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The HP Prodesk G2 400 is a refurbished prebuilt computer I purchased from eBay for £25, I received it on the 30th of May 2025. The difference between the specs and now was it came with 8GB of RAM, no Wifi Dongle, no GPU and no OS. I received a Wifi dongle the next day, I aquired an additional stick of 8GB of RAM on the 6th of June 2025, and as for the GPU that arrived on the 10th of June 2025. I initially installed Linux Mint, but I've had issues regarding installing programs, I later tried Pop OS and that was a far better experience. For now, because I use creative suite applications such as Vegas Pro I will remain on Windows 10 however I'm getting comfortable with using Pop OS installed on my USB Flash Drive.

My Computer Specs (as of 10th June 2025)

Component	Selection
CPU	Intel Core i5-4590S 3 GHz Quad-Core Processor
CPU Cooler	Stock Cooler
Motherboard	HP MS-7860 V2, 2 DIMM slots, no WiFi, Max 16GB of RAM
Memory	16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 1600MHz
Storage	Seagate BarraCuda 500GB 3.5" 7200 RPM HDD The HDD came with this refurbished prebuilt, and I find it sufficient for my needs. You may have noticed my last device, the Geopad 110, came with an SSD. However, the SSD of the Geopad 110 could not compensate for its poor specs. I can deal with waiting a few extra seconds for a program to load, what I can't deal with is lag because more than 3 browser tabs were open. I believe SSDs are most suited for those who play modern video games, as the huge file size can make it quite difficult for HDDs to load the relevant data in a timely manner (resulting in missing textures). I don't play video games, regardless of era, so I'm unconcerned about the speed.
Video Card	GTX 745 4GB
Case	HP 400 G2 MT ProDesk Case I like this case. I'm not a fan of RGB lights or side-case panels for various reasons.
Power Supply	HP PSU (not sure about watts)
Optical Drive	Samsung SN-208FB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer
Operating System	Microsoft Windows 10 Pro 64-Bit (sometimes I use Pop OS too)
Sound Card	Motherboard speaker (not sure what model)
Wireless Network Adapter	Generic WiFi USB Dongle (rtl8811au)
Monitor	ViewSonic 20" Widescreen LCD (VA2013wm) VGA
Earphones	Skullcandy - Jib Wired In-Ear Headphones - Black

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From 2022 to 2025, I was using the Geopad110. The dual core processor and 4GB of RAM, combined with Windows 10 (I downgraded it from 11) is not sufficent for 2020s standards. The strange part about this device was Linux (Mint, Pop OS, Fedora) had display issues which I couldn't resolve.

Component	Selection
CPU	Intel Celeron N4020 Processor (1.1GHz, Dual Core)
CPU Cooler	No Info
Motherboard	No Info
Memory	4GB LPDDR4
Storage	128GB eMMC
Graphics	Integrated Intel UHD Graphics 600
Battery	5500mAh, 7.6v Lithium Polymer
Optical Drive	None
Operating System	Windows 11 Home
Sound Card	It had sound (not sure what model)
Connectivity	Dual Band Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 5.0
Display	10.1in FHD TN (1920 x 1200) Touchscreen
Camera	8.0MP Rear-Facing, 2.0MP Front-Facing

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From 2018 to 2022, I was using the LENOVO 330-14AST 14" AMD A6

Component	Selection
CPU	AMD A6 9225 Processor (2.6 GHz, Dual Core)
CPU Cooler	No Info
Motherboard	No Info
Memory	4GB (2133 MHz)
Storage	1TB HDD (5400 rpm)
Graphics	Radeon R4
Battery	2-cell Lithium-polymer (Battery life: Up to 5 hours)
Optical Drive	None
Operating System	Windows 10
Sound Card	It had sound (not sure what model)
Connectivity	Built in Wifi
Display	Screen Size: 14" (1366 x 768)
Camera	0.3 MP Webcam

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From 2010 to 2018, I was using the Toshiba Satellite Pro L450D

Component	Selection
CPU	AMD Sempron SI-42 Single Core 2.1 GHz
CPU Cooler	No Info
Motherboard	No Info
Memory	1 GB DDR2 SDRAM 800 MHz
Storage	160 GB HDD 5400 rpm
Graphics	ATI Radeon HD 3200,
Battery	Lithium Ion, 4000 mAh, Up to 2.5 hours
Optical Drive	DVD-RAM
Operating System	Microsoft Windows 7 Professional
Sound Card	Realtek ALC272, High Definition Audio, Stereo speakers & mic
Connectivity	802.11b/g/n WiFi, 10/100 Ethernet
Display	15.6", 1366 x 768 (HD), 16:9, HighBrightness, TruBrite
Camera	Yes, 0.3 Megapixel

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From 2005 to 2010, I was using a model of the HP Compaq DC, the specs below are roughly from what I remember.

Category	Specification
CPU	Intel Pentium 4 with Hyper-Threading Technology, (2.66Ghz Single Core)
CPU Cooler	No Info
Motherboard	No Info
Memory	1GB RAM (can't remember if DDR1 or DDR2)
Storage	Can't remember size of HDD.
Graphics	Integrated Graphics
Optical Drive	DVD-RW Drive
Operating System	Windows XP
Sound Card	Inbuilt Sound
Connectivity	Ethernet
Display	No Screen

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