HP Elite 8300 Business Desktop, Intel Quad Core i7 3770 3.4Ghz, 32GB DDR3 RAM, 2TB Hard Drive, DVDRW, Windows 10 Home (Renewed)

Muy rápida y funcional...me encantó

Buyers should be aware that HP used the same model number (8300) for four different models: a full tower, a small tower, a small form factor desktop and and ultra-slim desktop. This review is of the small form factor model.The computer was thoroughly cleaned - almost like new - both inside and out. It is very quiet (though not silent) and cool in operation.Little information is given about expansion opportunities, so I will mention a few:The computer comes with an internal hard disk drive, and a CD/DVD player/recorder installed. There is an empty 3.5" drive bay, with a power connection for an additional drive, and there are two unused SATA drive connections available.There are both PCI and PCI express slots on the motherboard.The computer has a DisplayPort connector on the back, but no HDMI connector. If you have an HDMI monitor you will have to purchase an HDMI to DisplayPort adapter (about $8 on Amazon)All in all, I am very pleased with my purchase.

The computer looked clean when I unpacked it. Hooked it up and no signal to the monitor. Can't say anything else about it yet till I get a picture on monitor. Contacted their customer support a couple days ago, still waiting to hear from them. Will let you know how it goes. Customer service got back with me a couple of days later. Decided to get a new video card and the computer is working great. Bought a G Force card and picture is great. Thanks again for customer service getting back to me.

I completly gutted it and put in 2 tb samsung ssd and a lite on premium optical wiped the obsolete windows ten and installed ubuntu (linux) 22.05.5 system functions very well now its a four hundred dollar computer

I ordered one and it worked beautifully the first day. It loaded on programs that a newer one I have won't. The next morning it wouldn't start. It finally had the HP appear on the screen and then nothing. I talked to tech who tried to help and finally said replace it. I did finally get it to start up but the screen was such a bright blue that any white lettering was almost impossible to read. I managed to get personal information deleted and packed it up.I asked for a replacement and the second one arrived. The immediate problem with it was that the screen was in only blues and yellows. When I attached an external drive with photos on it, they too were all blue and yellow - not a red to be seen. Nothing was white but more a shade of a grayish blue. I tried all the ways to adjust the color, contrast, gamma - no dice. I then made arrangements to return it.

My old HP just wouldn't turn on last Saturday. I purchased it 10 or more years ago, so it was due time to upgrade. This Elite 8300 was purchased in anxiety as a rush order but am completely satisfied with my purchase so far. It is super-fast and quiet with 32GB vs my last HP that was 3GB. Didn't know what I would expect so I thought the online purchase would just carry me until... I am out of words now for what I got that works and looks like new with hopes it will carry me another 10 years. Only use my computer for bills, and listening to YouTube but think I can use it now for more and most importantly when I go back to school.

Although it arrived apparently unscathed, an internal inspection was performed; nothing was found dislodged or out of place. I do appreciate the amount of installed RAM and that it is not a HOME version but a 10-PRO EDUCATION? but on occasion, it comes up with "NO OPERATING SYSTEM error" on bootup. It seems more an electrical glitch than anything, powering down, then powering up again corrects the problem; until the next time a cold start is initiated, or the time after that. There is no apparent rime nor reason for this malady; perhaps swapping-out the SATA cables will provide cure. I'll not dig any deeper failing this effort, it will simply go back instead.One other thing found to be peculiar; the system drive is nestled-in with the DVD drive instead of under the power supply, like my 8200's. The only reason I can think of for this is quicker access, unless there is a problem mounting it under the power supply. In any case, other than the SATA cables, I'll leave that one alone; I just hope this machine holds up better than the 2-yrs I had the last one

This was a replacement for my old desktop that had a motherboard crash, and for $200, this was the most cost effective solution.Okay. FIRST thing I did was wipe 'Doze off the system and install Linux (Ubuntu/KDE)! 32G RAM makes for a nice system that gives me plenty of memory to run VMs. I'm not a gamer, so can't review it on that basis, but as a combination desktop and server, it seems to do well. Transplanted a 1TB drive from my old system to the add to 2TB one that came with it, and connected it to my 7TB NAS. Handles dual monitors nicely, one VGA, the other HD. Been in service for about three weeks now, and it's on 10-12 hours every day. No issues.