Fun, love it. Reminds me of the plastic Lenovo IdeaCentre Mini 5i, though that was a step backwards :) Just noticed your normal exterior labels on the inside..nice. They didn't feel like advertising the one year warranty.
@@handmedowntech I was able to pick up a HP EliteDesk G1 Mini i5-4590T without RAM/SSD/or AC for $20.50 shipped. I'm going to source a cheap 8GB stick, and may use an old Intel 480GB SSD I have laying around. Not sure how much your 260 was, but it has me intrigued from a collector point of view.
When I saw your question I realized you grabbed it from the part of the video where I show the underside of the top cover. I decided to test the system by installing Windows 11 - the system grabbed the internal license key and I now have Windows 11 Pro running on the 260 G1
I just fired up my G2 and it has TPM 2.0 - you may need to use the HP TPM Configuration Utility to upgrade from 1.2 to 2.0. I tried looking for a link but I think HP must be doing maintenance today because I keep getting the "We're Sorry" page with a gal looking at mockups of a magazines or something. Hopefully they'll fix that.
The 260 G3 does have some good going for it - the front looks different than the other HP G3 minis and it comes with a M.2 slot on all the units - plus the innards look much like an EliteDesk. I'll keep my eyes open for a deal.
@@handmedowntech I got an additional offers, so, now, I need to choose among elitedesk 800 g3 mini 4gb ram 320gb hdd vs prodesk 600 g3 8gb ram 500gb hdd vs hp 260 g3 4gb ram with no ssd/hdd, all with same price 🤦♂️😂 Which one is the best in your personal opinion?
Fun, love it. Reminds me of the plastic Lenovo IdeaCentre Mini 5i, though that was a step backwards :) Just noticed your normal exterior labels on the inside..nice. They didn't feel like advertising the one year warranty.
I did forget to mention the stickers on the inside vs the missing outside ones. I was so caught up in the oddness 😉
@@handmedowntech I was able to pick up a HP EliteDesk G1 Mini i5-4590T without RAM/SSD/or AC for $20.50 shipped. I'm going to source a cheap 8GB stick, and may use an old Intel 480GB SSD I have laying around. Not sure how much your 260 was, but it has me intrigued from a collector point of view.
I paid around $35 shipped. It came with a single 4gb stick and HDD. The EliteDesk G1 has more expansion options.
@@handmedowntech Probably more powerful than some of those new $99 mini pcs out there. I can see the missing M.2 Slot being a bummer though.
Still better made too
I have a couple of these little computers. I use one as a back-up media server. 720p movies only. Works well for my needs.
Do any of yours have the M.2 slot?
@@handmedowntechno unfortunately. I also have the i3 4040u version as well.
Meant to ask you if the unit says "Win10Pro downgraded to Win7Pro" will it still have the Win10Pro key?
When I saw your question I realized you grabbed it from the part of the video where I show the underside of the top cover. I decided to test the system by installing Windows 11 - the system grabbed the internal license key and I now have Windows 11 Pro running on the 260 G1
@@handmedowntechThanks! I noticed this on yours, and one of my G2 systems says it as well.
Do you also have a HP 260 G2?
Unfortunately not but if I see a steal on one I might pounce.
@@handmedowntech Does the 800 G2 have TPM 2.0 or only 800 G3 and newer?
I just fired up my G2 and it has TPM 2.0 - you may need to use the HP TPM Configuration Utility to upgrade from 1.2 to 2.0. I tried looking for a link but I think HP must be doing maintenance today because I keep getting the "We're Sorry" page with a gal looking at mockups of a magazines or something. Hopefully they'll fix that.
hp 260 g3 please
The 260 G3 does have some good going for it - the front looks different than the other HP G3 minis and it comes with a M.2 slot on all the units - plus the innards look much like an EliteDesk. I'll keep my eyes open for a deal.
@@handmedowntech I am interested with this series, simple with black color
None of that silver to get in the way 😉
@@handmedowntech I got an additional offers, so, now, I need to choose among elitedesk 800 g3 mini 4gb ram 320gb hdd vs prodesk 600 g3 8gb ram 500gb hdd vs hp 260 g3 4gb ram with no ssd/hdd, all with same price 🤦♂️😂
Which one is the best in your personal opinion?
Assuming they all have their SATA caddies I'd go with the EliteDesk.