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: Great support for Windows 7 and Multitouch functionality. Disadvantages: A little pricey in comparrison to standard machines.
As a developer interested in writing multi touch applications for Windows using Windows Presenetation Foundation and Silverlight I was keen to explore the touch capabilities of this laptop which I boiught shortly after its' release. At first the multitouch support was poor, (and was even worse under early beta versions of Windows 7). However, the drivers have improved beyond measure and I now run the machine under Windows 7 (64bit release candidate) and use it as my primary development platform for both Silverlight (2/3) and WPF development.
The laptop functions on a number of different levels: 1. As a standard laptop (it performs admirably). 2. As a Tablet PC (its' stylus/pen is excellent allowing you to rest your hand on the screen as you write - which feels intuitive and comfortable). 3. As a Multi-Touch device (the TX2 ...
Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n (draft), Bluetooth 2.0 EDR
Compliant Standards
IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n (draft)
Expansion / connectivity
Expansion Slots Total (Free)
2 memory - SO DIMM 200-pin
2 ( 0 ) x PCI Express x1
1 ( 0 ) x PCI Express x16
Interfaces
1 x headphones - output ( 1 in front )
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
Expansion Bays Total (Free)
1 ( 1 ) x Pocket Media Drive bay
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 Works, Microsoft Windows Media Player, Microsoft Windows Movie Maker, muvee autoProducer, Norton Internet Security 2009 (60 days subscription), Adobe Reader 8.0, Microsoft Windows DVD Maker, Microsoft Windows Mail, Microsoft Windows Media Center, CyberLink DVD Suite, CyberLink Youcam
Environmental standards
EPEAT Compliant
EPEAT Silver
ENERGY STAR Qualified
Yes
Manufacturer warranty
Service & Support
1 year warranty
Service & Support Details
Limited warranty - parts and labour - 1 year - pick-up and return
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18/07/2009
Manufacturer's product description
The powerful all-in-one HP TouchSmart IQ830 desktop PC combines a 25.5-inch touch screen in a sleek, sophisticated design.
