Ribbed Front
HP jazzed up the Envy Desktop's exterior to help it compete with sleek ultraportable laptops and all-in-one desktops.
Included Peripherals
The keyboard and mouse are sturdy, but not comfortable enough for marathon writing or gaming sessions. The peripherals are available in either wired or wireless versions.
Optical Drive
Need to load your old movie collection? You'll appreciate the optical drive that can read and write DVDs.
Front Ports
The Envy Desktop's front ports include a headphone jack, four USB Type-A ports, a full-size SD card reader, and a USB Type-C port.
Dimensions
The Envy Desktop's chassis measures 13.28 by 6.12 by 11.93 inches (HWD) and weighs about 13 pounds depending on the configured options.
Rear Ports
Around back, there are four more USB Type-A ports, the Gigabit Ethernet jack, HDMI and VGA video outputs, two 3.5mm audio outputs, and a microphone input.
Power Supply
The Envy Desktop includes a 400-watt power supply, which should provide plenty of power for any components that you want to add.
Powerful Components
The version of the Envy Desktop reviewed here includes a six-core Intel Core i5 CPU, Intel UHD Graphics 630, 12GB of DDR4-2666 memory, and a 512GB SSD.
Drive Bays
The Envy Desktop offers a 2.5-inch drive bay, a 3.5-inch drive bay, and two M.2 slots on the motherboard, for a total of four possible places to stick storage drives.
Room for Expansion
The PCI Express add-in card possibilities are more limited. You get a single full-length PCIe x16 slot.