[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Great desktop. Plenty of usb ports in the front and the back. Plenty of memory. Comes with keyboard and mouse. Extra slots for adding components. Using it for work.
I have owned a Pavillion in the past. So wanted to stay with a proven performer. Set up went easy and I was on my way. Then a major glitch. The DVD WR would not work or play. So I could not download my software on disks. Ultimately, I called HP Help and we did an online chat. The person there was very skilled and soon realized a major program was missing. They fixed it remotely and it works just fine. I was very impressed with the HP technician who solved the problem.
Computer works ok after a session with HP customer support. The problem encountered was inability to connect to the internet consistently with wifi. There were also problems (and still are) in Windows 11 with Edge security refusing to allow access to websites which were not a problem when using Windows 7 professional.
This machine, has by far been the most difficult to setup I have encountered. In the past I have had XP, windows 7 and windows 10, with no setup problems. I finally got my HP printer to work, on this machine only to have it quit a short time latter. This has happened three times so far. Meanwhile the printer works fine on the 7 and 10 computers. Microsoft should go back to the 7 and start over again.
We love our new HP Pavilion DT, it was everything we expected and more. We had previously upgraded our lap to an HP so when it was time to replace our desktop tower we didn’t hesitate to go HP. Thanks!
For the price, it's got a fast AMD Ryzen 5 chip with 16 GB RAM which means it performs reasonably well. I have multiple applications open which uses about half the available RAM space. I would consider adding more RAM eventually as I move apps off my old Toshiba laptop. WiFi support is good. It handles two monitors without any difficulties although it would be better if the primary monitor port is HDMI vs VGA. The keyboard and mouse that came with the machine are a bit cheesy. I replaced them with an old Logitech wireless set that has a heavier, more stable feel. There is about a 10-15 second lag for the machine to wake up from sleeping. This is the same issue on our HP laptop. The only real annoying issue is McAfee ads popping up to renew a subscription to their services. I just let Microsoft Defender take over after the free McAfee subscription expired. I'm sure there's a way to disable those ads with some research. Otherwise, it's a solid performer.