hp touchsmart pc: take that imac!
January 9th, 2007 comments (9) stumble it! digg it! by: technabob
Not to be outdone by Apple’s iMac personal computers, HP has finally announced their much anticipated all-in one system, the HP TouchSmart.
The first system in the series is the TouchSmart IQ770, featuring a fast, dual-core AMD Turion 64-X2 TL-52 CPU, 2GB of DDR RAM, a 320 GB hard drive and a SuperMulti DVD burner with LightScribe capability. The system comes with Windows Vista Home Premium pre-installed. Also included are a wireless keyboard and mouse, and built in WiFi and Bluetooth network interfaces.
The TouchSmart’s robust media capabilities include NTSC and ATSC tuners for both standard and high-definition (yay!) over-the-air television broadcasts. But the real unique feature of the show is the touch-sensitive 19-inch widescreen LCD screen (1440 x 900 resolution). This allows many of the features of the TouchSmart to be controlled without a mouse or keyboard. The system also integrates a 1.3 megapixel web cam, microphone, stereo speakers, and an 8-in-1 memory card reader.
The system’s dimensions – 18.88″ (l) x 21.77″ (w) x 11.37″ (h) are pretty comparable to those of the 20″ iMac, and unlike the iMac, the display can be adjusted in both angle and height. Apple still may win on styling and OS elegance, but in terms of on-board hardware, the TouchSmart might actually give the iMac a run for its money, with its powerful processing capabilities and more robust on-board media capabilities than the iMac currently offers.
The only real question is whether or not the TouchSmart will be priced competitively, since pricing has not yet been announced.
filed under: computing home entertainment
tags: all in onehdtvhigh definitionhpimacmultimediapctouchmarttouchscreentvvistawindows
January 9th, 2007 comments (9): stumble it! digg it! by: technabob
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Do you know what video card this is running? If it’s not an ATI or nVidia, it might be a good pick-up. Have to put a real OS on it and get a Windows tax refund though. That looks quite nice.
Actually, it’s running an NVIDIA GeForce Go 7600 graphics card with 256MB dedicated video memory.
I don’t think there are alot of PCs out there with anything but NVIDIA or ATI chips these days. Maybe a handful run the anemic Intel video chipsets, but what do you have against NV and ATI? Poor Linux support?
The HP touchsmart computer looks amazing. Would it cope for disabled users. My elderly parents would benefit greatly from something like this as my mother can only use one arm and the other has limited strength after removal of a brain tumour. She loves life and I would love to teach her how to shop online and have some fun with a computer given that she is very limited in what she can do.
I think it’s never too late to learn and whilst trying to research disability computers and to see if we could get one on loan for a while I came across the HP touchsmart and would like to know more and whether this could be a possibility.
Kind Regards,
Brenda Barclay
[...] few months, I reckon I can get myself a pretty decent PC with the money I’ve got, and when I heard about the HP Supa-dupa Touchsmart Ultra PC Thingy-Ma-Bob, I just couldn’t look [...]
I saw it in Chicago yesterday, it is the computer I was waiting for .. when it will available in France ? the price is USA is 1700$ why not mention in your article.
It is a great piece of art !
Thanks to HP
plz let me kno wen dis shit is on de market im getin one, shizza
The HP Touchsmart PC is running this contest online at http://www.touchonlife.com. The site lets you combine pictures, edit and create slideshows with a tune you compose online. The tagline says it
When will this be available and what will it cost?
I have one, and it certainly isn’t a disappointment. The mouse almost seems like a pointless feature once you use the touchscreen. and also, this is the best computer you could ever have if you have limited living space. this thing only has one cord you need to plug in, and then you’re set to go. definitely the best computer in existence, not to mention the most convenient. any mac is a wuss compared to the touchsmart (wusses that cost twice as much, which smaller ram and hard drives). buy this computer whenever you get the chance.