I have always loved the HP computers because of the extra hardware and utilities you get with HP computers. Specially, the TouchSmart 600 series desktops lure me a lot because these are sleek desktop systems that everyone would love to have. On Monday, May 31st 2010, HP released 3 TouchSmart 600 series desktops that are among the best Home desktop PCs. The TouchSmart desktops that HP launched are the HP TouchSmart 600-1155, HP TouchSmart 600-1150 and HP TouchSmart 600-1120 desktop PC. There are marginal differences between the three desktops and I have laid out the comparison between these desktops at the end of this article.
HP TouchSmart 600-1155 Desktop PC
Slim touch PC with 23 inch (diagonal) BrightView widescreen, Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit, Intel Core i7-720QM processor (1.60GHz, up to 2.8GHz), 6GB PC3 8500 DDR3 SDRAM, 1TB 7200 rpm hard drive, Nvidia GeForce GT230M graphics (1GB dedicated), Ssupport for Blu-ray and Microsoft DirectX 10 Slot-load Blu-ray player, SuperMulti DVD burner, HDTV tuner with remote, HDMI game console connectivity, 6-in-1 digital media card reader, Wireless LAN 802.11a/b/g/n, integrated Bluetooth Wireless keyboard, mouse Integrated webcam and mic, HP TouchSmart software ENERGY STAR qualified and lots more.
HP Touchsmart 600-1150 Desktop PC
Slim touch PC with 23 inch (diagonal) BrightView widescreen, Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit, Intel Core i5-430M processor (2.26GHz), 4GB PC3 8500 DDR3 SDRAM, 1TB 5400 rpm Serial ATA hard drive, Nvidia GeForce G210M graphics (512MB dedicated), Slot-load SuperMulti DVD Burner with LightScribe, HDTV tuner with remote, 6-in-1 digital media card reader, Wireless LAN 802.11a/b/g/n, integrated Bluetooth Wireless keyboard and mouse, Integrated webcam and mic, HP TouchSmart software, ENERGY STAR qualified and lots more.
HP Touchsmart 600-1120 Desktop PC
Slim touch PC with 23 inch (diagonal) BrightView widescreen, Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit, Intel Core i3-330M processor (2.13GHz), 4GB 4GB PC3 8500 DDR3 SDRAM, 1TB 5400 rpm Serial ATA hard drive, Slot-load SuperMulti DVD burner with LightScribe, HDTV tuner with remote, 6-in-1 digital media card reader, 802.11a/b/g/n wireless LAN, Wireless keyboard and mouse, Integrated webcam and mic, HP TouchSmart software, ENERGY STAR qualified and lots more. If you are wondering the difference between these three desktops, then I have summed up the basic differences in the comparison chart below.
Comparison Chart
Here is the comparison between these three new HP desktop computers:
| TouchSmart 600-1155 | TouchSmart 600-1150 | TouchSmart 600-1120 | |
| Price | $1,799.99 (Check rebates here) |
$1,399.99 (Check rebates here) |
$1,149.99 (Check rebates here) |
| Operating System | Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit | Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit | Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit |
| Processor | Intel Core i7-720QM Processor | Intel Core i5-430M Processor | Intel Core i3-330M Processor |
| Memory | 6GB PC3-8500 DDR3 SDRAM memory (1×2048 and 1×4096 MB) | 4GB PC3-8500 DDR3 SDRAM memory (2×2048 MB) | 4GB PC3-8500 DDR3 SDRAM memory (2×2048 MB) |
| Display | Touch-enabled 23 inch diagonal Full HD 1080p LCD Display with Brightview technology Built in HDTV Tuner: watch, pause, rewind, and record live TV | Touch-enabled 23 inch diagonal Full HD 1080p LCD Display with Brightview technology Built in HDTV Tuner: watch, pause, rewind, and record live TV | Touch-enabled 23 inch diagonal Full HD 1080p LCD Display with Brightview technology Built in HDTV Tuner: watch, pause, rewind, and record live TV |
| Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce GT230M with 1GB dedicated graphics memory, and support for Blu-ray, and Microsoft DirectX 10 | NVIDIA GeForce G210M with 512MB dedicated graphics memory | Intel HD Graphics |
| Hard Drive | 1 Terabyte 7200RPM Serial ATA hard drive | 1 Terabyte 5400RPM Serial ATA hard drive | 1 Terabyte 5400RPM Serial ATA hard drive |
| Optical Drive | Slot-load Blu-ray player & SuperMulti DVD burner | Slot-load SuperMulti DVD Burner with LightScribe Technology | Slot-load SuperMulti DVD Burner with LightScribe Technology |
| Sound Card | BeatsTM Audio Studio Quality Sound | BeatsTM Audio Studio Quality Sound | BeatsTM Audio Studio Quality Sound |
| Speakers | High-performance 2.0 Speakers | High-performance 2.0 Speakers | High-performance 2.0 Speakers |
| Networking | 10/100/1000Base-T network interface Integrated Bluetooth and Wireless LAN 802.11b/g/n featuring Single-band (2.4Ghz) 2×2 MIMO technology | 10/100/1000Base-T network interface Integrated Bluetooth and Wireless LAN 802.11b/g/n featuring Single-band (2.4Ghz) 2×2 MIMO technology | 10/100/1000Base-T network interface Wireless LAN 802.11b/g/n featuring Single-band (2.4Ghz) 2×2 MIMO technology |
| PCI expansion | 1 MXM Graphics Module PCI Express slot (occupied); 2 PCI-E x1 mini socket slots (occupied) | 1 MXM Graphics Module PCI Express slot (occupied); 2 PCI-E x1 mini socket slots (occupied) | 1 MXM Graphics Module PCI Express slot (available); 2 PCI-E x1 mini socket slots (occupied) |
