HP Pavilion a6242n-b Desktop Computer Bundle With AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 Dual-Core Processor 4800+ And 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor

The HP Pavilion a6242n-b includes a huge 22" LCD flat panel monitor and is designed to handle today's digital media. Powered by the AMD Athlon 64 X2 dual-core processor 4800+, the a6242n-b features an enormous 3GB memory, an extra-large 320GB hard drive, multiformat DVD drive and memory card reader. And AMD Live!™ helps unify your digital entertainment choices and let you access them easily.

The included HP w2207 22" widescreen BriteView LCD monitor offers 2 built-in speakers (each rated at 2 watts), WSXGA+ (1680 x 1050) native resolution and a fast 5ms response time, suitable for action movies and high-speed gaming. It also provides both analog and digital (DVI-D) connectivity, with HDCP support for viewing protected high-definition content. Its 300 cd/m2 brightness and 1000:1 contrast ratio combine for high-quality images and text. Has adjustable tilt. Overall dimensions (with base): 19"H x 20 5/8"W x 11 3/8"D.

The LightScribe™ SuperMulti DVD drive lets you burn and play both CDs and DVDs, including DVD-RAM and DVD±R Double Layer format, with 8.5GB capacity per disc. LightScribe lets you etch silkscreen-quality labels (grayscale text and graphics) onto discs using the drive itself: After burning content, just flip the disc over in the drive to burn the label. (Labeling feature requires LightScribe-compatible discs, sold separately.)

The front-panel memory card reader is compatible with these 15 flash formats: Secure Digital (SD), MultiMediaCard (MMC), CompactFlash I and II, Memory Stick (MS), MS Pro, MS Duo, MS Pro Duo, Mini Secure Digital, RSMMC, MMC Mobile, MMCplus, xD-Picture Card, SmartMedia and Microdrive.

The Pavilion a6242n-b bundle offers:

• AMD Live!
• AMD Athlon 64 X2 dual-core processor 4800+ operating at 2.5GHz, with Enhanced Virus Protection†
• 1MB (512KB+512KB) L2 cache
• 2000MHz frontside bus
• 3GB of PC2-5300 DDR2 SDRAM memory, upgradable to 8GB
• 320GB 7200-rpm Serial ATA (SATA) hard drive
• LightScribe SuperMulti DVD drive with Double Layer support (reads/writes DVD±R/RW, DVD-RAM, DVD±R Double Layer, CD-R/RW)
• Front-panel 15-in-1 memory card reader
• 10/100Base-T Ethernet networking interface
• 56K V.92 modem
• 6 USB 2.0 ports (2 front, 4 back)
• 2 FireWire (IEEE 1394) ports (1 front, 1 back)
• 2 PS/2 ports
• nVidia GeForce 6150 SE graphics with TurboCache, with 128MB dedicated memory and up to 632MB total available memory
• Integrated High Definition Audio, 8-channel (7.1)
• Digital Audio output port
• Microphone, line-in and line-out jacks (front and back)
• Rear speaker-out, Side speaker-out, Center (subwoofer) jacks
• HP w2207 22" widescreen BrightView LCD monitor with built-in speakers
• HP multimedia keyboard
• HP optical mouse

Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Home Premium operating system comes installed, providing enhanced security and productivity, and new ways to organize, find and share information. Other software included:

• Microsoft Works 8 (word processor, spreadsheet, database and calendar)
• Muvee autoProducer
• HP Photosmart Essential
• Roxio Creator
• Adobe® Reader 8.0
• Norton Internet Security™ 2007 (trial, with 60 days of free updates)

The Pavilion a6242n-b is backed by HP's 1-year limited warranty and 24/7 toll-free support.

† Note: AMD's Enhanced Virus Protection feature provides additional protection against buffer-overflow viruses. AMD and its partners strongly recommend that users continue to use third-party antivirus software.

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