Hp Pavilion Slimline S5300z Ddr2 800mhz

Save on space but don’t skimp on performance with the HP Pavilion Slimline s5-1260 PC—this sleek desktop computer handles all of your computing needs like word processing, music, videos, photos and e-mail, and it lets you effortlessly transfer photos, music, and other files to and from your digital camera and other peripheral appliances with the front-panel 6-in-1 memory card reader. It likewise features a SuperMulti Blu-ray Player so you may watch your favored movies and burn your own discs.The HP Pavilion Slimline s5-1260 PC comes with Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit, integrated Wireless LAN 802.11b/g/n, a 2nd Generation Intel Core™ i3-2120 Processor, a 1TB hard drive, 4GB PC3-10600 DDR3 memory and an AMD Radeon HD 7450 graphics card with 1GB DDR3 consecrated memory. With HP Multi-Display Capable technology, you may compare documents side by side, quickly drag content from one application to the next and stream digital amusement to one monitor while you work on the other.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful.
Best Buy Ever
By Eric Verworst
Excellent computer with optimate configuration. Does his job and also doubles as an HD DVR. Easy setup and connection to any HD TV via HDMI. Blu-Ray player is the icing on the cake. Highly recommended.

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Skills Success Windows Getting Started

About the Author

Kris Townsend is an Information Systems instructor at Spokane Falls Community College in Spokane, Washington. Kris earned a bachelor's degree in both Education and Business, and a master's degre in Education. He has also worked as a public school teacher and as a schemes analyst. Kris enjoys working with wood, snowboarding, and camping. He commutes to work by bike and enjoys long rides in the Palouse country south of Spokane.

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Windows Seniors Citizens Computers Computer

This easy-to-understand guide helps seniors get started with Windows 7!

Many seniors use a home computer to stay connected to family and friends. This fun and friendly guide shows how to use Windows 7, the most frequent operating scheme pre-loaded onto personal computers and laptops, to write e-mails, connect with family thru Windows Live Messenger, download pictures with Photo Gallery, and listen to music using Windows Media Player.

Windows 7 For Seniors For Dummies uses a huge font for the text that makes the book having little impact to read and it features magnified screen shots to support make the subject matter less intimidating. For Dummies author Mark Justice Hinton walks you through the basi principles of Windows 7, shows you how to custommake the desktop so that it accommodates your needs, and explains how to use the webcam and instant messenger to keep in contact with family and friends. Plus, you'll get critical clear or deep perception for protecting your personal information.

• Shows seniors how to stay connected to family and friends using the features of Windows 7
• Explains how to use the Internet, send and receive e-mail, upload and download photos, view video, listen to music, play games, use webcam and instant messenger, and more
• Discusses the necessary topic of keeping selective information and personal data safe and secure
• Uses a more spectacular font for text and includes more than 150 enlarged screen shots

For seniors fascinated in getting started using the stimulating features of Windows 7, Windows 7 For Seniors For Dummies is the idealisti beginner guide!

From the Back Cover

Windows® 7 For Seniors for Dummies

Learn to:

• Use the Windows 7 desktop and invent your introductory documents

• Connect to the Internet and browse the Web

• View, edit, and print photos

• Keep in touch by e-mail and play games online

Mark Justice Hinton

Author of Digital Photography For Seniors For Dummies

You may learn to use Windows, get online, and begin doing things today!

You don't need a grandchild to instruct you Windows 7 — with this friendly guide, you'll be using the mouse, working with folders, hooking up a printer, and cruising the Internet in not one thing flat. Learn to use all the gizmos that come with Windows 7, shop online, view a slideshow of your bestloved photos, send e-mail to a friend, take delight in music, and more!

• Tour the desktop — learn to use menus, the Start menu button, files, and folders

• Do it — give rise to notes and letters, connect a printer, download photos from your digital camera, and put music on a CD

• Have a good deal of fun — discover Solitaire and other built-in games, listen to music, and watch a movie

• Use the accessaries — display Gadgets on your desktop, draw with Paint, and use the Calculator

• To keep or not — install further and added programs you want and remove those you don't need

• Protect your Windows — learn to use the Action Center, download and install virus shelter software, and keep it up to date

• Have it your way — make your screen more comfortable to see, open files with a single click, and even have your computer read to you

• The wide, wide Web — shop and explore online and learn to stay safe

Open the book and find:

• What's on the taskbar

• Directions for creating and saving documents

• Steps for installing a printer and other peripherals

• How to connect to the Internet anywhere

• Backgammon and other games you may play online

• Guidance on protecting your computer from viruses

• How to send e-mail attachments

• Advice on backing up documents and photos

About the Author

Mark Justice Hinton teaches all kinds of engineering science from digital photography to HTML. He maintains a blog at www.mjhinton.com/help where he answers questions from his readers, and he is also the author of Digital Photography For Seniors For Dummies.

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37 of 37 people found the following review helpful.
Very Useful Book
By Book Spirit
You don't have to be a senior to use and appreciate this book. It's clearly written, thorough, and full of helpful tips and information. The author appears to enjoy computers; reading and applying the book made me feel like he was holding my hand to help me as I tackled the keyboard. And even though I made mistakes, everything turned out just fine.

36 of 36 people found the following review helpful.
Windows 7 Dummies book
By C. L. Rybolt
I have just started going through the Windows 7 for Seniors for Dummies book, slowly. The "seniors" means big print which I appreciate. I have had a computer for years and was familiar with the XP and find that this version is an improvement on that. It may take me some time to review all the information in the book, however I am finding it very useful.

42 of 43 people found the following review helpful.
Mr
By Burmesebandit
I am 69. I am a dummie.This is my first computer. This book led me through step by step that I could understend.What I like most about it is that I can connect to Mr Mark Justice Hinton directly without going on a wild goose chase on the internet like the bad time I had and have with KODAK, STAPLES, DELL, ADOBE etc

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Microsoft Training Simon Sez It

In Learn Microsoft Office 2007, your instructors will guide you through the numerous features of the latest version of Microsoft's popular suite of Office applications. They'll cover everything from the simplest basi principles of using these necessary business tools to more innovative topics that will concede you to create, edit, manage and design professional documents, spreadsheets, databases and presentations. Get 21 full hours of Office 2007 training with over 290 video training tutorials. Each Simon Sez IT DVD offers hours of expert quality training tutorials for each level of computer experience. Follow along on your own computer as you watch and learn from the trainers' narrated instructions and movements. This self-paced learning environs allows for stress-free learning in the ease of your own home or office. Play, pause, rewind and repeat as oftentimes as you like.

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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.
Very good Video Tutorial for MS Office 2007
By Partha Bhadra
I very much liked the tutorial, particularly the instructions on Word. Now I know how to use this software effectively for my purpose. I use Excel quite a bit but rearly, Powerpoint, Outlook and Access. For all data manipulations I use Excel, instead of Access. I strongly recommend this video for Introdectory courses.Learn Microsoft Office 2007 - Video Training Tutorials for Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Access 2007 by Simon Sez IT

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Xfx Nvidia Geforce5 Windows Graphics

GeForce your PC with the EVGA GT 430 and get the uttermost performance upgrade. Tap into the horsepower of the GPU for a visually-charged boost on your bestloved applications. Edit your photos and HD videos and push the limits of your web experience with a new generation of GPU-accelerated browsers. Level-up your game with the next-generation gaming architecture built from the ground up for DirectX 11. Take the latest 3D movies home with Blu-ray 3D and GeForce. All this and more at an splendid value. The EVGA GT 430 features 96 CUDA Cores, a high speed DDR3 memory interface with 1024MB onboard and full DirectX 11 aid supplying breathtaking effigy quality. NVIDIA PhysX and CUDA technologies power realistic effects for an interactional gaming experience. Specifications include 700 MHz core clock, 1024MB (1GB) of DDR3 memory with a 1400 MHz memory clock and 22.4 GB/second memory bandwidth, 128 bit memory bit width, 1400 MHz Shader Clock, 96 CUDA cores, and PCI Express 2.0 compatibility. Additional features include Microsoft DirectX 11 Support, NVIDIA PhysX Technology, Blu-Ray 3D Support, Hardware Video Decode Acceleration, NVIDIA CUDA engineering with CUDA C/C++, DirectCompute 5.0, and OpenCL support, PCI-Express 2.0 support, OpenGL 4.0 support, Dual Link HDCP capability, TrueHD and DTS-HD Audio Bitstreaming Support and Microsoft Windows XP/Vista/7 support. Connections are HDMI 1.4a and Dual-Link DVI-I. Package includes the EVGA Driver/software disc with EVGA Precision Tuning utility and a fixed 2 year warranty if registered within 30 days at www.evga.com.

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174 of 178 people found the following review helpful.
Pretty much the HTPC holy grail. A fantastic bargain.
By Beebeard
When Nvidia released the GT 430 reference design in the last quarter of 2010, hardware pundits everywhere were amazed by the card's potential. Here was a bitstreaming video card, bulging with electronic muscle, with a respectably low power footprint. In short, it was the perfect HTPC video card. The only problem was that Nvidia's offering was a little slow to market, and after a barrage of price drops on comparable ATI products, the initial price point of the GT 430 was a little high for what you were getting.

Flash forward to the present, and the price on the GT 430 cards is dropping...dropping...dropping. As they move farther away from the $100 mark and closer to the $50 mark, the cards have shaped up into one heck of a nice deal. I love mine. In fact, I would marry mine if the state I lived in somehow allowed it. We would live in a log cabin together and sell crafts to tourists. Just me and the GT 430 against the world. No worries, no regrets. I...I love you, GT 430. Let's never fight.

PROS:

- It laughs at your 1080p HD videos. Laughs at them, pushes them down, and takes their lunch money. The card has enough horsepower to play back some kind of crazy, as-yet-undiscovered 5000p video stream, let alone whatever weak 1080p kung fu you'd like to throw at it. Your media center is going to be future-proofed for quite some time. I put this card in a 780G-based motherboard with onboard ATI HD 3200 graphics--considered some of the best onboard graphics available just a few years back--and the GT 430 just destroys it. Sure, discrete graphics solutions are generally going to be faster than onboard video, this is well-known, but the difference was night and day. You want to play a 1080p movie in Windows 7 Media Center while you page through some other film offerings in MediaBrowser? The menus are smooth as butter. You want to watch HD television with the program guide overlayed on the TV stream without graphics slowdowns? Yeah, not a problem. The card delivers.

- Quieter than you would think. The active cooling on the card initially had me concerned about the decibels it might put out, but now that the card is installed, the fan on this EVGA part is whisper quiet. I can't hear it over the sound of my hard drives.

- Good enough for modest gaming, if that's your thing. People who compare this budget Fermi model to graphics cards meant for gamers pretty much miss the point of a card like this. It's meant to be sandwiched into a tiny HTPC case, where it can push out some decent graphical horsepower through a digital output without using a lot of electricity and without generating a lot of heat. If you need a giant, full-sized PCI-E card that will take up a square foot of space in your computer case so you can get 200 FPS and pwn noobs in Call of Duty 11: Duty Harder, or something, then look elsewhere. This card is not for you. Also, that's your mom calling you. Dinner is ready. But if you have light gaming needs and tend to play older games, like World of Warcraft, then the GT 430 has you covered. I'm at 1920 x 1080 resolution at the highest detail settings with no slowdown. Life is good.

- Made by EVGA. For the uninitiated, the thinking is usually that one company's implementation of an Nvidia reference design is similar if not exactly the same as another company's, so it doesn't really matter what name is on the card, just buy whatever's cheapest. But believe me, the company does matter. EVGA is one of the more established video card companies out there at this point, and my own experience with them in the past is that they have stood by their products in case of trouble and are fast to honor their rebates. In fact, I got a rebate offer with this very card, and after filling out the information on their website, the company offers to expedite the rebate process for a nominal ($2) fee, so you get your money back in week or so instead of half a year. How great is that?

- Nvidia driver support. You download one driver file from nvidia.com and that's it. The installation is automated and painless, and the drivers support a wide range of Nvidia products. There's no drama. Compare and contrast with ATI's infamously poor driver support, where the company will often sneakily disable features on older cards that were working fine with the older drivers, or will inadvertently introduce or even reintroduce bugs serious enough to crash your computer. My subjective opinion is that their driver support has matured and gotten a little better, but it's still just plain bad. Every time ATI releases a new set of Catalyst drivers, it's like a war crime. As somebody with a junk drawer filled with a decade's worth of poorly-supported ATI TV tuners and graphics cards, it was definitely a headache I wanted to avoid this time around. If you're getting tired of all the nonsense and are taking 5xxx-series ATI cards off the table as a viable option for an HTPC build, that leaves you with just one good, affordable alternative, and it's this card.

CONS:

- The card is meant to have a small footprint, and occupy one PCI-E slot without hogging all the other slots on the motherboard. But in my setup, the heatsink fan on the video card is perilously close (1/4") to a neighboring PCI slot, which itself has a TV tuner card in it. Yeah, everything physically fits in the case, but there could be some concerns with heat when you have two cards that close to each other. I installed a small intake fan to push more air into the PCI bay as a little insurance.

- A minor gripe, but the box was a little light. No adapters, no driver CD, no nothing. It was just the card. I realize most customers are not going to use all that stuff, but throw us a bone here. Throw in an HDMI cable to sweeten the deal. Something. Anything.

I hate to end with the "CONS" because it gives the impression that there's something wrong with the card that should somehow factor into a buying decision. But the fact of the matter is there really is nothing wrong with this card at all. It's pretty much as good as it gets for new media PC builds. If you're assembling an HTPC, it should most certainly be on your list of components to buy.

31 of 32 people found the following review helpful.
Go ahead and buy it!
By Mattress Man
-MY THOUGHTS-
This is a very impressive graphics card for the price here. Although, I expected a bigger boost in performance in my computer. I was mislead into thinking that the GPU would affect how fast I can edit photos and what not, but this is not so. I got this so my computer could be faster in things like Corel Painter Sketch Pad and Corel Videostudio Pro X3. This is a little bit faster than my old ATI Radeon 3200 on-board graphics. These applications are more CPU intensive though. I did not know this when I bought the card and so I was a little unimpressed with how fast it was. This card is definitely made for gaming. I'm not a huge gamer, but I might get into it. The reason why I like it so much and have kept it is because it is virtually future-proof. It is 3D ready and is very good for gaming. It will definitely help me in the future if I want to do these things.

-THE PRODUCT-
This is a high quality card. It runs on very low power (I run it on a stock 300 watt power supply). It still plays nice with my system. You can drive nearly every monitor out there with three outputs. It is very compact, it could fit in every mini-tower or tower on the market. Using the EVGA Precision software I could monitor the temperature and it ran at an average of around 30 degrees Celsius, which is like ice-cold for graphics cards. It produces very high-quality picture and I am very impressed with it. I recommend not using the drivers that come on the EVGA disc. Just go on the nVidia website and get the latest one. The control center is very helpful, I recommend spending some time with it. This is a great card made by a great company.

-BOTTOM LINE-
If your computer is more than eight years old and you want to play new games and edit things, you should probably do a complete overhaul.
If your computer is three years old or newer and it is getting sluggish on screen and isn't using your monitor to its full potential, GET THIS!!!!!
If you are a casual gamer and with pretty good hardware but have a crappy GPU, GET THIS!!!!!
If you are looking to edit things and design things faster, check into a better processor and/or memory. That is the more expensive solution, but it's the right one. The same goes for gamers.
At this price with a [...], go for it. Buy it now!
Hope I could help!

-UPDATE-
I recently started gaming with this GPU. I have played NFS Hot Pursuit and CoD: Modern Warfare. It performed well for a $70 GPU, but it is definitely an entry-level unit. I used Fraps and recorded framerates. Average for Hot Pursuit: 33 fps (frames per second) Average for Modern Warfare: 35 fps. This is acceptable for me. It doesn't lag often and even when it does it's not that bad. I would recommend getting a higher-end card if you are a hard-core gamer and are running Crysis 2 or something else super-intensive.

44 of 48 people found the following review helpful.
Nice, but beware.
By F. J. Roman
I have been using this nice, little but powerful, video/graphics card for just a week. It works very nicely with my old, and not so powerful Dell computer.

The Evga GeForce GT 430 works great with the CRPG games I play. Examples of these games are the Medieval series, Oblivion, The Witcher, etc. I have not tried it on any of the new games that require higher end video cards.

You might be wondering why I wrote "but beware." I will explain.

- Nvidia's website clearly show the card needs at least 300 watts to run properly (recommended).
- However, none of the websites I visited (Nvidia included)looking for information and/or reviews regarding this video card offered you what I consider a critical piece of information about the card.
- When I received the card, and before I opened the box, I decided to read every bit of information to make sure my computer and the card are compatible.
- Sure enough, I found the one piece of information none of the websites I looked at included.
- The Evga GeForce GT 430 needs at least 22 amps per 12-volt rail.
- I got lucky because after opening my computer, looking at information on the power source, and surfing the net for formulas to find out the amps for my computer, I found that my computer has or produces exactly 22 amps per 12-volt rail.

Summary: Very nice, little but powerful, card. Not the top of the line as far as power is concerned, but good enough for the common gamer who owns a non-gaming computer.

P.S. - Thanks to Amazon for letting me return the card I ordered before this one (Evga GeForce GTS 450). Great customer support!

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Computer Basics Easy Steps Windows

See it done. Do it yourself. It’s that Easy! Easy Computer Basics, Windows 7 Edition  teaches you the fundamental principle to help you get the most from your computer hardware and software. Fully illustrated steps with simple instructions guide you through each task, building the accomplishments you need to carry out the most mutual computer tasks. No need to feel intimidated; we’ll hold your hand each step of the way.

In full color

Learn how to…

• Set up and configure your new computer system

• Upgrade your computer with new hardware and software

• Use Microsoft Windows 7–and personalize it just for you

• Connect to the Internet for web surfing, email, Facebook, and YouTube

• Manage and edit digital photos

• Play, copy, and burn your own music CDs–and download music from the Internet to play on your iPod

• Protect your family and your computer from viruses, spam, and spyware

• Set up a wireless home network and part your Internet connection with multiple computers

Category: General Computing

Covers: Hardware, Microsoft ® Windows 7

User Level: Beginner

Easy steps guide you through each task.

Items you select or click are shown in bold.

Each step is entirely illustrated.

About the Author

Michael Miller is a successful and prolific author with a reputation for practical advice, technical accuracy, and an unerring empathy for the needs of his readers.

Mr. Miller has written more than 90 best-selling books over the past two decades. His books for Que include Absolute Beginner’s Guide to Computer Basics, Absolute Beginner’s Guide to eBay, How Microsoft Windows Vista Works, Speed It Up: A Non-Technical Guide to Speeding Up Slow Computers, Your First Notebook PC, and Googlepedia: The Ultimate Google Resource. He is known for his casual, easy-to-read writing style and his practical, real-world advice–as well as his capacity to explain a potpourri of complex topics to an each and everyday audience.

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful.
Easy Computer Basics, Windows 7 Edition
By James S
An excellent reference for the novice as well as the intermediate user. It is extremely easy to use and is clear and precise in all instructions with excellent illustrations to guide the user through the various procedures. I wish I had a book this well written when I started with Windows 3.0! Since then I have used the XP and Vista editions of "Easy Computer Basics" to great satisfaction.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful.
Computer basic classes at Senior Rv Computer club
By Ted J. Linderman
Hi Using this book to teach Windows 7 and computer basics to seniors in a Rv Resort in Apache Junction Az. Had 2 classes,8 lessons ,3 hours each using this book as a teaching tool. Had 20 students at each class. Purchased 40 books and have 20 more on order. Easy to teach from and easy for students to follow and do pre class reading. Also have additional classes scheduled for using digital camera and I pod, subjects covered in book. Recommend this book to anyone with little or no previous computer experience as well as people moving up from XP or Vista Ted

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.
Easy Computer basics Windows 7 edition
By Sue Sacchero
This is a great little book for those of us who have recently encountered Windows 7 and have worked out that it is not quite as intuitive as it claims. With the help of this book i have sorted out the mangled mess of files which was my over 10,000 shot photo collection. I've also worked out and solved some problems i had with Skype and Facebook. A good buy.Extremely easy to follow. The phots look exactly like my computer screen, this puts it way head of some other publications

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