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HP Chromebox

HP Chromebox
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alaScore 86

16 reviews

May, 2024

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 16 reviews of HP Chromebox. The average rating for this product is 4.3/5, compared to an average rating of 4.1/5 for other Desktops for all reviews. Reviews about the reliability and design are generally positive. The price and usability are also mentioned favorably.

usability, price, design, reliability

We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Desktops the HP Chromebox is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 86/100 = Very good quality.

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Consumer review (amazon.com)

Amazon.com review summary for HP Chromebox

 

alaTest has collected and analyzed 6 user reviews of HP Chromebox from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 4.8/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other Desktops on Amazon.com. People really like the price and usability.

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100% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

May, 2024

Expert review by : Andrew Martonik (androidcentral.com)

HP Chromebox review

 

It's not going to be your main machine, but the HP Chromebox could be a simple and inexpensive choice for the right person Chromebooks may be the talk of the town when it comes to Google's Chrome OS, but the tiny desktop-class machines called...

Chromebooks may be the talk of the town when it comes to Google's Chrome OS, but the tiny desktop-class machines called Chromeboxes have carved out their own niche as well. While they're primarily focused on education and business applications as video...

Sep, 2014
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Consumer review (newegg.com)

ChromeBox is the way to go

 

This is just another chromebox, but that is good. I use my Chromebox for everything I normal do. Before you buy another windows machine, investigate what Chromebox or Chromebook can do. This unit is typically of a Chromebox. Nothing fancy or unusual.

It will not do everything (video editing, etc), but anything that is web based is probably ok. Printing can be a hassle, but it is getting better

May, 2016
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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Supplied OS-Less ... Chrome OS Was NOT Installed, Restore Media Was NOT Supplied

 

Mechanical design is very good, even for HP, which often skimps in that area. I bought the Celeron 2955U version, which came with 2 GB of DDR3L-12800S RAM, and 16 GB of m.2 SSD. I will very shortly be upgrading to 4 GB of RAM and 32 GB of SSD, which,...

Economical for the function delivered Intuitive to use.

OS was not installed, requiring me to laboriously read through various posts to find the source of a downloadable image of the emergency restore media. I elected to use the USB stick method, and it worked the first time, but took some time. Alas, VESA...

May, 2016
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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Supplied OS-Less ... Chrome OS Was NOT Installed, Restore Media Was NOT Supplied

 

Mechanical design is very good, even for HP, which often skimps in that area. I bought the Celeron 2955U version, which came with 2 GB of DDR3L-12800S RAM, and 16 GB of m.2 SSD. I will very shortly be upgrading to 4 GB of RAM and 32 GB of SSD, which,...

Economical for the function delivered Intuitive to use.

OS was not installed, requiring me to laboriously read through various posts to find the source of a downloadable image of the emergency restore media. I elected to use the USB stick method, and it worked the first time, but took some time. Alas, VESA...

Apr, 2016
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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Supplied OS-Less ... Chrome OS Was NOT Installed, Restore Medial Was NOT Supplied

 

Mechanical design is very good, even for HP which often skimps in that area. I bought the Celeron 2955U version, which came with 2 GB of DDR3L-12800S RAM, and 16 GB of m.2 SSD. I will very shortly be upgrading to 4 GB of RAM and 32 GB of SSD, which, of...

Economical for the function delivered Intuitive to use.

OS was not installed, requiring me to laboriously read through various posts to find the source of a downloadable image of the emergency restore media. I elected to use the USB stick method, and it worked the first time, but took some time. Alas, VESA...

Apr, 2016
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Consumer review (tigerdirect.com)

Very good, but does not have monting rack included

 

very good machine. But can only put on desk. While Asus similar items have rack included to mount the unit on the back of a monitor.

Sep, 2014
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