HP Pro 290 G9 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-12100 8 GB DDR4-SDRAM 256 GB SSD Windows 11 Pro SFF PC Black

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The HP Pro 290 G9 with an i3 and 8GB RAM is the kind of “gets the job done” office PC that makes sense when you’re buying in bulk or trying to keep spend sane. For day-to-day admin work, email, browser-based systems, light document work and typical office apps, it’s perfectly reasonable—especially if you’re already standardising on Windows 11 Pro and want something that’s straightforward and low-drama. The SSD means it won’t feel sluggish, and as a small-form-factor desktop it should fit neatly in most workstations without taking over the desk.

That said, £677.46 ex-VAT is only a good deal if you’re getting a package that you’ll actually keep “as-is.” With just 8GB RAM, you can feel the limit sooner than you’d like if multiple tabs, heavier spreadsheet use, Teams/Zoom, or security tooling all pile on. If you’re not planning to upgrade RAM later (or the model won’t support it easily in your configuration), I’d hesitate—because you’ll be paying today for something that could age quickly. In short: buy it for light office users and stable, standard workflows; don’t buy it if you expect it to handle heavier multitasking or longer-term workloads without upgrade headroom.