which desktop would you buy?

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BOTH COST £399.


HP Pavilion Slimline s5508uk

Processor AMD Athlon™ II X2 Processor 220
- 2.8 GHz
- 2 GHz HT
- 1 MB L2 Cache
Operating System Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium 64-bit
RAM 3GB
Graphics card NVIDIA® GeForce® 6150 SE
- up to 1407 MB total available graphics memory
Screen type None
Hard drive 500GB
Optical disk drive DVD writer SATA DVD RAM and Double Layer supporting LightScribe technology
Memory card reader 6-in-1 memory card reader
USB 6 USB 2.0 ports (2 in front)
Modem/Ethernet Ethernet 10/100BT integrated network interface
Video interface VGA port
Audio interface 2 front audio ports
3 rear analog audio ports
TV output VGA
Extension card slot 1 PCI-Express 1x (1 free)
1 PCI-Express 16x low profile (1 free)
Keyboard & Mouse USB optical mouse
USB keyboard
Software included Recovery partition (including possibility to recover system, applications and drivers separately)
Optional re-allocation of recovery partition
Recovery CD/DVD creation tool
Symantec™ Norton Internet Security™ 2010 (60 days live update)
HP Setup
HP Advisor
HP Support Assistant
HP MediaSmart Suite: Music, Video, DVD, Photo
Windows Live™ Applications
Cyberlink DVDSuite
HP Music Station: discover, download, play and share millions of music tracks
HP Games Console with hours of free game play
Norton Online Backup (30-day trial)
EasyBits Magic Desktop
Windows Media Center
Microsoft® Internet Explorer
Windows® Live Messenger, Adobe® Reader, Adobe® Flash Player
Microsoft® Works and Microsoft® Office Home and Student 2007 60-Day Trial Version

OR
PACKARD BELL ixtreme I5622UK

Processor Intel® Core™ i3-530 Processor
- 2.93 GHz
- 2.5 GT/s DMI
- 4 MB L3 Cache
Operating System Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium 64-bit
RAM - 3GB installed DDR3 RAM (1066 MHz)
- 8GB maximum RAM capacity
Graphics card Integrated graphics
Screen type None
Hard drive 640 GB SATA 7200rpm
Optical disk drive Dual Layer DVD Rewriter
Memory card reader Yes
USB 10 x USB 2.0 ports
FireWire No
Modem/Ethernet 1 x RJ-45 Ethernet port
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n WLAN
Bluetooth No
Video interface VGA
TV output VGA
Sound - onboard soundcard
- 7.1 channel HD audio support
Keyboard & Mouse Yes
Accessories included Keyboard, mouse, power cable, documentation
Software included Adobe Photoshop Elements 7 - Full Version
Norton Internet Security 2009 - 60 days
Nero 9 Essentials
Works 9 SE
Office Home & Student - Trial Version
Adobe Premiere Elements - Trial Version
Adobe Reader & Flash

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sphizx · Accepted Answer

On paper, the Packard Bell is better spec for the money.

But in my experience HP computers are more reliable - and it most likely looks better, too (not that you should buy things based on looks!)

Gordon B · Answer

Packard bell has a better processor.  Graphics I don;t know as it only states integrated graphics, the HP also has what appears to be integrated graphics so whichever I would suggest upgrading to a proper graphics card at some point, the integrated graphics card are nowhere near as good as an additional graphics card.

3gb memory is enough for mostly anything and if needed can be easily upgraded in future as both are the same amount this doesn't matter.

The Packard bell also has a larger hard drive.

I wouldn't bother comparing bundled software as its the first thing I would get rid of and put what i want on.

I'd go with the PB simply because the processor is the better of the two, everything else can be upgraded easily if needed at a later date.

? · Answer

Since your buying for your parents, stick with Windows XP because if things were to go awry, they'll have support based on about 5 years of testing, when Vista only came out around January. Dell still gives you the option of buying a computer with Windows XP install although they recommend Vista.

Black · Answer

HP. Hands down. I couldn't begin to describe the comparisons, I could write a book.

EDic555 · Answer

First choice would be very good for internet browsing,editing ect,the second one would be perfect for gaming so id choose the second one

Nancy · Answer

I personally would buy the second but it is completely up to you =]

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