Windows 10: Sr. Citizen Question: Which HP PC Desktop Question ?

A laptop is not something I would recommend for a "senior" citizen.

- laptops usually have smaller screens
- the distance between your eyes and the screen is relatively small
- The height of the monitor is not ideal (you look "down" all the time)
- If with SSD only the amount of storage is usually (very) limited
- if on a laptop a part gets broken, you MUST send it to the manufacturer for repair
- if a desktop gets broken you can replace many parts at your local computer shop easily

I can recommend the Gigabyte BRIXX series.
This is a very small computer, but with all features (also wifi)
it has a SSD (solid state drive) for Windows 10 and programs
and a 2.5 inch (slow) drive for your data.
It fits on the back of any monitor and you connect the monitor via HDMI
it's the ideal solution which takes up NO space, is super quiet (unlike any desktop)
and VERY wallet friendly

Gigabyte BRIX GB-BXi3H-5010 - Barebone
M-Sata 256GB SSD
2x 4GB DDR (memory)
1.5TB 2.5 inch SATA hard drive
a monitor of your choice (test before buying)

Good Luck

 

Would you like to retract or modify that phrase?

 

I don't know why anyone would not recommend a laptop for a Senior Citizen? IMOH the desktop computers are a thing of the past.
I have been using computers when there was only DOS had a bunch on desktops and at the time thought they were great. Had the first Windows on one was that a mistake. Have had every Windows except Vista on them last was an HP with Win XP. when Microsoft stopped supporting XP I bought my first laptop a ASUS 73 liked it bought another one, then a smaller HP and then a really small Tohiba. Ran Win7Pro on them all,until just last week installed Win 10 on the two ASUS.s I can do everything with the laptops I did with the old desktops even picked up a 21 inch external screen but never needed it. If people want to spend their money upgrading a old desktop that is their mistake.
I say Senor Citizen or the new millennial's the laptop is the way to go. And don't try telling me a tablet will replace a laptop, have two iPads and three Android tablets great for looking at stuff not so great to write or work with.

 

Because, it could be the best combination of features that they need. Laptop keyboards can be hard to type on and laptop screens can be too small to be read easily. Standalone keyboards tend to be easier to type on and external monitors come in sizes with which you can have large resolutions and larger pixels (than with laptops) -- making them easier to read.

So, another "newer must be better, huh?" Some folks would say laptops are a "thing of the past" -- given the enormous presence of tablets in todays markets, even though the vast majority of those tablets are Android and Apple.

 

You can buy a large external keyboard that uses WiFi or Blue tooth to connect also the same with the Mouse. And as i posted i have two iPads 3&4 and three Android tablets, tablets nice for looking at things but not so nice for doing any real work.
My ASUSs laptops have a 15 inch screen and i have a external 21 inch screen but don't need it.
Nice thing is laptops are dropping in price what i paid $1,500 for four years ago today a much more powerful system is around $1,000 and many of the smaller laptops can be had for under $400 or even less.

 

OP wanted to know the differences between the HP desktops and any other recommendation for a desktop PC suitable for his needs.

This should tip you off about his level of technical knowledge and that he probably didn't want to build a system, wholly or partly.

I'm also sure he is well aware of what a laptop is and would have asked about one if he wanted one.

I only use laptops for in-the-field work where a desktop is not an option. I would never consider using one as a main PC; what a nightmarish proposition, lol!

 

To each his own mate

 

^^^What he said ^^^

 

IMHO there's only two reasons to get a laptop, mobility and space. If these are not a factor than a desktop is simply the better bang for buck. In any case, I hope he comes back at lets us know what he decided.