Product Description
Compaq Presario SR5710F Desktop PCs are perfect for checking email,
surfing the web, and making calls over the Internet. With a clean,
functional industrial design, this streamlined PC blends easily into
any home. Whatever your personal needs are, Compaq Presario PCs provide
you with the best bang for your buck. The SR5710F ships with Genuine
Windows Vista Home Premium 32-bit edition with Service Pack 1, 2.30GHz
AMD Athlon X2 4450e+ Dual-Core Processor WITH 1MB L2 Cache, 3GB
PC2-6400 DDR2 SDRAM memory (1x2048MB and 1x1024MB for ultimate
performance) (expandable to 4GB), 250GB 7200RPM Serial ATA hard drive,
SuperMulti DVD Burner with LightScribe Technoloy, NVIDIA GeForce 6150
SE Graphics with 128MB dedicated graphics memory, and Integrated
10/100BaseT network interface. Dimensions: 6.67 (W) x 16.77 (L/D) x
14.85 (H) approx., 21.25 lbs.approx.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #486 in Personal Computers
- Brand: Hewlett-Packard
- Model: SR5710F
- Dimensions: 14.85" h x
16.77" w x
6.67" l,
23.00 pounds
Features
- Affordable family multimedia desktop PC with 2.3 GHz AMD Athlon 64 X2 4450e+ dual-core processor
- 250 GB hard drive, 3 GB installed RAM (4 GB max), 16x multi-format/dual-layer LightScribe DVD drive
- 10/100 Ethernet; Nvidia GeForce 6150 SE graphics (up to 1343 MB total)
- Connections: 6 USB, 1 VGA, 1 headphone/line-out, 1 microphone
- Pre-installed with Windows Vista Home Premium (32-bit, SP1); includes wired keyboard and scroller mouse
Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com Product Description
Whether you're e-mailing family and friends, balancing your online
checkbook, or listening to your digital music collection, the newly
restyled HP Compaq Presario SR5710F desktop PC offers a versatile,
strong base for your home computing needs as well as easy-to-use
multimedia features. Focusing on affordability, this desktop provides
room to grow with the ability to add up to 4 GB of RAM, available PCI
and expansion slots, and access to a wide variety of peripherals via
its six USB 2.0. It's also chock-full of security and productivity
software to get you going as soon as the PC's unpacked from its box,
including Symantec Norton Internet Security 2009 and Microsoft Works 9.
You can also easily burn your home video productions to DVD for friends
and family with the 16x dual-layer, multi-format LightScribe DVD/CD
burner, which enables you to store up to 8.5 GB of data on a DL disc.
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Other features include a 2.3 GHz AMD Athlon X2 4450e+ dual-core
processor, 250 GB hard drive, 3 GB of installed RAM (4 GB maximum),
Nvidia GeForce 6150 SE video card with up to 1343 MB of allocated video
memory, and 6-channels of surround sound audio. It comes preinstalled
with Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium (Service Pack 1), which
includes all of the Windows Media Center capabilities for turning your
PC into an all-in-one home entertainment center. In addition to easily
playing your DVD movies and managing your digital audio library, you'll
be able to record and watch your favorite TV shows (even HDTV). Vista
also integrates new search tools throughout the operating system,
includes new parental control features, and offers new tools that can
warn you of impending hardware failures.
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Spec Check
- 2.3 GHz AMD Athlon X2 4450e+ dual-core processor
- 250 GB hard drive
- 3 GB RAM (4 GB maximum)
- Dual-layer Lightscribe DVD±R drive
- Nvidia GeForce 6150 SE graphics (up to 1343 MB total)
- Windows Vista Home Premium (32-bit)
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The Basics
- Processor:
AMD's Athlon X2 4450e+ dual-core processor: Dual-core technology is
like having two processors working together, each one taking care of
different applications, so power-users actually experience greater
performance when multiple applications are running. Digital media
enthusiasts will appreciate the enhancements while simultaneously
working in high-definition video and photo editing and audio mixing
programs. It includes such AMD features as HyperTransport Technology
(which increases the communication between integrated circuits) and
Enhanced Virus Protection. This 2.3 GHz processor offers a system
bus with speeds up to a blazing 2000 MHz and each core offers a 512 KB
L2 cache--for a 1 MB total. (An L2, or secondary, cache temporarily
stores data; and a larger L2 cache can help speed up your system's
performance. The FSB carries data between the CPU and RAM, and a faster
front-side bus will deliver better overall performance.)
- Hard Drive:
The generous 250 GB Serial ATA (SATA) hard drive (7200 RPM) offers a
wealth of storage space, perfect for storing a vast multimedia
collection or for editing digital video. This SATA hard drive has a
3Gb/s interface speed that enables up to 300MB/s data transfer rates
(double the speed of the current SATA interface of 1.5Gb/s).
- Memory:
The 3 GB of installed RAM (1 x 1 G, 1 x 2 GB; PC2-6400) will more than
satisfy your multimedia needs, but you still have room to add more RAM
to handle today's demanding computational needs. This desktop has a 4
GB maximum RAM capacity (2 x 2 GB). It also offers a lightning quick
800 MHz RAM speed.
- DVD/CD Drive: This
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 12x DVD±R DL Write Once, 16x DVD±R,
8x DVD+RW, 6x DVD-RW, 12x DVD-RAM, 40x CD-R, 32x CD-RW write speeds and
40x CD-ROM, and 16x DVD-ROM read speeds. 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).
Video & Audio
This desktop features an integrated Nvidia GeForce 6150 SE
graphics/video card with 128 MB of dedicated graphics memory. Windows
Vista can also allocate up to 1343 MB of total graphics memory from the
system memory. It features NVidia's PureVideo technology--which
provides great picture clarity, smooth video, accurate color, and
precise image scaling for video content--and full support for Microsoft
DirectX 9.0 for stunningly realistic cinematic effects for all
DirectX-compatible applications. It also offers an integrated audio
card that can produce high definition surround sound configurable to 8
speakers.
Networking, Connectivity & Expansion
For expansion, this desktop has two PCI slots (one available), one PCI
Express x16 slot (available), one PCI Express x1 slot (available), two
5.25-inch bays (one available), three 3.5-inch bays (two available). It
comes with the following external connections:
- 6 USB 2.0 ports for connecting a wide range of peripherals--from digital cameras to MP3 players (2 in front, 4 in rear)
- 2 PS/2 ports for connecting keyboards and mice
- 1 VGA monitor port
- 1 headphone (front)
- 1 microphone/line-in/line-out (rear)
- 10/100 Ethernet
- 56K modem (V.90)
Operating System
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium with SP1 (32-bit) is the operating
system for users with advanced computer needs, and it includes all of
the Windows Media Center capabilities for turning your PC into an
all-in-one home entertainment center for watching DVD movies and
accessing your digital audio library. You can also use Windows Media
Center to record and watch your favorite TV shows (even HDTV) and to
access new kinds of online entertainment content. Computers that
include Windows Vista Home Premium and an auxiliary Windows SideShow
display will also allow you to access key data even when your computer
is off. It is also easier than ever to share files between other PCs in
your household and to manage your laptop computer settings to more
securely connect via Wi-Fi.
Every edition of Windows Vista
provides the essential tools and technologies to help protect you
whether you are browsing the Internet, connecting to a wireless
network, or just reading e-mail. All editions of Windows Vista include
new tools that can warn you of impending hardware failures long before
you have lost any important personal data. And, all Windows Vista
editions include parental control features that allow you to manage and
monitor your family's use of games, the Internet, instant messaging,
and other activities.
Preloaded Software
- muvee autoProducer Basic: Automatically create professional looking home videos and burn to DVD.
- Cyberlink DVD Suite Deluxe: Automatically fix and edit videos and create CDs and DVDs. Edit, burn and archive data to discs.
- Microsoft Works 9: Includes a word processor, spreadsheet, database and calendar.
- Microsoft Office Home and Student Edition 2007 (60-day trial version).
- Adobe Reader 8: Read and print PDF files.
- Norton
Internet Security 2009 protects your PC and your identity when you
email, bank and shop online; 60 days of protection updates included.
Dimensions & Weight
This desktop measures 16.7 x 6.67 x 14.85 inches (LxWxD) and weighs 21.25 pounds.
What's in the Box
The HP Compaq Presario SR5710F 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.
Note: Monitor not included.
Customer Reviews
Amazing Deal, but know what your buying...
This computer is a great value, I actually have purchased two. It
has fit my needs exactly. I use them as Home Theater PC's connected to
my 47" and 52" Flatscreens in different rooms of the house.
But potential buyers would probably appreciate knowing certain
things ahead of time, so I would like to share some of those with you.
A couple things I noticed, which are not things they neglect to include
on spec sheets, were no extra Serial ATA connections on the mother
board, thus no extra SATA Hard Drive, or Blu-ray Burner with SATA and
things of that nature.
The good news is it does have two open IDE connections, which in my
case worked out perfectly.. I had an old Seagate 250GB IDE, set the IDE
as master on the jumper settings, connect it to the blue IDE connection
on the mother board, boot the computer, enter bios, simply change the
boot sequence in the BIOS because it will default to boot from the IDE
Hard Drive when it is added(so if you get a OS not found message at
first don't freak out).
Also, (this is stated on the spec sheets) there are only 1PCIx16 and three regular PCI slots.
So choose your upgrades wisely. Other than the added IDE HD, i've
added the PNY - NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT 512MB PCI Express DDR3 for
Graphics, and a Swann PCI DVR 4 Camera input security card with
software. I plan on using the other PCI slot for possibly a sound card,
or wireless card if the PC ever gets moved away from the router. I'm
not saying the computer comes up short on any of the specs, just that
some of the things that they don't mention, and you find out after you
purchase it. Just thought I would share what i've noticed after buying
a couple of them.
Sorry for the long review, but I figured the more the better in this case.
Cheers
Love it!
I did a lot of research for a new computer, name brands, disk
space, RAM, OS, capabilities, etc. I compared what I could afford and
what I wanted, this computer tops out for the price! I was wary of
Vista, but it seems to be ok so far. Microsoft has had the last 2 years
to get it right! This is my 2nd HP, the first one from 2004 (XP Pro on
it) is still working great and is in another room for my teenage
daughter. I love the quickness and capabilities that this pc has! I
have more hard drive space than I will ever use! The 3 gig RAM and the
processor are extremely fast and programs load in seconds! The internet
is superbly fast with this PC too! My opinion- if it's time to upgrade,
this is the computer to get! I finally have left XP and am glad that I
took the chance and I am ecstatic that I went with HP (Compaq)!
Good, Inexpensive, Stable Computer
I agree with the other reviews already written here. Don't buy this
computer if you are looking for a computer with dozens of upgrade
options. Buy it if you are looking for a fairly fast, stable, small,
quiet, inexpensive, name brand computer. I bought it for my daughter to
use for PC gaming, WOW, etc. She loves it. I did install an ASUS WM8500
GT Silent (passive cooling) video card into the PCI Express 16 slot, it
works great. Admittedly, the graphics seemed pretty quick without the
upgrade. There are no case fans in this computer, but there is a
pre-drilled attachment area for you to install one on the case exhaust
area if you feel the need to add one. There is a large fan cooler on
the CPU that seems to do a good job on much of the case, and a fan on
the somewhat small power supply. Even with the passively cooled video
card, the computer seems to be running nice and cool so far. Very
quiet. Thinking of buying another one.
Yes, it has the typical HP/Compaq bloatware, but it's easy to uninstall anything you don't want.
