Typical price: £1,299
What is it: All-in-one desktop PC with touch-sensitive display
What we think: A brave concept with some interesting features, but it's let down slightly by mediocre performance
What you need to know
Reviewed on: 23 May 2007
Tags: HP, HP TouchSmart IQ770, productivity, widescreen display, TFT
We like:
Touch-sensitive screen; interesting design
We don't like:
Mediocre performance; lack of upgrade options
You might also need:
External hard drive
CNET UK judgement:
The TouchSmart is one cool PC. We doubt we'd use it in the kitchen, as suggested by HP, but its all-in-one form factor is nice to look at and the touch-sensitive display is a good, if occasionally unnecessary, addition.
Full review:
The TouchSmart IQ770 is designed to be a family Media Center PC. We first encountered it at CES 2007, where it was touted as the digital alternative to placing sticky notes on a refridgerator, and it's finally made it these shores. Continue Reading...
HP TouchSmart IQ770 History
25 May 2007 in Digital Living
HP has reinvented the media center PC, and it's got a touchscreen. Would you put this in your kitchen?
17 Jan 2007 in Crave
HP TouchSmart: Touch-sensitive kitchen computer
Forget magnets and bits of paper attached to a fridge -- get your reminders the futuristic way: with an HP TouchSmart PC
Latest user reviews
January 4, 2008
Posted by: pranay
"Entirely delightful"
July 27, 2007
Posted by: avonvarun
"Perfect for me"
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