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HP Pavilion Media Center m8530f Desktop PC

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Take control of your digital entertainment. Our Pavilion Media Center m8530f is ready to help you consolidate, organize, and enjoy your favorite movies, music, photos, and videos.

Premium features

  • Experience genuine Windows Vista Home Premium†† 64-bit edition with Service Pack 1
  • Get things done with the 2.2GHz AMD Phenom X4 9550 Quad-Core Processor with AMD Live!; boost performance with the 5120MB PC2 6400 DDR2 SDRAM (1 x 2048MB 3 x 1024MB, expandable to 8GB)
  • Go on the Web via DSL or cable using the 10/100/1000 Mbps network interface
  • Label discs with professional-looking text, photos, and designs using HP LightScribe

Watch, listen, play

  • Watch movies with the DVD Super Multi drive
  • Listen to music and create song playlists for every occasion
  • Play games using the high-capacity, 750GB 7200 rpm hard drive; enjoy them more with the Nvidia GeForce 9300GE graphics with hybrid SLI technology, DVI and HDMI capabilities, and support for Microsoft DirectX 10 (up to 1919MB total available graphics memory)
  • Consolidate photos, videos, music, and movies with AMD Live!, then access through your PC—or mobile phone, MP3 player, Xbox 360 console, or TV

Storage, software, connections

  • Store up to 166,000 songs on the 750GB hard drive
  • Connect accessories like MP3 players and joysticks via the top- and back-access USB 2.0 ports (two in front, four in back) and FireWire (IEEE 1394) ports (one in front, one in back)
  • Share files with a thumb drive, iPAQ, or camera via the integrated 15-in-1 digital media card reader1
  • Edit, organize, and distribute videos with the CyberLink DVD Suite Deluxe software
  • Burn DVDs and CDs with the Super Multi DVD drive
  • Make home videos with the muvee autoProducer software
  • Guard against viruses, spam, and spyware with the preinstalled Norton Internet Security 2008 software (60-day live update trial)

First-class warranties and support

  • Get peace of mind with the one-year limited hardware and software warranty plus our Total Care advice and support; HP may also, at its discretion, offer on-site support for troubleshooting and repair2
  • Get free software support with the one-year limited software warranty
  • Get answers to product questions 24 x 7, toll-free, or via e-mail in as little time as an hour--at www.hp.com/go/totalcare

1. For Secure Digital, MultiMediaCard, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro, SmartMedia, xD-Picture cards.
2. In-home warranty avail. only on select customizable HP desktop PCs. Need for in-home service determined by HP support rep. Customer may be required to run system self-test programs or correct reported faults by following advice over phone. On-site service provided only if isszue can't be corrected remotely. Service not available holidays, weekends.

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HP Pavilion Media Center m8530f Desktop PC

    PC
    Keyboard
    Optical mouse
    User guide

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# Not all Windows Vista features are available for use on all Windows Vista Capable PCs. All Windows Vista Capable PCs will run the core experiences of Windows Vista, such as innovations in organizing and finding information,security and reliability. Some features available in premium editions of Windows Vista--like the new Windows AeroTM user interface--require advanced or additional hardware. Check www.windowsvista.com/getready for details.

 

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