is this good for the life of the computer or redone every year
1788993
You will need to renew it once a year. It keeps track and will notify you when you are coming to the end of the year. It is much cheaper here on Amazon than on their website, as a side note.
2245002
Yes, its for 2013 and it has already done two updates since I loaded the software on my computer.
723660
NO. It is yours for ever. They may have a newer better version each year, but the one you purchase does not have to be bought again. It is a good version. I do like it.
509358
Its free and no charges or anything like that a year but remember it is the basic edition, It does work for me and I use office all the time on it.
2210828
yes. but that computer is gonna die prematurely anyways...(bad video card and overheating issues by design) so... good luck
1761813
I bought one of these two years ago. It was pretty old then....It would do for surfing the web...but that's about all. I wouldn't plan on doing any photo editing or game playing with this computer. I'd probably go for something newer...but it should work for surfing the web and e-mail...but not much else.
1445235
it is good for just one year after installing and you can use it on 3 computers.
279754
The computer is now dated, so don't expect to have all the same features as the latest model, but if ya just want a big screen to watch dvd's and a decent experience on the web, it's good :) as for productivity, the apps on it are decent but ya can't update it, which leads to a dated experience, but still enjoyable. So if your looking for a cheap but decent experience it's good, if you want a "work horse" of a computer for productivity, then this is not it. Hope i helped a bit :)
229336
There is no stopping... faster everything lets you get things done faster.... you'll be thanking yourself for getting a great computer, especially if you have to edit a lot of video. Time is valuable too and a 'slow' computer is just annoying especially rendering/compiling/outputting video. Buy the best you can afford. Plus, it sounds like a great gaming computer too if you are into that. I bought a $1500 system nearly 4 years ago... while not as powerful as yours obviously, it's still an i-7 with some upgraded geforce graphics card. A powerful computer will last a long time where a bargain computer likely will have to be upgraded regularly just to keep up with the software.
1777775
It's 2013, but updates it's self in its entirety once installed. I like mine.... I give it a 10 out of 10.
1602853
Yes it is a very good computer and is easy to use. You should buy Apple Care also, you can ask questions for 3 years.
212485
I'm not sure entirely, but the computer will complain if they are too old (planned obsolescence). They have lasted for anywhere from 1.5 to 2.5 years has been my experience.
1943999
No. I have had this computer for six months and it has been non functioning most of the time. The only thing worse than the computer is the rudeness of the Geeks who try to fix it. The hard drive has to be replaced and it's been in the Geek shop for two weeks. Terribly slow and sick computer.
1915174
No idea. Mine is holding up well, and even if I had to replace it every few years, it would be worth it.
447413
Be careful! it is one year but the year starts with the first install. So if you install another computer 6 months later it will only have 6 months left. I was shocked to find this out when I did the 2nd install
218718
Yes, run it as many times as you need to until your player works. That's what I did and now just a periodic cleaning of say, once every month or so keeps The Eagles & The Doobie Brothers traveling with me whenever I invite them.
1114132
I like it better. I have several pieces of equipment (scanner, printer, etc.); if one breaks down, I only have to get that piece fixed, not the whole computer. I am really, really happy with the HP Pavilion and esp. with Windows 8, love it. I also love the 2013 version of MS Word.