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Out of stock | | | | | | HP IQ506 TouchSmart PC. The next generation, touch enabled PC combines a 22 inch diagonal hi-def widescreen with a powerful energy efficient Intel Core 2 Duo processor in a single, integrated design. Includes HP TouchSmart software, webcam, media card reader, and premium speakers for fast, easy access to photos, videos, music and applications. Touchscreen technology puts your digital life at your fingertips with fast, easy access to info, entertainment and social networks. Next generation HP TouchSmart software simplifies access to photos, videos, music and applications with quick and easy touch access to your digital world. Plug one power cord into the wall and you are ready to go. Wireless keyboard and integrated WLAN offer a truly wireless experience. Low profile wireless keyboard stows away when not in use, freeing up valuable desk space. Adjustable screen tilts back and forth for maximum comfort. HP Ambient Light lets you set a mood, or see your keyboard in the dark. Sleek piano black design with elegant espresso side panel highlights. Next generation HP TouchSmart software brings a new level of fun to your photos, videos and music. Built in webcam and microphone for video chat or conferencing. Watch your favorite shows on the integrated 22 inch diagonal hi def widescreen makes for amazing slideshows too. Enjoy high quality sound through the integrated premium stereo speakers. Watch and burn your personal videos with the built in DVD burner. | | | | | |
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 Amazon is great Aug 15, 2010
picked this up over a year ago, Amazon is GREAT, did a good finance deal, still using system, but normal HP glitches, as from any computer, from time-to-time.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
 A MUST READ if you are considering this one. Sep 30, 2009
If you are thinking about purchasing this computer, this is a MUST READ.
I am not a complainer, this is for your knowledge only, too late for me.
I do believe in helping others, especially those of you that are like me,
struggling and stressed out during this "recession".
Long story short as possible.
If you have already purchased it, unpack it quickly, don't wait until the 30 day
"return period" has expired. I waited 30 days to open it, my bad, but I was preparing
a new space to operate my very small business in, with my new cool computer, Yeaaa:)
Wished that I kept my 9 year old Sony Vaio in operation. :(
Seems I have had more reboots, freeze-ups and shutdowns in one month than 9 years with
my Sony. Trying to use it for business, no time to take in for repairs, just reboot and move on. I can't afford another and am stuck with this. This is for those of you
that can not afford to waste time or money.
My Experience: 17 year working with computers.
Knowledge: Better than most, great at "not fixing it if it works"
Purchased Best Buy July 2009
ROOBOOTS to date: LOST COUNT. but counting now and at least 14 times in 4 days.
FREEZE-UPS: Lost count, see above.
DRIVERS WARNING: PAY NO ATTENTION TO THE "Windows XP and Vista Compatible". It does not always mean "Vista 64 Bit!!!!!"
Hours and hours of wasted time, only to
hear the voice over the phone say,"oh, it's Vista 64 bit"
Some manufactures are telling me that they can't justify making drivers
for the 64 bit because there are not enough out there.
Trying to get NEW software and devices to work with this computer took hours
upon hours, only to find out that it can't be done.
Now I'm using two computers, the "TouchSmart" and a three year old
laptop to do my work. They are side by side, so much for saving desktop space.
SCREEN: Like it a lot, but unless you enjoy fingerprints all over a glossy screen,
forget about using the "Touch" part.
SPEED: Great, for about 7 days. Still good in some aspects.
INTERNET CONNECTIVITY: Keeps loosing the connection, and loosing the New Wireless Router for no apparent reason, over and over. Can't even find the router on the radar.
It's only about 20ft from the router.
[...]
PRO COMMENTS.
Looks cool and like a space saver, nice screen.
SORRY, Not so short after all, but I could go on.
PS I don't hate HP or Bill Gates.
Excellent All-In-One - Low graphics performance Sep 17, 2009
PROS:
I have used this computer for several months at work now. I am the IT/network support personnel for our company so my technical background is pretty good. This computer is actually well designed. The LCD is of great quality, the picture is bright with nice vivid colors. They keyboard and mouse are very comfortable to use as well, and both have a very good signal quality. The power usage of the computer itself is amazingly low. I have documented it's power usage here: [...] You can compare it's energy usage to other computer towers and LCD monitors.
The Touchscreen works as expected but may be a bit difficult to use to browse the web as you have to be very accurate with your finger to click on a link. When speaking of computer power, the IQ504 is able to keep up with many applications, but read below for my comments on graphics.
The built-in webcam and microphone are also excellent. I have used them in Skype and different chat programs and both have performed very well.
CONS:
The video card is a Mobile Intel 965 and many videos, and even screen savers appear choppy. This computer would be great for a family or office personnel that uses the computer for applications which do not require a powerful graphics card. The computer is well equipped for mult-tasking though. Sometimes I have up to 10 applications running at once and the speed is very good. At the moment I am using Windows Vista Ultimate x64 SP2, and heavily use this computer on a daily basis.
I have also had several problems getting the DVD drive to read CDs and DVDs. Many times I will toss a CD or DVD in and it will spit it back out. I have updated the DVDs Firmware and also the BIOS and the same problem occurs. I try inserting the CD/DVD in many different ways and then it eventually works, but this can sometimes be very aggravating. The Wake on Lan feature on the Ethernet adapter (Realtek PCIe GBE) does not work. This adapter does have the feature, but there are no options to enable or disable this feature in the BIOS. After much testing I was unable to get this feature to work, so although it is advertised, it does not work on my model.
Recommendations:
If you are a gamer or plan to use heavy programs such as AutoCAD, MAYA, Adobe Premiere, etc., do not buy this computer, or try and see if they have a model with enhanced graphics. For the typical home or office user, this is an excellent space saving, green computer.
My recommendation is to try before you buy. Many stores have the TouchSmart PCs on display and you can play with them.
List of Hardware by Hardware profilers such as AIDA32:
CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T5750 @ 2.00GHz
Video: Mobile Intel(R) 965 Express Chipset Family (448 MB)
DVD Drive: TSSTcorp CDDVDW TS-T633A
Audio: SoundMAX Integrated Digital HD Audio
Ethernet: Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller
Wireless: 802.11n Wireless LAN Card
Bluetooth: Bluetooth Device (Personal Area Network)
Hard Drive: SAMSUNG HD320KJ
Other: Multi Flash Reader USB Device, Intel(R) ICH8M Ultra ATA Storage Controllers - 2850, Intel(R) ICH8M-E/M SATA AHCI Controller, Microsoft iSCSI Initiator, AGERE OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller
 Updates won't install Jul 14, 2009
We've had it for several months. Our big problem is that the HP updates at the HP site all crash with the same error when you try to install them. Spent several hours on chat with them and they finally gave up and told be to reinstall the operating system even though I explained that this was an out of the box problem and not the result of updates. Window updates install fine. So due to poor support I cannot recommend any HP computer.
I feel like such a sucker Jun 25, 2009
I'm going crazy with this machine 2 system recoveries and 2 visits to the geek sqaud, and hours on the phone with HP. I have experienced every problem that most of these reviewers talked about. Very Very UNHAPPY!
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