HP Pavilion 711A and MX50

Posted by _idENTity@reddit | retrobattlestations | View on Reddit | 21 comments

Another recent pickup. Just happened to have the original keyboard for this in my collection, I just didn't know it at the time I got the desktop and monitor ☺️ just need to track down an original mouse now. Colour quality on the monitor is really impressive too!

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SaturnFive@reddit

The quintessential Home PC

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mito@reddit

I can hear the music <3

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Bourriks@reddit

Crappy computer, but what style (I had one of those back in 1999).

The monitor with speakers included was awesome.

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Baloney_Bob@reddit

What are the specs?

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EposVox@reddit

Oh man, what. I’ve been restoring one of those desktop towers. Now I want the whole set T_T

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ItsJustVWCraig@reddit

Still have (most of) one of the Compaq versions.

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_idENTity@reddit (OP)

The mv540?

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RabidMouse64@reddit

I daily drive an MX50 as my second monitor! It's such a good tube.

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villacardo@reddit

My very dear monitor. I use it as a literal desktop monitor lmao, polk speakers and everything. Fun fact for people in this thread, it also comes with a built in microphone that performs fairly okay.

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SYNYST3R_XGN@reddit

I also use my MX70 with my Optiplex PC and next to it is the matching Pavilion 7865 tower that I turn on from time to time. Got the entire setup for $25. It even has the original bundled Deskjet printer. I'll have to try out that integrated microphone sometime for sure. Might post it when I clean up my PC workbench area.

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MortgageStraight666@reddit

Holy fuck this goes HARD

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Doctor_Best@reddit

Stone

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Null42x64@reddit

I think that it was on this era where dual monitor computers started to get popular, i think that with a compatible video adapter you can make a dual Crt setup

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LitPixel@reddit

It’s awful. I love it.

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officialsanic@reddit

Beautiful. Show us the desktop please and all the bloatware and screensaver.

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A_Harmless_Fly@reddit

I've got my modern build inside one of that series of hp towers (the full size not the mid tower though), every few years I'd upgrade the components. I tried all sorts of cases over the years but I always come back to this one.

What do you think about the weight of the steel? Lives up to the Hp battle ship grey color.

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_idENTity@reddit (OP)

That's the way! My grandma had one fairly similar to this back in the 90's. Her's was a Pentium 1 though, with passive cooling. I did the same for her for years - keeping the case and upgrading the components within. They're built like tanks. This being a mid tower isn't too bad - but still, for its size - she's weighty

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