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Review on πŸ–₯️ Renewed HP ProDesk 600 G1 SFF Slim Business Desktop Computer, Intel i5-4570 up to 3.60 GHz, 8GB RAM, 500GB HDD, DVD, USB 3.0, Windows 10 Pro 64 Bit (8GB RAM, 500GB HDD) by George Bell

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Best Value Desktop

Like one of the other reviewers, I have been in the PC retail and service/software industry for over 20 years and have never found a better deal. As I am used to buying at wholesale prices I naturally looked for a new PC from one of my suppliers but I chose this one based on the price believing I could fix it if something was wrong with it. Was I surprised when I opened the box - I actually thought it must be brand new, just never sold after next year's model and has been sitting in storage the whole time. From the looks of it, it is actually an immaculately renovated unit. The fat is enough for office work and browsing, but when you add a $35 Kingston 240GB SSD plus a SATA cable as a boot drive, it becomes an even faster machine. After first booting and checking, I used FREE version of AOMEI Partition Assistant to clone HDD to SSD and then remapped the boot disk in computer settings (press ESC, then F10 at boot, go to Storage, Boot Order and change the boot order). . Positions of disks to place Disk1, SSD, above Disk0; save and close). I will use the HDD either as a mass storage or backup or as a full SSD clone. The SSD can be secured in a spare bay with double-sided tape if you don't want to buy an adapter box. Just be careful when connecting the cables as the plastic is brittle. It's just that the Windows 10 64-bit operating system alone is almost worth the price. Make sure you download the latest update. I also always include a FREE version of a good antivirus like AVAST for extra protection (it offers continuous background scanning. However, they kill you with their update ads if you don't pay). Open Office is also a great free replacement for MS Office. Be sure to check out all the new features in Windows 10 - they include many new applications that you previously purchased from third parties. Do this by opening Settings and carefully examining each setting, as well as checking all programs in the Start menu. To test free software major geeks. A Displayport to HDMI adapter (around $15) can turn your latest TV into a monitor, and a $15 Wi-Fi dongle (preferably USB-3 compatible) gives you internet if you don't have a LAN cable use.

Pros
  • Very Good Value
Cons
  • Factor Set