HP Pavilion hpe 350t

I saw this at costco online, seems like a fast processor and a lot of ram. Do you guys think this would be good for a mackie onyx 1640 interface, where I'm recording 4 tracks simultaneously at a time?


Processor & Memory:
8MB cache 12GB DDR3-1333MHz SDRAM memory Drives:
2TB (7,200RPM) SATA 3Gb/s hard drive LightScribe 16x max DVD±R/RW SuperMulti drive  Graphics & Video:
HP 2709 27" diagonal widescreen flat panel monitor  1GB ATI Radeon HD 5450 Graphics Communications:
Integrated 10/100/1000 Gigabit LAN Audio:
Integrated 7.1 channel capable sound w/ front audio ports Keyboard & Mouse:
HP USB Keyboard  HP Optical Mouse  Expandability (Total Slots): 
HP Pocket Media Drive Bay Total memory slots: 4 DIMMS 1 x PCIe x16 3x PCIe x1 1x MIniCard Slot Ports:
Front headphone and mic ports 6 x USB 2.0 ports (2 Front, 4 Back)   1x 15-in-1 Digital Media Card Reader  1x Line-in (front) 1x IEEE 1394 port Operating System:
Microsoft® Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit)

I would wager that this:

http://www.studiocat.com/...wer-daws&Itemid=62

will just blow that HP out of the water.

I'll bet if you need to keep the price at $1499 Jim can work up a special package for you.

And you get great after the sale service.

Scott at ADK can probably work you up a screaming package as well.

It's a horrible time to shop for a laptop but it's a great time to shop for a desktop.

very best,
mike

flame suit on!!!

Don't overlook the cost of the 27" montitor, included in the HP package.

good news!

do you have a monitor?

it's the baby i7 not the real i7.

The "PCDecrapifier" is a good program to help in getting the unwanted junk off of new PC's.

 
Best scenario is to start with a clean OS install... and not add any "crap" in the first place.  

NoKey


Don't overlook the cost of the 27" montitor, included in the HP package.

Yes thank you for that, and I do need a monitor too. And thank you for all the other comments.

I looked at the studiocat's systems. Looks great, and doesn't include a monitor at roughly the same price points (+/- depending on which system.)

Now I do feel comfortable reinstalling/configuring the OS of the HP system. But I'm thinking even tho the studiocat goes over my budget cuz I'd have to buy a monitor, is the pro built daw, with all it's compatibility/performance tests and components, the better deal? Will it just work? Less headaches, more creativity? Is that the beauty of going to a pro daw builder?

OR

Save money, and get the monitor. The HP is a comparable system and once a clean OS is installed; good to go.

Rough look:

costco $1499.99
i7 860
12gb ram 1333mhz sdram
27' monitor

versus

studiocat Pro Studio DAW $1449.00
i7 860 w/quiet cooler
4gb ram ddr3
no monitor

What would you do? Opinions, comments, and snotty remarks welcome.

Well, time is money,  but money is money.  And,  with a little effort,  the money saved could be considerable ($700-$1000 or even  more). 

I look at computers as generic things that I upgrade often.  I've had the same case,  power supply, disk drives and burners for the last 4 -7 years now.  No real need to upgraded them. 

By recycling most of my "old" computer parts (good for the environment too!,) all I ever really need to upgrade is the MOBO,  RAM and CPU.  So my upgrades are usually under $600 and I have the latest greatest.  But latley ,  processing power has gotten so good,  that I find I don't need to upgrade that often.  I'm still fine with the quad core I built a couple of years ago.

OP-  one thing you may consider (unless money is no object and you've bought every other piece of gear and software you may want) is building it yourself.  It's incredibly easy and an hour or two on google will get you a good parts list (even the same exact generic pc parts used by the DAW salesmen themselves).

If that sounds too scary,  you could go to a local computer shop and have them put together your parts list.  They'd probably do it for free if you ordered the parts from them.

Use the considerable savings to get better gear, software, nice big monitor,  or take your mom out to lunch...whatever!

HP Pavilion Elite HPE-350T is a high-end line of HP computers. It 's designed to be used for office and home. Office is not limited to simple tasks, such as text editing. No, it is still suitable for handling graphics and edit movies and songs - until the appropriate software is available. A home is more than just a laptop problem child. Instead, it is designed for gaming, music, movies, and even surprising results. Who is the price over $ 900, the machine supports every penny it costs.