The HP Blackbird 002 will come with AVG Anti-Virus Professional 7.5 pre-installed and with one year's license right out of the box. This is a great boon for gamers, if you ask me. Sure, some of them are tech-savvy, but let's not forget that a lot of gamers are actually children that don't know much about security, and if the person that buys the machine for them doesn't know or care about cyber-security, then that PC might just be the next method of strengthening the Storm botnet.

On the other hand, a lot of people are aware of the threats, but don't give much of a damn, since they think that not being connected to the Web will keep them safe. But that's wrong, and that's exactly why this pre-installation is great, because AVG will protect everyone, even the ones that don't know anything about security and even the ones that don't care.

"HP architects its Gaming PC to provide the most vibrant, powerful and visual PC gaming experience possible," said Rick Carlson, Managing Director of GRISOFT, Inc. "AVG protects HP users without dragging down performance or annoying the user with pop-ups. We're pleased to be working with HP to offer our user-friendly, high-quality protection for the new HP Blackbird 002 gaming PC."

"Some software is necessary, and some software isn't - for gamers it is important to have both the best security and optimal computer performance," said Rahul Sood, chief technology officer, Global Gaming Business Unit, HP. "AVG's product line provides full protection without interfering with the gaming experience - it just works, and it's super light weight."

So, the basic idea is that you'll get a performing and protected machine without stressing yourself too much. I hope to see more team-ups like this one, because these situations bring us, users, a lot of benefits.