HP Compaq dc7900 Small Form Factor PC review
in Desktop PCs
Verdict
HP's latest compact desktop PC blends power with useful business features and a keen eye for detail.
Review Date: 14 Nov 2008
Reviewed By: Sasha Muller
Price when reviewed: £564 (£649 inc VAT)
Overall Rating
Features & Design
Value for Money
Performance
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Part Code | FU036ET |
| Review Date | 14 Nov 2008 |
| Price ex VAT | £564 |
| Price inc VAT | £649 |
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| Performance |
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| Features & Design |
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| Value for Money |
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| Warranty | |
|---|---|
| Warranty | ERROR: Script can't be evaluated |
| Basic specifications | |
|---|---|
| Total hard disk capacity | 250 |
| RAM capacity | 2.00GB |
| Screen size | N/A |
| Processor | |
|---|---|
| CPU family | Intel Core 2 Duo |
| CPU nominal frequency | 3.16GHz |
| CPU overclocked frequency | N/A |
| Processor socket | LGA 775 |
| Motherboard | |
|---|---|
| Conventional PCI slots free | 1 |
| Conventional PCI slots total | 1 |
| PCI-E x16 slots free | 1 |
| PCI-E x16 slots total | 1 |
| PCI-E x8 slots free | 1 |
| PCI-E x8 slots total | 1 |
| PCI-E x4 slots free | 0 |
| PCI-E x4 slots total | 0 |
| PCI-E x1 slots free | 1 |
| PCI-E x1 slots total | 1 |
| Internal SATA connectors | 4 |
| Internal SAS connectors | 0 |
| Wired adapter speed | 1,000Mbits/sec |
| Memory | |
|---|---|
| Memory type | DDR2 |
| Memory sockets free | 2 |
| Memory sockets total | 4 |
| Hard disk | |
|---|---|
| Capacity | 250GB |
| Internal disk interface | SATA/300 |
| Hard disk 2 make and model | N/A |
| Hard disk 2 nominal capacity | N/A |
| Hard disk 2 formatted capacity | N/A |
| Hard disk 2 spindle speed | N/A |
| Hard disk 2 cache size | N/A |
| Hard disk 3 make and model | N/A |
| Hard disk 3 nominal capacity | N/A |
| Hard disk 4 make and model | N/A |
| Hard disk 4 nominal capacity | N/A |
| Drives | |
|---|---|
| Optical disc technology | DVD writer |
| Optical disk 2 make and model | None |
| Optical disk 3 make and model | None |
| Graphics card | |
|---|---|
| Graphics chipset | Intel GMA X4500 |
| DVI-I outputs | 0 |
| HDMI outputs | 0 |
| VGA (D-SUB) outputs | 1 |
| DisplayPort outputs | 1 |
| Monitor | |
|---|---|
| Monitor make and model | N/A |
| Resolution screen horizontal | N/A |
| Resolution screen vertical | N/A |
| Resolution | N/A x N/A |
| Pixel response time | N/A |
| Contrast ratio | N/A |
| Screen brightness | N/A |
| DVI inputs | N/A |
| HDMI inputs | N/A |
| VGA inputs | N/A |
| DisplayPort inputs | N/A |
| Additional Peripherals | |
|---|---|
| Speakers | N/A |
| Speaker type | N/A |
| Peripherals | N/A |
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