HP Pavilion Slimline s5310y: A Review

Written by Maryam on Friday, February 12th, 2010
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HP Pavilion Slimline s5310y

HP is one of those companies which always strive to give you the best solutions for your laptops and personal computers and this is the reason the reputation of the company in the international markets is quite high and many of the experts prefer to have the HP products for them. The company has recently given the slimline which is very attractive not from the outlook but also from its capabilities. Loaded with essentials the PCs are great either you want an entertainment hub or a whole family PC.

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The new HP pavilion slimline s5310y is under review here I this article and it must be said that it is one of the best desktop solutions provided by HP which not only occupies less space but also gives you the capabilities which you might not have experienced before. Something which you might not like about this PC is that it lacks HDMI ports and wireless networking. The system performance is also claimed to be not so good because of the sluggish processor and it is also reported that there is also not much room for internal expansion. The more details regarding the features of this system have been discussed below.

Features:

  1. This system features Intel dual core processor for running multiple applications but unfortunately the performance of the processor has been reported to be not so extra-ordinary.
  2. One good thing about the system is that it carries genuine Windows 7 home premium which assures the simplifying of the daily routine tasks of your computer and also helps in performing advance activities.
  3. For the fastest data transfer it carries DDR3 memory which is very efficient for assuring the quality of data transfer and reducing the consumption of power.
  4. The storage is not a big issue with this system because it features SATA hard drive options for the ample storage space.
  5. The visuals with this system are also very fine because of the fantastic graphics and the integrated graphics cards add up to the beauty of working with system.

Specifications:

  1. Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Edition
  2. Software Added:  HP MediaSmart DVD , HP MediaSmart Suite , HP Recovery Manager , Microsoft Works 9.0 , CyberLink DVD Suite 6 , Windows Live Essentials , HP Help and Support Center , Microsoft Internet Explorer , Microsoft Windows DVD Maker , Norton Online Backup (30 days trial) , Norton Internet Security 2010 (60 days subscription) , Microsoft Office 2007 Home and Student Edition (Trial)
  3. Interfaces: 6 x Hi-Speed USB – 4 pin USB Type A ( 2 front, 4 rear ) , 1 x Display / video – VGA – 15 pin HD D-Sub (HD-15) , 1 x Network – Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX – RJ-45 , 1 x Audio – Line-in – Mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm , 1 x Audio – Line-out – Mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm , 1 x Microphone – Input – Mini-phone 3.5 mm , 1 x Headphones – Output – Mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm ( 1 in front ) , 1 x Remote control.
  4. Storage Type: DVD±RW (±R DL) / DVD-RAM – Serial ATA
  5. CD / DVD read speed:  40x (CD) / 16x (DVD)
  6. CD / DVD write speed:  40x (CD) / 16x (DVD±R) / 12x (DVD±R DL)
  7. CD / DVD rewrite speed:  32x (CD) / 6x (DVD-RW) / 8x (DVD+RW) / 12x (DVD-RAM)
  8. Chipset type: NVIDIA GeForce 6150 SE / nForce 430
  9. RAM size: 4 GB / 4 GB (max)
  10. Expansion Slots Total (Free):  2 ( 0 ) x Memory – DIMM 240-pin , 1 ( 0 ) x Processor – Socket AM3 , 1 ( 1 ) x PCI Express x1 , 1 ( 1 ) x PCI Express x16.

This thus not a very exciting new system but you can rely on it because some of the capabilities of this system are also satisfactory for working on.

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