Customer Ratings & Reviews

I was in need of a tower desktop and wow does this fit the bill! I decided to order the Ryzen 7 8700G model instead of Intel and it has 16GB of Ram and 1GB of SSD. Also was accompanied by a nice wireless keyboard and mouse. It weighs in at about 14 pounds so not lightweight but I like that. After opening I was impressed with all the inputs and the neat gray wood-look panel on front. Something different from any other computer tower designs I've seen. I got it set up next to my monitor and as I use 2 mixers for recording singing music videos was hoping the Ryzen chip would be compatible with the program I have. To my delight it was but before all this you plug it in of course and there will be lots of updates so allow at least 20 minutes or longer depending on your internet speed. I'm used to Windows 11 so the initial setup was very easy for me. One neat thing I noticed is there's a space between the wood paneling and the chassis where air is drawn in via the cooling fans. Keeps the heat down to a real minimum. On the front panel it comes with a USB Type-C port at 10 Gbps, one other USB Type-C at 5 Gbps, two USB Type-A ports at 10 Gbps, two more USB Type-A at 5 Gbps and a 3.5mm headset jack. On the reverse you'll find four USA 2.0 Type-A ports, ethernet input, an HDMI 2.1 and DisplayPort 1.4a, plus 3 audio jacks for IN, OUT and MICROPHONE. I needed the extra ports, especially the convenience of being in the front, for my mixers and accessories. Most of my computers use 32GB but I found the speed to be more than sufficient, even with 16GB of Ram, for whatever I threw at it. This computer rocks! Played some internet films perfectly with no buffering although I do have 1GB of internet speed. It has AI included if you use that feature. I found it to be quiet which I need when recording or trying to concentrate on my work. It's very responsive for multitasking, efficient and played a few of my Xbox games very well. I definitely recommend the purchase of this HP computer. I am pleased as can be with mine from the designer looks to lots of ports and its responsiveness. A superb quality buy at a decent price!

This HP OmniDesk performs very well and was easy to set up. The Ryzen 7 processor and 16GB of memory handle everyday work, multitasking, streaming, and school or business tasks smoothly. The 1TB SSD provides plenty of storage and allows the computer to start quickly. I also like the compact design and gray wood finish. Overall, it is a reliable desktop with strong performance for the price.

Had to replace my Windows 10 machine at home. This one met my requirements for storage space and RAM. Nice looking case. The SSD makes the machine so quiet, I forget it's on some times. A lot of USB ports. Nice to have them marked with capacity. I would have liked an internal drive bay for an optical drive. After a week of use, the speed is good. Still loading new software but so far everything is working great.

TDLR - Decent desktop for everyday use, business or home. Stays quiet, set to a limited power target which keeps the temps in check. Copious front IO makes up for the general lack of rear IO. Questionable/near zero upgrade paths, which should be a no-no in 2025. Single 16GB stick allows for another stick to be added, but limits out of box performance. Includes fairly nice wireless keyboard and mouse. Case/Build - Good looking small desktop, gray fake wood front, has a bunch of front IO. Opens easily. Zero case fans, limited to a crazy shroud system over the CPU heatsink/fan. No open NVME slots. Uses a 12vo power supply so there aren’t any normal connections available. General performance - Good enough out of the box performance, wifi 6, but still connected at 1.2gbps to my wifi 7 AP. They limit the 8700G to 65w on both short and long boost, even though the chip should boost higher and peak around 88w. Decent Samsung SSD that peaks at around 5GB/s reads. The lack of dual channel memory does leave processor and graphics performance on the table. Everyday tasks, including email/web browsing/youtube all work fine, but if you want to try even light gaming, or anything CPU intensive, the 8700g and 780m are going to underperform due to the lack of dual channel memory. (To back up my claims, I tested with a dual channel kit I have, the system only ran memory at 4800, still saw a ridiculous 84% increase in 3DMark time spy. Even the CPU test Geekbench 6 saw a 25% increase in multi thread) Cons - While I have my issues with the memory, I have even bigger gripes with HP releasing a system in 2025 that has very little in the way of upgrade paths/is going to be near instant e-waste once it hits EOL. Proprietary motherboard single SATA port with no power connector specialized power supply that cannot be easily upgraded low rated power supply (even though there is a PCIE 16x slot open for a future graphics card upgrade, you’ll be limited to a GPU that has no extra power connectors) Zero open NVME SSD slots even though it looks like the motherboard can support an extra slot, it just isn’t soldered on. Single fan on the heatsink for the entire system. Zero case fans. The case only seems to support a single rear exhaust if needed. Shroud system directs air, but to keep temps in check HP limits the peak performance of the 8700g. Still hits over 85c under a longer CPU load in a cool basement. HP has a bit of a dud on this one, not the best value, if it's going to be a “set and forget” office PC or something similar you’ll do ok with it, but anything forward thinking or thinking of future upgrades, I would look elsewhere.

The keyboard is nice and hefty with a nice click to the keys, the mouse however is sharp all along the top molding. The dongle for them can be stored in the mouse which has a weird way of opening where you pull the top off to insert the batteries. The internals are clean, but there isn't really much room to upgrade if you want to, the PSU is just the bare essentials without even the switch on the back and there does not appear to be another slot for an NVME short of adding a PCI-e adapter. There are traces on the motherboard where one could be soldered but that's unused. You do have an additional slot for another stick of DDR5 ram if you want. The antenna is mounted low on it so if you have the computer on the floor you're signal isn't great. The built in wifi isn't particularly fast and the range position of the antennas doesn't appear to help the range. I got at best 200mbps of downloading when I move the computer closer to the router, when I had it in another room it took an hour to download the initial updates for Windows. I actually had to physically pick up the computer and place it on top of another computer to improve the performance. If you're just planning to use it for web surfing and some light workloads it will be fine, but the ability to play games isn't there outside of fairly old titles and less resource intensive titles. I tried Dark Souls III out just to see if it would work, it required the resolution to be dropped to below 720p and the graphics to be set to medium or low to get 60fps.

The HP OmniDesk Desktop AMD computer tower has been a good solution to achieve a dedicated station for my latest analog video capturing process. I did the initial startup and downloaded a couple softwares in an evening. That process took as long as I expected and once it was up and running, everything worked quickly and efficiently. I like that the set-up gave me the option to bring over all the settings from my Microsoft account like dark mode and accent color. It’s convenient that this bundle comes with the necessary AAA batteries to power the included keyboard and mouse, which are very easy to connect and start using. The available ports on the front of the tower are great for connecting my external SSD, HDD, and USB capture hardware. I somewhat regularly transfer 50+GB of JPGs, RAW files, and 2K video files, so having easily accessible USB-A / USB-C ports with 10Gbps & 5Gbps signaling data rates is ideal for transfers. The rest of the ports like HDMI, Display and additional USB ports are accessible on the back of the unit; this is where I connected the mouse USB dongle. As far as RAM and storage go, this system provides the medium and mid-range specs. The 16GB RAM is able to run heavy applications like OBS Studio, granted I’m capturing and not streaming, and I’ve even opened up Premiere Pro as OBS was running and started editing a video. I haven’t noticed any significant slow downs. When I ran Premiere Pro and OBS Studio at the same time, I heard the CPU/fan running a little harder. But that would be expected given the specs (16GB RAM) and considering I was running two moderate to heavy programs at once, meaning the CPU is working hard. This middle of the road computer is a great option for most people, especially if you’re going to use the internet, create or store documents, use it to store videos/pictures, play movies and even a little more than that like using a heavy application or two. If that sounds like your use case, the 16GB RAM and 1TB of storage is likely enough for you. I have a lot of large video /photo RAW files, etc. so 1TB isn’t enough in the long run, but I’m the type of file collector who has about 8TB of files stored externally (which is why I’m considering additional storage). If you don’t handle tons of large files, 1TB may be suitable for most people. I’m pleased so far these past few days playing around on this computer. Considering that many of the specs are not too light, not super heavy, I think it’s going to be a good experience for casual users and then some. It’s suitable enough for my video capture project and light editing, so I’m glad I have this dedicated station for it. I anticipate I’ll want or need 32GB of RAM if I want to turn this station into an A/V editing suite. RAM and additional storage are likely the most reasonable upgrades I can make to this pre-built computer. The reason I may not upgrade the GPU is because the ones I’ve looked into would require me to also upgrade the PSU. I’m currently searching for a GPU that’s compatible with the PSU on this model. The computer is working well so far, but I would love to upgrade RAM and storage eventually. I had some hiccups when I booted the computer a couple of times, but it was after specific circumstances: one was an accidental power outage, upon startup again, it just wouldn’t go past the black and white hp logo screen, so I had to stop and start booting again. The other time, the boot was taking forever, so I stopped it, unplugged all the storage and usb devices from the front of the tower, and startup was quick/successful after that. I’ve had to unplug devices for another computer that had a startup issue like that so in this instance, I knew what to do and didn’t have issues after that.

The Best Buy staff help guide me through the process of purchasing my new HP computer with no pressure to buy a more expensive system. They help me evaluate the right computer to fit my home use, for today and the future. This new computer relaced my older HP computer with Windows 10, which was not upgradable. I am happy with my new system its much faster and has more memory for my home projects. The Best Buy Team was supportive, knowledgeable and built trust and with the ability to relate to my needs. In addition, I was able to purchase the computer while is was on sale, which was a bonus.

What a wonderful experience as always. The BB employees are always so friendly and so helpful!! I also used the Geek Squad to transfer my old data from old computer to new one, they are fabulous as well. Extra thanks to Ayden who was amazing!! I can say overall the experience and professional employees here make this a good value and experience. The computer works perfectly!! Really nice storage and value. Looks good too!!

After having an HP that finally took its last gasp after 13 years, i went in store and started looking around. This one caught my eye on specs as well ae price so I pulled the trigger on it. Brought it home, easiest set up ever and minimal space. Most of all whisper quiet and I am moving the speed on it!

I'm having no trouble at all with my new PC. My daughter was able to transfer all my files. Everything has been running faster and smoother. It also takes up less space on my table.

Very pleased with this new desktop. Compact, quiet, and love the speed. Also a big fan of the wireless keyboard and mouse.

Been using this new pc for a couple of weeks. I got an itch to get back into music so i ordered Fl Studio Producer Edition, MIDI keyboard and this pc. It was going to either be this or something built for gaming. Now, not only did the salesperson talk me out of gaming, he snap stated why and due to that, i may go back and get another just for gaming. This thing is smooth, doesn’t have a crazy amount of added “ware” trying to sell my stuff. It’s just a strong PC with a lot of space and AMD Ryzen 7.

Super quiet PC, the speed is on point and it starts up WAY faster than my old one, granted it was 7 years old. I only use it for regular daily tasks and it's more than I could have asked for in performance

Very good computer for home use, it is very fast, has large storage capacity and it was easy to set up and install my files from my previous computer. Highly recommended

The HP OmniDesk Desktop features an AMD Ryzen 7 processor, 16GB of DDR5 memory, and a 1TB SSD. Its compact and aesthetically pleasing design makes it suitable for both me and my kids. We can use it for gaming and basic computing, and it's also cost-effective.

Great computer for a family home. It’s strong enough to handle everyday use, schoolwork, streaming, and light to moderate gaming without any issues. The processing speed is solid, and the integrated graphics are better than expected. The only upgrade I felt I needed was adding more RAM for smoother online multiplayer gaming. Other than that, it performs really well right out of the box. This is a good option for getting into PC gaming, just not aimed at hardcore or high-end setups. Overall, a reliable and well-balanced desktop for general use and casual gaming.

It does everything I need it to do. I had Geek Squad handle the data transfer, which made the transition from my previous PC to this system seamless. Startup and overall performance are fast and responsive. One major advantage for me is the rear audio port, which allowed me to continue using my existing speaker system—something many other systems I considered lacked, offering only a single front headphone jack. The system also has a clean, attractive design and provides plenty of USB ports for all my peripherals.

This is a great computer. The price is reasonable. And it comes loaded! It has ample USB ports. Be sre to check the connections of your monitor to make sre they fit. You may need to get an adapter if you are using an existing monitor from an older system. After I figured it out, it was easy to set up and use. No fault of the computer. I'm not very tech-savvy. It runs very quiet and it is very fast. It came with a wireless keyboard and mouse plus a free month of McAfee antivirus. The only other thing I would caution would be that it doesn't have a disc player but it doesn't really need one for set up. I'm very happy with my purchase.

Works well, easy set up, compact, no noise, enjoying using it

Great machine! Plenty of storage and very quick to compute. ALS, a nice size and color. Small footprint. I recommend this desktop. ALSO had great service in purchasing this desktop.