HP EliteDesk 705 G5 Mini PC (Latest Model) Ryzen 5 PRO 3400GE 16GB DDR4 RAM 256GB PCIe SSD Wireless AC+BT Windows 10 Pro (Renewed)

Just be careful with these units as mine seemed to come with the original drive that started to fail immediately after receiving it. Luckily I'm a bit tech savvy, replaced the drive and it started working perfectly. They did give me a partial refund for the drive, even though it wasn't the amount I paid for the actual drive, I just appreciate them responding and trying to make it right.

The package arrived. Inside the box was the device arrived (wrapped in an inflatable shockproof bubble bag), along with a keyboard, mouse and charger (apparently generic). It came with a USB Wi-Fi and Bluetooth adapter. The device came with a Ryzen 5 3400G. It has Windows 10 installed. It came with an NMVe (it has two slots for two m.2 NVMe) 256GB Samsung and 16GB (8GBx2). It also has 2 displayport ports and 1 VGA. At startup the device did not detect my two monitors (only 1 monitor) by DP, I had to update the ADM drivers and it detected both. It can be upgraded to Windows 11 with no problem. You cannot use two m.2 NVMe and one SSD or HDD at the same time, you must choose to use the 2 m.2 NVMe (or 1 m.2 NVMe left and the SSD/HDD) or use only one SSD or HDD.

While the balck lump on the back does signify the wifi antenna is included, the WiFi card is either missing or the antenna is damaged. Installed Nobara Linux and Kodi for video playback. Kodi reports the CPU to be the 3400G, not the GE. I'll need to get it open to check the WiFi card. Does appear that the 2.5" caddy is included but empty. Info Center reports a Samsung SSD.

The HP Elitedesk 705 G5 Mini computer arrived well packaged and looking to be in good condition, but when setup and used, it would shutdown after 5 minutes. Support from the vendor was time consuming and painful as it is done via email and so took days! It took a call to Amazon to get them to admit that the product was defective and I requested a replacement - a process that was also time consuming and a nightmare both with the 3rd party vendor and Amazon support! So much for their A-to-z Guarantee! If it's from a 3rd party Amazon has no control over the replacement or return process and you are left to the mercy of the vendor. A word of advice, DO NOT BUY a renewed computer from Amazon if it is not "fulfilled" by Amazon! Even so at best it's cross your fingers and pray

For the price, these HP Mini PCs are great for typical day-to-day business use. They are more than capable to run office applications and programs with light-medium GPU requirements. Absolutely no issues upgrading to Windows 11 Pro since they check all the requirement boxes and the Processor and TPM are supported. For a sub-$200 computer they are a great value.

The media could not be loaded. Arrived with a dead keyboard (new in box) and a fan that sounds like an industrial air handler grinding away. I have already ordered a replacement fan ($14), but I wanted to warn others who are not familiar with a simple fix. Especially if this purchase maxed out your PC fund. I will make this machine work because I am in town visiting family who I bought this computer for and don't have time to play games with getting a replacement as I leave at the end of the week.

good quality for the price of what is been paid

I can't see from the inside or outside that this computer has ever been used even one day. It looks brand new. The fans inside look brand new. Everything inside and out looks brand new. It came with one Samsung 16 GB DDR4-3200 RAM stick, so I bought a matching 16 GB stick to add to the empty RAM slot. It came with VGA port, in addition to the 2 DP ports, so removed the VGA port and ordered a $14 DP module to replace it to have 3 monitor support. It came with a Kioxia 256 GB NVME drive so I cloned that and replaced it with a Gen 4, 1 TB NVME drive and moved the Kioxia 256 GB NVME drive to the Gen 2 slot. There are two M.2 NVME slots (1 Gen4 and 1 Gen2) but installing 2 NVME drives requires removing the SSD drive bay. All the USB and other ports feel like they've never been used before. There is no BT/Wi-Fi module inside but there is a slot for one. The antennae leads are there too but are essentially impossible to attach to a Wi-Fi module as I attempted it and utterly failed trying. I do not recommend anyone to attempt it. There's a 2.5" SSD bay inside as well. Windows 10 Pro booted up instantly and updated itself and I updated the BIOS. Windows was already registered and then I updated to Win 11 Pro for free. I also replaced Microsoft's Radeon Vega 11 driver with AMD's own Radeon Vega 11 driver which is from 2024. The chassis is all metal and built like a tank on the inside and out. This computer's hardware and software all runs flawlessly. Everything installed on it and in it works like new. I have no complaints. All hardware was exactly as listed.