HP Pavilion p7-1067cb

HP Pavilion p7-1067cb

The HP Pavilion p7-1067cb ($999.99 list at Costco) is the PC to grab if you're completely replacing your desktop PC and old monitor. It has the whole kit and kaboodle in one box: desktop tower, huge 25-inch HD monitor, keyboard, mouse, and even external speakers. If you don't want to go the all-in-one desktop route, this system is the one you want. The p7-1067c-b packs all of its power into a utilitarian-looking tower, with the usual glossy black plastic front face. It has been updated compared to last season's HP Pavilion p6727c-b ($749.99 list, 4 stars), which used HP's older Pavilion chassis. There isn't a lot of difference in design between the two systems: The p7-1067cb has the new round HP logo (the old one has the rectangular logo), and the glossy plastic front panel seems to float on top of the metal front plate. The media card reader is still on the top of the chassis, and there are a couple of USB 2.0 ports and audio ports behind a slide-down panel on the front of the desktop. In the back, there are four more USB 2.0 ports, DVI and HDMI on the AMD Radeon HD 6450 graphics card, audio, and Ethernet port. Given the desktop's bundled 25-inch LCD monitor, I would like to have seen a HDMI cable packed in with the system.