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Product Description Stay connected to your world with the HP TouchSmart PC. Its new all-in-one design combines a 22" diagonal hi-def widescreen with a powerful energy-efficient Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0 GHz Processor in a single sleek piano black design, with elegant espresso side-panel highlights that's perfect in any room you want. The next-generation touchscreen technology puts your digital life at your fingertips and gives you instant access to info, entertainment and social networks. Be free from dangling cables with the built-in WiFi, wireless keyboard and mouse and sync to your gadgets wireless with integrated Bluetooth, the only cable you'll need is the power cord! Watch or burn your photos, personal videos, movies and music with the built-in slot-load SuperMulti DVD/CD Burner. Easily chat face to face online or capture quick photos and video clips, and feel more connected to friends and family using the built-in webcam and microphone. Listen digital music, DVD movies, and multimedia entertainment with the integrated premium stereo speakers that deliver exceptional sound quality. Whatever the day brings, the HP TouchSmart PC will deliver a new level of fun to everything you touch. Touch-enabled 22 diagonal Widescreen BrightView LCD with tilt adjustment Integrated Webcam with Microphone Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100 with 128MB dedicated with up to 358MB Shared Graphics Memory Slot-loading SuperMulti DL DVD+-R/RW Burner Integrated High Definition Audio with High-performance 2.0 Speakers Wireless LAN 802.11b/g/n with built-in WLAN Antenna Integrated Bluetooth 10/100/1000 BaseT Network LAN 5-in-1 card reader - SD, SDHC, MMC, MS, MS Pro Front ports - 2 x USB, IEEE 1394, Headphone Back ports - 3 x USB, Digital Audio Out, Line-in, Line-out, RJ-45 (LAN) Approximate Unit Dimensions - 21 (W) x 2.6 (D) x 17.4 (H) Approximate Unit Weight - 24 Pounds
Amazon.com Product Description Redesigned with a next-generation, touch-enabled 22-inch high-definition LCD screen, the HP TouchSmart IQ504 all-in-one desktop PC is designed to fit wherever life happens: in the kitchen, family room, or living room. With one touch you can check the weather, download your e-mail, or watch your favorite TV show. It's also designed to maximize energy, with a power-saving Intel Core 2 Duo processor and advanced power management technology, as well as material efficiency--right down to the packaging. It has a sleek piano black design with elegant espresso side-panel highlights, and the HP Ambient Light lets you set a mood--or see your keyboard in the dark.
The next-generation, touch-enabled PC combines a 22-inch high-def screen with a powerful, energy efficient Intel Core 2 Duo processor in a single, sleek integrated design.
The TouchSmart IQ504 comes with a bevy of special software features to make your computing life a breeze, including TouchSmart Video and Photo for quickly sharing your snapshots and videos to the web, TouchSmart Calendar for helping your family manage its busy, overlapping schedule, and TouchSmart Notes for both text and voice notes right at your fingertips. And it comes with a wireless keyboard and wireless optical mouse to help you keep clutter to a minimum.
It's powered by the 2.0 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T5750 processor, which provides an optimized, multithreaded architecture for improved gaming and multitasking performance, in addition to excellent power management. It has a built-in webcam and microphone for video chats with family and friends, and it includes integrated stereo speakers that produce crisp, clear audio from DVD movies and downloaded video purchases. Other features include a 320 GB hard drive, 4 GB of RAM (maximizing capacity), a dual-layer DVDRW drive, the latest in Wi-Fi networking (802.11n as well as backward compatibility with 802.11b/g), Bluetooth wireless technology, Gigabit Ethernet, and an Intel GMA X3100 video card with up to 358 MB of total available memory.
The pre-installed 64-bit version of Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium (Service Pack 1) includes all of the Windows Media Center capabilities for turning your PC into an all-in-one home entertainment center. In addition to easily playing your DVD movies and managing your digital audio library, you'll be able to record and watch your favorite TV shows (even HDTV). Vista also integrates new search tools throughout the operating system, includes new parental control features, and offers new tools that can warn you of impending hardware failures.
HP and the Environment HP is committed to providing products that are designed with the environment in mind, and all HP TouchSmart IQ 500 series PCs have earned Energy Star and EPEAT Silver designations. They also use HP power management technology can reduce PC energy use up to 45 percent, and their chassis design uses 55 percent less metal and 37 percent less plastic than standard PCs and monitors. To top it off, the new packaging design greatly reduces plastic foam cushioning materials.
The Basics
Processor: The Intel Core 2 Duo T5750 processor has a 2.0 GHz processor speed, fast 667 MHz front-side bus (FSB), and 2 MB L2 cache. (An L2, or secondary, cache temporarily stores data; and a larger L2 cache can help speed up your system's performance. The FSB carries data between the CPU and RAM, and a faster front-side bus will deliver better overall performance.)
With two computational execution cores in a single processor, it provides greater system response when running multi-threaded applications simultaneously with no significant increase in power consumption. It's optimized for multitasking and is ready to support the Microsoft Windows Vista operating system. It can simultaneously run multiple demanding applications--such as graphics-intensive games or serious number-crunching business productivity applications--while downloading music or running virus-scanning security programs in the background. Some of the advanced Intel innovations of the Core 2 Duo processor include:
Smart Memory Access: Improves system performance by hiding memory latency, thus optimizing the use of available computer data bandwidth to provide data to the processor when and where it is needed.
Advanced Digital Media Boost: Effectively doubles the execution speed for instructions used widely in multimedia and graphics applications.
Dynamic Power Coordination: Coordinates Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology and idle power-management state (C-states) transitions independently per core to help save power.
Deeper Sleep with Dynamic Cache Sizing: Saves power by flushing cache data to system memory during periods of inactivity to lower CPU voltage.
Hard Drive: The 320 GB Serial ATA hard drive (7200 RPM) provides more than enough space for storing all your photos and home movies, your digital audio library, and downloaded movies and TV shows. This SATA hard drive also quickens the pace with a higher speed transfer of data--akin to Firewire and USB 2.0.
Memory: The 4 GB of installed RAM (PC5300, 2 x 2 GB) maximizes the capacity for this notebook. It also offers a top-of-class 667 MHz speed and boosts the amount of available video RAM that's shared with this desktop's video card.
DVD/CD Drive: This multiformat DVD/CD drive is compatible with writing both DVD+ and DVD- disc formats as well as dual-layer (DL) DVD+/-R discs, which can store up to 8.5 GB of data. It features 6x DVDR DL Write Once, 8x DVD+R, 8x DVD+RW, 8x DVD-R, 6x DVD-RW, 16x DVD-ROM, 24x CD-R, 24x CD-RW, and 40x CD-ROM speeds.
Keyboard & Mouse: This TouchSmart PC comes with an HP ow-profile Wireless Keyboard with numeric keypad as well as an HP Wireless laser mouse.
The low-profile wireless keyboard stows away when not in use, freeing up valuable desk space.
Screen, Video & Audio The touch-enabled 22-inch widescreen BrightView LCD offers height/tilt adjustment for optimal viewing. It offers a native resolution of 1440 x 900 pixels. Video is powered by the Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100, which uses shared video memory (up to 358 MB allocated from the system memory) and provides Windows Vista Aero interface support and enhanced 3D graphics performance--delivering over 2x scores on 3DMark 06. Intel Clear Video Technology provides outstanding video playback with sharper image quality, increased clarity, and customizable color controls. It also enables enhanced visual quality of interlaced content on progressive displays. The integrated audio card is configurable to 6-speaker surround sound, and it can provide two-channel audio via its integrated speakers.
Networking, Connectivity & Expansion Be ready for the next platform in wireless connectivity with the integrated tri-mode Wi-Fi chip. Based on the draft 802.11n Wi-Fi specification, it offers up to five times the performance and twice the wireless range as existing 802.11g wireless. It's also backward compatible with 802.11b/g networks (commonly found in older home routers). You'll enjoy wireless connectivity to a wide range of peripherals with the built-in Bluetooth. This TouchSmart PC also offers ultra-fast Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000). It comes with the following external connectors:
5 USB 2.0 ports for connecting a wide range of peripherals--from digital cameras to MP3 players (2 front, 3 rear)
1 FireWire (also known as IEEE 1394 or i.Link) port for connecting digital video camcorders and other peripherals
Operating System Windows Vista Home Premium (64-bit version) is the operating system for users with advanced computer needs, and it includes all of the Windows Media Center capabilities for turning your PC into an all-in-one home entertainment center for watching DVD movies and accessing your digital audio library. You can also use Windows Media Center to record and watch your favorite TV shows (even HDTV) and to access new kinds of online entertainment content. Computers that include Windows Vista Home Premium and an auxiliary Windows SideShow display will also allow you to access key data even when your computer is off. It is also easier than ever to share files between other PCs in your household and to manage your laptop computer settings to more securely connect via Wi-Fi.
Every edition of Windows Vista provides the essential tools and technologies to help protect you whether you are browsing the Internet, connecting to a wireless network, or just reading e-mail. All editions of Windows Vista include new tools that can warn you of impending hardware failures long before you have lost any important personal data. And, all Windows Vista editions include parental control features that allow you to manage and monitor your family's use of games, the Internet, instant messaging, and other activities.
Preloaded Software Includes Microsoft Works 9, Symantec Norton Internet Security 2008 (with 60 days of Live Update), Muvee Autoproducer, Cyberlink DVD Suite Deluxe, Cyberlink YouCam (for easy uploading of personal videos to YouTube).
Dimensions & Weight This desktop measures 21 x 17.4 x 2.6 inches (WxHxD) and weighs 24 pounds.
What's in the Box This package contains the HP TouchSmart IQ504 desktop PC, keyboard, mouse, and power cord. Every HP TouchSmart PC comes with special HP Total Care, which includes 24/7 service and support for the first year via HP's North America call center and dedicated toll-free telephone support in English and Spanish in the United States.
Have to order a replacementAugust 28, 2008 I have a big problem with this computer. It loses power intermittently and after that I cannot even turn it on. Sometimes I have to wait an hour, sometimes a couple of days passed before it would turn on. Looks like a major hardware problem. I called HP and they would not replace it. Told me that I need to send it to them for repair which would take at least 2 weeks. So, I'm returning it to Amazon and getting another one. Hopefully, this time it will be a different story. Otherwise, the computer is nice.
HP IQ504August 27, 2008 Everything has worked great so far. Setup was easy, the touchsmart is really neat. The only anoyance so far is to use the touchsmart you have to be in 96dpi mode. This makes the icons so small you cannot touch one at a time. To get larger icons you have to switch to the 120dpi mode which then means you can't use the touchsmart mode. I asked H/P about this and they told me that eventually they would make a fix for the problem.
Nice computer for the techie in all of usAugust 25, 2008 I bought this computer on Sunday, and though I've heard all the belly-aching about Vista, there isn't any viable alternative other than Mac OSX on Apple.
Anyhow this computer so far is a dream. Vista took only a few minutes to initalize, it detected my wireless network, accepted my password, and was online in only a few moments. It literally walked it's self through the process. All the specs have been typed before, so I won't repeat. Lets say that the system is fast and have found no problems thus far with Vista. There is even an installed program in the control panel that will look at older programs you install and make them work with this computer.
Oh yes, the main event...the touch screen. NICE! The screen completes what the mouse started in the 90's. That is integration of the human with the machine. Instead of using just a mouse to interface, you simply select an option onscreen with a finger touch. As natural as what you would do with a book, or magazine. You can even surf the web using a single finger to click hyperlinks. ( I know I tried it )
So far I am very happy with this computer, and I have to say that HP is on top of their game with this innovation, and melding of technologies.
As a side note, Dell has a touch screen computer as well. However their specs aren't as robust as HP's and the pricing is higher. If a Innovative computer is what your looking for, this is the one.
Simply clean, fast and beautiful computerAugust 25, 2008 1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I use to work on Mac and other good computers and must say that this HP is surprising! It's above any iMac (I can't prevent myself from comparing it to an iMac because of the design and the fact it's all integrated into the screen) offering the power of a good mid/up class PC (including Macs) without the huge heavy and often ugly box, at a reasonnable price... and plus you have a touch screen! Two months ago I tried the entry level TouchSmart (I think it was the iQ504 ?) at the shop and was actually disapointed by the graphic board. But everything else was seducing : screen is great, bright, beautiful. Lovely touchscreen, keyboard and mouse are really nice, etc... so I wanted to know more about that fancy new HP and make sure there's not a way to tune it (like to replace the GPU, and so on). But then I discovered that HP used a cheap integrated graphic board (the Intel Graphics something) based on their mainstream crap for the less expansive 504. But I quickly saw that the iQ506 had an nVidia GeForce GPU and a Core 2 Duo CPU ! So I decided to order one and here it is. The first thing I would say against this computer is that the TouchSmart applications are a bit slow when you launch them. But to continue the comparaison it is not as slow as using the finder or Photoshop on an iMac. The second thing would be : MORE, PLEASE ! We want more touchscreen, even multitouch. Because this computer is actually capable of multitouch. Indeed, when you use both fingers in the smarttouch gallery you resize the previews. So this is a bit frustrating since we feel like it could do what Apple showed us how cool it can be on the iPhone : I would like to take anything in the explorer and rotate, zoom and move it with my two hands... wouldn't you ?!
I'd like to share the idea that it's a good thing to see that 'dinos' like HPs are still in the wind and don't let smaller hardware companies like Apple take the market. I was always always wondering what these guys are waiting for to react and make good and sexy computers like Apple use to do. This opens the battle and this is always good for us consumers. BTW I discovered recently that Apple didn't invent anything about touchscreen and multitouch, and that people at Microsoft, Xerox and some other companies have been the actual pioneers... so once again it's good to see some competition here, that will give us the choice and hopefully democratize the touchscreen! The next dream would be that HP (or any other) sell a generic LCD screen that would have some good touchscreen capability and drivers for Vista and Mac OS...
Pleasantly Surprised !!!August 23, 2008 Anytime new electronics come out, you need to be a little skeptical. However, I already have a VISTA pc and have had very few problems so far, and it's been about a year. So I decided to take a gamble and I'm happy I did. I was also surprised that the Touch screen works with almost all programs so far. I did have 1 issue with the DVD Multi drive. Hoever, HP quickly sent a new one, which gave me an opportunity to check out the inside of the unit. Also, it is very fast and with games infull screen on the 22" screen is pretty cool! No complaints so far.
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