Pre-installed
with Windows Vista Home Premium (64-bit
version); includes wireless keyboard and
optical mouse
Editorial
Reviews:
Product Description Redesigned with a
next-generation, touch-enabled 22-inch
high-definition LCD screen, the HP TouchSmart
IQ506 all-in-one desktop PC is designed to fit
wherever life happens: in the kitchen, family
room, or living room. With one touch you can
check the weather, download your e-mail, or
watch your favorite TV show. It's also designed
to maximize energy, with a power-saving Intel
Core 2 Duo processor and advanced power
management technology, as well as material
efficiency--right down to the packaging. It has
a sleek piano black design with elegant espresso
side-panel highlights, and the HP Ambient Light
lets you set a mood--or see your keyboard in the
dark.
Customer
Reviews:
Great PC but needs a little
workJanuary 4,
2009 T. Wheatley Owning an iPod Touch, I had
high expectations for a touch screen computer.
With the iPod Touch as a frame of reference,
there are some great things about the Touch PC,
but also some points of improvement.
Pluses:
- Fewer wires than a conventional PC. Just plug
in the power cord and viola, it works.
- Keyboard is very slim and is wireless (the
mouse is wireless too)
- The HP Touch software (shown in the
commercials) is cool and makes the experience of
using the computer much better
- Built in wireless means it can be set up
pretty much anywhere and stay connected.
- Can't beat the big screen
Minuses:
- I wish the touch functionality worked more
like the iPod touch. It seems like I have to
"double-click" 3 or 4 times to get icons on the
desktop to launch their programs. I'm not quite
sure why when I touch a desktop icon, a check
box appear on the icon instead of just launching
the program. It would be nice if one touch was
all it took to launch programs.
- Scrolling up and down web pages should be more
like the iPod Touch's scroll capabilities. I've
had a hard time getting the computer to
recognize from touch when I want to scroll down.
- After calibrating the screen, the accuracy of
the touch areas, still doesn't seem right on.
Check-boxes and tabs (such as Google Chrome) are
a little hard to access at the very top of the
screen because the PC case makes it hard to get
to that part of the screen.
- Although it is very heavy, there's the
possibility that it could be knocked over. For
support, the computer has only the front plastic
legs and a stand in the back.
It's a good computer, but not as cool as I had
hoped.
MULTIMEDIA DRIVE
LightScribe Super Multi 8X DVDRW w/Double Layer
VIDEO GRAPHICS
NVIDIA GeForce Go 6150 w/ Webcam
DIGITAL MEDIA
5-in-1 media card reader; Fingerprint Reader
COMMUNICATION
802.11b/g/n WLAN w/bluetooth
KEYBOARD
Full-Size
POINTING DEVICE
TouchPad with dedicated vertical & horizontal
scroll pad
DIMENSIONS
8.82" (L) x 12.05" (W) x 1.23" (min H)/1.52"
(max H)
WEIGHT
3.91 lbs.
PC CARD SLOTS
ExpressCard/34 slot
EXTERNAL PORTS
Expansion port 3 connector
Three USB 2.0
S-video TV-out
Headphones out
Microphone in
RJ-11 (modem)
RJ-45 (LAN)
VGA port
SOUND
Integrated Altec Lansing stereo speakers
POWER
Standard Lithium-Ion battery
SECURITY
Integrated Fingerprint Reader
OPERATING SYSTEM
Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate (64bit)
SOFTWARE
HP PhotoSmart Premier
RealRhapsody
Muvee AutoProducer DVD Edition with Burning
Adobe Acrobat Reader
Microsoft Works
Microsoft Money
Microsoft Windows Media Player
HP Games Powered by Wild Tangent
Intuit Quicken New User Edition
Sonic Digital Media Plus
HP QuickPlay
DigiMode Online Shopping
Superstores
