Customers highly value the ease of use and the price of the Refurbished EliteDesk Desktop. However, some customers experienced issues with the hard drive, Bluetooth connectivity, and the power supply. Several users noted difficulties with the power supply and suggested upgrading the hard drive. The advertised specifications did not always match the received product.
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars
Description inaccurate
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This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
do not waste of your money on this PC
1st,inaccurate description, description says “i5 processor” and it comes with i3;
2nd, HDD is very slowly, it takes long time to boot up and open the software
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Cons mentioned:
Power
Rated 1 out of 5 stars
Wrong Power, Wrong Processor, No Best Buy
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Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
This is a 3rd party seller using Best Buy's name.
As others have mentioned, what is sent out is a Core i3, 4GB EliteDesk 800 G1 USDT under the label Core i5.
Also, as others have mentioned, I received the wrong power adapter when the unit was first sent out. The correct HP part is 648964, what was sent was some off brand with a plug too small to fit the barrel jack on the back of this PC. In case you are wondering, this PC does not have a standard power supply unit (PSU), but is instead essentially a laptop motherboard inside a PC case, so the power supply is integrated directly on the motherboard, hence why a special power adapter is needed, not the standard IEC C13/C14 connection.
If you reach out to chat or phone support, they will direct you to a local Best Buy store, which will not have this HP part, nor any way to source it to you. The only hope for support you have will be to reach out to PlanItROI, which is the 3rd party seller. They will offer to send you the correct part, but at week long shipping. Request expedited shipping and it should be granted.
If I didn't need this PC for old hardware testing for work and running Linux, I would've returned it. Avoid this product.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Price
Cons mentioned:
Bluetooth
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Good option for remote working
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Upgraded my ancient PC with this one. I remote into my office so I don't need an expensive PC. This one is fast an plug and play for the most part. Their is a known issue where you will have turn on your on your second monitor manually if your PC goes to sleep. No Bluetooth, but everything else is fine. Since most stuff is in the cloud you don't need much more. Not top of the line, but a great price. Just make sure to order display port adapters.
I would recommend this to a friend
Cons mentioned:
Bluetooth
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
So far, so good
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Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Got it the other day. Just checking it out today. It doesn't have an HDMI port like the ad says. It did come with a DVD-RW drive. It shipped with a keyb & mouse. I like that it does not have any bloatware -- pretty clean. RAM is shared w/ video; so less than 8GB usable.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
Needed to Work At Home and Save Money .....
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Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Purchased for work at home, and It works ok. I'm having a problem with my mic; I'm not sure if it is one of the USB ports on the front; also, on the screen, it says install window. I'm not able to personalize PC. I can use it to work at home so it ok that is why I brought it. No biggy, I can use my laptop for other things.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 1 out of 5 stars
Got it, didn't work. Returned to store.
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Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Didn't work out of the box, wasted hours on the phone trying to get hold of a tech support person. They said to just take it back to a store. Missed our deadline to have a system up and running with the added shipping time. Very disappointing.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Cons mentioned:
Power
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
Disappointed
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
The power couldn't turn on and Montebello office refuse to fix the problem.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Cons mentioned:
Hard drive
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
A decent computer
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
A decent computer, for everyday common use. The cd reader was disconnected and they changed the hard drive for an SSD. 256 SSD instead of 500 HDD
I would recommend this to a friend
Cons mentioned:
Hard drive
Rated 1 out of 5 stars
Do NOT purchase a refurbished desktop.
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Mixed reviews made me nervous but I had to find a quick solution for my mother's Windows 7 very slow 10 yr+ desktop. Desktop hard drive arrived Sept 14, so I could take it in my carry-on bag to set up for my mother when I flew up since COVID restrictions had eased. Set up went well and I got her a new screen while there. Returned home. All was well until Oct 28 the hard drive would not turn on. Walked her through on facetime how to reboot, etc. Nothing. She cannot crawl around re powerbars, etc., at 85, and she eventually disconnected it and carried it to the "geek" squad who told her the drive could not be activated. So frustrated. I am over 1000 miles away and the computer is her only connection with church and family. Found the receipt and of course it had already expired!!
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Rated 1 out of 5 stars
Bait and Switch
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Obnoxious waste of my time and money. Definitely not an i5 processor, despite paying significantly more. After reading the other reviews, I thought surely they can't screw up that many of these - joke's on me. Customer service is not at all helpful, and now I'm stuck waiting even longer b/c of their error.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Cons mentioned:
Power
Rated 1 out of 5 stars
Never buying at Best Buy again
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If I could give 0 stars I would. Purchased, fresh out of box and all set up (after having to buy display port to HDMI adapters when they insisted this has HDMI hook up) and now this thing is beeping four times which Google says is a power related problem , or something. And of course... Nobody at Best Buy in the chats on the phone or in store is trying to help me.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use, Price
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Inexpensive Computing Option
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
So far so good. Good value for the money. Easy set up.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Happy
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Had one before and liked it. The price is right. This one has a hum and don't know why.
I would recommend this to a friend
Cons mentioned:
Hard drive
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Nice cheap computer
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Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Works well, but I recommend changing out the hard drive for a SSD
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 1 out of 5 stars
Power does not work
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I have received 2 power cords and neither of them work, have yet to hear back after leaving several messages for a 3rd power cord.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Cons mentioned:
Bluetooth
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
I love this Computer so far!
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Love this! This computer is not bluetooth capable to my surprise. But I ordered an adapter tomake it bluetooth capable. It works very well all i did was plug it into my usb in the pc and it work great!
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Very happy with the purchase
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Comes with a genuine Windows 10 professional, excellent specs for the price. Also came with a bonus Keyboard and mouse that was a nice surprise. Come with a power cable. Perfect for a home or office desktop!!
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 1 out of 5 stars
Returning
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Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
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Computer does not work. Scratches on the side and the Ethernet port is broken so the cord does not stay clicked in.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Papi machine
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
The Computer working great. I happy with the computer I buy a 27" monitor that nice.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great computer
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Nice computer for the price works well and runs fast will recommend to my friends and family