Reviews

HP Pavilion Slimline s3200t

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• Pricing:Very Inexpensive: $1599 (3/21/2008)
• Performance:Fair: 65
• Features:Good: 71
• Design:Very Good: 83

Pricing Very Inexpensive: $1599

Very Inexpensive: $1599

Performance Fair: 65

Fair: 65

WorldBench 6 Tests - Fair: 88

WorldBench 6 Component Results (seconds)
Adobe Photoshop CS2	446
Autodesk 3ds max 8.0 SP-3 DirectX	400
Autodesk 3ds max 8.0 SP-3 Rendering	741
Firefox 2	299
Microsoft Office 2003 with SP-1	368
Microsoft Windows Media Encoder 9.0	253
Multitasking	379
Nero 7 Ultra Edition	513
Roxio VideoWave Movie Creator 1.5	237
Winzip Computing WinZip 10.0	292

Graphics Tests (frames per second)
Overall Graphics Score	Poor
Doom 3, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit	51.53
Doom 3, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit	41.93
Doom 3 with AA, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit	34.93
Doom 3 with AA, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit	34.23
Far Cry, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit	89.35
Far Cry, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit	59.93
Far Cry with AA, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit	64.8
Far Cry with AA, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit	42.16

Features Good: 71

Good: 71

Basics
CPU	2.2-GHz Core 2 Duo E4500
System Memory	2048

Video & Display
Graphics Adapter	Nvidia GeForce 8500GT
Graphics Board Type	PCI Express
Graphics Board RAM (MB)	256
Graphics Board RAM Type	DDR2
Monitor Model	HP w2207
Monitor Type	LCD
Monitor Size	22

Storage
Hard Drives	1
Total HD Size (GB)	500
RAID Type	none
Optical Drive Type	BD-R/RE/HD DVD-ROM
Optical Drive Speed	6

Expansion
PCI Slots	1
PCI Express Slots	1
Open PCI Express X16 Slots	0
Open PCI Express X1 Slots	0
Open Slots	0
External Drive Bays	1
Open External Drive Bays	0
Internal Drive Bays	1
Open Internal Drive Bays	0

Ports
Serial Ports	0
Parallel Ports	0
Front USB Ports	1
Rear USB Ports	4
Front FireWire Ports	0
Rear FireWire Ports	1

Other
Audio Adapter Model	Realtek ALC888
Audio Channels	7.1 surround
Network Adapter	10/100 network adapter
Case Type	Compact
Operating System	Windows Vista Home Premium (32 bit)
Other Included Hardware	HP Pocket Media Drive Bay, HP Remote, IR Receiver, IR blaster, DVI-to-VGA adapter, audio Y cable, 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi Antenna, TV tuner.
Included Software	Microsoft Works 8, Roxio Creator, Muvee Autoproducer, Norton 360

Warranty & Support
Labor Warranty (years)	One
Parts Warranty (years)	One
Weekday Support Hours	24
Saturday Support Hours	24
Sunday Support Hours	24
Toll-Free Support	Yes

Reliability & Service
Summary of results for all of brand's products in this category	Here HP garnered mixed reviews for reliability, but downright dreadful support scores. Readers assigned HP below-average grades in every single service category.

Reilability of brand's products in this category
Reports of products with core component problems	Worse than Average
Reports of products with failed components	Average
Reports of products with any significant problems	Better than Average
Reports of products arriving with problems	Better than Average
Overall satisfaction with reliability of brand's products in category	Worse than Average

Service & Support Quality
Time spent holding for phone support	Worse than Average
Overall quality of vendor's phone support	Worse than Average
Reports of problems unresolved after contacting service	Worse than Average
Overall quality of service	Worse than Average

Design Very Good: 83

Very Good: 83

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