HP - Envy Desktop - Intel Core i5 - 12GB Memory - 1TB SSD - Black

I found the transition from my 14-year-old HP tower running Windows 10 to this new HP tower running Windows 11 very easy. I purchased an app which helped tremendously in copying/converting all of my files. The new tower is very fast. Overall, I'm extremely pleased with it.

The transition from a laptop to a desktop computer has been a challenging experience. It is one that I knew would present a challenge. However, it was a change that I really felt was necessary to support my increased usage of my computer. There were many changes as I made this transition that I did not consider. You never think about all the devices like speakers, cameras and other accessories that you take for granted after many years of using a laptop.

two different front views (no dvd slot) no back or inside view - back has primitive usb ports. spec says has second m.2, but occupied by comms. does not say if has internal cables - one sata data for one drive, power for 2. should say at least 4 sata connectors on mb. told only one hd, but can add 2 x 2.5 ssd. hence max storage > 2 tb. spec confuses what can be configured as opposed to what supported. 1tb m.2 ssd with two 2.5 ssd drives goes like a rocket.

The mini desktop works great so far. It would be nice if it had a bit more space inside to allow for two 3.5 HDD's and 2 PCIe expansion slots instead of one each. But I knew that when I bought it. I was able to install two 2TB SSD in the space where one HDD would fit. So far it's snappy and I'm getting the hang of Windows 11... gradually. I separately bought a 3.5" DVD external USB3 enclosure so I can access DVD's and BluRay disks via a USB port. Seems to work well so far also. The Nvidia 4060 is driving my three 27" monitors without issue. I'm not a gamer so I can't speak to response in that area. Love the 32GB of RAM and the quick startup from the 1TB PCIe NVMe SSD. All this coupled with the Intel i7 14 Gen CPU and the holiday sale price.. well I just couldn't pass it up !!

Average PC. This is the second Envy that I have owned, I thought this one would have a lot better performance, but it doesn't. Refresh is slower than I would like. Buying the product without upgrades doesn't have nearly enough memory for me. This makes video editing difficult or impossible. This is a mid grade PC, but the price is high compared to what you get.