Advantages: Touch Screen, Speed, Easy to use Disadvantages: Price
The HPTouchSmartIQ540uk is by far the best computer I have purchased. Its slick design and wireless features make the PC stand out from the crowd and make the PC suitable for any room in the house.
The front end features are simple to use for any beginners using a computer with a great touch sensitive display which makes browsing the Internet or looking through your computer files easy.
Great for watching movies with its clear 22 inch diplay, plus the ability to watch live television via the antena port at the back if you wish too.
Owned this product for twelve monthes now and so far so good, encountering no problems plus its still one of the best computers on the market with all up to date features.
One disadvantage of the HPTouchSmart is the price. This may put alot of people off because there are rivals which are cheaper ...
Advantages: excellent TFT screen and touchsmart ability Disadvantages: dodgy keyboard
Having read the review of this HPTouchSmartIQ770 I was doubting whether or not to buy it. However I am very glad that I did, I absolutely love it This PC has a lot going for it, it is very stylish and modern looking, excellent 19" TFT screen which can be moved up and down to suit most peoples height. The keyboard can be slotted just under the pc into its own niche which, if you need it, gives plenty of space on your desk.
The keyboard and mouse are both wireless and you have to configure them to pc when you first set up. I must admit the keyboard can be a bit tempremental in that it will often not type the key you hit, or will type it twice, but must also that as the keyboard is quite small, it is sometimes down to me as I hit the wrong key. I also feel that the keyboard needs to "warm up" before it will start to behave ...
Advantages: Very Sleek, Full Of Extras And No Unsightly Wiring Everywhere Disadvantages: Inefficient Cooling Due To Sleek Case, Possible unreliability Due To High Operating Temperatures
well, this device if it had a metal case would be very efficient at cooking your breakfast not just its own hard drive. although i must admit that hp were kind enough to replace its hard disk drive twice in less than a month. 5 stars for that HP! but really in my own personal opinion this machine is heavily overpriced considering its performance. although it does look nice its comes with windows vista home premium installed which makes light work of this pc's lack of resources. and not forgetting the temperature issue, i have at this very moment checked the temperates and would like to say that under a very light load, (ie, only running mozilla firefox and zonealarm security suite and windows obviously)
This pc will sit quite comfortably at a CPU temperature of 64*c and a GPU temp 54*c. personally i wouldn't expect to see this high ...
1 x network - Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T - RJ-45
1 x IEEE 1394 (FireWire) - 4 PIN FireWire ( 1 in front )
5 x Hi-Speed USB - 4 PIN USB Type A ( 2 in front )
1 x audio - line-out
1 x audio - line-In
1 x audio - SPDIF output
1 x remote control
Miscellaneous
Included Accessories
Remote control
Power
Device Type
Power supply
Power Provided
230 Watt
Operating system / software
OS Provided
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit Edition
Software
Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows Movie Maker, Norton Internet Security 2009 (60 days subscription), HP MediaSmart Suite, muvee Reveal, CyberLink DVD Suite 6, Microsoft Windows DVD Maker, HP Total Care Advisor, Microsoft Works 9.0, HP Recovery Manager, My HP Games
Environmental standards
EPEAT Compliant
EPEAT Silver
Manufacturer warranty
Service & Support
1 year warranty
Service & Support Details
Limited warranty - parts and labour - 1 year - pick-up and return
Manufacturer's product description
The HP Touchsmart IQ820 series desktop PC combines a 25.5-inch touch screen with a powerful Intel processor in sleek, sophisticated design.
