Specifications: The HP Pavilion A4310F is yet another very affordable desktop model from HP. The difference is, this desktop comes with a set of very impressive specs. This model has a 3.0Ghz AMD Athlon II X2 250u dual-core processor, 4GB of RAM (DDR3) and a huge 640GB hard drive. For graphics, this desktop has a NVIDIA GeForce 6150SE Graphics card. With specs like that, you can pretty much do anything on this desktop (consumer applications). Other great features (besides its price) include a 15-in-1 media card reader, 6 USB ports, a DVD drive (with LighScribe technology) and it is configurable to support 5.1-channel audio. This model operates on the new Windows 7 OS (64-bit).

Design: The HP Pavilion A4310F is a classic tower-style desktop. It is a mid-sized desktop CPU measuring at 16.85 x 6.97 x 15.32 inches in dimensions. The front of the desktop is mainly black/gray in color. Besides the DVD drive and card readers, most of the ports are located under a flap or behind the unit.

Features & Performance: As mentioned earlier, the HP Pavilion A4310F is a very affordable model, especially considering its specs. At the moment, this model is selling at around $489 per unit. To achieve this very low price tag, some comprises had to be mad. This desktop does not come with a variety of non-essential features (such as Bluetooth, Firewire etc), which are features that are seldom used by many of us anyway. With all that said, the HP Pavilion A4310F is still a very competent and powerful desktop model. It would make a perfect buy for anyone who is looking for an affordable yet powerful desktop model.