Customer Reviews
If only it were very very quiet ... 
2008-07-25
I had to send it back. I didn't really want to because I loved the form factor and the specs. The blu-ray DVD alone means you saved $400 for a standalone blu-ray DVD player, and the built in memory and 500 gigs hard drive are fabulous. However, went I installed in the bedroom, it had a fan hum that was too loud for that use. It would have been okay in an office or a living room, it wasn't that loud, but you can't have that steady hum in the bedroom where you sleep. When everything else was quiet, we heard it way too much.
Sleek 
2008-07-17
I believe you will be pleased with the size and performance of this PC. Set up was easy, quick and efficient. Vista runs smoothly and your display is enhanced. The price can't be beat.
Great slim PC! 2008-07-10
I am enjoying my HP Slimline. I love that is is smaller is size yet much bigger in every other way, than my old PC. I was worried after hearing all the neg about Vista - but I love, it, too. I don't know why most don't - sure it takes some getting use to but it's snazzy. Excellent PC for the price. After researching online and reading reviews - I'm super happy I went with this one! Bought it at my local Circuit City tho - on sale!
The Great Leap Forward 
2008-07-02
Processor, RAM, hard drive capacity, video & sound cards certain to meet most requirements, even those of modest gamers or video hobbyists. Compact case fits nicely right on your desktop.
Transition from Win98SE to Vista was an exercise in surprise. Bottom line is Vista works fine, and the Premium Home Edition is worth it if only to get the cool 3D Chess game.
Included software bundle & HP system utilities are what you'd expect- nothing special to worry about- and all removable/ replaceable as you see fit.
Everything worked right out of the box. What's not in the box though are things like adapter cables for your sound system or DVD's to make system disks. Visit HP's site for info on this stuff.
Sweet! 2008-06-30
Great computer!
Wow this is so much nicer than my previous computer which was state of the art a few years ago but had become impossibly slow. This machine works fast and its so small.
I haven't figured out how to use everything, but what I have investigated is pretty cool. Plus, the ad lists that it comes with 3GB of RAM but actually comes with 4GB. The graphics card is something that might need upgrading; if that's important to you you may want to look at another version of HP.
Shipping was nice too. [...]
Perfect!
so far, so good 2008-06-19
Get all the power and functionality of a fully loaded desktop PC in a space-saving design that's one-third the size of a conventional tower. HP Pavilion PC's feature the exclusive Pocket Media Drive bay that allows you to add instant storage. The Pocket Media Drive also works with any USB enabled PC. The front-panel 15-in-1 memory card reader makes it easy to transfer photos and files to and from your digital camera and other peripheral devices. The SuperMulti DVD burner with LightScribe technology lets you create custom, silkscreen-quality labels and artwork directly onto LightScribe-enabled CD and DVD discs. You have Internet access anywhere in your home with the built-in 802.11G wireless. The Windows Vista Home Premium with service pack 1 OS is the preferred edition for home desktop PCs. With extensive digital entertainment features, expanded search capabilities and the fluid three-dimensional Windows Aero user interface, it provides a truly extraordinary user experience. Windows Vista Service Pack 1 provides the latest operating system improvements and enhancements from Microsoft. HP computers are designed to perform and built to last, and you should definitely pick this up. NVIDIA GeForce 6150 SE with 128MB dedicated with up to 1343MB Shared Graphics Memory LightScribe SuperMulti DVD+-R/RW with Double Layer High Definition Audio, 6 speaker configurable Built-in 802.11B/G Wireless 10/100BaseT Ethernet LAN 15-in-1 card reader Front ports - 2 x USB, Headphone Back ports - 4 x USB, IEEE 1394, 2 x PS2 ports (keyboard, mouse), Digital Audio Out, Microphone/Line-in/Line-out, RJ-45 (LAN), RJ-11 (Modem), VGA Expansion slots - 1 x PCI (occupied), 1 x PCI Express x16 (available) Drive bays - 1 x external 5.25 (occupied), 1 x external 3.5 (occupied), 1 x internal 3.5 (occupied) Monitor is not included
Slimline S3430f for Home Theater 2008-06-18
I have owned the Slimline S3430f for about 3 weeks now and have been impressed with the performance of this computer. It has a small form factor and can be mounted horizontially so it fits well in my home theater credenza. It is connected via HDMI to my Onkyo TX-SR805 receiver and then to a 50" LG plasma TV.
I have played Blu-Ray, HD DVD and standard DVD's on this system. So far I've only had one disk that was difficult to play but I was able to get it to work. I have a 5.1 sound system and it relays both Digital Dolby and DTS signals. Have not yet used high definition audio but that requires a 7.1 speaker set up on my receiver.
I have ordered WIN DVD 9 Plus Blu-Ray software. I am using the trial version of WIN DVD 9 now - its All2HD upconverting for standard DVD is incredible, better than my Oppo DVD player. The included HP DVD software is a stripped down version of Power DVD but the latest verion of PDVD will not play HD DVD disks unless you hack it.
I have also loaded over 150 music CD's on the sytem in WMA lossless format - good quality sound playback on the HP S3430F via Windows Media Player. First time I have had most of my music on computer and it really makes it a lot easier to access. Big benefit that was not considered when I bought the computer.
Its also fun to use the system to surf the net on the big screen. The S3430F does NOT include a wireless keyboard and mouse so I had to buy them separately - IOMEGA offers a 2.4 gigahertz model that works from up to 33 feet away. HP should have included something like this given that the system is designed for home theater and remote access is critical.
All in all I have enjoyed using the system. Lots of RAM, good sized hard drive, Windows Vista 64 Bit plus quad core AMD chip make it plenty fast and able to multi-task easily.
Fast and Compact 2008-06-16
Fast and takes up a minimum of space. The Vista OS in this one seems to be improved vs. the almost identical model I purchased for my wife at Christmas.
Are u looking for Powerful, stylish, small and very fast pc? I recommend this product 100% 2008-06-09
What a product from hp? Like it very much, from the second I took it out of its box and when I inserted it into my LCD table like a dvd player, for the first time I see vista like an operating system instead of crab, high speed and performance running software and games smoothly I tried fifa 08 it works 100% and crysis at a normal and low resolution, and it works good too.
Wireless lan card also is a good feature as a desktop pc, nvidia vga card gives u a cool graphic performance and a perfect control of colors and brightness.
I should mention this: hp has a great chatting support 24/7 I spoke to them more than 10 times for another laptops cases and never takes more than 10 sec to receive an answer from tech..
Sorry for my English and have a nice time with ur great product u r going to buy :)
I am so pleased! 2008-06-07
I ordered this HP Pavilion S3420F Slimline with the HP 19" monitor and HP 4180 printer last Monday night, took advantage of the free offer of Prime shipping, got it all (plus the 3 softwares I ordered) on the following Thursday. Set it up in a few minutes, and within another few minutes we were on the internet with the built in WiFi and that beautiful big screen monitor, fantastic display, awesome! Got to admit we havn't figured out the TV tuner and some of the other features yet. We are so delighted with what we got, did quite a bit of research, very pleased. I have ordered quite a few things with Amazon and have always had good results even when we returned a watch, great response!
HP has a rebate right now if you order a PC and a printer on the same day (I called to verify this with HP) and from the same business (e.i. Amazon) I would get $50. back on this $85. printer. And Amazon has a deal when I ordered this PC that MSFT Office H&S is only $75.! Great deals!
I look at Amazon with confidence before I look anywhere else online.
