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HP Pavilion s3020n Slimline April 30th, 2007 | by Jason Tomczak

Conclusion

All in all, the HP Pavilion s3020n Slimline PC is a great little computer for a wide variety of tasks. Students in dorms, studio apartment dwellers, and others dealing with space constraints will undoubtedly love the diminutive size of the s3020n. It has a tiny footprint and draws very little electricity, yet it has a powerful processor and efficient internal components. It runs Vista smoothly. It can double as a media PC (with external USB TV tuner), even with the stock video card. Unless you're looking for a serious gaming computer, the s3020n will satisfy most of your computing needs. The s3020n is easy on the wallet, too.


Pros:

• Strong AMD processor
• 2000MHz system bus
• SATA hard drive and DVD-RW drives
• Mostly uses heat syncs for cooling
• HP Pocket Media Drive Bay

Cons:

• Ridiculous 512MB base RAM
• No DVI
• Ultra cheap PS/2 ball mouse
• Clunky cosmetic drive bay door
• Uses slower PC2-4200 DDR2 SDRAM