Side by Side Comparison of: Dell vs HP

Don't be afraid of this item, it works like brand new

I ordered this computer from amazon and it was marked as 'used, damage to packaging'. I ordered it on a Saturday morning and it arrived on Monday. After a VERY easy set up, I plugged in the included mouse and key bored and started surfing the web. Although I am very very happy with the computer I am not happy with the included windows 8.1 or the upgrade to 10.

My third Dell. This one came with Windows 8.1 with a free upgrade to Windows 10 which a good friend did for me. GREAT RESULT compared to my 2000XP Operating System. What can I do with 600 G BITS OF MEMORY ??? Arrived in PERFECT shape from Amazon. More than I need, but I'm glad that I have it. Just happen to be USING it right now.

windows 10, all the current ports, good motherboard and processor, high quality standard machine for any regular home user for browsing, MS office, movies etc. gaming would definately tax this machine, it is not made for that. i am considering buy 4 more gb of memory... not necessary tho. best machine for this price...luv how amazon coordinates the manufacturers for us to put out an amazon quality product... super. just buy it if yours is 5 or more years old...wireless, bluetooth, usb3 port, windows 10...just do it.

My last computer was a Gateway with Vista on it, so naturally this is a vast improvement. Unlike my old Gateway, I like the keyboard and mouse that came with the Dell, and the sleek design of the box. It's smaller too and lightweight. No major problems so far. A couple of minor complaints -- I don't like the white power button light. I prefer blue because it's less distracting. I know that's very trivial, but I don't see why they went to white. Less trivial is the problem of Windows 10 freezing during restarts (not sure if 8.1 had that problem too, or not), so when I have to restart, like after upgrading software, I shut down instead and then start it up again. Also, some advice: if your PC comes with windows 8.1, upgrade your Dell Backup & Recovery BEFORE upgrading to Windows 10 or it messes things up. One other observation, but this is a Windows thing, not a Dell thing -- the Windows Calendar is worthless because it only works online, so I had to install Rainlendar. Vista had a better calendar. Bottom line: I haven't had the computer very long. It might crash and burn at any moment. But so far, so good.

To begin with it is wonderfully lightweight. It comes with a keyboard. Has 5 ports. Easy to set up. Best of all it works! So I'm very pleased with my purchase so far. Think that the price was right.

This computer is a beast and also such a great deal. Super clear display and crazy fast.

arrived on time, all protected packaging, looks great and works great!

You can get a version of it on HP. I am very happy with the purchase.

This was a great deal! Mid range capability at an excellent price. Convenient package included everything needed and setup was a conch. HP is truly high quality hardware. The tower with an i7 processor and NVIDIA graphics card combine for a great machine. The HD display is fantastic. Easily handles photo editing, other design work/development and basic gaming (my kid LOVES Goat Simulator).This setup is exactly what I was looking for.

This is not a bad deal at all. In fact, it's a very good deal.Some things to know:- This is apparently a "club" deal -- it was being sold at Sams Club. It is now apparently being closed-out by the reseller.- On iTunes, you will need to install a different version of iTunes, because iTunes thinks it's an older video card (it's not, really). It's easy -- iTunes will tell you what to do. BUT: There IS a graphics card, unlike a lot of these budget PCs that come with "integrated graphics". Integrated graphics is not as good as a dedicated graphics card. You can always upgrade it in the future!- It's big: This is almost a tower. It's not a small computer.Okay, that out of the way: This is a good computer.- It has expansion slots. That's nice! Again, you can upgrade it in the future. That means you can buy a smokin' hot graphics card and put it in at some point in the future (and it's easy to work on -- you don't have to be super technical to open the PC up and work on it). You can also upgrade to a 1 TB SSD drive for about $350. In other words, it's plenty quick now, but it's got the "guts" to upgrade to something even more impressive.- HOWEVER: It only has a 300W power supply, which will limit the types of accessories you can add to it. A big power-drawing graphics card would not work, for example. However, for basic uses, this is fine.- It's an i7-4790 -- this is a very solid chip. The i7 is the top-of-the-line Intel processor, and better than the i5 you typically find in cheaper systems like this.- It runs quiet.- Includes 4 USB 3.0 slots, 2 USB 2.0 slots. I need more, so I bought a cheap Anker expansion hub.- Monitor is very nice. It is BIG. It comes with a VGA/DVI adapter. This works perfectly fine, but if you want an HDMI connection (supported), you'll need to buy your own.- To upgrade to 16 gbs of RAM will run you about $80 on Crucial. The machine does not support more than 16gbs of RAM. Changing RAM and working on this computer is easy. It's simple to take apart and it's simple inside.- Doesn't come with so much junk like other PCs.For what you get (an i7 proc, a decent amount of RAM, a decent hard drive and a big monitor), it's a very nice deal.Yes, the keyboard and mouse are weak. In my experience, HP ships crappy keyboards. But no biggie!!! Buy a nice Microsoft or Logitech keyboard & mouse and you're fine.

Intel Core i7-4790, 3.6GHz processor, 12GB RAM 1TB Hard Drive. Sweet! The 27" backlit monitor is very nice too. The keyboard, speakers and mouse aren't the best but they are serviceable. I can upgrade those for very little money if I want to but for now they're good enough. I would have preferred to have a computer with Windows 10 pre-installed but it was easy and free to upgrade. I just turned it on and the computer walked me through prompts to get it done. For the money I saved, I didn't mind upgrading it myself at all. I'm very happy with this purchase.

It is a great computer but I wish it was a little more user friendly when using the device that plays the cd's getting into the assigned area can be a little awkward.

I've been using this for over two months with no issues. Decent speed and perfect for moderate use. We don't do any high level work on it but perfect for basic Internet needs as well as for office work.

i am very pleased with my dell inspiron

Good computer for the money, but my wife says that we need more usb ports.

Over all, a pretty good computer for its price. a bit slow though.

It's very sleek and compact but not as fast as I anticipated.

I purchased this bundle of HP computer and monitor as a Christmas gift. It is a very good deal. The computer has a fast processor, plenty of memory and storage, and high quality video for all but the most hard-core users. The monitor is big and bright, and the whole system has an attractive minimalist design. The speakers are better than expected for their size, and the keyboard and mouse are basic, functional, and easily upgraded. The connection to our home wireless network and cable modem was simple and painless, as was the upgrade to Windows 10.KLAMP shipped the package very quickly and packaged it securely in one gigantic box. The UPS shipping was a bit problematic, granted it was shipped in the holiday season, between Thanksgiving and Christmas. The UPS "track your shipment" info was wrong for several days, indicating that the package would be delivered at a date and time that had already passed. Eventually it was delivered without my knowing it while I wasn't home, a few days late, but the online tracking data remained behind until after delivery, causing this expensive package to sit unprotected on my front porch overnight. While this was unfortunate, nothing bad came of it, and I expect that these delivery issues aren't uncommon with any carrier during this busy season.I would have given this bundle 5 stars if it weren't for one thing. The computer and monitor WILL NOT WORK TOGETHER with the VGA cable that comes with it. This was an unwelcome surprise on Christmas Eve, but luckily, we were able to identify this problem before Walmart closed for the holiday and got the cable we needed in the nick of time to save Christmas. The integrated video card has both VGA and HDMI ports on the back of the computer, but the built-in video card is disabled when the NVIDIA video card is added. The NVIDIA video card uses only an upper HDMI or DVI-I port to connect to the monitor. Neither an HDMI or DVI-I cable is included in this bundle, so it is necessary to purchase an HDMI or DVI-I cable separately to get these computer and monitor components to work together at all. There is nothing in the documentation or setup instructions that mention this, nor is there any indication on the disabled HDMI and VGA ports on the back of the computer to indicate that they aren't functional. When I contacted KLAMP about this issue, I was told to call HP. When I called HP, I was told to go to online HP support. It was a bit of a run-around, but eventually it all got sorted out. (Note: Another reviewer mentioned a VGA-to-DVI-I adapter, but my system did not come with one of these, and tech support never mentioned it, so I'm not sure if this is a very recent change.)Overall, after a slightly bumpy start, I am very pleased with this purchase and would definitely buy it again.

Got this for my son for christmas look's great on his desk. Monitor looks great. Very easy set up, upgrade straight to Windows 10 hasn't got of it.

So I think this computer is great. It's definitely got it's downsides, but for the price, it is expected. The Screen size and resolution is great for the price, though the stand is awful flimsy. The CD Rom is surprisingly flimsy. I am sure that it will be the first part to break. It is fragile and I am scared of messing with it. I will intentionally use it as little as possible. But again, for the price... The specs are great and the computer runs great besides these two pretty flimsy features. The speakers, mouse, and keyboard are flimsy but this was also expected. All in all, aside from the scary CD Rom that is on the verge of breaking, I am satisfied.

I loved the 27" monitor. Loved the tower size, features, power, etc. My only complaint and why I didn't give it 5 stars was because of the slim keyboard. Didn't like it at all. Could never use the numeric keypad without looking because of how the zero was placed and always had to look for the direction keys. Please don't send the slim keyboard in future builds. Other than the keyboard, love the package.

Runs slow right out of the box. But serves its purpose for the price. I primarily use it for Microsoft Office suite programs, video streaming, and internet. Processes are slow but do-able. I'm a graduate student and needed a budget savvy desktop, just wish it had RAM expansion availability.

It works ok but runs slow or freezes on restart.

It's an insomniac; it won't stay asleep for more than an hour or two. Also, I need an instruction book.

I'm liking the new windows ten and this seems to be working well just a few issues with it not wanting to restart properly.

Nice compact size but even after removing the bloatware the system was still too slow as far as I am concerned. Has been installed for over a month now and no issues at all though from the user. Upgraded it to Windows 10 and the speed was better.

It's a little slow but agood desktop for the price

Small speakers and slow WI FI.

When the item was first purchased, it worked great. using it for school was great. Not even one year later and its now very slow when just doing one thing at a time. Always not responding to functions. Needing to shut down often.

slow to boot. slow to open programs/apps. error messages that don't make sense. freezes on re booting. wouldn't do it again.

Not a bad desktop for the money. I should have spent more to get more. Very slow, needs a video card. Not Dell's fault.

Windows 10 is not available. I set the pop-up control at max setting. The next day it is back at the bottom with pop-ups that you cannot delete without turning the machine off.

The cd/dvd door fell off in unpacking should have sent back then but decided not to sweat the small stuff. Crap computer never has worked right. had to pull out the one Gateway it replaced and it's still working. Won't ever buy refurbished again and won't ever by Dell anything either. Waste of money and stole a lot of my time.

This is older lap top arcitecture in a small footprint desktop case. The only expandability is to double the 4GB memory to 8GB (which I did) and it's still a pile of slowly decaying garbage. It is slow during regular use and if you have more than one window open, you will be reminded of the old x86 days when you could actually crash a system by trying to do two or three things at the same time. I hate it and am hoping to dump it off on some other uninformed fool. Replaced with an actual desktop computer within one year.1 star as a computer5 stars as a reminder of the bad old days.Meh.

I thought that this computer would be faster for everyday use. It drags and I've turned off everything that I can think of to improve its speed. It takes to long uploading in the morning when its first turned on. I had an old Vista system that was faster.

Don't buy this computer. I feel like I am back in 1999. It is painfully slow. I even upgraded it to 8GB of RAM and I can hardly tell the difference. Uggghh can't even return it. No clue how this thing gets high ratings on Amazon. Save your money and spend $100 more for something better.

This computer didn't work right from the start. Start menu wouldn't load (critical error message several times), which meant accessing any programs was impossible until I created shortcuts on the desktop in desperation. Consistently froze on Restart. Contacted Dell support several times but they could not fix. Finally decided to return.

The worst desktops i had in the last 15 years ! very slow and noisy. feel and sounds like 2002 old desktops. and just to add that Dell setting make things even worst .