HP Pavilion Slimline s3500f - Athlon 64 X2 5400+ 2.8 GHz Review

Reviews of the HP Pavilion Slimline s3500f - Athlon 64 X2 5400+ 2.8 GHz

7.0

CNET Review

September 22, 2008

The Good: Competitive performance among budget PCs; integrated Wi-Fi; compact.

The Bad: Limited expansion room; home theater features get jettisoned to hit low price, including Blu-ray drive, TV tuner, HDMI ports, and wireless keyboard and mouse.

The Bottom Line: As opposed to previous Slimline models, the HP Pavilion Slimline s3500f tosses aside home theater aspirations and targets budget buyers looking for a compact, cheap PC.

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9.2

alaTest.com

By alaTest | January 7, 2009

Review Summary: Experts rate this product 70/100 and users 80/100. Comparing these reviews to 46356 other Desktops reviews gives this product an overall alaScore™ 92/100 = Excellent.

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7.0

pcmag.com

By Joel Santo Domingo | August 7, 2008

Review Summary: The HP Pavilion Slimline s3500f is small in stature, but larger than the competing Dell Studio Hybrid and Mac mini. It trades a bit of the other's compactness in return for a full-size hard drive and optical drive, as well as some internal expansion. Forw

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Manufacturer: HP

Part number: KQ489AA#ABA

General

Type Personal computer
Recommended Use Home use
Product Form Factor Tower
Localization English / United States

Processor

Type AMD Athlon 64 X2 5400+ / 2.8 GHz
Multi-Core processor technology Dual-Core
64-bit processor Yes
Installed Qty 1
Max processors supported 1

Cache Memory

Type L2 cache
Installed Size 1 MB
Cache Per Processor 1 MB ( 2 x 512 KB )

Mainboard

Chipset type NVIDIA GeForce 6150 SE / nForce 430
Data bus speed 1000 MHz

RAM

Installed Size 4 GB / 4 GB (max)
Technology DDR2 SDRAM
Memory speed 800 MHz
Memory specification compliance PC2-6400
RAM form factor DIMM 240-pin

Storage Controller

Type 1 x Serial ATA - Integrated

Storage Controller (2nd)

Type None

Storage

Floppy drive type None
Hard Drive 1 x 500 GB - Standard - Serial ATA-300 - 7200 rpm
Hard Drive (2nd) None

Optical Storage

Type DVD?RW (?R DL) / DVD-RAM / BD-ROM - Serial ATA
CD / DVD read speed 40x (CD) / 16x (DVD)
CD / DVD write speed 40x (CD) / 16x (DVD?R) / 8x (DVD?R DL)
CD / DVD rewrite speed 32x (CD) / 6x (DVD-RW) / 8x (DVD+RW) / 12x (DVD-RAM)
Disc Labeling Technology LightScribe Technology

Optical Storage (2nd)

Type None

Storage Removable

Type None

Monitor

Monitor Type None.

Multimedia Functionality

TV tuner type None

Graphics Controller

Type Integrated
Graphics Processor / Vendor NVIDIA GeForce 6150 SE Shared video memory (UMA)

Audio Output

Type Sound card - Integrated
Sound output mode 5.1 channel surround
Audio output compliant standards High Definition Audio
Speaker(s) None

Input Device

Type Mouse, Keyboard

Mouse

Mouse technology Optical
Mouse interface PS/2

Audio Input

Type None

Telecom

Modem Fax / modem
Max transfer rate 56 Kbps

Networking

Networking Network adapter
Wireless LAN Supported Yes
Data Link Protocol Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g
Compliant Standards IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g

Printer

Type None

Expansion / Connectivity

Expansion Bays Total (Free) 1 ( 0 ) x Internal - 3.5" x 1/3H, 1 ( 1 ) x Pocket Media Drive bay, 1 ( 0 ) x Front accessible - 5.25" x 1/2H
Expansion Slots Total (Free) 1 ( 0 ) x PCI, 1 ( 1 ) x PCI Express x16, 2 Memory - DIMM 240-pin, 1 ( 0 ) x Processor
Interfaces 1 x Audio - Line-out - Mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm, 1 x Audio - Line-in - Mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm, 1 x Microphone - Input - Mini-phone 3.5 mm, 1 x Audio - SPDIF output, 1 x Keyboard - Generic - 6 pin mini-DIN (PS/2 style), 1 x IEEE 1394 (FireWire), 1 x Mouse - Generic - 6 pin mini-DIN (PS/2 style), 1 x Display / video - S-video output, 1 x Network - Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX - RJ-45, 3 x Audio - Output - Mini-phone 3.5 mm, 6 x Hi-Speed USB - 4 pin USB Type A ( 1 in front ), 1 x Display / video - VGA - 15 pin HD D-Sub (HD-15)

Power

Power device type Power supply

Operating System / Software

OS Provided Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit Edition

Greenpeace 'Guide to Greener Electronics'

Greenpeace 'Guide to Greener Electronics' manufacturer rating (June 2008) 4.3
Greenpeace 'Guide to Greener Electronics' manufacturer rating (Mar 2008) 6.7

Card Reader

Card reader 15 in 1 card reader
Supported flash memory cards RS-MMC, CompactFlash Card type II, MultiMediaCard, MultiMediaCardmobile, Microdrive, SmartMedia Card, SD Memory Card, MultiMediaCardplus, Memory Stick Duo, CompactFlash Card type I, MiniSD, Memory Stick Pro, Memory Stick, XD-Picture Card