HP Elite Desktop PC Computer Intel Core i5 3.1-GHz, 8 gb Ram, 1 TB Hard Drive, DVDRW, 19 Inch LCD Monitor, Keyboard, Mouse, Wireless WiFi, Windows 10 (Renewed)

I received my desktop today. Shipped the same day! I am very satisfied with the condition of everything. I was very happy to receive a HP monitor to match! I wasnt expecting the wifi adapter but after reviewing my order I saw it is included. I thought it was a little extra gift because its brand new in the package. The keyboard and mouse aren't made by a major brand but Im ok with that. They work fine. My only complaint is some of the usb ports look damaged. 2 have some white looking chips or placeholders in them and I cant use them. Other than that its in great working condition. Now I just need a good set of speakers! Home office feels complete!Update 3/26/2023: Computer has crashed twice. Makes me nervous because I purchased this computer to work from home and if it crashes when I am working it will effect my work.Update 4/23/2023: I received a replacement on 4/21/2023. The desktop looked in better condition but the monitor is damaged. The monitor does not always turn on so I have to turn the desktop off by the button to try and turn the monitor on. Every time it goes to sleep is loses the ethernet connection. I am so grateful I purchased the Asurion protection plan because they walked me through uninstalling a driver just to get the ethernet connection to work. I have to do this every time I want to connect to the internet. Asurion has advised me to return the desktop and get a refund. I plan on it as soon as I get my check. Both computers were duds. Not worth the headache.Update 3/7/2024:So its almost a year later and I still have the replacement computer. I used it pretty consistently up until the fall of last year. It sat unused for months until I recently started using it again. I only use the computer for work and light use purposes. I can say I got my money’s worth on this computer. I did experience issues early on but the fact that the computer is still working speaks volumes. Thank you!April 2025 Update: Desktop STILL going!!! I love this machine now. Microsoft will no longer support Windows 10 so I intend to upgrade the motherboard, cpu and graphics card. I am certified in IT and Cybersecurity and this desktop has become my ride or die!

I bought this refurbished desktop thinking, “Well, it’s probably been through some things—like I have—but maybe it still works.” Let me tell you: this thing booted up faster than I do on coffee and mild panic.It runs smoother than a con artist in a rom-com. No weird noises, no mystery errors, no haunted startup screens—just clean performance and that fresh-reformatted feel. I half expected it to come with a motivational poster saying “You’re doing great, sweetie.”Was there a scratch? Yeah, maybe. But I like my electronics the same way I like my friends—flawed, but loyal.It’s currently powering my life: work, binge-watching, and the occasional deep dive into conspiracy theories at 2 a.m. Honestly, I might name it. Thinking something strong, like "Carl."Bottom line: if you're on the fence about buying refurbished, jump off and sprint toward this deal. It’s dependable, budget-friendly, and not emotionally needy.

FEB 2025 UPDATE: Absolutely does not work any more. Bluescreens at every boot, tells me it has to repair itself, then tells me the repair failed. So I got a few months' use out of this, and now it's junk. And of course Amazon changed the vendor for it before I'd even received it, so now no recourse or way to contact the vendor who provided it. Amazon seems to change the vendor for this quite regularly.JAN 2025 UPDATE: This thing is getting flakier all the time. Increasingly tells me the operating system has a problem and has to be rebuilt.DEC 2024 UPDATE : This thing is flakey as heck. I only use it occasionally. Once I get it going, it seems to work, but getting it to come up can be challenging and take hours. Sometimes it won't recognize the keyboard, so I switch which port the keyboard is plugged into. Sometimes it won't recognize the mouse, so I switch which port the mouse is plugged into. Numerous times, it comes up and tells me the operating system has errors and it has to rebuild it. Thus far, sometimes after numerous reboots, it does eventually come up.The current price is also FIFTY PERCENT more than it was when I bought this a few months ago (just outside the return period). The current vendor is also different than the vendor when I bought it, so I don't even know what vendor I got it from, so I can't even contact the seller about the issues.AUGUST 2024 ORIGINAL REVIEW:I bought this as a dedicated PC for my laser engraver in my shop. So now I don't have to disconnect everything from my laptop (that cost about 10 times what this PC cost) just to use the laser.It came promptly, well packed. Easy setup and plug-in. Everything works just fine. Lots of ports. I had to change it from UK English to USA English, but that was about it. The USB wifi was weak, but I was in a marginal wifi area, so I solved that by using an Ethernet cable direct from the router.For what I paid for it, it's a real bargain. It's an even better bargain now, as Amazon changed the vendor I bought it from to another one that's charging $11 less than I paid.

I was looking for a new computer that had windows 10 or 11 installed. I found this one reconditioned at a very good price. It had a monitor, keyboard, mouse & all the cables included with it. Shipping was fast, & the seller helped me with a question I had about it. It works fine, but sometimes there is a loud hum coming from it. I have decided that that is just this tower's way of working when you have it download something to it.