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Review on πŸ’» Certified Refurbished HP EliteDesk 705 G1 Mini AMD Desktop - 8GB RAM, Windows 10 Pro - Powerful Performance at 3.1GHz by Brent Gurney

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Got HP EliteDesk 705 G3 Desktop Mini, everything is fine. Very happy.

I ordered the G1 version and got the G3. At this price you can hardly go wrong. Mini comes up with an automatic installation from Windows Setup. You boot for the first time and install W10. The reason it didn't get 5 stars (and it deserves it) is the lack of instructions. Turns out you need to find the Refurb W10 Pro license on the case and clear the lottery to get the full license. You then apply the license and are fully activated. Offer to sell the company, put a small FAQ to activate the license after installation. I used to build servers etc and did some research to find out what was going on. In fact, for the price, nothing compares. With an 8G Dimm, you can easily upgrade to 16G for another 30 by purchasing additional memory. A poster mentioned malware. In my case this was not the case as it was a fresh install and they were MS certified installers. It is not known how this could happen if they don't send the car in without repair.

Pros
  • Not cheap but worthy
Cons
  • Modern