One look at the HP TouchSmart makes a striking impression. As it should, since it's in your kitchen. Reviving the "all-in-one" PC, the TouchSmart is easily one of the best stabs at a computer-as-appliance product. The centerpiece is a 19-inch touchscreen, mounted on a swivel, and geared for families to use as a virtual message board, photo gallery, and weather station. Want to leave a note for the wife? A couple taps and scribble explain why the family car is being repossessed. Will people really want to spend nearly two grand on a computer for their kitchen (which eats up counter space)? It's a tough sell, but my four-year-old thinks it beats the pants off a Big Chief tablet.
Review: HP TouchSmart IQ770 Home Media PC
One look at the HP TouchSmart makes a striking impression. As it should, since it’s in your kitchen. Reviving the “all-in-one” PC, the TouchSmart is easily one of the best stabs at a computer-as-appliance product. The centerpiece is a 19-inch touchscreen, mounted on a swivel, and geared for families to use as a virtual message […]
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WIRED
Incredible good looks. Cleans up easily. Includes a spot and cables to connect an HP photo printer (without additional footprint). Decent specs: 2 GB of RAM, 320 GB hard drive, beefy graphics card, and slot-loading DVD burner. TV tuner and foot-shaped remote control included.
TIRED
Pokey CPU (1.6 GHz AMD Turion) makes the TouchSmart painfully slow to respond. Windows Vista OS makes for an unhappy (and buggy) companion to sleek TouchSmart software. Screen loses clarity when not viewed straight-on. Minimal upgradeability.
- RAM Size: 2 GB (goes up to 4 GB)
- Clock Rate: 1.6 GHz
- Hard Drive Size: 320 GB
- Screen Size: 19 inches
