I've had HP products forever and they've always been good products. Reliable, well-built, etc. This is a hunk of junk though. I got it to replace an aging Envy desktop (about 10 years old). When I pulled this from the box, I could tell things had changed. It was lighter (which is good), but also felt flimsy and cheaply made. That's not necessarily a deal-breaker for me. What IS a deal-breaker is how freaking loud this thing is. Yes, I got the cheaper drive (not SSD) so I knew it's be noisy. But, dear God is this thing loud! Every time the drive starts to spin in beeps then runs so loudly I can't think. And it shakes my whole desk. My 10+ year old Envy with the same type of drive is waaaay quieter than this piece of garbage. Is my Envy whisper quiet? No, but I don't jump every time the drive spins. HP tried to get me to talk to tech support to fix the BIOS settings but something that's brand new and out of the box should not need a BIOS fix. I'm in the process of returning this but, seriously, do yourself a favor and skip this. You'll regret it if you don't.
HP Pavilion Desktop TP01-3055xt excellent but no cd writer/player
on November 21, 2022
Posted by: Lindyo
from San Antonio Tx
Verified Purchase:Yes
HP Pavilion Desktop TP01-3055xt is excellent desktop and very fast however it did not have a cd/DVD writer. I had to return it back since I bought it to play my exercise CDs every morning, play DVDs for instructional art oil painting and surf the net. Shipping was fast except FedEx should have rung the doorbell upon receipt. Return procedures, customer service and technical assistance were awesome.