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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community Aug 17, 2000
Pros: High Performance Under All Conditions
Cons: None!
Summary: * Hardware
* Software
* Compatibility
* Gaming
* Web Surfing
* Who Should Purchase
* Hardware
I was in the market for a new computer and I have owned 3 HP computer previous to this one and love them all. ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 4, 2002
Pros: Great Computer, loaded with CD-RW, DVD, 20GB Hard drive
Cons: I had to add more ram which helped boost internet speed.
Summary: The HP Pavilion 8650C has been a great computer for me. Intel Celeron, 64MB Ram (which I boosted to 128) 20GB Hard drive offers lots of storage, CD-RW I have fully enjoyed burning hundreds of music cd's, DVD is great when burning a cd directly from the ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 2, 2001
Pros: CD-RW, 20 GB Hard drive
Cons: Layout of internals is poor
Summary: This is my second computer and I love it. It comes with a CD-RW, 20GB Hard Drive, a 500mhz celeron processor, 96 megs (great for multitasking) of RAM and loads of software (educational, games, etc.) Also, premium polk audio speakers are included. ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 1, 2000
Pros: Cheap Price, Good Performance, DVD, CD Writer, Looks good
Cons: Not a game Machine,
Summary: This is my Second Computer that I currently own. My first was a custom built lemon built in a mickey mouse store. I have had bad exeperiecens with that (awful tech support, crooked tech support...but thats another story). Since then I have decided to buy ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 24, 2000
Pros: Great initial package
Cons: The initial package is hard to upgrade
Summary: Yes, the computer does have the Intel Celeron processor (533 MhZ), 64 mg of RAM, a 20 GB hard drive, an HP CD-RW drive, a DVD drive, but, on the whole, the computer is not built up to the standards of say Dell or Gateway. The system itself and the ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 17, 2000
Pros: Never any problems
Cons: kind of slow
Summary: This is the computer that I am typing at right now. I like HP products and I am very satisfied with my purchase of this product. It is overpriced on this website though. I bought mine at egghead.com for 571. Thats without the monitor though. The only ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 20, 2000
Pros: works great
Cons: none
Summary: The HP 8650 is a great basic computer. It is not an incredibly machine, but for those who do not need great power, this is a great PC to buy. It comes with an Intel Celeron processor (533 MhZ), 64 mg of RAM, a 20 GB hard drive, an HP CD-RW drive, a ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 6, 2000
Pros: Comes with DVD player and CD-RW, and fast computer!
Cons: Crashes once in a blue moon and didn't come with a monitor.
Summary: I purchased this computer refurbished of www.ubid.com for a great price. I'd have to say that my other desktop was a lot more money and doesn't even compare to this one.
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 23, 2000
Pros: CD-R. DVD
Cons: Freezes
Summary: I love this computer, it has a 533 intel celeron processor, 64 rams, 19 gigs, 56k modem, cool shortcuts on the keyboard. This dvd supports cool graphics, and supports more things on the dvd then the normal tv dvd player. The computer has a ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 17, 2000
Pros: Lots of features
Cons: Some do not work
Summary: I bought this computer for the price, ($89 at the time) and its features. I have been severely disappointed since the date of purchase. THe cd-rw has stopped working properly, but since it is a software problem and it is more than 90 days, I have to pay ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 29, 2000
Pros: lots of goodies, good performance, big hard drive, pretty
Cons: weak speakers, unweildy to upgrade
Summary: My history w/ the HP Pavillion 8650:
Previously I owned a Sony Vaio PCV-E201 Desktop (266 Celeron, 160Mb Ram, 4.3 gig HD & 15" Vaio monitor). I recently upgraded Ram from 32 to 160Mb. This improved speed from s-l-o-w to bearable. The 266 ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 11, 2000
Pros: cost and performance
Cons: doesn't do everything i'd like but i'm still learning
Summary: I bought this product because I had an HP 4550 and was upgrading. I have worked on most name brand and off brand in my computer training business.
They all do about the same but I have found through my experience that HP and Dell are the most ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 30, 2000
Pros: CD Burner, DVD drive, 20 GB of hard drive space, HP reputation
Cons: NO AGP slot!!!
Summary: Have had my HP Pavilion 8650C for about 2 months, a recent upgrade from an AMD K6-2/350 PC. For the most part, I have built my previous PC's but decided to purchase one from a manufacturer this time around. I paid about $700 (No monitor) from UBID.com ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 9, 2000
Pros: 20Gig Hard drive, DVD drive AND CD-RW, runs very stable
Cons: Lack of AGP card slot
Summary: My wife and I recently married. Because of this, we don't have a lot of money to spend. However, my wife is also a student and as most of you college students know, a computer is not just a luxury....it's a necessity.
Since we don't have a ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 30, 2000
Pros: Speed, DVD, Price
Cons: Lock-ups, lack of responsiveness from HP
Summary: There are times we make purchase decisions "under time pressure" and then later wish we had purchased something else.
This is the case for my personal use of the HP Pavilion 8650C. I like it, but...
Having learned to ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 27, 2000
Pros: Good and The BEST
Cons: NO Toll Free Number For Support
Summary: I have used many computers. But Hewlett Packard [HP] 5650C is the BEST. HP 8650C has hundreds of features that improve and make computer usage much easier. I think HP has many great features. Ones you get the HP, at Least you have some Basic software ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 15, 2000
Pros: Great design
Cons: front door easy to bump and knock off (although it pops back on easy).
Summary: After a few years of building my own computer I was given the opportunity
pick out a new computer for myself. After looking in the trade magazines
about possible "good deals" from stores that would build to "suit your ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 11, 2000
Pros: easy to use, no troubles yet
Cons: none
Summary: I purchased the HP Pavilion about 2 months ago and have not had a single problem with it!! Sure, Windows has crashed on me a few times, but HP surely can't be blamed for that!!
This computer has everything you need, for an attractive. The ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 16, 2000
Pros: Nice, businesslike, Home, office
Cons: MS Works WP has NO Copy To from File Menu band
Summary: Got this PC on line with some help for about 2K in Nov 99.
Excellent piece, impresses everyone who sees it.
Can do as much as a system costing 3-4K.
Nice monitor, keyboard and Audio stereosystem.
NO real problems, But when I got it, I ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 5, 2000
Pros: Lots of hardspace, cd rw feature, dvd feature, great video and audio
Cons: lacking ram, slow when running several background programs
Summary: Our family owns one of these computers. The only real problem with it is that it lacks ram. It tends to get bunged up when you have background programs running. It may lock up from time to time also. Other than that, its video and audio production ... read more
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