A:AnswerActually, it does have an Ethernet port, on the left side near the back. It's a little hard to see because it's designed so that the bottom folds up when the port is not in use. The computer ships with Windows 10 Home edition, but the Best Buy Geek Squad can do the update for you. You'll need to consult them on the price for the software and installation. I'm not seeing an open slot to upgrade the hard drive, so you'd need to replace the existing one with a drive with a higher capacity.
A:AnswerThe most obvious difference is the storage capacity-the 1 terabyte drive has four times the storage of the 256 gigabyte SSD.
But simple storage capacity is not the whole story. Solid State Drives are newer technology, and are more expensive for the same amount of storage. However, they've got some real advantages: 1) A solid state drive is much faster at both reading and writing. That's because unlike a conventional drive, there are no moving parts, so there isn't the delay of getting the data into position to be read. 2) Again, because of no moving parts, an SSD requires a lot less power to run, and 3) they're much sturdier than a conventional drive.
The Optane memory on the other computer is to improve the speed of access from a conventional hard drive. Copies of recently stored data are placed in the Optane cache, where they can be accessed much more quickly than from the hard drive.
A:AnswerYes, you can still connect a HP printer to your computer using the USB A to B cable. If you do not have the USB cable, then you need to purchase one. The only printers that do not have a USB port are the HP Tango and Tango X.
A:AnswerIf you have a HP printer, I would recommend going to https://123.hp.com/setup to set up the printer. If you have another brand, I would suggest visiting their website and looking for instructions on how to set up their wireless printer.
A:AnswerYes I would suggest something like McAfee 1 year protection for this one computer. Here is a link:
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/mcafee-antivirus-1-device-1-year-subscription-windows/6080800.p?skuId=6080800
There are many other choices if you search for "antivirus software", but this will give you 1 year of great antivirus coverage.
