HP Pavilion Wave 600 Intel i3 1TB SATA Desktop Price: $299.99 Shipping Options:: $5 Standard Shipping Estimates: Ships in 3-5 Business Days. (Tuesday, Aug 22 to Friday, Aug 25) + transit Condition: Factory Reconditioned
Purchased this same model in July 2017 to use as a HTPC with PLEX. Unit performs well and the internal speaker is a wonderful surprise in quality of sound. Wireless is AC wireless not just b/g/n. The included wireless keyboard and mouse are inexpensive but very usable. One caveat - the unit is difficult to upgrade and not for the uninitiated. There is a m.2 SSD slot on the LYON motherboard but a challenge to access. If one is seeking an inexpensive, quality and handsome HTPC - strongly recommended.
I also bought one of these the first time around. Couldn’t be happier. I primarily bought it for media box and video game emulation purposes. It handles both flawlessly. Obviously it’s not a high-end gaming machine and will choke if you start to turn the graphics up on newer games, but I was thoroughly impressed when I fired up Stanley Parable, it handled it without breaking a sweat.
I don’t use the internal speaker because my TV is routed through a sound bar, but I tried it out and was really happy with the quality. Would be great just sitting in the middle of a room as a music streamer.
Has anyone opened this to add a SSD or graphics card? There’s talk online that it’s possible, but I can only find a couple of crappy YouTube videos that don’t really show much. How much of a PITA is it to add a SSD?
My computer was delivered today. The box was re-taped shut so I’m thinking I got an used refurbished computer. Then this popped up after turning it on: