HP Pro 290 G9 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-13400 16 GB DDR4-SDRAM 512 GB SSD Windows 11 Home SFF PC Black

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For £647.24 ex‑VAT, the HP Pro 290 G9 is one of those “safe, boring, good” business desktops. You’re getting a solid 12th/13th‑gen Core i5 class machine with enough RAM and a fast SSD to make day‑to‑day office work (Microsoft 365, Teams, browsing, light line‑of‑business apps) feel responsive. HP’s Pro line also tends to be easier for IT to standardise—quiet enough for an office, sensible thermals, and generally reliable out of the box.

That said, I wouldn’t buy it blindly if you’re expecting it to replace a higher‑end workstation or do heavy design/video work. In an SFF chassis, upgrades are usually more constrained than on larger towers, so the value really depends on whether 16 GB is enough for your workloads and whether you’re comfortable with the upgrade path later. If you need lots of longevity, manageability, and consistency across multiple users, this is a good fit; if you’re buying for power users or you know you’ll want significant expansion soon, you may be better spending a bit more on a more upgrade-friendly platform.