HP Pavilion p7-1298c (H2L97AAR#ABA) No Screen Desktop PC A10-Series APU A10-5700(3.4GHz) 12GB DDR3 2TB HDD Capacity AMD Radeon HD 7660D Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit

Pros: For the Price its an amazing PC Plays all my games great and the Beats audio is awesome.

Cons: Desk Top so bulky.

Other Thoughts: I would recomend this PC to my friends.

Pros: Let me start by saying that this is an overdue upgrade to a low end eMachines desktop circa 2004. By default its a positive review for that old computer since it still performed all necessary tasks - if barely...

But yeah - this is a huge difference. Set up was almost instant with no glitches. I can run multiple apps with no lag or delays. I used to have problem with a skype delay that made it impossible to use for work - now skype is perfect and smooth for sales calls. I don't do much gaming - but maybe I'll try now ;). I am curious what it will take to hit some upper limits on this machines capabilities...

Cons: It does seem odd that they would install 4gb x 3 dual channel dimms since dual channel only works in pairs... but I haven't had occasion to stress the RAM so its a moot point for now. I suppose I can add another 4 gb when the time comes. I wonder do I need the exact same brand/model to match? Or will any compatible 4gb dimm allow dual channel performance?

Other Thoughts: I'll let you know if anything changes, but now I feel like I got a very good deal.

Pros: arrived next day. Much faster than my old machine.

Cons: DVD burner reads and writes dvds fast but will not play an audio cd. tried multiple cds with multiple players. the drive has a noticable vibration that i feel thru my desk. Not gonna give up the machine for a couple of weeks to RMA it. Ordered a new drive today.

Other Thoughts: Memory is ddr3 1600 running at 1333. Bios has no options for changing this. Don't know why they put in 3 sticks of memory instead of 2 or 4. Dual channel is supported, but almost all MBs revert to single channel mode for an odd number of sticks.