HP Pavilion a1730n

Pros: fast machine, upgradable video and processor, windows vista loaded, 2GB ram

Cons: Cheap keyboard and mouse, onboard video is lacking, Vista OS on restore only

The Bottom Line: I would purchase for a good all around machine. Although video won't run high end games, you can upgrade. Processor is fast and ram is high.

Review: I was looking for a second machine for my son to use for his learning games and for web browsing and email. My last 5 computers I have built on my own and I have always been a firm believer in building my own computer. I am very picky about ...

Pros: speedy pc loaded with ram

Cons: horrible customer support and repair!!!!

The Bottom Line: Hopefully you dont get a lemon, cause if mine breaks again, im going to grab a big hammer and make lemon-aide

Review: I Purchased this PC on March 1st/2007, after researching pc's for a couple months(best bang for my buck). This computer works well, handles anything i throw at it, im not much of a bigtime gamer, so the lack of a heavy duty video card didnt effect my ...

Pros: can't think of one

Cons: HP pre-installed operating system, terrible after-the-sale support

Review: ONE day after the one year warranty expired, it completely crashed - hard drive and motherboard was replaced. HP pre-loads and locks down the operating system to prevent theft, so the recovery disks made with the original don't work on the new drive. ...