HP - ENVY Desktop - Intel Core i7 - 16GB Memory - 512GB Solid State Drive - Nightfall Black

Mind you I've had this for about 24 hours, but this machine is amazing. There are no delays in response to any of my peripherals, and there's not the tiniest bit of heat produced by spinning disks. I'm completely confident that this machine will last a long time to come. Also the size is perfect - not too big that I need to put it on the floor and large enough for modifications and additions down the road.

Ordered on line picked up in 1 HR and drove off that simple.

The equipment itself is up to specs. However, when I opened the box I was missing the wireless mouse and when I turned it on it had another person login. Before I could use it, I had to go into the recovery boot and do a system reset. It seems that what was sold to me as new was a return or an open box and it failed to have been reset or even cleaned. With the coronavirus outbreaks having a piece of equipment not prepared for resell, is bad. Had I not needed the equipment for work and had the time to return it, I would have. Shame on you Best Buy. It even had a dongle from the other persons devices.

I bought this computer on 3/13/2020 and left it running overnight. On morning of 3/14/2020 - it was stuck in an endless loop of automatic repair. On my way to Best Buy to return it ...

I waited (on purpose) before submitting this review because I wanted to post a review after using the product for a little while. Let me start with this, I am a teacher and when we were switched to distance learning, I figured out real fast that my old home computer could not handle the volume of computer applications that I needed to use in a regular day. This ENVY Desktop has been able to handle it all. I have multiple windows open at any given time. I have been able to have "virtual" real time meetings with both my students and my colleagues while having the online platforms open and working, along with any other documents I also needed at the time. There has been no lagging or freezing with this model. This was an upgrade from my previous HP desktop. I did pay more for this model, then my previous model, but it was well worth it. I have had other brand towers, but in the end, I usually come back to HP. So far, so good!

Originally purchased an HP Envy AMD Ryzen 3 with 8GB memory, but upon setup, found less than 6GB was available. I called HP support asking if the memory was expandable and was told that it wouldn't be simply "plug and play". I immediately chatted with Best Buy support and they not only recommended this PC, but even sent a link for compatible memory modules for future consideration. I might never need the extra memory. After setup, I found my 16GB has 15.8GB available - a huge improvement over the AMD model. Testing the capabilities, I was able to cut and paste a huge Excel spreadsheet into memory without having to break it into sections. I'm finding this to be perfect for the family who has both home and office requirements.

While this HP-Envy does have a relatively small footprint and chassis, it actually has a little bit of expandability if you need it (I did). It has one 3.5 slot along one side (be sure to use your old mounting screws) for a SATA drive, and one extra PCI slot and a Video Card slot. You can also add 1 DDR4 RAM card. That's not bad for a machine under $900, and when so many machines in this category have no flexibility. Thanks HP!

The employee that assisted me w/ my purchase (Alex) was fantastic. Treated me like an old friend he had not seen in many years. Answered all my questions & seemed like the happiest man on earth. Was looking for this specific computer & he took me right to it, but didn't try to get me to purchase a "better" one.