Not sure when this ends.
From description:
The powerful HP Pavilion P6-2155A will see you through your professional projects with ease thanks to its 3rd Generation Intel® Core™ i7-3770 3.40GHz processor, AMD® Radeon™ HD 7450 1GB dedicated graphics, 4GB DDR3 RAM, 1TB hard disk drive and DVD Burner optical drive.
It's okay price, I think, for HN, and if you want a new desktop right now.
ends 8/10/12
Hmm doesn't seem like a bargain. I'm sure you could build one for $700-$800.
CPU - $300
MB - $100
RAM - $20
HDD - $80
Video Card - $100
Case - $80
Win 7 - $100
Total - $780
what MB does this HP have ?
Generic one I'm assuming. HP uses generic parts except graphic card.
At least, that's what I had in my HP comp 2 years ago
You forgot the power supply but I can only imagine that they have a really terrible generic one that comes with the case.
Lets cut some costs shall we?
Windows 7 - torrent it (-$100)
HD 7450? DAFUQ IS THAT? Not even $100 more like $50 (being generous) >_> I've never seen someone with that outside of a laptop. Atrocious.
I don't know why you would get a desktop these days - laptops are so powerful and cheap!
It amazes me the kind of gaming laptop you can get for $1,500 - hook it up to an external screen, connect keyboard and mouse and you are done! And you've got an option of carrying it with you if need be, and battery effectively acts as free UPS. And if you are going overseas in the next 30 days - buy laptop, take it with you on the trip and claim GST back, makes it even cheaper!!!
Eh, I can see the laptop market dying down in the near future - most consumers don't need the portability and power combination, considering everyone and their mother now owns a tablet, and the vast majority of the population just use the devices to check their Facebook and emails, anyway.
Unless you desperately need to game seriously on the move, desktops are a far better option - much more powerful components can be bought for the the same amount, and they are easily upgraded.
Well, if you're a student or business person, a laptop is essential. But for the type of user you described then I would agree.
Reasons:
1. OS - windows/mac (to a lesser extent) have a much greater range and quality of business programs - office etc.
2. Size. This allows bigger battery, screen, better sized keyboard, more ports etc.
The distinction between phones/tablets/laptops is blurring though. For example, you can chuck tablet in a keyboard dock and connect a mouse and you basically have a laptop. BUT, it won't have the same screen size and the keyboard will likely be inferior. You could increase the screen size and keyboard but then it would lose it's portability.
I guess my point is, there is a demand for a device with these characteristics, and it makes sense/is most efficient to build it in the form of a laptop.
Laptops are not as practical solutions as they once were. As mentioned above, tablets have taken over in terms of portable connectivity (or even those large touch phones like SGSIII/iPhone) and nothing beats the affordability and upgrade-ability of a desktop. Much easily user serviceable, cheaper to fix, easier to keep cool, cheaper dollar to power ratio. I don't know a single person who games on a laptop bar one friend who could afford a alien-ware (Which chugs battery and is stationed in his room anyway).
Laptops to me are for less computer literate people (Who dont know how to set them up or use them in the kitchen, lougeroom, etc) and business people who vitally need the portability (though cloud processing and storage is replacing this trend).
Back to my point, desktops will never become obsolete to laptops.
I agree, I have 3 laptops at home now and only thing I can upgrade is the RAM and the hard disks.
But, after receiving my power bill for last 3 months, 'm planning to get another laptop for gaming instead of desktop :( damn power bills :(
i think if you do a lot of gaming, a desktop is the way to go - laptops tend to overheat alot quicker and graphics cards don't last as long. Whereas, desktops are easier to upgrade and will last longer if you game alot at home.
I play on a 1440p monitor. All you points about laptop gaming are invalid.
Desktop + win tab i find is the best setup.
I only use my desktop for gaming or if I'm going to preload 30+ tabs of XVIDEOS.
The gap between upper range laptop CPU / Graphics or Desktop is actually pretty huge. Generally because laptops are severely limited in power capabilities.
Eg,
Desktop 3770K 3.5 Ghz is $330
Laptop 3940XM 3.0 Ghz is $1,100
Same sort of thing applies to GPUs as well. So in terms of expansion potential, desktop would always be better and more cost effective.
For low-midrange setups, laptops would generally be cheaper simply because of lower physical materials cost. Less plastic/metals, cheaper to ship throughout the supply chain, etc. But where you can't cheaply fit high-end components into a small space, desktop is more cost effective.
Also, desktops tends to be built with future expansion in mind.. so even lower end models are in a way 'overbuilt'. Stuff like 300+ watt power supplies, lots of SATA ports, USB ports, etc.. all of which does not exist in a laptop but costs money to provide in a desktop regardless whether the user actually uses it.
Meh, pretty crappy machine, to be honest.
For $999, the graphics card should be a lot better - without the GPU, this i7 system should be at most $600.
From Umart's system builder:
Intel Core i7 3770 LGA1155 CPU 3.4Ghz 8Mb Cache Ivy Bridge
ASRock B75M-GL.B75 2xDDR3 support DDR3 2200(OC) PCIex16 GBL USB3.0 mATX
Kingston KVR16N11S8/4 4GB 1600MHz DDR3 CL11
Seagate SATA3 1TB 7200RPM 64mb Cache
Gigabyte HD6450 1G PCIE HDMI
LG H24NS70/90 SATA 24X+- Super Multi DVDR Black
Antec NSK4482B Black ATX Tower with 380W 80+ PSU
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit OEM
TOTAL : $837
As expected, this brings the desktop in line with… still a little more expensive than a regular build. shrug. Some people like to pay extra for the brand name but knowing how inconvenient HPs warranty process is, I don't.
This was $999 before the 40% off. Should be $599.40. Looks like someone did some inflating of their own…
Still a great deal.