Customers are positive about the ENVY Desktop's performance, ease of use, quiet operation, and relatively small size. Many appreciate the fast SSD drive and ample storage, along with the reasonable price. However, some customers express disappointment with the integrated graphics card's limitations for demanding tasks such as gaming or photo editing. Overall, the positive feedback on performance and ease of use outweighs the negative comments regarding the graphics card.
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Speed
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Good HP Envy PC
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
This PC is pretty good. It runs fast enough for most applications, but I don’t know how it would handle games. It comes with built in graphics, but you can insert a different graphic card. However, the slot for the graphics card is too small for my taste.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Performance
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
HP Desktop i7
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Posted . Owned for 3 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Good all around everyday PC. A bit pricey but a solid platform to do most tasks. More than capable of anything but higher end gaming or video processing, but you could always add a video card if you needed to.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Working as expected.
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Posted . Owned for more than 2 years when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I have used it for over 2 years and it is working as expected. I do multiple tasking using two screen, e.g. Zoom/ Webex meeting along with working on documents/ powerpoints etc. I have not noticed any unexpected shutdown/ freeze.
One thing I notice is sometimes it doesnot detect my home network which is overcome by rebooting.
Lately it stopped detecting my external speaker and microphone, which resolved when I received Windows 10 update.
Power bottom is small.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Ease of use, Noise level, Speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
OMG this is the best PC I ever had
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
This PC is so freaking fast its amazing. Super easy to set up. Downloads or super fast. Been putting old CD's with my portable drive and the speed of it all is uber fast. I bought a new computer desk with a shelf for the base unit, it small enough to fix on the desk allowing me to utilize the shelf for other things. It so quiet i forget its on the desk. As for the WIFI, sick fast and no connection issues. Wish i could give this one 6 stars. Its worth it.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Performance, Speed
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Graphics card
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Good Hp product but not great for the artist.
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Good. Very good for anyone looking for business and home activities. Excellent speed and is very quiet can’t even hear it running. This is a excellent HP device for the regular user that does streaming, web browsing, runs multiple pages, emails, fax work, office and little bit of photo editing, this is great for you. I decide to return it because I am a heavy photo editor and the graphics card doesn’t do it justice for me. But don’t let my photo editing career sway you from buying this. If your a regular user and want something fast, reliable , soundless and latest technologies. This is definitely top of the list. But , if your a heavy photo editor, lots of rendering and need consistent high intensity demand look for higher graphics cards and ram. Look to pay around $2K plus . Again , the normal everyday user will have no complaints this is excellent for you, but for the artist that needs high demand at consistent levels. Look for those with higher graphics cards and prepare to pay over $2K.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Noise level, Ssd
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Nice desktop
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Posted . Owned for 4 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
This pc is absolutely perfect for folks that need a little more CPU power but aren't planning to do heavy gaming. It's quiet, with just a faint noise when on. You can add a sata SSD to it for extra storage and it even has the cable inside. It comes with an nvme m.2 SSD. You can also add a second DDR4 chip to increase the RAM. I've upgraded to 32GB. It has a PCIe slot available also.
The integrated graphics on the 10700 chip are able to play some older games like counter strike with no problem, even at 1440p. Most games would run better at 1080p though on this. The onboard HDMI port seems to support up to 4k@30hz.
I tested out the windows install that came with it. It had windows 10, and a minimal amount of software installed. It did have a mcafee trial and dropbox and a few HP utilities. Not too bad though.
I elected to format it and put ubuntu linux on it and it's working great.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Noise level, Speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Very nice !!!!
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This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Excellent PC ! It's fast and very quiet . I love that the Blu tooth keyboard and mouse comes with it. I'm already putting in another 1 TB internal drive for all the video work i will be doing ! It's nice and neat on my desk. I have a blu ray burner that I can use now because
of the nine usb ports that it has. And that USB C port is just icing on the cake !!!
I would recommend this to a friend
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Ease of use, Speed, Ssd
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Solid State Drive speed
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Very easy setup, HP has always made it a breeze to get setup. Just have patience as it gets started, the screen doesn’t change right away but when it’s done you’re ready. The solid state drive is the only way to go, so much faster than a rotating disk. Don’t look inside, it’s mostly empty space (the desktop form factor hasn’t changed in decades) but it is all the power advertised. Make sure you have the right (old) cable for your monitor since the graphics processing is embedded.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use, Speed
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
NO DVD DRIVE
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This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Real east to set-up, no lag time. Only thing is, when I went into the store to purchase, told salesperson I wanted to be sure the computer had a dvd drive. He showed the floor model of this computer and it did have the dvd drive. But it wasn't until a week later when I finally had a chance to set-up the computer, there is no dvd drive. I read other reviews saying the exact same thing, no dvd drive. So either update your website with the correct description pertaining to this model or maybe customers may have to open the boxes to actually see what's in the box, hmmmm.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Ssd
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Excellent PC … specification issue.
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
This computer is lightning fast. One terabyte of SSD is more than sufficient. Setup was extremely easy. I’m knocking off one star for the following reason: I saw the spec’s for this online. One of the features was a DVD drive. I went to my Best Buy store personally and ordered the PC, brought it home and noticed right away that there was no optical drive. Returned to the store; showed them there was no DVD drive; long story short: the manager was very helpful; allowed me to select an external DVD drive of my own choosing, deducted the price of that drive from the price of the computer. So, for the inconvenience of making a second trip to Best Buy … 4 stars, not 5.
PS. I notice the current spec’s shown on Best Buy’s website for this PC no longer show it having an optical drive. Well, nobody else has to be inconvenienced in the future.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Ease of use, Noise level, Speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Awesome
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I am impressed and not disappointed at all. I have this hooked up to my 43 in samsung monitor and its so smooth and fast. Havent cursed at all. Im amazed how they work so well together. I dont even hear it. Doesnt over heat and so simple to manuver through. Bought this for school/ work but the graphics is nice too.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Speed, Ssd
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Graphics card
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Very nice PC for the price
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Fast easy set up. SSD drive and CPU are fast and the 16MB memory gives it plenty of workspace. Very happy with the speed of this PC. Certainly doesn't have the graphics card to do a lot of heavy graphics but I don't need that.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Ease of use, Noise level, Speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Review of the Envy Desktop
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
The Envy is an enormous improvement on my old Windows 7 computer. It is fast, it is quiet, it can do many more things simultaneously. It was easy to set up and has lots of ports for the things I needed to connect to it.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Performance
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Awesome product
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Posted . Owned for more than 2 years when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
This has done exactly what i needed it to do. I bought this 3 years ago and it’s survived multiple moves. Never had an issue with it.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
A good PC
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Posted . Owned for more than 2 years when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I have owned for 2 years now and it works great. However, you will need to buy a CD/DVD external drive to load programs and whatever. And you'll need a external drive for storage and backups. I bought a 4TB
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Speed, Ssd
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Fast desktop for everyday use
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Excellent desktop for personal use. Core i7 processor is very fast for everyday use plus more. The 1TB SSD respond quickly when you need it the most.
Reasonably price for the system
I would recommend this to a friend
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Performance, Speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Big and fast, in a small package.
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Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Fastest desktop PC in the west. Much better than my old (2013) PC. Easy setup. Not sure about the McAfee software that it insisted on, but I went ahead and signed up for it.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Noise level
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Worth the money!
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Definitely worth the money. Purchasing this will keep me from ever having to buy another. It’s very nice, doesn’t take up a lot of room and is quiet. Plus matches my decor.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use, Performance, Speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Very Fast, Very reliable
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Had everything I was looking for in a good multitasking desktop, with reliability, speed, and ease of use. Best machine I have owned in a long time. More than suits my needs.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Windows 11
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Posted . Owned for more than 2 years when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Good pc for it’s price , not issues at all, I have this for 3 years and it’s it good working conditions