HP Pavilion p7-1220 Desktop

by HP

• 8 GB SDRAM DDR3
• 1500 GB 7200 rpm Hard Drive
• Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Multitask with ease with the stylish HP Pavilion p7-1220 PC—this desktop computer supports multiple monitors so you can e-mail, research, chat, browse the Web, edit photos and watch videos simultaneously. Watch your favorite movies and burn your own discs with the SuperMulti DVD Burner. You can also easily transfer photos, music, and other files to and from your digital camera and other peripheral devices with the front-panel 15-in-1 memory card reader. With HP Multi-Display Capable technology, you can compare documents side by side, quickly drag content from one application to the next and stream digital entertainment to one monitor while you work on the other.

IDEAL FOR

Perfect for digital photos, videos and music. The HP Pavilion p7 series PC is designed to fit seamlessly in almost any home environment. Whether you’re surfing the Web, editing photos, mixing soundtracks or creating home videos, HP Pavilion p7 desktop PCs offer many intuitive features that make capturing and sharing your digital experiences easier than ever.

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SPECIFICATIONS

Processor AMD Quad-Core A8-3820 Accelerated Processor Operating System Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium 64-bit Memory (RAM) 8GB PC3-10600 DDR3 Hard Drive 1.5TB (5400RPM) SATA Wireless Integrated Bluetooth® and Wireless LAN 802.11b/g/n featuring Single-band (2.4GHz) 2x2 MIMO technology Optical Drive SuperMulti DVD burner Video Graphics AMD Radeon™ HD 6550D integrated graphics. Up to 4089MB Total Available Graphics Memory as allocated by Windows® 7

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FEATURES

Multicore Processor Get better performance and work more efficiently 15-in-1 Digital Media Reader Transfer photos from a digital camera to your desktop PC without using cables Front-access USB 2.0 Ports Connect peripherals to your HP Pavilion p7-1220 PC with ease Wireless LAN 802.11b/g/n Connect to a wireless printer and other accessories Bluetooth® Save time with wireless synching and printing INCLUDED

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Product Description

Multitask with ease with the stylish HP Pavilion p7-1220 PC—this desktop computer supports multiple monitors so you can e-mail, research, chat, browse the Web, edit photos and watch videos simultaneously. Watch your favorite movies and burn your own discs with the SuperMulti DVD Burner. You can also easily transfer photos, music, and other files to and from your digital camera and other peripheral devices with the front-panel 15-in-1 memory card reader. The HP Pavilion p7-1220 PC comes with Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit and has an AMD Quad-Core A8-3820 Accelerated Processor, a 1.5TB hard drive, 8GB PC3-10600 DDR3 memory, AMD RadeonTM HD 6550D integrated graphics and wireless LAN 802.11 b/g/n connectivity with support for Bluetooth. With HP Multi-Display Capable technology, you can compare documents side by side, quickly drag content from one application to the next and stream digital entertainment to one monitor while you work on the other.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars From Ford Festiva to Muscle Car June 1, 2012

By Don Bistrow

Amazon Verified Purchase

OK, I really procrastinated on a new desktop although I own up-to-date laptops that are high-speed with all the frills. But that desktop with 1gb of RAM and XP was starting to cry out for help. After all it was closing in on 8 years. (place that in dog years and ouch) OK, quit laughing.

So I really wanted value but speed, something that would allow me to perform my daily work of developing commercial websites, running several browsers and RAM eating tools along the way. Not to mention upload photo's and moving in out out of pages.

It was really becoming a drag so I finally broke down and had the epiphany to check out Amazon and HP since I've had excellent service (and luck) with their products over the years.

The consensus is this - even if I paid a few hundred dollars more I don't think I could be more satisfied. Set up was nearly instant, transferring files from Carbonite very quick and the first few days at work has allowed me to be more efficient and get back to having fun with my work. No more time-consuming waits or wondering when a page would load, or not.

So yes, I highly recommend this muscle car of a computer, even the muffler keeps things silent. I could have spent more but I don't think I would have gotten that much more for each additional dollar spent.

One last thing - I like to have streaming radio going, maybe a ball game while working. With all the other things I'm asking this does not interfere with performance. The big question is - why did I wait so long? This machine can handle a full load of things and allows multi-tasking par excellence. I don't believe you would be sorry purchasing this computer or another HP with similar specs and price....

Certainly, any computer must fulfill your needs but you might be hard pressed to find one with the options of this one including the ultimate value cost.

One caveat that has nothing to do with the computer but everything to do with Amazon packing. It was atrocious. I'm lucky the computer didn't arrive in pieces. No additional packing, not enough tape to keep the outer box shut. The only reason this item survived the trip was because HP packing was exceptional. Read more ›

26 of 28 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Works great with Ubuntu Linux. March 24, 2012

By Gregory Lee

Amazon Verified Purchase

Of course, Linux users have to be concerned when buying a recent model computer whether there are hardware drivers yet for Linux. AMD now (late March 2012) has a very nice Linux driver developed for their Radeon GPUs, Catalyst 12.4, and it works fine with the A8-3820/HD 6550D in this HP p7-1220 computer. Presumably, you could install this driver yourself, but I'm using the version in Ubuntu 12.04 (to be released in April 2012). I don't do computer games, so I can't tell you about graphic performance for games, but I think it should work well -- at any rate, for just handling an ordinary desktop, I'm very pleased with the graphics.

Linux also handles all the other hardware here that I use: hard disk, wired ethernet, wifi, usb 2.0, SDHC reader. I haven't tested Bluetooth. I had a small issue booting up from an early distribution DVD for Ubuntu. In case the problem hasn't been fixed, I'll tell you how to do it: interrupt the HP boot sequence with the ESC key to get an HP menu, go to the boot submenu, and choose the "legacy atapi" cdrom boot up. Then, it works.

I'm using a previously bought keyboard and mouse, so I can't tell you about the ones supplied. I experimented only briefly with hooking up two monitors, and that worked, but I haven't gotten around to trying anything useful with that arrangement.

I added a 2TB hard disk, using the empty slot available in the internal cage. That was easy, following an illustrated step-by-step guide that HP provides on its web site. Look for "How to HP Pavilion p7-1220 Desktop PC" > "Adding / Replacing hardware". I had to buy a SATA cable.

I've had this for 2 1/2 months, now. I don't hear any noise from it at all.

Nice computer. Good deal.

18 of 21 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Computer April 4, 2012

By Amber R. Sirls

Amazon Verified Purchase

Love this computer. It works fast, it is proficient and it is sleek looking. Not to mention it is affordable.

24 of 29 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars abby'sdad March 12, 2012

By James R. Simonds

Amazon Verified Purchase

Very fast computer and great accessability. HP P7 package along with windows 7 and the office 10 make it the perfict home office and gaming computer.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent system and a bargain. Great for Win+Linux. May 7, 2012

By Carlos Rimola

Since previous reviews have done a fine and fair job I just want to re-affirm that this is a great system at a bargain price for the features & performance it offers You should be able to find it for about $585 from various sources. Great system if you want to run Windows & Linux on it. Though, for Linux you may run into a small glitch which the first review documents the solution. I did a lot of comparison shopping prior to the purchase and given the specs/features/performance, I could not find anything close other than systems that cost about $200 or more above the p7-1220 price.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome April 12, 2012

By JoeFinny

Amazon Verified Purchase

Awesome comp for your moneys worth. Came exactly as specified and was in brand new condition. If anyone is looking for a quick and convenient computer to setup and install this is the one.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Working as described; nary a disappointment. May 27, 2012

By D. Cook

Amazon Verified Purchase

Works extremely well for the price range. Pleased with this product, and would purchase again if given the chance. Every task that I've thrown at it, it's knocked out of the park without flaw. Possibly the quietest, most reliable PC I've owned or purchased in a long, long while.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars HP p7-1220 Desktop July 1, 2012

By Charles M. Pydynkowski

Amazon Verified Purchase

HP is a replacement for a 7-8 year old Dell. I am very happy with computer. With most of the bells and whistles I was looking for. It should be enough forme for another seven years.