HP Pavilion Elite M9000 Series Desktop PC

usability, design

reliability

76% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Media drive bays. Quad-core performance. Nice price. Wireless keyboard and mouse. TV tuner. Integrated IR sensor with support for IR blasters. Easy Backup button. Multimedia enthusiast improvements, including cable management and rubberized top panel....

HD-DVD/Blu-ray drive currently unavailable. Dual media drive bays can be confusing. Internal wiring is cramped and nest-like. Bloatware. Internet security is for only a 60-day subscription

In features and performance, the HP Pavilion Elite m9040n is worthy of its "Elite" moniker, yet it's much more populist in price.

Combo HD DVD/Blu-ray player ; Data/transfer bay on top ; HDMI ; Composite/S-Video/RCA audio in ; One touch backup

Single TV tuner means you can't record one show and watch another ; Analog video inputs have no acceleration ; DVD/HD software needs some attention ; Messy internals

Updated design; fast, digital-media-oriented configuration; integrated IR receiver and wireless networking adapter eliminates external clutter.

No Bluetooth; RF receiver for wireless mouse and keyboard still external; 802.11b/g wireless, not draft N; overkill on external hard-drive bays.

HP's new digital-media-oriented Pavilion Elite m9040n is fast, loaded with features, and its new looks and newly integrated receivers improve its profile. Our main issue is the redundant bays for two of HP's proprietary external hard drives. If you can...

Integrated WiFi and remote receiver ; Tons of multimedia features ; Great design and look ; Quad-core CPU ; CableCARD compatible TV tuner

External receiver for mouse/keyboard ; No HD DVD or Blu-Ray drive ; Cramped interior ; Lots of bloatware pre-installed

Potente processore; scheda wireless integrata; software per semplificare il processo di backup dei dati

Scheda video limitata; cablaggio interno disordinato

Preinstallati sul sistema si trovano alcuni strumenti per facilitare agli utenti meno esperti il backup dei propri dati o il ripristino del sistema nel caso di blocco totale. Sull'hard disk è infatti inserita una partizione nascosta che consente di...

great overall rig with lots of media center potential... i converted it into a gaming comp with an 8800gtx, pci exaust fan(got hot in there), new 550w power supply, and vista ultimate (for 64bit app)

included blu ray, hd dvd software is pathetic... i couldnt get it to work and upgraded to power dvd (works great but costs an extra $100)... some pesky trial software was annoying... and if your like me and want to turn it into a gaming rig then you...

A great media center computer. Photo shop CS3 runs fine but has less memory available than my old 2gig computer

sony vegas pro will not load on this computer spent 3 nights with hp on this problem. Will give this computer to a kid and build a usable xp quad core. would not buy again