Compaq Presario SR5210NX comes with affordable family multimedia desktop PC with 1.6 GHz Intel Celeron 420 single-core processor. 120 GB hard drive, 1 GB installed RAM (4 GB max), 16x multi-format/dual-layer LightScribe DVD drive. Intel GMA 950 with 64 MB of dedicated memory; 10/100 Ethernet. Connectivity: 6 USB, 1 VGA, 1 S-headphone/line-out, 1 microphone.
Pre-installed with Windows Vista Home Premium (with Media Center capabilities); includes keyboard and scroller mouse.Whether you’re e-mailing family and friends, balancing your online checkbook, or listening to your digital music collection, the newly restyled HP Compaq Presario sr5210nx desktop PC offers a versatile, strong base for your home computing needs as well as easy-to-use multimedia features. Focusing on affordability, this desktop provides room to grow with the ability to add up to 4 GB of RAM, available PCI and expansion slots, and access to a wide variety of peripherals via its seven USB 2.0 and two FireWire ports. It’s also chock-full of security and productivity software to get you going as soon as the PC’s unpacked from its box, including Symantec Norton Internet Security 2007 and Microsoft Works 8. You can also easily burn your home video productions to DVD for friends and family with the 16x dual-layer, multi-format LightScribe DVD/CD burner, which enables you to store up to 8.5 GB of data on a DL disc, and manage your family’s photo library with HP Photosmart Essential 2 software.
Other features include a 1.6 GHz Intel Celeron 420 processor, 120 GB hard drive, 1 GB of installed RAM (4 GB maximum), Intel GMA 950 video card with 64 MB of dedicated video memory, and 6-channels of surround sound audio. It comes preinstalled with Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium, which includes all of the Windows Media Center capabilities for turning your PC into an all-in-one home entertainment center. In addition to easily playing your DVD movies and managing your digital audio library, you’ll be able to record and watch your favorite TV shows (even HDTV). Vista also integrates new search tools throughout the operating system, includes new parental control features, and offers new tools that can warn you of impending hardware failures.
The Basics Processor: With the accent on affordability, the Intel Celeron 420 offers enough processing power for basic home computing needs, from budget spreadsheets to managing photo albums. The 1.6 GHz speed is complemented by a speedy 800 MHz front-side bus (FSB) and 512K L2 cache. (An L2, or secondary, cache temporarily stores data; and a larger L2 cache can help speed up your system’s performance. The FSB carries data between the CPU and RAM, and a faster front-side bus will deliver better overall performance.)
Hard Drive: The 120 GB Serial ATA (SATA) hard drive (7200 RPM) is a bit on the small side for desktop PCs, but is in line with comparable affordable models. This SATA hard drive has a 3Gb/s interface speed that enables up to 300MB/s data transfer rates (double the speed of the current SATA interface of 1.5Gb/s).
Memory: The 1 GB of installed RAM (2 x 512 MB, PC2-5300) is a good start, but you’ll want to add more RAM to handle today’s demanding multimedia and productivity suites. This desktop has a good 4 GB maximum RAM capacity (4 x 1 GB). Also, to receive the benefits of the dual-channel DDR2 RAM, any RAM additions require memory modules of same capacity and clockspeed.
DVD/CD Drive: This 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 8x DVD-R DL Write Once, 8x DVD+R DL Write Once, 16x DVD+R, 8x DVD+RW, 16x DVD-R, 6x DVD-RW, 12x DVD-RAM, 40x CD-R, 32x CD-RW write speeds and 40x CD-ROM, and 16x DVD-ROM read 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 a Compaq keyboard and scroller mouse (both with PS/2 connections).
