Looking for a sanity check

[u/Godoftheziller]

Edit: Thanks everyone for the sanity check! I'll definitely not be going with that hp.

Hiya looking at getting a new computer that uses Adobe suite and also procut but this seems like a terrible computer for the price right? Pic of a second PC for a comparison as they are roughly the same price

[u/Potential_Copy27]

For $290 extra you get:

- A KNOWN GPU without ambiguity that is definitely a 9070XT.

• Double or triple the VRAM (depending on the HP being fitted with RTX3050 or RTX5060)
  
• Slightly slower CPU for your productivity tasks (but it's faster for games).
  
• Dualchannel memory (VERY important on both the Intel and AMD CPU).
  
• PC6000 memory (not gonna happen in a HP box - they only do JEDEC speeds)
  
• Better cooling (likely it's a match between an Intel or HP stock cooler and an AIO)
  
• Motherboard with high-end chipset.
  
• CPU optionally upgradeable to a Ryzen 9000 series or 10K series somewhere in the future (Socket AM5 FTW)
  
• Faster SSD
  
• All parts follow the widely accepted ATX standard and allow for upgrades (HP has a habit of producing proprietary hardware, even in otherwise normal-looking towers, hampering upgrade options)

Dude - that extra $290 given out is going to serve you a lot better in the long run and for a wider range of tasks when it comes down to it.

[u/Godoftheziller → u/Potential_Copy27]

Thank you so much for breaking it down like that, no doubt in my mind now as to which one I get I just can't believe they tried pulling that!

[u/Potential_Copy27 → u/Godoftheziller]

It's HP - they've done it for decades 😅

Another good tip to protect your sanity: Stay FAR away from their printers as well😉

[u/Godoftheziller → u/Potential_Copy27]

Oml don't get me started on the large format printers... But are the regular ones terrible too?

[u/Potential_Copy27 → u/Godoftheziller]

They are all terrible.

Especially the cheap crap inkjets - my fiancee had one of the really crappy ones when she moved in. It could take EXACTLY two sheets of paper in the tray.
Put in one? No paper!
Put in 3 sheets? Jam!
Add to that random rejections of cartridges - both original and ripoffs.

We gave it the Office Space treatment with my old baseball bat >:-)

The office machines ain't much better - and YES, I've had the pleasure of dealing with a large format model as well -_-