Well to be fair, till the time HP really does turn a corner it's hard to dispute, or argue, the said notion simply because the likes of Dell, HP & Lenovo are dinosaurs of the computing realm, unable to change or adapt to the extent many of us would like them to.
The "BO" on the Pavilion made me giggle a little bit. I know HP/Compaq have been trying to sell on speaker branding for a long, loooong time now (I remember seeing the JBL logo festooned on old 1200 series laptops that had those huge speaker grilles in the 90s) but the could have picked a brand that didn't require slapping B.O. on the front of the case. At least you can't easily mistake JBL for a foul aroma. o.O
that's neat, both comps look to be good office computers. I wonder if the slice is powerful enough for HTPC applications with light gaming (probably not though)
The variety of form factors for Windows PCs has been amazing/nuts these past 5 or so years.
Not sure that either of these is really that practical compared with a normal desktop, but they're fun designs!
I actually did buy a tony Optiplex 3046 recently for use as a small single use server, though I wouldn't use it (nor even my slightly larger and considerably more powerful Alienware Alpha) as my main system.
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lmcd - Thursday, September 1, 2016 - link
In the final sentence, did you mean to say "I think it would be hard to dispute that..." ?Seems off in its current form.
R0H1T - Thursday, September 1, 2016 - link
Well to be fair, till the time HP really does turn a corner it's hard to dispute, or argue, the said notion simply because the likes of Dell, HP & Lenovo are dinosaurs of the computing realm, unable to change or adapt to the extent many of us would like them to.ddriver - Thursday, September 1, 2016 - link
At least it doesn't look like a trashcan.Murloc - Thursday, September 1, 2016 - link
idk I've seen paper bins with that texture beforeddriver - Thursday, September 1, 2016 - link
If it aint round it aint a can.BrokenCrayons - Thursday, September 1, 2016 - link
The "BO" on the Pavilion made me giggle a little bit. I know HP/Compaq have been trying to sell on speaker branding for a long, loooong time now (I remember seeing the JBL logo festooned on old 1200 series laptops that had those huge speaker grilles in the 90s) but the could have picked a brand that didn't require slapping B.O. on the front of the case. At least you can't easily mistake JBL for a foul aroma. o.OJimster480 - Friday, September 2, 2016 - link
Looks cool but I'm sure the prices will be crazy as it says "Starts at" so I'm sure the i7 edition will be like $1000 or more.jefflynn333 - Sunday, September 4, 2016 - link
eGPU connectivity might make this very interesting.Sushisamurai - Monday, September 5, 2016 - link
that's neat, both comps look to be good office computers. I wonder if the slice is powerful enough for HTPC applications with light gaming (probably not though)Wolfpup - Tuesday, September 13, 2016 - link
The variety of form factors for Windows PCs has been amazing/nuts these past 5 or so years.Not sure that either of these is really that practical compared with a normal desktop, but they're fun designs!
I actually did buy a tony Optiplex 3046 recently for use as a small single use server, though I wouldn't use it (nor even my slightly larger and considerably more powerful Alienware Alpha) as my main system.