Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #605 in Personal Computers
- Color: Black
- Brand: HP
- Model: h9-1330
- Released on: 2012-10-26
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 20.51" h x
11.22" w x
19.65" l,
13.50 pounds
- CPU: Core i5-3570K 3.4 GHz
- Memory: 10GB DDR3 SDRAM
- Hard Disk: 2048GB
- Processors: 2
Features
- Intel Core i5 3570 Processor 3.4 GHz (6 MB cache)
- 10GB DDR3
- 2048 GB 7200 rpm Hard Drive0 GB Solid State Drive
- Windows 8
HP Envy Phoenix h9-1330 Desktop (Black)
Product Description
Our most powerful Pavilion desktop PC yet, the all-new HP ENVY Phoenix h9 PC has been expertly engineered to deliver incredible performance for immersive gaming and digital creation. With extreme speed, expandability, and cutting-edge style, you get a top-of-the-line desktop PC that does the work, and looks the part, too.
Customer Reviews
Most helpful customer reviews
16 of 16 people found the following review helpful.
Great Upgrade PC; Runs Adobe Creative Suite Programs Like a Charm
By Ashley Mott
My previous PC (which is still in use) was an excellent computer, but in the past three years a lot of improvements have become standard issue on PCs while I had to keep buying adapters and dongles to use new technology on my older machine. I am delighted that this computer came standard with Bluetooth capabilities, USB 3.0 ports and HDMI support. With this unit I was able to hook up my bluetooth keyboard, wireless mouse, and HDMI monitor and really minimize the amount of cords going into the back of my computer and the amount of stationery devices on my desktop. The PC was entirely hooked-up in less than a minute. Actually booting up the PC for the first time with Windows 8 also seemed faster than my Windows 7 launch. Be forewarned that you need to sign-in with an existing Windows Live ID or create one.The design of this computer is very attractive. It stacks up as slightly taller (about 1/2") than my last HP PC. This largely seems to be because of the top-mounted headphone, Microphone, and USB 2.0 jacks. These jacks face the back of the computer. The top of the PC (minus the dash for the plugs), has a beveled shape which makes it nice for charging and storing devices since it minimizes the chances for accidentally knocking a peripheral off the top of the PC (see my picture uploaded by the product images). The splashes of red color you see in the photograph are actually light strategically peeking out from the case to lend a specific aesthetic to the tower.I wanted to focus on the details above first since the product description page offers almost all the item hardware and software specifics an individual would need to know. However, I do have a few comments about those also.The computer does not have a VGA input, but it includes a dongle that adapts your VGA cable to fit in the DVI port. I was delighted by this because I was able to use my HDMI cable from my monitor to this computer and use my existing VGA cable to keep my older computer hooked up to the same monitor (the HP w2207h).It only took me a couple of days to get accustomed to the Windows 8 interface, but I can see how it would be a bit overwhelming to someone not already familiar with apps in another OS or without a touch device that maximizes it. My bluetooth keyboard (the PC comes with both a standard cord-attached USB keyboard and mouse) allows me to scroll through open apps and the other actions are easy enough to do with a standard mouse and the use of the Windows start button on keyboards. I found that claims about being able to reach the old desktop are greatly exaggerated unless you pin everything you love to the taskbar since there is no way to add the classic start screen button to the desktop view without installing third-party software and tweaks. For those who do not want to adapt, this computer has such incredible hardware that buying it with the Windows 8 and then installing Windows 7 would be an option provided you have the tech chops to handle any potential driver recognition issues that would pop up - HP warns that this is a possibility - there is a Computer World article this some depth if you search their website.So far, I have installed the full Microsoft Office Professional Suite and one of the design variations of the Adobe Creative Suite 5.0. It features a little over half of the CS programs. After installing these programs and the initial launch, I could click on one of the programs, like Photoshop Extended Edition, and have it fully up and ready to run in 1.8 seconds. Word launches in approximately the same amount of time. For the price of this PC and considering the hardware, I would expect that, but it is still incredible to watch. My old computer had an AMD Quad Core processor with acceptable speed, so I unsure if this unit would be faster, and I definitely should not have been. I've never had these programs launch this fast. Also, the somewhat large installs barely made a blip in the hard disk space.Windows 8 and HP have added a few new features to the computer that many of us will probably appreciate. Now, after connecting the computer with my Facebook account and iPod touch, the "My Photos/Pictures" shows off both my uploaded pictures and the photos from Facebook and the iPod all in one place instead of my needing to manually pull them in from the device. These can be browsed both in the standard manner from the desktop screen or with the "Photos" tile. The "Photos" tile offers full screen images without prompting and features handy delete, rotate, and crop buttons when you right click. HP also has a "connected remote" you can download as a smartphone or tablet app which allows you to play videos and music from your smartphone or iPod. I like this feature a lot because it kept me from having to import the music I have on my iPod that isn't stored in Apple's Cloud into this PC for listening. You can just play it through the system from your phone or player. When I saw the computer specifics mention a remote, I presumed it was a physical remote, but this is much better. Another really nice improvement with this PC is that I did not have to manually install my HP wireless printer, the PC recognized it automatically.I only have one complaint. I am a bit surprised that this unit did not come standard with a Blu-ray player installed. I have seen a Blu-Ray player featured on many PCs with a lower cost and that aren't geared toward gamers or massive resource consumers like myself. There is an expansion bay that would allow me to install one, but it feels like something that should be a given in a product of this cost at this point in time. However, I am not ducking a star on the product since it is clear in the product specifications that only a combo DVD player/burner is included.When reviewing an item like this, I always feel like I am forgetting to mention something important, so feel free to ask me a question by leaving a comment if there is something you want to know.
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful.Love It!
By Bags
This was an upgrade from an old Vista machine so you can imagine how much faster it is. I spent a lot of time researching exactly what I wanted and it came down to this and the 1350 model. At the time this was on sale and over $300 less so it was an easy choice. My main worry was Windows 8 but I actually like it quite a bit. Plus it still supports my old copy of Office Pro 2003 so that was a plus. It didn't take long to get used to the the "tiles" and "apps" and I no longer look for the Start button.The computer itself is very fast. To start with, the boot time is about 20 seconds. Not sure if that is just how Windows 8 is or the Solid State drive that is used for the cache. I've done quite a bit with photo editing (Adobe Elements 11) and loading and rendering time is very impressive. There are some features I might not use but for what's inside the box, I would highly recommend the HP h9-1330!Update: So after a few weeks I'm finding more and more to like about this computer. It's VERY quiet and stays very cool. I've also had no issues installing any software or hardware even though Windows 8 isn't "supposed" to be compatible. There is also I feature that HP has called "Connected Remote" which turns my Android devices into remote controls for Windows Media Player. I didn't think I would use this but now use it quite a bit. Lastly (for now) I upgraded my monitor to take advantage of the updated graphics card and decided to use the dual monitor set up (although you can hook up to three). This has also come in much more handy then I ever thought. Just keeps getting better!
18 of 21 people found the following review helpful.great machine
By Lance Ramsay
Great machine with up to date hardware, came preloaded with windows 8 and very little bloat ware.Design of machine is top notch and plays modern games with no problems.After owning the system for a couple of weeks I am still impressed with the machine. I bought several new games over the Steam holiday sale and it was played them all at max graphics settings. The top mounted head phone jack has also been super nice.
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