Strange, my son has an i3 with 4GB of RAM and a 750Ti runs all games in 1080p at least 30fps no issues.

OP you need to show the price it costs which is £494.98 then state there's a trade in of up to £200

Good price considering the i7 is £300 alone anyway. Although if above comment is true then you're out of luck

Looks like we have a would be jester in da house looking to be heckled.

Just for info, I posted my trade-in on Wednesday last week and my cash back was validated today. I traded in a 6.5year old Asus desktop I got from eBay for £20. It was in good cosmetic condition and booted into Windows fine. The whole process was straightforward and I would recommend it (having also previously used tradeup to get a hp i3 ssd laptop for £180) . Now to upgrade the RAM on this thing :smiley:

My tradeup claim has been provisionally accepted, subject to me sending in the correct trade-in. All pretty straightforward so far...

Thanks for the info. Very useful :smiley:​

I've read a few reports of trade in values being reduced because HP (or their recycling company) state items are missing like cables, power supplies (for laptops) even when the items were returned. I suggest make a very specific list and take photos of what you're returning so you have evidence should something crop up. Make sure you read the small print about what is acceptable, they say 7 year old desktops but do they actually check to see when yours was bought and how? Some people especially buy up crappy but working 10" tablets from Ebay as they're accepted even for desktops (or they were) - so that's a very neat and easy item to return.

If you have a qualifying trade in, then this is great value. In my experience, HP's supply chain and support are great (if you can navigate through their assault course of an organisation). As others have mentioned, representing a sole trader to class yourself as a business is simple and will almost certainly work for the trade in (based on my experience with HP).

For an i7 which would match many of our recently deployed (approx 20 user) xeon server procs this machine has a good foundation. An additional 8GB crucial upgrade to 12GB for around £45 (which will work with the 4GB HP RAM) should address any memory complains people have.

The expansion options, although limited, are enough for a non gamer - it's definitely a small form factor so balls-out graphics card are a no-no.

I'm on the cusp of getting this for a music-production friend of mine. Has anyone got any experience with the trade in amounts. Do they vary based on what is supplied? Or is it always max as long as it's a qualifying trade in item?

this for example is better https://pc-tec.co.uk/core-i7-6700-skylake-pc-with-ddr4.html?gclid=Cj0KEQiApqTCBRC-977Hi9Ov8pkBEiQA5B_ipXwSTDQleZAys2vq7yiB9zYDaxzl5_9rkVj7IiaIIDgaAuHk8P8HAQ

Thankfully I could use this and put it through the business.

Anyone got experience with upgrading the ram/graphics card on these?

Actually my experience of business hp desktops is that they are horrible and if you want to add more ram you have to buy a matched hp dimm

​Err no. The CPU is the "engine".

So it would be like a Porsche with Micra wheels.

Jus Make up a name, its no big deal like John leak and son the plumbers, 8 year old laptops wont give you £200 though.
You could probably dual boot 7 and 10, 7 is a lot better on net - no adverts.

I wonder if an 8 year old laptop will do? They would really check how old is?

Over priced carp

You will be lucky to run windows with 4gb ram let alone any programs!

Although that CPU combined with 4GB of ram is a bit like a Porsche with a Nissan micra engine.

case is fugly but price after cashback is great

Good price considering the i7 is £300 alone anyway. Although if above comment is true then you're out of luck

This is a steal if it's what you're looking for - obviously it's not intended to be a gaming machine, but the 6700 is a very good processor, 4gb of ram can be extended easily & cheaply, and 128gb ssd is enough for me, as it won't be 'storing' anything (just a headless processing server)

Don't worry too much about the business requirement - if they ask, you're a sole trader. I've used it before without any issues.

Was going to pick up a 2nd hand i5 sff business machine - was looking at £150 + ssd upgrade costs (and poss win 10 upgrade costs) - so this is a no-brainer for me.

I got mine from BT Shop, as there was a 'bundle deal' which included the extended HP 3-year warranty/service agreement for free.

you can get a better spec machine for less money from other sites, unfortunately those other sites havnt paid hotukdeals to list on here so they keep deleting them

That's good then, the main site is a bit vague as it states the SFF version is £150

I have it a cold because I know for a fact that ebuyer will not let you return the item for any reason (unless you take to court :wink: )

Agreed that the headline price should be changed. I went for this yesterday, 7 quid topcashback, picked the cheapest delivery and it's arriving tomorrow. If the trade-in works out then it's a bargain with the i7, ddr4 and ssd. It's not got great options for expansion due to the case size, but it does get good reviews.

I have more ram on my graphics card

Would be interested to know what you are going to do with that massive 4gb of ram?

The price is basically a lie, 200 quid IF you're a business and have a spare PC

Cold.

Eek

I think you should add businesses only in the description pr change the price. I'm also guessing own builds wouldn't count for trade in otherwise how would they know how old it was?

That's interesting, doesn’t that mean either the description G3 SFF or the manufacturer part number is incorrect on ebuyer? Edit:- No the SFF G3 referred to W4A24ES is an i5 qualifying for the £150, so good spot OP.

only for businesses and its a trade in deal only?

COLD from me

Trade in must be less than 7 years old they say. My Samsung NC10's too old but still quite good deal if you have access to something to trade in for £200.00

This model qualifies for £200 according to HP:
ProDesk 400 - T4R72ET £200.00 01/12/2016 – 31/12/2016
Here's the sku confirmed

i7 6700 is proper quad-core 65W cpu
If you have a qualifying old machine and can meet the business requirement, looks hot to me.

"For your Trade-in to qualify for the promotion it must be a working, complete and undamaged, (reasonable wear and tear accepted) Laptop (minimum 10” screen size), Tablet (minimum 9” screen size) or Desktop. Your Trade-in must be no more than 7 years old and complete with all accessories including working battery and power supply where applicable."

I've used the trade up to HP offer loads, the easiest route is to buy a tablet from ebay for circa £25-30.

It takes time, they drag it out to the fullest timescale available, but never any issues.

That model only qualifies for the £150 trade in price if you manage to process the claim.

Misleading price

its only for if you're a business and you have to give them a computer to qualify.
so cold.

OP you need to show the price it costs which is £494.98 then state there's a trade in of up to £200

Seems like a good price for an i7

T&C state: Available to businesses only.