
Customers love the Pavilion Desktop's performance and ease of use, frequently praising its value for the price. Many appreciate the compact size and sufficient storage, while some found the setup straightforward. A few users noted concerns about the CD drive's design and the power button's responsiveness.
My 9-year old HP Pavilion p6714y started to have disk issues and was running Windows 7. Decided to upgrade to Windows 10 and stay with HP. Great decision. Was under $500 for a Windows 10 machine, 1TB hard drive, 8GB memory. Some previous comments about being noisy had me concerned, but decided to take a gamble. Mine is super quiet. Do not hear the fans or any disk noises at all. Very easy to unload software. Purchased LapLink software and transitioned all my software from the old PC to the new PC in less than an hour. The HP desktop is smaller in size and fits much better in my cabinet. I would recommend this desktop for anyone looking for a mid-range PC.
Posted by DoubleJ
I spend a great deal of time on my computer either for personal use or completing work for a youth group that I work with. I have been very pleased with the speed of this computer as well as the compact size. I am still exploring some of the things I am able to do with this computer and I am enjoying the exploration.
Posted by MsJaginteal28
I bought this PC top act as a virtual server host for my network, running VirtualBox. On it's own and out of the box, I was pretty impressed with the speed, but after installing 32gb of RAM and adding a 120gb M2 format Solid State Drive, this thing is a little screamer and will be perfect for my needs. However if you were looking to make this a simple desktop, I don't think you'd be disappointed in the least. More than enough power to run basic applications and plenty of room to grow. It's an impressive value for the price, especially if you catch it on sale like I did. Case is very easy to work around in and access is good. First time I ever used an M2 format SSD and while I was impressed with how easy it was to install, HP should have included the retaining screw to hold the stick in place. I searched through my spare parts bin for literally an hour until I could find a screw tiny enough to fit. And then I had to rig a washer out of plastic as the head was too small to retain the stick. I assume this might come with an OEM M2 drive, but HP should have included it and simply screwed one into the stock standoff. Other than that I am very pleased with this PC and I don't think you could do much better for the price.
Posted by kaizen61
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