HP Pavilion MS200 All-in-One PC Unveiled

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If you’re in the market for an all-in-one (AIO) PC that comes with an edge in terms of power (relatively speaking, and only just) when viewed against many a competitors low cost AIO, which in the main serve as repackaged netbooks, then you may be interested in HP’s newly unveiled AIO PC, namely the HP Pavilion MS200.

Dispensing with the all too usual Atom CPU for a 1.5GHz AMD Athlon X2 3250e CPU paired with an ATI Radeon HD 3200 graphics card with 256MB of onboard memory, the HP MS200 AIO PC, whilst hardly a powerhouse in itself, certainly comes at us from a somewhat differing perspective than the vast majority of low cost AIO’s currently out there – which is to be welcomed.

Other notable features concerning the HP MS200 AIO PC, aside from the 18.5″ 16:9 aspect ratio (non-touchscreen we should add) display, include 2GB RAM (not the paltry 1GB offered by many an AIO) as well as a 7200rpm 320GB hard drive, a SuperMulti DVD drive, integrated webcam and a 6-in-one card reader whilst, in terms of connectivity, you can factor in WiFi (802.11b/g), Ethernet and no less than 6 USB ports.

Agreed, the HP MS200 AIO PC, which will run with Windows 7, barely has the edge over netbook flavoured AIOs but its refreshing to see HP at least offering something a little different from the same old Atom based AIOs that are currently flooding the market and in being set to retail at just shy of $600 when it commences shipping in October the price point is undoubtedly competitive too.