Rated 1 out of
5
by
Dr. Lambert, Ph.d from
I do not like the title.
It is not as good as though it was.
Date published: 2025-02-03
Rated 5 out of
5
by
Firstfives from
New Desktop
Great price and fully equipped with all the options I was looking for in a desktop. I have had several HP computers and enjoyed each one. It's great having the most up-to-date technologies.
Date published: 2025-01-31
Rated 3 out of
5
by
LP in CA from
Too many programs
There are many “features” to be deleted or turned off. I am not tech-savvy, and only need a simple machine. This one automatically saves my documents to the cloud — NO! Automatically suggests how to compose documents —NO! Had to disable many things. Had to subscribe to extra cost version of Microsoft 365 to be able to properly use Excel & Word! Very difficult/almost impossible to transfer documents from my old HP Laptop. Product description on website did NOT state that this computer did not come with a webcam or speakers; had to purchase in addition after the fact. Luckily, I did not have a Zoom mtg for a few weeks!
Summary: irritating to use. I don’t want Microsoft to force me to do things its way, rather than my own way. By the way, HP Smart Friend is not very helpful in trying to help with setup.
Date published: 2025-01-31
Rated 5 out of
5
by
Jimijam from
Good Deal
Worked good out of the box
Date published: 2025-01-26
Rated 5 out of
5
by
Anonymous from
Good computer
The function of this computer has been very good. I would have preferred a different look to the case but it is functional. I am not happy that moving files from my old computer is so difficult with Windows 11. It tries to steer all your data to the cloud. I do not want it on the cloud at all.
Date published: 2025-01-26
Rated 5 out of
5
by
Eduardo 77 from
Great Value!
I bought this HP machine because it provided the options I wanted at a reasonable price and it was immediately available. It has, thus far, been as I expected it to be. Setup was easy and presented no issues. My purchased software was readily installed and functions as it is designed to.
Date published: 2025-01-23
Rated 4 out of
5
by
Name Withheld By Request from
HP Pavilion Desktop TP01-3055xt
OK, my last few desktops have all been either DELL computers or computers that I built myself. But, I decided to give HP a try, since I did own a HP laptop some years back that was a pretty decent laptop...
Here's what I like about this computer...
The dual drives, 512 GB SSD for the boot/main and the 2 TB HDD for the data drive. I was skeptical about SSD units at first, until I got a laptop a few years back that had one in it, and I really like how fast it boots up and loads programs. I like the idea of storing my data on a conventional HDD. So this is a really good setup for that.
I also like how I upgraded my processor and RAM from my previous unit. I went from a Core i5 to a Core i7, and from 12 GB RAM to 16 GB RAM.
I liked how when I initialized this computer, it automatically loaded my boot screen graphic and desktop wallpaper directly from my Microsoft account. I did not know it would do this. Nice little surprise.
I had to really search for a desktop, at an affordable price, that still has a DVD/CD writer in it. For some reasons, computer manufacturers seem to think no one wants these anymore, but there are still plenty of us who do. One thing though... the chassis of this computer would have allowed for a horizontally mounted drive. I just don't understand why almost all manufacturers are going to these vertically mounted drives. I get it on the "thin" chassis computers, but as I said, on this unit, it could have easily have been a horizontal mount. But, at least I have an optical drive. I use it all the time, everything from installing older software to ripping my music CDs into iTunes to be later transferred over to my iPhone. I also use the drive for various purposes when making musical productions in my recording studio. Frankly, it wouldn't hurt my feelings if they still made desktops where you could have TWO optical drives in them.
I haven't had this computer long enough to really tell how I'm going to like Windows 11 yet, but I'm trying to get used to it. As expected, I found some of my old software doesn't work at all under Win 11, but I was actually surprised as to how many DO work with this new OS. I use a number of pieces of software that is no longer under development and have not been updated in quite a few years.
A couple things I would have liked to have seen changed about this computer...
First off, I am not fond of the white case. I never liked that "bone" color that computers all were back about 30 years ago, and was glad when they started going to black or darker grey cases. I wish HP had offered this unit in a darker color such as that.
I wish they'd put a couple more USB ports on the rear. Yes, I know there's a bunch on the front, and I wound up having to put my wireless mouses USB receiver on the front of the computer, instead of the back, because I have other devices already using all the ports in the back.
I also wish they'd have offered this computer with a discount if you didn't want the mouse and keyboard that came with it, because as I expected, they were both unusable. I really wish the computer manufactures would go back to the kind of keyboards you used to get 20 years ago, with the full size keybeds, with adequate spacing between the various groups of keys. And the older "clicker' keyboards were far easier for someone who knows how to touch type to use. I guess for people who don't know how to type, it may not matter, and maybe this is the user base they are aiming for... but the first thing I did was go out and get a gaming keyboard, because it feels like an older keyboard, and also had backlighting (not to mention it does random color patterns, which is kinda cool too). Here's the kicker... I don't play games! I just liked the look, feel and action on the gaming keyboard.
There's not a whole lot of useless software on the computer. Finally computer makers decided to stop giving you those bloated packages of software you'd never use, but apparently Windows always has the trial version of Microsoft 365 (which has Word, Excel, etc in it). I have never used Microsoft productivity applications, so I just skipped the setup on all that stuff. I've been a die-hard WordPerfect user for decades, and don't plan to ever change. My old version of WP has worked on every computer I've had for many years. Until it stops working, I will use that version.
Not crazy about the look and layout of Windows 11. I found some videos online that showed me a couple ways to change a couple things to make it more similar to Windows 10 and prior. One of the main changes was moving the on screen start button back over to the left, where it belongs. Unfortunately, there's no way to change the rest of the start menu back to where it looks like the older versions of Windows, without installing third-party applications, and I've read that you often get software conflicts with those apps when Windows does future updates. So, I guess I'll just have to get used to doing some things a little differently with Win 11.
Overall, I like the computer, aside from the few things I mentioned. I found it to be a much better value for the money when compared to a similarly setup computer from DELL. A few laptops back, I had a HP at one point, and I remembered it being a pretty good laptop, so I'm hoping this HP desktop will be a good one too.
Date published: 2025-01-22
Rated 5 out of
5
by
MJBowen from
HP Pavilion Desktop TP01-3055xt
The HP Pavilion Desktop TP01-3055xt is a great computer and easy to set up. It came with Microsoft 11 which is great also.
Date published: 2025-01-17
Rated 5 out of
5
by
Walleye Willie from
H.P. The Best
I've been using HP products for over 20 years, very few problems if any. HP stands behind all of their products.
Date published: 2025-01-07
Rated 4 out of
5
by
BobJ521 from
Does the Job well
Does the job as expected, no problems or surprises. However, I have two gripes:
I don't care for the vertical orientation of the DVD drive. The way I am set up (and can't change) , the loading side faces away from me and is awkward to use. A horizontal drive would be easily accessed from either side.
I'm not a fan of the white color used -- it really stands out (in a bad way) with the rest of my equipment, furniture, and surrounding area. The keyboard colors are hard to read with poor contrast between white keys and gray characters. Characters should be black.
Date published: 2025-01-06
Rated 5 out of
5
by
Anonymous from
Problems with OneDrive
I had trouble with Microsoft OneDrive. When I disabled OneDrive, it dumped all my pictures into the recycle bin. Fortunately, I had the pictures saved on an external drive, which I used to place the pictures in the Pictures Folder. No problem, but it is problematic that OneDrive software decided to delete things on its own.
Date published: 2025-01-06
Rated 3 out of
5
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CaptRich from
Okay
Last HP lasted less than a year. This one? Who knows. It came loaded with some of the worst junt and pop-ups ever
Date published: 2025-01-05
Rated 3 out of
5
by
Anonymous from
My HP Review Jan., 2, 2025
First of all, I'm not happy with white, but I knew that coming in but the black choices did not have features I wanted, and had some that I did NOT want. The keyboard and tower will look awful as tthey darken from dust, dirt and oils from my hands. The USB slots where the flash drives go are very tight and one might be thinking that he could damage the inside or the flash itself, and obviously I'm not excited that they are verticle. The tower, or cabinet if you will, has no rubber feet and is so lightweight that trying to push the flash drive in, just makes the computer slide towards the back of the desk You actually need to use two hands, one containing the flash, and the other to pull the tower back to you so it doesnt get away.
Speaking of verticle, also the DVD drive is also verticle, another strike against this computer. I believe the DVD drive is made very cheaply, almost tinny. NO motor as in previous PCs that push the tray out to you.. I guess having user manuels are a thing of the past. Its nice that manuels are online, but just try switching full screens from manual to a project you are currently working on. Much having a booklet opened to the page. I'm looking into the future, will power cords, a mouse and a keyboard still be included in the box? I'm not looking for games to play, I dont do that, but it would be nice buying a new product to have at least "Word" installed so one can carry on with life. We buy a program for one computer and then we buy another computer and need to repurchase the programs we use over and over.
Date published: 2025-01-02
Rated 4 out of
5
by
Denns1950 from
Pavilion Desktop TP01-3055xt
So far everything going pretty well. Once in a while when I send hibernation mode and I try to wake it up I have to hit the power button instead of just move the mouse or hit the enter key on the keyboard. Definitely an upgrade from my Windows 10. Couple features I do miss though
Date published: 2024-12-31
Rated 5 out of
5
by
tmkjr from
Computer Addition
Moving from a ten year old HP to a brand new machine is interesting.
Date published: 2024-12-30
Rated 3 out of
5
by
Old Soldier in Tennessee from
HP not what it use to be
The documentation for the new computer is not the same as what HP provided in the past. Even the online documents do not provide a detail motherboard document to name one item lacking. The setup and transfer from an old computer went okay. There is a problem with the hibernate mode in windows 11 and HP does not allow a complete access to the BIOS setup to see if the power is available to USB devices during the hibernate mode. Since I cannot get out of the hibernate mode with my USB keyboard or USB mouse, I have to turnoff the pc and then perform a re-start. HP is not the same as it was when I purchased desktops in the past.
Date published: 2024-12-30
Rated 1 out of
5
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Anonymous from
Corporate Policies need revised to allow staff to serve the public
Needed more memory and HP was not able to help me so I had to return it. The sales team was wonderful however corporate would not allow them to see my HP account. I read what I thought was my set-up but I was wrong. Therefore once I discovered I already had the memory I just bought I returned the unit. The return process was excellent could not have been easier. My frustration is with internal policies that do not allow HP to handle ne as a consumer.
Date published: 2024-12-27
Rated 5 out of
5
by
jameslatour1 from
Great Pavilion upgrade. Always shop at HP not big box stores.
Replaced our i5 with this i7, so much difference. Fast response quicker page loads, less page errors. Last Pavilion we bought was from a big box store and we found out it was a brick with outdated hardware and overwritten upgrades. Will never get computers from retail again.
Date published: 2024-12-27
Rated 5 out of
5
by
L. Hoyt from
Great HP Computer, Great Value
Purchased because of inability to upgrade old computer to Windows 11. The old computer was an HP that performed flawlessly. I am enjoying the new HP and it is performing great. It has 2 drives, a small ssd and a large hdd used for data including large photo and music files. Set up was a breeze and fine structuring for work and home files was easily completed in just a bit over an hour, including a new printer.
Date published: 2024-12-24
Rated 1 out of
5
by
S.L.R. from
Still waiting
I ordered a computer on Thursday, November 21, 2024 from HP. An hour later, a friend informed me he was sending me a computer, so I called HP and cancelled my order. The computer I had ordered and cancelled arrived on Sunday, November 24, 2024. I called HP and explained the situation and was told they would arrange for a return ticket and a pickup from FedEx. FedEx picked up the computer on Tuesday, November 26, 2024. As of today, 18 business days have passed since FedEx picked up the computer and I'm still waiting for my refund. I'm disabled and old and the money I initially paid for a computer that I cancelled, is presenting as a problem. I have spoken with CSRs at HP and they assure me I will receive my refund...the question is "when". According to your guidelines, I should be talking here about the performance of the computer. I never even removed it from the box... More than anything, I'm attempting to get some sort of response from HP regarding the status of my refund. This is very frustrating.
Date published: 2024-12-23
Rated 5 out of
5
by
RonLg from
Speedy Little Critter
Bought this HP 3055xt computer on sale, from HP. We replaced a 12 year old HP and this one runs so much faster and is easy to use.
Date published: 2024-12-22
Rated 5 out of
5
by
Tn, rooster from
HP customer
very good product, quick setup. runs very fast. so far so good.
Date published: 2024-12-21
Rated 4 out of
5
by
Jkonoval from
Needs more customization options
The bar at the bottom where items are pinned is too small along with some other features you used to adjust like scroll bars and box titles.
Date published: 2024-12-20
Rated 5 out of
5
by
Awada from
Power!
Powerful, a great leap above my old clunky computer.
Date published: 2024-12-19
Rated 5 out of
5
by
Scott127 from
Great computer for a great price
Big fan of HP computers I’ve had several over the years and they have been great this one is no exception. This is a solid practical solution to our business needs works well with our network and sets up easily. Highly recommend HP they literally power my office and my personal life. I’ve flirted with others acer Apple Samsung just to name a few but always come back to HP. Whether it’s for home school or office this is my go to!
Date published: 2024-12-15
Rated 5 out of
5
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Anonymous from
When you have always used the best, you should only up grade to the best.
As a user of HP equipment for over 30 years it was a natural choice to select this unit to up grade my hardware. I have always found HP hardware to be dependable, well built, and long lasting. I highly recommend this unit for your computer needs.
Date published: 2024-12-15
Rated 4 out of
5
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mo jo 2024 from
ok so far
seems to be working ok so far however i dont like that it does not have a hard drive light or a wifi light
Date published: 2024-12-15
Rated 4 out of
5
by
Artanis from
Happy Overall
Great machine. It responds very quickly. My only beef is that the on/off button is very small and narrow, requiring using my fingernail to turn it on! Ridiculous design; all for achieving a sleek/flush look!! HP can do better!
Date published: 2024-12-12
Rated 5 out of
5
by
Loving It! from
Quiet but fast!
Love my new computer!! It was very easy to set up and is so-o-oo-oo quiet! Sometimes it sounds like it isn't on at all. I have had hp computers for awhile, and this one doesn't disappoint. It is a great home computer for doing work on.
Date published: 2024-12-05
Rated 3 out of
5
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E Fuhs from
Bogs down
Computer must be re-started a lot to keep running.
Date published: 2024-12-04