Rated 5 out of
5
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Texas_KY from
HP Review
excellent computer for work from home
Date published: 2023-02-16
Rated 5 out of
5
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El Cid from
Outstanding hardware, mediocre operating system
The 5-star rating is for the hardware. The SSD and RAM are blazingly fast, and there is plenty of room for expanding both memory and storage. And I am glad that HP still offers a choice to purchase a PC with a read-write optical disk.
On the other hand, the operating system (Windows 11 22H2), gets 1.5 stars at best. Useful commands have been hidden behind additional layers of context menus, and the Taskbar customization is now limited to the point where I can't uncombine taskbar icons or change them into text labels as in Windows 7. Microsoft needs to realize there is a good reason why hieroglyphics fell out of favor! Finally, the placement of the taskbar icons and especially the Start menu -- which are all now centered -- violates usability principles, as they move around the bottom of the screen depending on how many programs you have open, so before clicking you have to look directly and make sure where they have moved to.
All these user-interface defects required extensive modification with Start11 and WindowBlinds, which make it possible to return to a sensible interface.
Date published: 2023-02-11
Rated 5 out of
5
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Anonymous from
An Awesome Engineering Machine
This workstation was super simple to set up, more than powerful enough for our engineers, and easily worth the price.
Date published: 2023-02-08
Rated 1 out of
5
by
First from
Worst computer and the Sales man I have ever dealt
Does not come with HDMO nor VGA port, not to mention the absent of WIFI card.
Date published: 2023-02-04
Rated 3 out of
5
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Anonymous from
Miss the old HP
It's like starting with a really nice business machine and then ruining it by removing the wifi, removing any Bluetooth, downsizing the SSD from 1T to 512G.
Terrible support. When asking what add-ons I need, I get sent to the Store division who know less than the original sales department.
Bad experience.
Back to Amazon or bestbuy.
Date published: 2023-02-02
Rated 5 out of
5
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TucoF from
Great workstation
Great machine for the price and really well build. The only issue to is that it didn't came with a wifi card, which set me back 2 weeks. Other than that great machine.
Date published: 2023-01-30
Rated 3 out of
5
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BusinessOwner197 from
Workstation
Average workstation, but very difficult to keep things local to workstation only.
It's very difficult to disable one cloud and web processes like HP smart printing, when I don't want my fixings going to the web or cloud 1st, then printing or saving to my desktop or local files. I spent a total of 10 1/2 hours with HP live support trying to fix this issue. Very frustrating!
Date published: 2023-01-27
Rated 5 out of
5
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WarrenD from
HP Z2 G9 Desktop
Nice looking case, everything ordered was there. Got a great price. Was not looking for a new computer but this special was too good to past up. i9 , 32 Gb , 1TB M.2, 3 year warranty, plus more. Added GTX 3060 ti after market. Had issue with the installation. Would not recognize card. It turned out to be the power adapters that came with my Zotac card. The extra power connector ( single pin ) was wrapped out of sight. Working great.
Date published: 2023-01-01
Rated 4 out of
5
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D.J.C. from
Great After Setup
Customized build but came with software I did not ask for. I can see including trial software with pre-built PCs, but not when someone is selecting each component. Otherwise the Z2 is working as expected. Still happy with the purchase, but knocked a star for the unwelcomed extras.
Date published: 2022-12-26
Rated 3 out of
5
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Anonymous from
Where are the parts and why include Wolf Pro?
Failed to include all cables required for setup and HP Wolf Pro Security had a significant negative impact on the computer's operation.
Date published: 2022-12-23
Rated 5 out of
5
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Anonymous from
Thanks HP
Great machine, excellent customer service and speedy delivery
Date published: 2022-12-16
Rated 5 out of
5
by
Anonymous from
HP Z2 Tower G9, quality construction
Perfect for my home/office use. Configuration/options were great. Sales and tech support exceeded expectations.
Date published: 2022-12-15
Rated 5 out of
5
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BillPal from
Good to Buy
It is a good performance machine and very scalable. More than I need for my work at good price
Date published: 2022-12-15
Rated 4 out of
5
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CEO Founder ABIDE33 INC from
HP be clear about WIFI
My organization needed an entry level workstation. The sale of the product went smooth with the HP agent online. The price was reasonable. Please note, when purchasing a power house PC be aware that some do not have built in WIFI connectivity. This can be a problem if you need to get up and running before you have a dedicated ethernet line. This delayed us as we first had to contact HP and figure out if it had it or not, this process was not convenient as staff passed the buck, we did confirm we were dead in the water with no WIFI, we were provided possible options including a return paying a cost difference which would have set us back weeks. Solution: We ended up purchasing an external adapter. If you have ethernet ready to go, this computer will meet your needs.
Date published: 2022-12-14
Rated 4 out of
5
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The Shockwave Rider from
Tower of Power: HP Z2 Tower G9
By combining Intel's 12th gen Core I9 processor with Nvidia's latest Ampere graphics and 4800 MHz DDR5 memory, the HP Z2 Tower G9 offers the tech professional an enormous amount of compute power in a small, attractively priced package, especially when combined with Windows 11 Pro. The option of adding an SD card reader together with a 20GB/s USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 front port is also nice; however, I do wish two or more Flex I/O modules were available for install.
While the system seems well engineered, quiet, and efficiently packaged, the rather bland-looking black case is somewhat disappointing when compared to the superb industrial design of my Z2 Mini G3. The internal layout also appears rather cramped, making the addition of a third M.2 SSD rather inconvenient.
Free shipping, outstanding customer communications, and the ability to customize the workstation to one's liking is also much appreciated, making the HP online shopping experience painless, even pleasant.
Date published: 2022-12-14
Rated 3 out of
5
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AlCh from
Need to make it clear that there is no WLAN
No WLAN - Best to give people option to add it.
Date published: 2022-12-07
Rated 5 out of
5
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Anonymous from
Works Great
This is a great workstation for all your 3d modeling needs
Date published: 2022-11-29
Rated 5 out of
5
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Sterlingk from
Love it!
Using it as a host for my Minecraft server added some more ram and it works like a champ! No problems at all really fast speeds all around.
Date published: 2022-11-24
Rated 4 out of
5
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S Tay from
Nice computer, needs integrated wifi.
Very nice and powerful, didn't realize this does not have an integrated wifi chip. I should have paid more attention to the description, just assumed all modern computers came with this capability.
Date published: 2022-11-07
Rated 5 out of
5
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MDAS from
In love with my new Z Workstations, it rocks
love my new Z Workstations, it rocks
Date published: 2022-10-28
Rated 5 out of
5
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Mrtoner from
Highly recommended
Excellent value and performance
Date published: 2022-10-19
Rated 3 out of
5
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Justin the HAM from
So close, but a little ways to go
It would be 5 stars, but as a new machine with a PCIe 5 slot, it doesn't have a PCIe 5 power cable, also it didn't come with the required NVMe standoff/screw which even the parts department doesn't know how to order the part.
Otherwise, I still am happier than when I tried to buy from Dell which I had been doing for the last 9 computers straight.
Date published: 2022-09-27
Rated 1 out of
5
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Romeo and Julieta from
What I got is not what I wanted.
This particular Z2 G9 Tower Workstation I bought on Labor Day was a waste of money. I wanted to replace my old HP because the optical DVD drive did not work, which I told the lady I chatted with afterwards. There was not DVD player in it, I needed to buy another monitor that would connect with the new one, and a devise to transfer data, which was advertised as a bundle cable and link (erroneously), and I ended up having a very good Z2 G9 Tower Workstation that doesn't have what I wanted'
Date published: 2022-09-23
Rated 5 out of
5
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Anonymous from
capable and high quality tools
I am preparing and purposing my new workstation for my digital media library projects at home and church. I am a HP family advocate and HP life customer. initially, was surprised wireless technology wasn't pre-installed and included with workstations. missed that detail in the fine print, which set me back a couple weeks. but now, with that issue fixed thanks to the HP customer support community, me, HP, and partners are slowly moving-in together. best part? HP production operations and support community. I feel like we are in this together. HP makes the research, development, and support tools/apps available to me to find answers and resolve issues quickly. ordering and purchasing from the online store was a good experience too. I love seeing my options organized, cataloged, and searchable. I can tell HP leaders are doing internal operations right and prioritizing their internal capabilities for quality and delivery, because externally, I was able to get my workstation setup quickly. great work, HP!
Date published: 2022-09-15
Rated 3 out of
5
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DaveKittok from
Cannot load software I need
Nothing wrong with the hardware as far as I know but Wolf Security I think is a problem with loading the software I need to run on this unit. There needs to be a bypass to this to at least get it loaded
Date published: 2022-08-30