Review of HP Pavilion Slimline S3500f Desktop PC

HP Pavilion Slimline S3500f is a compact and a competitive machine released with the current standards in processor. The desktop has a faster AMD Athlon X2 CPU, 180GB more hard-drive space and integrated Wi-Fi, which adds up to its features. 4GB of memory, available with it, helps s3500f to perform better. More memory leads to better performance, which can particularly be felt on the Photoshop benchmark.

Build & Design

The compact size of HP Pavilion Slimline S3500f is the most important feature of this desktop. The HP Slimline frame measures 4.2 inches x 10.9 inches x 13.9 inches deep and covers very small place on your table. The chassis of the desktop is very stylish and solid and all its four side is made up of metal. Glossy black front panels have been provided with silver accents. The optical drive is set vertically and weighs more then its look. All the components fit well in this small case without any bending.

Keyboard & Mouse

PS\2 standard keyboard and mouse is used in HP Pavilion Slimline S3500f. Its mouse is provided with an optical receiver. Multimedia buttons & hotkeys on the right, left and top corner (right side) are the features of the keyboard. The use of older PS\2 by both keyboard and mouse is a boon, as two USB ports get free, which can be used by other devices.

Performance & Benchmarks

Lack of discrete graphics subsystem makes the performance of the system a bit less. Dual Core processor from Intel and generous 4GB RAM are more than enough, if a user is not much interested in gaming and video encoding. The benchmark program that compels the computer to perform mathematical calculation recursively is wPrime. This program helps more than a core of the processor in HP Pavilion Slimline S3500f at a time.

In terms of CPU power, the performance of HP Pavilion Slimline S3500f is average. Still, it provides one of the competitive performances to the budget desktop.

Specifications:
Processor: 2.8GHz X2 processor from AMD Athlon
Memory: 4GB PC2-6400 DDR2 RAM
Motherboard: NVIDIA GeForce 6150 SE/nForce 430
Primary hard drive: 500GB 7200 rpm Serial ATA hard drive
Optical drive: DVD burner
Sound: High Definition 6-channel audio

Video card: 15-in-1 card reader
Keyboard & mouse: PS\2 Optical
Operating system: Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit Edition
Warranty: One year parts and labor warranty, 90-day phone software support
Dimensions: 13.39″(L) x 4.21″(W) x 10.87″(H/D)
MSRP: $579.99 (base price)