Product Description

The Media Center SR1850NX Desktop PC has everything you need to make it happen, including a good-sized processor and hard drive, a media drive with LightScribe and a DVD-ROM, a digital media card reader, and lots of software. Built to last, the Compaq Presario desktop PCs provide reliable performance and superb value, engineered to last with the quality you expect from a world technology leader. Pre-installed security software helps protect you from viruses, spam, spyware and other online threats, right out of the box. Let the game begin with the high-capacity 250GB 7200RPM Serial ATA Hard Drive to store more music, videos, and data Create your own DVDs and CDs with the Double-Layer DVD+-R/RW drive with CD-RW capabilities and LightScribe. Label your discs with HP LightScribe labels featuring your unique text, photos, and designs Secondary drive - DVD-ROM Front-access ports - 9-in-1-memory card reader, 3 USB 2.0 ports, 1 FireWire (IEEE 1394) ports, Microphone line-in and line-out Connect accessories including joysticks, driving wheels, and MP3 players with the top- and back-access USB 2.0 ports (three in front, four in back) and FireWire ports (one in front, one in back) Surf the Web via DSL or cable using the 10/100Base-T network interface or 56K modem Sound - Integrated audio, 6 speakers configurable Protect your PC against viruses, hackers, and worms with the included genuine Windows XP Service Pack 2; guard against viruses, spam, and spyware with preinstalled Norton Internet Security 2006 (60-day live update trial, after which you must update the subscription) Unit Dimensions - Height 15.35 x Width 7.17 x Depth 16.54 inches Monitor is not included

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1706 in Personal Computers
• Brand: Hewlett-Packard
• Model: ER925AA#ABA
• CPU: AMD Athlon 2.2 GHz
• Memory: 1000MB DDR SDRAM
• Hard Disk: 250GB
• Processors: 1

Features

• Box Content - Compaq Presario Media Center SR1850NX Desktop PC, Compaq Scroller Mouse, Compaq Multimedia Keyboard
• Get great performance from the 2.2GHz AMD Athlon 64 3700+ processor with enhanced virus protection, 1MB L2 cache, and 2000MHz system bus
• Genuine Windows XP Media Center Operating system ensures system stability and enjoys a user-friendly interface
• Boost performance with 1GB PC 3200 DDR SDRAM (2x 512 for great performance, expandable to 4GB)
• Integrated ATI Radeon Xpress 200 Graphics Card with 256MB shared video memory let's you enjoy video games more

Amazon.com Product Description
The easy-to-use Compaq Presario SR1850NX Media Center PC is the complete home PC system that delivers more entertainment choices, and brings them together in one place with easy access from anywhere in the room. With the SR1850NX you can watch, record, and pause live TV programming as well as schedule the PC to record upcoming episodes or entire series. And you can easily burn your home video productions to DVD for friends and family with the dual-layer, multi-format LightScribe DVD/CD burner, which enables you to store up to 8.5 GB of data on a DL disc. This affordable, family-oriented desktop offers room to grow--including available PCI and expansion slots and a 4 GB maximum RAM capacity. This desktop comes with a large 250 GB hard drive, 1 GB of installed RAM, 2.2 GHz AMD Athlon 64 3500+ processor, Lightscribe dual-layer/multi-format DVD drive, secondary DVD-ROM drive, a memory card reader that's compatible with a wide range of formats, and Windows XP Media Center edition.

The Basics

• Hard Drive: The 250 GB hard drive (7200 RPM) is above-average in size compared to other media-centric desktop PCs. It provides a good size for a wide range of software applications and a generously sized digital audio library as well as room enough for editing digital home video.
  
• Processor: AMD's Athlon 64 3700+ processor is built for tomorrow's 64-bit applications, which will require a processor with significant power. This 2.2 GHz processor offers a system bus with speeds up to a blazing 2000 MT/s (mega transfers per second) and 1 MB L2 cache. (An L2, or secondary, cache temporarily stores data; and a larger L2 cache can help speed up your system's performance.) It includes such AMD features as HyperTransport Technology (which increases the communication between integrated circuits) and Cool'n'Quiet Technology that conserves power while also keeping the PC nicely quiet.
  
• Memory: The 1 GB of installed RAM (PC3200) is a very good start, but you'll want to add more RAM to handle today's demanding multimedia and gaming software. This desktop has a very good 4 GB maximum RAM capacity (4 x 1 GB).
  
• CD/DVD Drive: Offering the latest in DVD writing technology, the SR1850NX's multiformat DVD/CD drive is compatible with writing both DVD+ and DVD- disc formats as well as dual-layer (DL) DVD+/-R discs, which can store up to 8.5 GB of data. It features 4x DVD-R DL Write Once, 2.4x DVD+R DL Write Once, 16x DVD+R, 4x DVD+RW, 8x DVD-R, 4x DVD-RW, 16x DVD-ROM, 40x CD-R, 24x CD-RW, and 40x CD-ROM speeds. It also comes with a second DVD-ROM optical drive, with 16x read speed.

  This LightScribe DVD+/-RW drive lets you laser-etch silkscreen quality text and images on to CDs and DVDs. Your software, PC and discs work together for a no-hassle way to burn just the labels you want. After you burn content, just flip the disc over, reinsert and burn your label--anything from a simple title to a full-disc work of art.
  

• Keyboard & Mouse: It comes with a Compaq keyboard and scroller mouse (both with PS/2 connections).

Screen, Graphics and Sound
Video is powered by the ATI Radeon XPress 200 IGP video/graphics card, which delivers good, though not high-end, 3D graphics. It delivers up to 128 MB of video RAM shared with the system RAM. ATI's HyperMemory technology allows the chipset to run in either Unified Memory Architecture (UMA) mode or with dedicated frame buffer memory to enhance graphics performance. It also features an integrated audio card with microphone, line-in, and headphone jacks.

Connectivity and Expansion Slots
For expansion, the SR1850NX has three PCI slots (two available), one PCI Express x16 slot (available), two 5.25-inch external bays (one available), two external 3.5-inch bays (one available), and one internal 3.5-inch bay (occupied). It comes with the following external connectors:

• 7 USB 2.0 ports for connecting a wide range of peripherals--from digital cameras to MP3 players (3 in front--including 1 in memory card reader--4 in rear)
• 2 FireWire (also known as IEEE 1394 or i.Link) port for connecting digital video camcorders and other peripherals (1 in front, 1 in rear)
• 1 parallel port for connecting older printers and scanners
• 2 PS/2 ports for connecting keyboards and mice
• 1 VGA monitor port
• 9-in-1 media card reader on the front, compatible with CompactFlash (Type I and II), MicroDrive, SmartMedia, Memory Stick/Memory Stick Pro, MultiMedia Card, Secure Digital, and XD Picture Card
• 2 headphone (1 front, 1 rear)
• 2 microphone (1 front, 1 rear)
• 2 line-in (1 front, 1 rear)

It also has an integrated 56K modem (V.90) and an RJ-45 LAN network port (for a 10/100 Ethernet connection to networks and DSL/cable modems).

Preloaded System and Software
The pre-installed Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 (Update Rollup 2) is essentially Windows XP Professional Edition with a variety of tools to help you to create, organize, and enjoy digital media ranging from music to home movies to photo slide shows. The Update Rollup 2 upgrade offers support for the Windows Media Center Extender technology built into XBox 360 game consoles, which lets you access entertainment from your Media Center PC--whether itÕs live and recorded TV and movies, music, photos or Online Spotlight--on any TV in the house.

It also comes preloaded with Microsoft Works 8.0 (for working with word processing and spreadsheet documents), Symantec Norton Internet Security 2005 AntiSpyware Edition (with 60 days of LiveUpdate), Encarta Encyclopedia 2005, Quicken New User Edition 2005, Microsoft Money 2005, Sonic DigitalMedia Plus, Sonic MyDVD Plus, Google Toolbar, PC Doctor, and HP Photosmart Premier for digital image editing and organizing.

Dimensions and Weight
This desktop measures 15.4 x 7.2 x 16.5 inches (HxWxD) and weighs approximately 30 pounds.

What's in the Box
The Presario SR1850NX desktop PC comes with a power cord, keyboard, and scroller mouse. It is backed by a one-year warranty for parts and labor from date of purchase, one-year technical phone service, and 90 days of software application support.

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Customer Reviews

Dude I should have gotten a Dell.
I have had nothing but problems since I bought it in April. It constantly freezes up. Sporadic no hard drive found errors. Have reimaged dozens of times. Replaced hard drive and motherboard. Tech support is a joke. Mostly offshore parrots reading from a script who cannot understand American Dialect of English.

Just a big LEMON.