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HP M9250F Quad Core - One powerful/loaded computer for the price. HP did something right!
by nonedude | May 13 '08
Pros: Quad Core Speed, 64bit Vista, 1TB Storage, 4GB Ram, NVIDIA 8600GT Card, RAID.
Cons: Wireless keyboard/mouse built nicely, yet impractical. 350w power supply not for major video card upgrade.

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OVERALL RATING
Product Rating: 4.0



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adding memory (Reply to this comment)
by jojocuarto
Hi,
Thanks so much for an awesome review. I stumbled upon this after I bought the computer so I felt validated knowing that I bought something great. Thanks again!!!

Anyway, I was thinking of adding 4 more gigs of memory so I can top out at 8 gigs. This certain site has 4 gigs on sale for about $60 with the following specs:

DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1000 (PC2 8000)

The memory that comes with our computer is rated at PC2 6400. Is it ok to mix these or would you forsee problems if I add the new memory? Also, should I really think about upgrading the power supply to at least 500W?

Thanks,

J
Oct 29 '08
8:39 am PDT

Re: Well written Review (Reply to this comment)
by nonedude
Thanks!

Sorry for the slow response. I tried to respond to your comment the other day and was having some issues with Epinions.

sfernan,
No issues (at all) playing movies or less intense video games.

I frequently leave it in sleep mode. The computer has been great to me.

I have decoded standard DVDs with excellent speed. PC does not have a HD or Blu-Ray drive unless you add one.

Good luck with your decision, I was happy with my choice when I purchased in April 2008 and still am.

Mike
Aug 21 '08
6:23 pm PDT

Well written Review (Reply to this comment)
by sfernan
Good Job Mike. A thorough view of the M9250. Well done,
Aug 10 '08
12:39 pm PDT

Re: Todays Update (Reply to this comment)
by sfernan
Mike,

Thanks for the detailed specs on this system. I have never seen a review that dissected a system so much.

Hows the M9250 keeping up. I am so close to buying it. Have you come across any issues playing movies or less-intensive games. I plan on using this primarily as a HTPC to view DVDs, AVIs, movies encoded with Hi-def codecs.

Thanks for any suggestions
Aug 10 '08
12:38 pm PDT

Todays Update (Reply to this comment)
by nonedude
The only update to this review was a link provided to my now reviewed "Nvidia 8800GT Superclocked" video card.

Nothing has changed since original posting of review, I'm still happy!

- Mike
Jun 05 '08
11:11 pm PDT

Sincere Thanks (Reply to this comment)
by nonedude
Gr8ful and Mike,

Thanks very much for your kind words!
Thanks to all who rated!

- Mike
May 18 '08
6:44 pm PDT

What a (Reply to this comment)
by henry_thoreau
remarkable review! (Wow!) :-)

Mike
May 17 '08
8:00 pm PDT

Hi, (Reply to this comment)
by Gr8ful, Gr8ful is a Lead on Epinions in Computer Hardware
Thank you for an exceptional review! Excellent.

Gr8ful:-)
May 16 '08
10:09 am PDT

Warranty Report - Mentioned in Review (Reply to this comment)
by nonedude
After registering this HP computer, I went to:
http://h40059.www4.hp.com/warranty/information/quickhelp.php#3
and clicked on “HP Warranty Status Tool”
I filled out the form which requests, Product Number, Serial Number, and Country Where Purchased (US).

I was shown the following information on the next web page:

Serial Number ---HIDDEN---
Product Number ---HIDDEN----
Product Description HP Pavilion Elite m9250f PC
Date of Warranty Check

--------------------------------------

Warranty Type Base Warranty
Start Date 11 Apr 2008

Wty: HP HW Maintenance Offsite Support
Status Active
Start Date 11 Apr 2008
End Date 10 Apr 2009
Service Level Std Office Hrs Std Office Days , Std Office Hrs Std Office Days , Global Coverage , Standard Material Handling , Standard Parts Logistics , No Usage Limitation , HP Ships to Customer Site , 5 Business Days Turn-Around , Pickup by HP
Deliverables Offsite Support & Materials
Hardware Problem Diagnosis


Wty: HP Support for Initial Setup
Status Active
Start Date 11 Apr 2008
End Date 10 Apr 2009
Service Level Std Office Hrs Std Office Days , NextAvail TechResource Remote , 2 Hr Remote Response , Unlimited Named Callers
Deliverables Initial Setup Assistance
May 13 '08
8:52 pm PDT
   

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