HP EliteDesk 8 SFF G1i Intel Core Ultra 7 265 16 GB DDR5-SDRAM 2 TB SSD Windows 11 Pro PC Black

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For £1542.23 ex-VAT, the HP EliteDesk 8 SFF G1i is a solid buy if you need a small-footprint business desktop that’s meant to disappear into an office and just keep working. The Core Ultra performance is more than enough for typical office suites, browser-heavy workflows, light design/CRM use, and general “IT department sanity” tasks like Zoom + multiple apps + cloud tools. The real value here is the EliteDesk line’s reliability and manageability—this is the sort of machine you’ll be able to standardise across a team without constant tinkering.

I’d only hesitate if your workload is either (a) very graphics-heavy or (b) you’re trying to get the absolute lowest cost per machine. For purely “document, email, spreadsheets” use, you can usually do better on price with a lower-spec business model. But if you want a compact HP that will last, fits cleanly in tight spaces, and won’t be a headache for provisioning/maintenance, this is the right kind of spend. Tell me what software your users run (and how many PCs you’re buying) and I’ll sanity-check whether this £/performance is actually where you want it.