HP's Pavilion Desktop line (starts at $549; $757 as tested) is a familiar sight at big-box retailers for a reason—it gets most things right. This family-friendly budget desktop has the performance to ...

Performance: Overall this desktop's performance was only fair, well below that of many models but still good enough for routine tasks like email, word processing and web browsing. Compared to other ...

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HP's Pavilion Desktop line (starts at $549; $757 as tested) is a familiar sight at big-box retailers for a reason—it gets most things right. This family-friendly budget desktop has the performance to ...

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Performance: Overall this desktop's performance was very good. Compared to other tested desktops, it was among the fastest with common tasks such as web browsing and video conferencing. Applications ...

Tall Tower A traditional tower PC like the Pavilion Desktop takes up a lot of room compared with a laptop or an all-in-one (AIO) desktop. It stands more than a foot tall and weighs about 13 pounds.