its high 2 GHz processor and 1GB of memory, you'll get your work done more effectively. Share your media more easily with the memory card reader and CD/DVD drive with LightScribe. It's flexible and expandable, so you can customize the PC to improve your performance even more. Pre-installed security software helps protect you from viruses, spam, spyware, and other online threats, right out of the box. HP Photosmart Premier photo and imaging software makes digital photography fast, fun, and easy by helping you organize, edit, protect, and share your digital pictures and video clips. Your HP Pavilion Media Center desktop PC has other advantages for digital photography, audio, and video applications. The front-panel 9-in-1 memory card reader makes it very easy to transfer photos from your camera to your PC. With 24/7 assistance for registered users, HP is a wise choice for your multimedia desktop PC. Write Speeds - Up to 4x DVD-R DL; 2.4x DVD+R DL; 16x DVD+R; 4x DVD+RW and DVD-RW; 40x CD-R; 24x CD-RW High-definition audio -- support for up to 8 audio channels, Dolby Pro Logic compatible PCI K56 flex data/fax modem Integrated 10/100 Base-T networking interface Memory Card Reader - ComactFlash I & II, SmartMedia, Memory Stick & Memory Stick PRO, SD and MMC, Micro Drive and xD-Picture Card Ports - PS/2, Parallel, VGA, 6 USB, FireWire, LAN, audio in/out, mic, headphone Expansion Slots - 3 PCI (2 available), 2 PCI-E x16 (1 available), 4 DIMM slots (2 available) Drive Bays - Two 5.25 external (1 available), two 3.5 external (1 available), one 3.5 internal Operating System - Windows XP Media Center Edition Includes multimedia keyboard, PS/2 mouse & software suite Monitor is not included

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars HP A1430N, June 30, 2006

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Jason F. Kowal "JFK" (Massachusetts) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: HP Pavilion Media Center a1430n Desktop PC (AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core Processor 3800+, 1 GB RAM, 250 GB Hard Drive, LightScribe Double Layer DVD+/-R/RW Drive) (Personal Computers)

I am satisfied with the performance of this product. I have not owned an HP in years and after reading reviews and with the recent purchase by my colleagues I found HP to provide a suitable pc for my needs.

The multimedia features built-in work surprisingly well with Windows XP media center.

Definitely a satisfied customer of HP and Amazon; the product was ordered and delivered within two days using normal delivery methods.

JFK

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very good mid-range computer, September 14, 2006

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E. Iverson "Software Engineering Student" (MSOE, WI USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: HP Pavilion Media Center a1430n Desktop PC (AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core Processor 3800+, 1 GB RAM, 250 GB Hard Drive, LightScribe Double Layer DVD+/-R/RW Drive) (Personal Computers)

This computer works very well for what it is. Not the fastest or most powerful computer that exists, but 64-bit dual core, 1gb ram, and a nicely sized hard drive are nothing to scoff at.

Know that upgrade options are limited. I added another gig of ram, another HDD, another cd-rom, and a PCIe video card, that's about the extent of what can be done. Still, for the price, this thing's phenomenal.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very good deal, July 18, 2006

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Alex Shochat "shalex" (NJ USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: HP Pavilion Media Center a1430n Desktop PC (AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core Processor 3800+, 1 GB RAM, 250 GB Hard Drive, LightScribe Double Layer DVD+/-R/RW Drive) (Personal Computers)

It took amazon only 2 days - on Saturday I ordered and on Monday I laready received computer.

Nice deal for 64x2 & 1GB ram.

Everything works fine so far (I already use it for a month).

Installed additional (generic) memory without any problem.

Just ensure it also PC3200.

In general I don't like Samsung DVD recorders (LightScribe ), so I installed additional one (NEC).

Also added 2 additional IDE HD's.

The minus is that power supply is to small (only 300) and not enought space to add additional disks (I added additional rack from other computer)

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