"The 6000 Pros have a healthy hard drive and memory storage and function with energy efficiency - both are EPEAT Gold registered."
Karim Beerahee
These machines are designed for mid-level business customers as they stock both the power and the endurance to manage most apps for that level of work.
They are customisable so that they can fit to your preferred spec, with a great range of high level components, processors and chipsets.
What we like best
HP has preserved its position as well established and trustworthy providers of business desktops. This has been achieved by making these systems with trusted components.
The customisable options of processor and graphics chips are neither new nor experimental, with the 6000s you are assured well tested apparatus that does not fail easily. As an ultimate back up for this, HP has released a sister line, the 6005 desktops, which feature the AMD processors that have a little more kick to them.
The 6000 pros have a healthy hard drive, memory storage and function teamed with energy efficiency – both are EPEAT Gold registered- so if your company is heading in a green direction these desktops will be quite an asset.
What we like least
The Small Form Factor and Microtower are almost identical systems, however the latter has forfeited a few features that you may desire. Although it is upgradable you will have to pay extra for a Blu-ray and a 3.5 inch SATA hard drive.
The NVIDIA GeForce 310 graphics chip is not a customisable option offered by HP and but installation in the Small Form Factor makes the machine game worthy.
One complaint is that the power switch is not only the same colour as the tower, but it is also level with the casing making it difficult to find at first, a small niggle but a niggle nonetheless!
As a business desktop, these systems provide the key features of usability, functionality and security, there is no faulting them there. They have a very small footprint so you won’t reach difficulty placing them, or working around them, the setup is quick and you can get to work almost immediately on these machines.
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Processor Speed
2.83 GHz
Processor
Intel Core 2 Quad Processor Q9500
RAM
Up to 8 Gb DDR3-Synch DRAM
Screen Size
N/A
Graphics
Up to ATI Radeon HD 3470
Hard Drive Storage
Up to 1 Tb SATA 7200 RPM
Battery
N/A
Multimedia
Integrated High Definition audio with Realtek ALC261 codec
Ports
10 x USB 2.0
1 x serial port
1 x RJ-45
1 x VGA
1 x audio in/out
1 x Display Port
Weight & Size
7.26Kg
337mm (W) x 378mm (D) x 100mm (H)
Connectivity
Integrated Intel 82567LM Gigabit Network Connection
Operating System
Windows 7
The new HP Mini has had a bit of a makeover and it looks all the better for it. There are some nice swirl patterns across the lid and it comes in a choice of white, pink or black.
They’ve finally put in a full VGA connection, allowing you to hook up a display without messing about with an annoying adapter, and there’s an extra USB port.
The hard drive has been upgraded to 160Gb capacity, with a faster speed of 5,400RPM against 4,200RPM. The Intel® Atom™ CPUs are perfect for netbooks, and with 1Gb RAM it boots quickly and can handle reasonably high demands.
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HP has, however, continued their infuriating habit of putting the left and right click buttons on either side of the track-pad rather than underneath, which takes an age to get used too. There’s also no HDMI port and the Mini 110 comes pre-loaded with a lot of unnecessary software.
The only other point to note is that the edge to edge glass screen of the Mini 1000 has been replaced with an anti-glare widescreen with a bezel round the edge: More practical, though a little less stylish.
HP has built a great netbook, with good battery life, easy to use keyboard and lots of ports. There are some practical problems, but they can be overcome.
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