They should call it a "HEADACHE CENTER"

It may be just a problem with the M1195C...that HP decided to dump them off ASAP by using SAM's CLUB.

PC Magazine rates the M1050Y as an Editors Choice. www.pcmag.com/editorschoice. I've also read a lot of great reviews for this one. www.hp.com gives a "build it" choice for this. It's a bit more than the M1195C at Sam's-if you give it the 1GB memory and monitor is extra. But, it is compatible with Dell, Sony, at least in price for Media Center.

I'm not sure what I want to do, but will replace this old HP Pavilion XT858 sometime tween now and January/February.

But, not going to risk trying another M1195C, unless HP can guarantee non-freeze. I loved the machine...just not the problems.

Dave, What did you decide about the HP m1195c from Sam's? I just bought one tonight and after finding NOTHING on the web about it except your exchange I'm afraid to take it out of the box!
Jim

Ron did you ever learn whether your m1195c was unusual or if they were all that way?

I can't find anything on the web about them so the number must be peculiar to the Sam's Club item.

Jim

Well.....I returned my pc before ever opening it. There were too many negative opinions for me to take a chance. It lloked great on paper, but fell short in practice.

Kinda like my sad, tired Phillies this year!

I am returning mine as well. It's already a "discontinued item" at BJ's.

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Lee Tibbett

Whew ..... close call. Thanx for all the replies! You saved me a lot of headaches!

WOW! I am amazed by all this.

I bought my M1195c just before Christmas, and LOVE it. I have not experienced the freeze problems discussed here (sound of knocking wood). I bought it at BJ's wholesale club for $1549. It was the last one they had.

I am, however, going to up the RAM to a Gig when I have the chance.

This system is cherry!

(Crossing fingers for you)
Good luck with it - I just couldn't go through with it after the negative comments. Maybe the RAM is all it needs!

I highly recommend going to the DELL outlet store and buying a high performance reconditioned PC from their site. They are Cheap, warrantied, and they perform at the top of their class.
http://outlet.us.dell.com/Dispatcher?target=InventoryPage&action=page&pageNo=7&lob=DIM&sessionID=1Np7dGQD!-2069891079!-701670513!1057843515291&tgtSeg=I

I've purchased my last 5 PC for myself, family, and friends there and each one was a price/performance winner.

just a thought....