HP Pavilion Slimline s3200t

Reviewed by: Skshrews

01-21-08

Duration of ownership: 2 Months

Strengths: Small size, multiple card reader ports, HP support is very good, relatively quiet, cheap

Weaknesses: High end gaming performance, difficult to expand, difficult to access case

Overall Evaluation: I agree with PC World's review, noting the price they paid (~$1600) was nearly double what I paid (~$850, monitored included, no modem, Intel Duo Core 1.8mhz,2GB memory, TV card installed). The size is very nice, and it comes with a Windows Media Center Remote. It fits into a media area reasonably well. Relatively quiet, though the fan will kick in intermittently and create more noise. I run "low end" games (Civ IV) on it without difficulty. I don't doubt that this is not a high end gaming machine. HP support has been good. For someone looking for a cheap, small desktop for simple activities email, web browsing, simple games) this is a good choice.