HP EliteDesk 800 G2 Desktop Mini Business PC, Intel Quad-Core i5-6500T up to 3.1G,16G DDR4,240G SSD,VGA,DP,Win 10 Pro 64 bit-Multi-Language Support English/Spanish (Renewed)

I got this new a couple of years ago, to replace a terribly old Mac that couldn't keep up anymore. I've been astonished at how fast this little PC has been. The specs don't really tell you the whole story. The folks at HP managed to optimize this machine so that it's just blazing fast compared to other computers I've had that were closer to top of the line in their day. It may not hold up well for instensive things like video procesing or bulk graphic editing in Illustrator, but for the vast majority of productivity type tasks, this tiny PC is perfect. You'd never know you're on a mini PC except the fact that it's stone cold quiet and doesn't have great HD space (just get a 500GB flash drive, they're cheap). With 7 USB ports and a 2 DisplayPorts, even the lack of HDMI isn't a very big deal. Thunderbolt would be nice but there are workarounds. I've got this thing hooked into a 43 inch 4K monitor and everything looks beautiful. Mouse is a bit slower on the big screen, but that's it.Upgrading to Win 11 was as easy as upgrading the TPM to 2.0 w/ HPs official tool, and using MSFT's registry override published on their site with instructions how to install Windows 11 on machines deemed incapable (Windows will tell you the CPU on this machine isn't up to par, but that's ridiculous). Then during the ISO ugprade you need to selected advanced and turn automatic updates during installation OFF or the install will cut out. Also, all the warnings about how if you upgrade on a machine deemed incapable will make you ineligible for future Windows updates are totally bogus - updates work fine. Windows 11 is way better than 10, especially for multiple monitors. I ran the Performance Monitor app in Windows 11, and not only did this machine pass with flying colors, it scored an 8.7 in the CPU area - where 5 is a passing score. So not only can the CPU handle Windows 11, it handles it a lot better than plenty of the machines deemed capable of Win 11.Buying one of these for $110 refurbished for office, home, or school is a no brainer.

This is a nice little machine. I needed something mounted on the back of a TV to collect home security camera feeds and display them on the TV. I'm using Reolink cameras. This machine has Win 10 Pro which makes it perfect. The Pro part means Windows has remote desktop networking built in so no keyboard or mouse is needed after setup. There was a WiFi dongle in the box which worked without having to install any drivers. It allowed me to unplug the ethernet cable I used to set the machine up and connect to it remotely. I saw a mention in a review that this has no bloatware. This is false. The computer came with tons of Microsoft garbage and trial subscriptions. I found a decrapifier script on the internet and cleaned all the unwanted junk off with the bonus of freeing up 200 gigabytes of precious disk space. You can hardly go wrong for the price although I'm not sure how long the built in fan is going to last since it is used and has mechanical parts that wear. For me the biggest advantage is an all in one ready to go turn key machine compared to a Raspberry Pi which would need much more stuff to be added and configured and would still not be as powerful.

Works fine. I replaced the SSD and I use it as a server. It’s pretty good if you’re a self-hoster. If you get too greedy with CPU intensive tasks, or have suboptimal configurations, you’ll choke the CPU. If you want to be wild and run everything and a couple of LLMs, you probably gotta get something different.

I spent the last few work years developing automation using raspberry pi, so it made sense to have it as my daily drive and desktop. Now retired, I wanted to see how the rest of the Linux world was doing. I looked through my motley collection of old computers and decided I needed something more modern, nothing crazy, I'm not a gamer or video producer. I just needed a commodity desktop. On that front, not much has changed for years. I looked at what I could get new locally or online and wasn't impressed. But I did see huge numbers of these on sale at attractive prices. Off lease doesn't scare me I have the tools and knowledge to build PCs if needed. So, I found what seemed the best deal, Amazon renewed so I could send it back if hopeless. For $100, these old business models are pretty much on par with the new budget models I was looking at.So, what did I get? Slightly more than I ordered, this one had a 1tB ssd and it does have WIFI and Bluetooth internal. The ssd had been running for 5 years and was down to 9% life according to Crystal Diskinfo. But, it had Windows 10 Pro on it and works fine. The external antennas were missing but both WIFI and Bluetooth work OK. I didn't really have to do anything. But I added a nvme M2 ssd and put LinuxMint on it. I left the Windows on the original drive and if it fails eventually, no big deal, I don't use it anyways. But, it's a great deal for what I needed and more than fast enough as a Linux desktop. I am pleased, and as someone who has been in the game since before PCs, that's saying a lot. I would recommend if for someone who just needs an average desktop.