Review: HP Pavilion p6787c-b – Dual Monitor Desktop System
The p6787c-b does a great job on our multimedia benchmark exams, creating for a good match for the multimedia maven. Like other quad-core powered methods, the Handbrake video check takes a scant 2 minutes 38 seconds to total, and Photoshop CS5 requires 5:14. Both scores are around the fast side and quick enough to keep an fanatic pleased. It will definitely be quicker than what you can get done on the nettop or tablet. The p6787c-b’s discrete graphics card provides you a little little bit of 3D gaming capability. The system can run our Crysis check at medium configurations at 28 fps. This is not smooth by any indicates, but at least you are able to begin there and dial it down to obtain a playable number. Similarly, the system’s Misplaced Planet two score of thirteen fps is simply a smidge faster than a slow motion video clip, but it shows the system can load games that use DX11 (Crysis utilizes DX10). All in all, you’ll get a program that can get the job, and one that can do the task.
Because the p6787c-b is unique with its pair of monitors, we truly cannot compare it straight to any other Computer. We are able to, obviously, consider current PCs and tack an additional keep track of on for a comparison. In contrast with one with the HP’s stablemates, the HP Pavilion p6751c-b ($749.99 checklist, three.5 stars), both system’s efficiency is essentially the same, conserve when it comes to 3D where the p6787c-b’s discrete graphics helps. Add roughly $270 for another keep track of, and also the p6751c-b with extra keep track of is $1,020 ($130 less than the p6787c-b). The p6787c-b still has a 50% bigger hard drive and much more memory additionally to the discrete graphics, so its nonetheless a much better purchase (if you’re heading to use two monitors).
The p6787c-b is really a variation of the HP Pavilion p6700 series we have seen before. It is a tower Computer with room to broaden, but the looks are a little different. The front panel is metallic gray rather than the glossy black we’ve observed on previous HP desktops, though the sides are nonetheless matte black. The front panel slides down to expose two USB 2.0 ports and audio jacks, and you will find bays for two optical drives beneath the 15-in-1 digital media card reader. Around the back, there are four much more USB 2.0 ports, 1 FireWire port, much more audio jacks, a digital audio port, and an HDMI and DVI port (on the ATI Radeon HD 6450 graphics card). Notably lacking are eSATA and USB 3.0 ports, which could be important to a multimedia enthusiast or digital artist since these interfaces are much quicker than the included USB 2.0 and FireWire interfaces when transferring big files.
Within the chassis is really a decent quantity of space, although, some expansion slots are stuffed. The desktop’s 4 RAM slots are stuffed through the included 8GB of memory, which you most likely won’t need to upgrade anytime soon. An ATI Radeon HD 6450 graphics card occupies the sole PCIe x16 slot. However, you will find 3 PCIe x1 slots available, also as space for two more hard drives and an optical drive. If you are into accumulating movies, you will most likely need to set up a Blu-ray drive within the open slot: the p6787c-b’s single optical drive is a DVD burner. The desktop includes a 250W power provide, plenty for your ATI Radeon HD 6450 and a couple of internal drives, but you won’t be able to put a new gaming-class Nvidia GeForce GTX 590 within this program (nor would you would like to).
So let us get to the reason why this system is awesome: dual-monitor assistance. People that use two (or more) monitors at work can tell you that more than one display can assist the mutlitasker get much more done. You want to surf and watch Hulu in the exact same time? Sure, place Hulu on 1 display and also the browser in the other. You want to edit a six-page-wide spreadsheet? Go for it. You can set 1 display as much as be your workspace in Photoshop and also the other for just your toolbars and IM plan. You are able to even watch a 1080p HD streaming movie on 1 screen while performing function around the other.
So how are you able to do that? The p6787c-b comes with two HP 2311x 23-inch widescreen monitors bundled in. They can each be hooked up to the ATI Radeon HD 6450 card-one by way of DVI and one by way of HDMI (the bundle consists of one DVI cable and one HDMI cable). The desktop instantly sets itself up for a dual-monitor configuration with a single desktop spanning each monitors. That way you are able to drag a window from one aspect towards the other without dropping any picture data. You can even depart a window spanning the 2 monitors, with 1 fifty percent of an image on the left and 1 on the right. Alternately, you are able to set the monitors up vertically; so 1 monitor is on top of the other. You’ll require a stand or wall mounts to stack them vertically.
The p6787c-b arrives with a 2-year guarantee, regular for HP methods bought from Costco. The guarantee addresses the Pc and each monitors for two years, software support for one yr, and general tech assistance for your existence of the unit. The desktop also comes with a six-month subscription to Norton Web Security. I’d like to see 12 to 15 months, but 6 months is still better than the 30-day subscription found in numerous retail systems.
Now for your poor: The desktop is inundated with bloatware, those applications that are pre-installed and therefore are limited unless you buy a product or service. The usual suspects are right here: eBay, Skype, Netflix, HP Video games, Quicken/Quickbooks, etc. Other minor nits would be the aforementioned lack of Blu-ray, no USB 3.0 nor eSATA ports, and the fact that the monitors do not have speakers built in. The included external speakers get the job done good, but they are a little more clunky than built-in speakers.
Specifications
- Type Mainstream, Multimedia
- Processor Family AMD Phenom II
- RAM 8 GB
- Storage Capacity (as Tested) 1500 GB
- Graphics Card AMD Radeon HD 6450
- Primary Optical Drive Dual-Layer DVD+/-RW
- Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium
The p6787c-b does a great job on our multimedia benchmark exams, creating for a good match for the multimedia maven. Like other quad-core powered methods, the Handbrake video check takes a scant 2 minutes 38 seconds to total, and Photoshop CS5 requires 5:14. Both scores are around the fast side and quick enough to keep an fanatic pleased. It will definitely be quicker than what you can get done on the nettop or tablet. The p6787c-b’s discrete graphics card provides you a little little bit of 3D gaming capability. The system can run our Crysis check at medium configurations at 28 fps. This is not smooth by any indicates, but at least you are able to begin there and dial it down to obtain a playable number. Similarly, the system’s Misplaced Planet two score of thirteen fps is simply a smidge faster than a slow motion video clip, but it shows the system can load games that use DX11 (Crysis utilizes DX10). All in all, you’ll get a program that can get the job, and one that can do the task.
Because the p6787c-b is unique with its pair of monitors, we truly cannot compare it straight to any other Computer. We are able to, obviously, consider current PCs and tack an additional keep track of on for a comparison. In contrast with one with the HP’s stablemates, the HP Pavilion p6751c-b ($749.99 checklist, three.5 stars), both system’s efficiency is essentially the same, conserve when it comes to 3D where the p6787c-b’s discrete graphics helps. Add roughly $270 for another keep track of, and also the p6751c-b with extra keep track of is $1,020 ($130 less than the p6787c-b). The p6787c-b still has a 50% bigger hard drive and much more memory additionally to the discrete graphics, so its nonetheless a much better purchase (if you’re heading to use two monitors).
The p6787c-b is really a variation of the HP Pavilion p6700 series we have seen before. It is a tower Computer with room to broaden, but the looks are a little different. The front panel is metallic gray rather than the glossy black we’ve observed on previous HP desktops, though the sides are nonetheless matte black. The front panel slides down to expose two USB 2.0 ports and audio jacks, and you will find bays for two optical drives beneath the 15-in-1 digital media card reader. Around the back, there are four much more USB 2.0 ports, 1 FireWire port, much more audio jacks, a digital audio port, and an HDMI and DVI port (on the ATI Radeon HD 6450 graphics card). Notably lacking are eSATA and USB 3.0 ports, which could be important to a multimedia enthusiast or digital artist since these interfaces are much quicker than the included USB 2.0 and FireWire interfaces when transferring big files.
Within the chassis is really a decent quantity of space, although, some expansion slots are stuffed. The desktop’s 4 RAM slots are stuffed through the included 8GB of memory, which you most likely won’t need to upgrade anytime soon. An ATI Radeon HD 6450 graphics card occupies the sole PCIe x16 slot. However, you will find 3 PCIe x1 slots available, also as space for two more hard drives and an optical drive. If you are into accumulating movies, you will most likely need to set up a Blu-ray drive within the open slot: the p6787c-b’s single optical drive is a DVD burner. The desktop includes a 250W power provide, plenty for your ATI Radeon HD 6450 and a couple of internal drives, but you won’t be able to put a new gaming-class Nvidia GeForce GTX 590 within this program (nor would you would like to).
So let us get to the reason why this system is awesome: dual-monitor assistance. People that use two (or more) monitors at work can tell you that more than one display can assist the mutlitasker get much more done. You want to surf and watch Hulu in the exact same time? Sure, place Hulu on 1 display and also the browser in the other. You want to edit a six-page-wide spreadsheet? Go for it. You can set 1 display as much as be your workspace in Photoshop and also the other for just your toolbars and IM plan. You are able to even watch a 1080p HD streaming movie on 1 screen while performing function around the other.
So how are you able to do that? The p6787c-b comes with two HP 2311x 23-inch widescreen monitors bundled in. They can each be hooked up to the ATI Radeon HD 6450 card-one by way of DVI and one by way of HDMI (the bundle consists of one DVI cable and one HDMI cable). The desktop instantly sets itself up for a dual-monitor configuration with a single desktop spanning each monitors. That way you are able to drag a window from one aspect towards the other without dropping any picture data. You can even depart a window spanning the 2 monitors, with 1 fifty percent of an image on the left and 1 on the right. Alternately, you are able to set the monitors up vertically; so 1 monitor is on top of the other. You’ll require a stand or wall mounts to stack them vertically.
The p6787c-b arrives with a 2-year guarantee, regular for HP methods bought from Costco. The guarantee addresses the Pc and each monitors for two years, software support for one yr, and general tech assistance for your existence of the unit. The desktop also comes with a six-month subscription to Norton Web Security. I’d like to see 12 to 15 months, but 6 months is still better than the 30-day subscription found in numerous retail systems.
Now for your poor: The desktop is inundated with bloatware, those applications that are pre-installed and therefore are limited unless you buy a product or service. The usual suspects are right here: eBay, Skype, Netflix, HP Video games, Quicken/Quickbooks, etc. Other minor nits would be the aforementioned lack of Blu-ray, no USB 3.0 nor eSATA ports, and the fact that the monitors do not have speakers built in. The included external speakers get the job done good, but they are a little more clunky than built-in speakers.
Specifications
- Type Mainstream, Multimedia
- Processor Family AMD Phenom II
- RAM 8 GB
- Storage Capacity (as Tested) 1500 GB
- Graphics Card AMD Radeon HD 6450
- Primary Optical Drive Dual-Layer DVD+/-RW
- Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium
