Customer Ratings & Reviews

I think I might have to get a new desk; this case looks too good to be sitting underneath. Seriously, this may be the nicest looking case I’ve ever purchased. But more importantly, it’s a fast, quiet and powerful replacement for my current desktop. If you’re like me, you may have a PC that, even though it’s powerful enough and capable, somehow can’t be upgraded to Windows 11. For my current PC, that’s a Dell Inspiron that I bought from BB 7 years ago. And while it’s maxed out on memory, has plenty of disk space available and even supports TPM. Microsoft decided the 4.3 Ghz AMD CPU doesn’t cut it. Go figure… I’ve been looking for a desktop upgrade lately and got an opportunity to check out the HP OmniDesk. The specs certainly checked out, but the look was what sealed the deal. It even looks better in person. Unboxing it I was surprised how light it was, but a large part of that is the lack of any mechanical hard drives. In fact, this is the first PC I’ve ever bought that has no internal HDD mounts. Which isn’t really a problem, given the 1 TB SSD should be plenty for most people and can be expanded to 2 TB. It also has a plethora of USB ports both front and back if you want to expand via external drives. But by looking at the motherboard, I found a secret. There are SATA ports on the motherboard! Unfortunately, I was unable to test them in time for this review as the power connector requires an adapter I had to order and was delayed coming in from China. If you want to test them yourself, you’ll need a four-pin female floppy power connector (sometimes referred to as a “Berg” connector) to a SATA female connector. While I couldn’t test it, PC inventory apps like Belarc Advisor DO show the SATA subsystem, so there’s a good chance it is active. The system comes with 16gb of DDR5 memory, which is more than adequate for the average Win 11 user, but I upgrade mine to 32gb as I often have a few windows open and appreciate the extra breathing room. You could upgrade it to 32gb max; I considered this, but I really don’t do much memory intensive work these days, so it seemed overkill. I was a little surprised at the performance compared to my Dell; even though the CPU is running at a slightly slower speed than the Dell, the performance feels snappier and more responsive. And the PC overall is much quieter. My Dell Inspiron wasn’t a loud unit most of the time, but occasionally the fan would surge when opening an app or a couple of browser windows. Not so with the OmniDesk, for the first couple of days I had to check to make sure it wasn’t hibernated! As much as I resisted Windows 11, I must admit that I am happy I migrated. Moving over was straightforward and if you have an MS Account, you can even migrate settings and programs over easily. HP’s Windows setup went without event, and I was quickly up and running. Two days later and it’s in place as my main desktop and I feel like I’m good for another 7 years. I would DEFINITELY recommend the HP OmniDesk as a worthy upgrade or first PC. It can handle anything from browsing and daily emails to a genuine home office workhorse. It would also fit in nicely into a small to medium-sized office environment. I’ve always been happy with my HP purchases and the OmniDesk is no exception. Backed by a great company, I know it will last me a long time.

Pros: -Feels very fast compared to any other prior PC I have used -Includes Keyboard & Mouse to get you started -Appears to be upgradable (i.e. graphics card, network adapters) though this is not confirmed and doing this may possibly void a warranty once you open the case. -Many USB ports, including 10Gb/s ones (specially marked), some right on the front of the case and easy to access, some in the rear. -Includes an NPU so you can perform some AI functions locally -Intel processors tend to have among the most compatibility with Windows software, for historical reasons. -Can hook up two displays out of the box. Cons: -NPU ("AI Processor") is not the most powerful, I have two other machines already with faster ones. I think this is mostly because Intel came late to the AI features, and are still trying to catch up. Still, if you want an otherwise compatible processor, this may be one of the better ones you can get. -If you need to hook up a third display screen, it appeared that a USB-C HDMI adapter might not enable that. The only option may be installing a graphics card, which I haven't fully confirmed is possible (but seems likely). -Intel Graphics are not that bad, but graphics chips are not Intel's primary business, where other companies that specialize in that may be something you'd want to upgrade to if high-end gaming was your desire. Many gamers may already have a card in their existing rig that they want to bring to this PC, so it would be almost unnecxessary for them to sell one pre-installed. == During the initial setup, you’d do well to plan to be able to walk away for around twenty minutes or so while it downloads updates and to do something else with your time. Keeping Windows up to date may be necessary for security. While mine was doing that, I will note that this PC has a much nicer look than my typical all-black case as it has a wood-tone look in the front. If you were hoping for a case with color-changing fan lights, this has no external lights besides the power switch, which I find better if you want to relax in the dark or sleep with your desktop on. The fan is relatively quiet, but you can hear it. The included SSD seemed fast once everything was up and running. The Intel graphics are likely fine for everyday use or typical “for fun” light games. Streaming gaming might work better than the included Intel graphics for advanced games. Still, by all appearances (I might be wrong), you could insert a graphics card as this is a normal-sized desktop pc case with four plates where adapter cards could be inserted into the expansion ports (I did not open the case during the review to verify the port types). This is different than an all-in-one type of pc because of its potential upgrade options. There are two display hookups: one is an HDMI port, and the other is a DisplayPort. I tried hooking up a third display with a USB-C to HDMI adapter, and I could not connect (it may need a driver or be unsupported, but HP did not provide that part, so this will not affect the rating). I am glad HP decided to put many USB ports (including USB-C) with labeled speeds (5 and 10 gigabits/second) on the front of the case as there is frequently the need to access them easily. Also appreciated is the standard headphone jack. I watched the Microsoft Store update several apps, and wow, it was fast over the Wi-Fi 6 connection. If you wanted to upgrade to Wi-Fi 7 or later, I imagine one of the expansion ports would allow that, if not a USB port. The NPU (neural processor unit) can do 13 trillion operations per second (TOPS), which enables some of the Copilot features. Its usefulness goes beyond Copilot, though, as you can, for example, use OpenLLAMA to download other free AI chatbots that run entirely on your PC, giving the chats a sense of privacy. To put the 13 TOPS speed into perspective, my last copilot tablet PC (with Snapdragon X Elite) had around 45 TOPS performance, and an M4 processor (on my other desktop) reportedly has a speed of 38 TOPS. So, for an NPU, this is fast but not the fastest; if most of your AI use will be remote, that might not matter to you. Having used it a bit, the included wireless keyboard and mouse (easily upgradable items if needed) are comfortable and functional. My last desktop computer (a different brand) did not come with a keyboard and mouse, so I had to spend a lot extra upfront because if I was buying my own, I didn't want to get the cheapest one to replace it soon after. It is nice that HP at least includes them. The only thing not included is a display, and chances are you have one - even a TV with an HDMI port can be used. I am intentionally avoiding running benchmarks, which are generic (people run the same benchmarks on every system) and you can probably find yourself if those numbers matter to you. I would recommend this if you need a relatively fast and upgradable PC. If your existing computer is more than a few years old, you'll likely notice the speed improvement with this one. I used to build my own from parts (system board, RAM, processor, graphics card, power supply, case), but at prices like this, it doesn’t pay to do all that work for me anymore—plus, I know this functions and is backed by some kind of warranty from a reliable company.

This HP desktop computer was a pleasant surprise. It is ⅓ the size, weight and price of my HP OMEN computer, yet has most of the same features and is even faster in some respects. It weighs 13 pounds, has 16 GB of RAM memory and a 1 T SSD with total storage capacity of 1024 GB. There is 1 display port, 1 HDMI and 10 USB ports of various configurations in addition to connections for headphones and speakers. I was glad to see that there was a display port because the HDMI port on my monitor quit working some time ago and I’m connecting it using the display port. The initial set up was unexpectedly easy. I disconnected the cords and dongles from my current PC and inserted them in the new HP PC and everything worked immediately - including my mouse and keyboard. This is the first HP computer I’ve set up where I didn’t need to use a wired mouse and keyboard until I could connect a wireless version in settings. I have a drawer full of HP wired mouse and wired keyboards that I didn’t use, one because they were wired and two because they were flimsy. The keyboard that came with this PC is very substantial and easy to type on. It’s flatter than I’m used to, but I can type on it without making mistakes and I am very happy with it. The computer set up went fairly smoothly. It found my router quickly but had trouble with the password (that didn’t show). I finally had to press the button on the router to connect that way. Later when I came to a password that did show, I discovered that it was because the computer had turned the keyboard Num Lock off. It did that one more time in the setup process. It did take a long time to download and install updates and then it took a while to work through all the Microsoft stuff I didn’t want. Another new thing was that it gave me the option to choose Google as my search engine instead of Bing. That did bring in my Gmail and some past version of my favorites, but even though I use Google Password Manager, none of my passwords synced. I had to install Chrome to get those back. The printers connected quickly without any intervention on the actual printer. So far, it seems much faster than the OMEN computer at everyday tasks. Maybe it’s because the Omen’s forte is gaming. The woodgrain front is a little retro. It reminds me of the wood grain contact paper from the 1980s. It might appeal more to someone from that generation. All in all I would highly recommend this HP desktop computer.

The HP - OmniDesk Desktop - Intel Core Ultra 7 - 16GB DDR5 Memory - 1TB SSD - Dark Wood is a powerful desktop PC with AI tech and a unique woodgrain exterior. This PC has plenty of power to handle your everyday computing tasks with ease. The Intel Core Ultra 7, 16GB DDR5 Memory and 1TB SSD will make tasks like web browsing, editing photos, working on a spreadsheet or Word document a fast and responsive experience! The PC is a small form factor and quite light, so it will fit equally as well on the top of the desk where you can show off the woodgrain exterior of the front case. The system comes with plenty of modern ports with a total of 6 various high speed USB ports right on the front and more in back. A 3.5mm headphone jack is conveniently placed on the front as well. Here is the list: 2 USB Type-A (5Gbps signaling rate), 2 USB Type-A (10Gbps signaling rate), 1 USB Type-C (5Gbps signaling rate), 1 USB Type-C (10Gbps signaling rate), 4 USB 2.0 Type-A, 1 Headphone/microphone combo, 1 RJ-45, 1 HDMI Out, 1 DisplayPort 1.4 The 1 HDMI Out and 1 DisplayPort 1.4 should allow you to connect 2 monitors without needing a dedicated graphics card added. The CPU has a pretty large cooling fan on it but the system runs real quiet. It performed really well in the CPU benchmarks I performed on it. The 1 TB SSD performed well as well. The integrated Intel graphics on the Intel Core Ultra 7 chip do great job handling multiple desktop applications smoothly and will even handle some gaming reasonably well for older titles or modern titles with the resolution and gfx options adjusted down. Games like World of Warcraft run fine as well as games like Tomb Raider, Crash Bandicoot, and 2D game titles, so you can do some gaming without having to buy a dedicated graphics card right away if you're more of a casual gamer and don't require massive amounts of gfx power for the games you like. I was able to play Fortnite with reasonable FPS with the graphics options turned down a bit. Still looked decent! You can add a dedicated graphics card but you'll most likely need to also upgrade the PSU because it's only 280 watts, depending on what card you might add. The inside of the PC is very clean and minimalistic. Some expansion options inside with one additional RAM slot for adding additional DDR5 memory, a gfx card expansion slot, and ports for adding additional hard drives, although there aren't brackets to mount them to as far as I can tell. The system comes with a power cable, a wireless keyboard and mouse. The keyboard is decent and is a slim form factor. Wasn't sure if I'd like it, but it grew on me pretty quick. The mouse is very basic but works fine. Took me a while to figure out how to install the included batteries into the mouse! You have to lift off the entire top of the mouse including the mouse buttons lol This was NOT obvious and I'm sure will leave a few people scratching their heads with the same question. The system has a built-in NPU capable of 13 TOPS for running AI applications like Co-Pilot locally if you want to, Wi-fi 6, Bluetooth 5.4, and 5.1 Surround Sound. There doesn't seem to be much included bloatware on the system which is nice. It comes with McAfee antivirus and a 3 month Microsoft Game Pass redeem for free. This would make a great PC for someone with limited space (students), someone who wants an aesthetically pleasing PC that sits out on display, or someone that needs a trusty day-to-day PC that can also run some casual games. Windows 11 runs smooth as ice on this PC should last for years to come.

Setup was a breeze. Allow about 25 minutes for setup and the necessary updates (you will also need to go to Windows Update). The included keyboard is okay and has a Copilot key. The mouse really lags. I just used one of mine. And the case is mostly made from recycled metals and plastics. Storage is 1 TB and 16GB DDR5 memory. Nowadays 32GB would be better but the 16GB works well and is upgradeable. I like the Intel processors and the Ultra 7 265, 2.4 GHz is really fast for every day use. Gaming was a little slow. My son is a better gamer so we tested some of his favorites and for multi-play action games it can be a little slow. It does have Wi-Fi 6E capability and a Bluetooth 5.3 wireless card. I love all of the ports. Multiple USB-A and USB-C, headphone jack, RJ-45, etc… Located on the front and back for ease of use. Configured to hook up 2 monitors and running Windows 11. The AI component could be useful but it isn’t quite there yet. Maybe future updates? This system wasn’t really built for expansion. You can upgrade the memory but not much else. Still it is fast and great for at home business use and light gaming.

I was excited to find out that HP relaunched their OmniDesk line. This is a small and lightweight mini tower PC with a current generation Intel desktop class CPU and latest generation PCIe expansion slot. The case looks nice in black with a wood effect finish on the plastic front cover. Although its not real wood as I incorrectly assumed, it looks good for what it is. There's a good selection of USB and USB-C ports on the front. There are 2 USB 2.0, two USB 3, one USB-C at 5 Gb and one USB-C at 10 Gb up front, and four USB 2.0 on the back, with a DisplayPort and HDMI on the back for video, as well as audio ports on front and back, and Ethernet on the back. Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth radios are inside, on an M.2 card. Inside there is a x16 PCIe port and one x1 PCIe port. There are two memory slots, with one already filled with a 16 Gb stick. The single SSD slot is next to the CPU and shares the cooling baffle with the CPU, so it's Impractical to reach, although it's possible to replace. The back mouse and keyboards included are wireless (With an USB adapter, included) but rather basic, and powered with AAA batteries, each. I picked the version without the video card because I was planning on using something different, and that's where the problems start with this: The power supply on this model is a custom unit without connectors for a video card, so power is limited to whatever's available on the PCIe slot, which severely limits my options. The mainboard has two SATA connectors but there are no drive cages on this unit, although there is plenty of space inside, and there are no power connectors to drive any SATA drives. The mainboard has a slot for a second SSD, but the M.2 connector is not soldered in, so the slot is unusable. Also note that there are no thunderbolt nor USB4 ports on this, with a single USB-C port at 10 Gb which is not that fast considering current standards. Also the cutouts on the cabinet are specific for this unit, so consider the cabinet, mainboard and power supply as a single unit. If you're set on this model, I suggest looking into the model that comes with a video card, because that model has a more powerful power supply, and comes with a better keyboard and WiFi6E. Overall while I like the desktop class CPU and the appealing and compact design, it's not what I'd expect from a Desktop PC. If I didn’t want something that could be expanded I would've chosen something else.

I originally purchased this PC online to be delivered to my residence, but after a few days I received communication UPS won't ship it to Hawaii. No big deal, I just drove to my local Best Buy store and bought one. I got my refund from the original purchase a few days later. So far, I love my new PC. Plenty of USB ports on the front for easy access is very nice. Boots fast, no discernable lag (I'm not a gamer, so if you are do your research), and I paired it with a smart LG monitor. It comes with the entry level wireless mouse that I immediately replaced with a great Logitech which I already owned. The included keyboard has low-profile keys that I really like. I only wish it had backlit keys. Not a dealbreaker. I prefer it and do not plan on replacing it. I use my new computer almost daily for simple tasks, digital communication, or simply streaming. I am very happy with my purchase. It is probably overkill for my needs, but the SSD is so much faster than my old computer, and I appreciate the many ports and versatility. PS I like the faux wood front. It provides a subtleness to blend in with the room's decor and not stick out like a big, brash, electronic device. If that is your taste, check out some of the cool gaming PCs that change colors.

It has been a long time since I've owned a desktop computer. I decided I needed one and did a lot of research online. I finally decided this one was the best for what I needed the computer for and bought it. It is, without a doubt, a great computer. It took a little time to learn it. I had to use the keyboard that it came with as my keyboard did not connect to it, no biggie. This computer is great, looks nice with the wood-like look, I complimented it with a nice big monitor. The mouse that came with the computer is a nice sleek mouse, easy to maneuver. Overall, I'm happy with my purchase. Please note, that I only buy HP for computers and Samsung for TVs. They are top of the line.

I'm very pleased with my new computer it boots up very smoothly it's whisper quiet it is significantly faster than my old dual processor Dell in the top it all along it's a very pleasant wood finish I think the best thing about it is it has two racks of USBs one in the back and one in the front room for everything FYI Nate internet chip is super much more responsive than my old one and yes I haven't changed my internet service at all. I give it 10 out of 10 John B

I purchased this desktop because my 10+ year old HP Pavilion could not be upgraded to Windows 11. So far, I really like this computer, and particularly appreciate the number of USB ports. My old computer had 2 USB ports on the front, both of which were at the bottom of the desktop. My new one has 6 USB ports on the front, all of which are easily accessible. My major problem at the moment is getting used to Windows 11, as well as having lost some saved emails. I'm still not sure about that. I like the wireless keyboard, but don't like the bundled mouse. The on/off button is difficult to use, so for the moment it is always on. This, of course, will wear down the 2 batteries.

The computer that this one replaced was also an HP and it was the best computer I have ever owned. So far, this one has worked extremely well. Granted, it took a little while to get used to windows 11, but the speed and the Microsoft programs that are included work very well. The changes between this computer and the software vs my old one have been very easy to adapt to.

New computer, required in order to accommodate Windows 11. Fast, seamless and simple to use, it made me wonder why I had not converted sooner. Amazing and cost effective. A thrill to use.

Good size for my situation, both physically and amount of power. It hides behind the monitor very nicely. Did not use the standard keyboard, because I need the ergonomic one.

The HP Omni desktop is fast and easy to use. My old HP computer was 15 years old so the HP Omni is very different. Setup was a breeze and I really like the computer so I highly recommend it.

Comes with a wireless keyboard and mouse; I like the wood design as well - gives it a classy look. Works perfectly for my music studio, and was really simple to setup

Nice replacement PC Has everything we needed and some we wished for. Speed is excellent, smaller compact unit nice space savings. Very happy with this purchase!

I bought this computer 3 weeks ago. So far, I am impressed by the performance. Although I am disappointed that HP did not include an internal speaker in there Omni Desk.

This CPU is great. I love all of the available ports, and the efficiency of the core processor. Good purchase, worth the money.

About what I expected for the price. Nothing thay will blow your sicks off but nothing to complain about either

Needed to upgrade from an older computer. Prefer a desk top type. This new computer is so much faster and boots up really fast.