HP EliteDesk 800 G2 Business Desktop Mini Tower, Intel Core i7 6700 3.4Ghz, 32GB DDR4 RAM, 512GB SSD Hard Drive, Windows 11 (Renewed)

I’ll keep this review short, so I’ve been out of the computer game for quite some time at least 10 years and needed a PC to run some programs and my 3-D printer that I picked up on Amazon. I sent a few computers that I found on Amazon to friends who know more about computers than me and needless to say they are a bunch of computer snobs lol if you’re like me and people are telling you that you need to spend more money and get the latest and greatest, don’t. Unless you’re a hard-core gamer or something like that, his computer will work for 90% of most people. I’ve only had the computer for a few days now, but it works. Flawlessly set up, was extremely easy, and it runs all my programs without hesitation. Very fast and very clean with pretty much zero bloatware loaded on it. The graphics card is integrated into the hard drive so you can’t upgrade it unfortunately but I played a few games on it and a real flight simulator and it works just fine not the greatest but pretty good. I did upgrade the USB Wi-Fi. The one that comes with it is pretty cheesy and I was only getting 24 MB per second download. I bought one on Amazon for like 20 bucks and it’s much better. The mouse that it comes with is pretty much disposable so plan on spending another $15 on a better wireless mouse. Other than that it’s an amazing computer and not just for the price. I will update if I have issues with it for longevity, but so far definitely five stars! UPDATE: Oct 2024, I have had this computer for over a year now, and I am still loving it! In fact, my work gave me a newer laptop that has windows 11 and I hate it. I will be shopping for a personal laptop for myself on Amazon, and I will make sure that it has Windows 10 Pro instead of Windows 11. And I will definitely be buying an HP brand laptop, because this desktop has more than exceeded all my expectations.

This machine arrived early and in nearly flawless condition, the exterior appeared to have been repainted and there was a little overspray on the interior, nothing to get upset about, it was a good paint job. It's pretty big for a "small form factor" box, not huge but it may be larger than you're imagining. The inside is nice and roomy, with good airflow, and it's well ventilated and very quiet. The SSD is zippy, it boots quickly and with 32 gigs of RAM most functions take very little time, the processor is an older model but that doesn't seem to be much of a bottleneck, when I compile things from source code it goes pretty quickly. I can't really speak to the Windows 10 install, that lasted about half an hour before I wiped the hard drive and installed Linux, but it was there as promised. I did notice there seemed to be no way to recover it if I had wanted to so an accident with your install would leave you without a way to reinstall Windows save for purchasing a new license which could be a mark against this computer. Gaming isn't really the object with this computer but the onboard graphics will manage some light games, you're not going to play the latest Windows only heavy duty titles on this machine but if you're looking for that you're not looking at computers like this. If you're looking for an every day use computer to surf the web and maybe do office work this is a screaming deal.

Works great only fault I found was a sticky power button.

I REALLY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN I ORDERED THIS REFURB HP MACHINE. I HAD A BAD EXPERIENCE ORDERING A REFURD DELL FROM AMAZON AND HAD TO SEND IT BACK. I HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY HAPPY WITH MY PURCHASE THIS TIME. I TOOK THE COVER OFF TO INSPECT UPON ARRIVAL AND WAS AMAZED AT HOW CLEAN IT WAS. IT LOOKED TO ME AS IF IT HAD NEVER BEEN USED. IT IS ADVERTISED WITH 32 GIG OF RAM BUT THIS ONE CAME WITH ONLY 20 GIG AND THAT'S OK BECAUSE THE PERFORMANCE IS GREAT. NO PROBLEMS AT ALL. VERY FAST. 200 MEG DOWNLOADS ETC. A VERY GOOD COMPUTER FOR THE MONEY IMO. SURE IT WON'T DO WIN 11 BUT A SCREAMER FOR 185 BUCKS IT'S A KEEPER.

Refurbished tower that had been cleaned and wrapped with a thin layer of new vinyl. Was nice, but the power button did not function properly which gave me doubts about the unit. Returned.

Got the machine delivered as promised in excellent condition. Fired it right up. Easy set up. Nice performing machine -- it is not a gaming machine -- with 32 GB of RAM, Quad Processor and SSD hard drive. For less than $200. Can't beat it. Update: Primary drive failed on April 12, 2024 after 5-1/2 months. Not entirely surprised for a refurb. No telling how long the drive was used previously. I had a spare in my closet, and put it in. I also had an emergency backup drive (USB) and was able to re-install OS. A bit time-consuming, but that's a function of Windows 10. Hint: Always keep a emergency back up device. Otherwise, in cases like this, you'd be buying another copy of Windows.

I am a computer collector, frequently buying refurbs rather than new in order to save money. I currently own between 115 and 140 computers and/or computing-class devices, depending on whether certain devices are counted (e.g., Alexa devices?, Google assistants? smartphones?). That is not bragging. I tell this to give a context in which to evaluate my review. This includes plenty of PCs with Windows 10, as well as 8, 7, XP, and more, plus Macs, tablets & phones (Android mostly but quite a few Apple ios), in forms of desktops, laptops, all-in-ones, etc., going back to a TRS-80 Model III purchased February 1982. My real reason for the purchase of a refurbished HP EliteDesk 800 G2 was the 32 GB RAM. It was helpful that it has a sixth generation core i7 chip as well as a 500 TB solid-state drive. (Up until this past month - April 2020 - the largest RAM capacity I've had in a single PC was 16 GB, which had been my standard for most Windows PCs and Mac. I also recently purchased a Dell laptop with 32 GB RAM, and this week I am increasing the RAM on my Dell XPS 8700 from 16 GB to 32 GB.) I added a refurbished 27" curved Scepter monitor and a lightweight, portable 1 TB external hard drive, the latter to afford room for keeping about 300 GB of movies that would choke the internal hard drive. It also is the backup drive for the internal C: drive. Performance is decent, but it is hard to tell. Why? For several days of setup, I kept running into the same three or four problems that seem to relate to Windows 10, as follows: a) Dropbox Business, annual paid version, in use on my Windows PCs, kept crashing, despite lots of tweaking. b) The PC and/or Windows 10 simply would not let Chrome open. I installed Firefox. c) Windows Defender kept having problems, including never turning on real-time protection. d) Various Windows warnings and interference with installation or running of programs. After several days, I babied Dropbox, which currently uses 13% of my 2 TB allotment. My remedy was to let it have just small downloads via limiting same using Selective Sync. Eventually, I seem to have it stabilized, but after 10 days, I cannot say I can trust it as I can on other PCs. As for a browser, after using Firefox for several days, I retried Chrome and for some reason it now seems to work fine, no longer having the earlier problem. I am too heavily invested in and reliant on the conveniences of Chrome with Google search to be willing to give it up - and I never use Microsoft Edge with its Bing search, or Internet Explorer, unless I have to or for some comparison test. As for an anti-virus product, I gave up researching how to get Windows Defender to turn on real-time protection and switched to one of the free competitors - in this case, Avast. I am using the free version, although I've had good experiences also with free versions of Avira and Kaspersky on other PCs. SUMMARY: I almost returned the machine... and indeed, I will be watching closely the new week or two to make sure it is more beneficial to keep than return. But, is it fair to take out software problems (Windows 10) on the hardware? I like to think I am pretty good with getting around Windows PCs. It may seem a bit unfair, but the machine is largely inseparable from the operating system, at least for most people. I use a lot of Windows 10 machines and have a slight preference for Windows 7 still, but the problems on this machine are unusual. After 10 days, things seem stable for the moment. However, I do not quite feel the power or speed of 32 GB of RAM on this desktop PC the way I do on my refurbished Dell Latitude 7480, which also has a sixth-gen core i7 processor, or as I do feel on my Dell XPS 8700 desktop with 32 GB RAM. I can't say it's this HP 800 desktop PC that is not that good, but somehow, it just does not have that same feel or pep that it ought to have - maybe because of the problems I've had. As my testing and installing continue, I am getting a better feeling, and I am currently at giving this 3.5 stars, but still short of 4 stars out of 5. UPDATE: Minor edits added 8 May 2020, plus I am mentioning that I have decided to keep the machine. I have definitely tamed it to overcome the earlier deficiencies, and I would rate it 3.8 now... but not enough to give 4 stars. This is not so much because of existing problems; it is because the initial trouble I had means that I cannot reward this system and/or the seller for the problems it gave me and could presumably be giving other buyers. (Dr. Michael W. Ecker is a skeptic and a Ph.D. mathematician - CUNY 1978, Ph.D. Summa Cum Laude - who researches and writes prolifically. He is also a retired PSU mathematics professor and former computer journalist. He owns well over a hundred computers/ computing-class devices.)

First was the really fast shipping, two days. Next was the excellent packing in a new sturdy box. The computer was very clean, like new. Everything was as described in product description. It came with a new keyboard, mouse, and power cord. Personalizing Windows 10 Pro was fast and easy. It has lots of room for hardware additions and is very quiet.