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Review on HP 22 B016 Desktop Pentium Windows by Jeff Addison

Revainrating 2 out of 5

A good all-round mid-range device, great for our kitchen table. But in the end disappointment.

First review: I've been using it for about 2 weeks and I'm very satisfied. The screen is nice and light (much lighter than the HP Pavilion all-in-one it replaced). Performance is good, more than sufficient for browsing, emailing, writing documents, viewing photos, streaming videos and the like. The keyboard and mouse that came with the device are both wired and fairly inexpensive, so I replaced them with one of Logitech's wireless desktop devices (keyboard and mouse combo set) and it worked great right away after the drivers were loaded automatically. It comes preinstalled with Windows 10 Home Edition, which I was already familiar with, so you don't need to learn that part. All in all a very good choice and it was shipped very quickly and arrived earlier than I expected. Updated Review: I've noticed that the performance of this device drops significantly after it goes into sleep mode. It turned out to be a real disappointment. I've tried pretty much everything I can think of, from increasing memory from 4GB to 8GB (there's a second empty SIMM slot on the motherboard) to reinstalling Windows 10 after reformatting the hard drive (only for in case someone has pre-installed software). slowed things down). Ready to give up at this stage and buy another computer.

Pros
  • Brilliantly made
Cons
  • Fading