The SA4000Z series of Presarios from HP/Compaq feature AMD inside, the company's Athlon 64 processors, ranging from 2.2 to 2.4GHz with up to 1MB of L2 cache.
At the excellent baseline price of $749, the SA4000Z systems ship with the AMD Athlon 64 3200+, which operates at 2.2GHz. You can step up to the 2.4GHz 3400+ for only $90 extra, but a move to the 3700+ (also 2.4GHz, but with the 1MB L2 cache instead of 512KB) will set you back a hefty $440.There's 256MB of DDR memory for starters, so consider upgrading to 512MB--a move that will only run you $50. That way, you can have an Athlon 64 3400+ SA4000Z system with 512MB of memory that still costs under a grand.You will have to shell out for a monitor, however, as the SA4000Z series systems don't come with one by default. HP/Compaq offers a nicely priced selection to choose from, including the basic 17-inch cv7500 CRT for only $50, as well as the 15-inch flat panel FP15 for $200 and the 17-inch flat panel FP17 for $299.While some other Presario lines feature the new 16X PCI Express slots for high-end gaming, the SA4000Z still utilizes AGP 8X. But you can get some pretty hard-core graphics boards to stick in your system if gaming is a priority in your home. By default, there's the respectable NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200XT with 128MB of dedicated video memory. You can upgrade to the 256MB GeForce FX 5500 for only $70, or if you're a bigger fan of ATI, you can opt for their high-end Radeon 9800 with 256MB of memory for $180 over baseline.You get a 80GB 7200rpm hard drive, providing lots of high-speed storage space for housing video files and installing games. The Presario SA4000Z systems also support a variety of RAID options--you can perform seamless backups with the 160GB mirrored RAID configuration ($180). For all-out space needs, $230 gets you 320GB of RAID hard drive space--and here's an understatement: a third of a terabyte will hold lots and lots of files.As a removable storage option, HP/Compaq offers their new 160GB Personal Media Drive for $220. This second hard drive fits into a front-access drive bay and can be easily pulled out and then ported. It then connects via USB 2.0 to a second system for fast transfer of large amounts of files.By default, you get a 48X/32X/48X CD-RW drive for the creation of rewriteable data backups or burning audio and data CDs. However, there's a free upgrade to an 8x DVD+/-R/RW, and a second 16X DVD-ROM drive to your system is $50. That second drive can be an 8X DVD+RW drive for $70 or a top-of-the-line 16X DVD+/-RW drive for $110.
At the excellent baseline price of $749, the SA4000Z systems ship with the AMD Athlon 64 3200+, which operates at 2.2GHz. You can step up to the 2.4GHz 3400+ for only $90 extra, but a move to the 3700+ (also 2.4GHz, but with the 1MB L2 cache instead of 512KB) will set you back a hefty $440.There's 256MB of DDR memory for starters, so consider upgrading to 512MB--a move that will only run you $50. That way, you can have an Athlon 64 3400+ SA4000Z system with 512MB of memory that still costs under a grand.You will have to shell out for a monitor, however, as the SA4000Z series systems don't come with one by default. HP/Compaq offers a nicely priced selection to choose from, including the basic 17-inch cv7500 CRT for only $50, as well as the 15-inch flat panel FP15 for $200 and the 17-inch flat panel FP17 for $299.While some other Presario lines feature the new 16X PCI Express slots for high-end gaming, the SA4000Z still utilizes AGP 8X. But you can get some pretty hard-core graphics boards to stick in your system if gaming is a priority in your home. By default, there's the respectable NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200XT with 128MB of dedicated video memory. You can upgrade to the 256MB GeForce FX 5500 for only $70, or if you're a bigger fan of ATI, you can opt for their high-end Radeon 9800 with 256MB of memory for $180 over baseline.You get a 80GB 7200rpm hard drive, providing lots of high-speed storage space for housing video files and installing games. The Presario SA4000Z systems also support a variety of RAID options--you can perform seamless backups with the 160GB mirrored RAID configuration ($180). For all-out space needs, $230 gets you 320GB of RAID hard drive space--and here's an understatement: a third of a terabyte will hold lots and lots of files.As a removable storage option, HP/Compaq offers their new 160GB Personal Media Drive for $220. This second hard drive fits into a front-access drive bay and can be easily pulled out and then ported. It then connects via USB 2.0 to a second system for fast transfer of large amounts of files.By default, you get a 48X/32X/48X CD-RW drive for the creation of rewriteable data backups or burning audio and data CDs. However, there's a free upgrade to an 8x DVD+/-R/RW, and a second 16X DVD-ROM drive to your system is $50. That second drive can be an 8X DVD+RW drive for $70 or a top-of-the-line 16X DVD+/-RW drive for $110.
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