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The HP 20-c010 (starts at $299; $349 as tested) may not come with an HD display or a touch screen, but for a $350 all-in-one desktop, it is more than capable of handling your basic productivity and multimedia needs. If you can spend a little more, the Lenovo C40 ($579.00 at Amazon)(Opens in a new window) has a much higher-quality screen and better port options, but the 20-c010 is a good alternative if you’re on a strict budget.
Design and Features
With a textured white plastic body, the 20-c010 has a distinctive design. Because it’s an all-in-one PC, the components are housed within the 14.6-by-18.4-by-7.2-inch (HWD) casing; the computer weighs 9.42 pounds altogether. The four-legged stand makes the 20-c010 very stable—no wobbling here. The top bezel houses the webcam and microphones, while the speakers are located along the bottom bezel.
The 19.5-inch screen has a 1,600-by-900 resolution with antiglare coating, which admittedly isn’t terrific but is understandable considering the price. Large letters and videos can appear grainy, and you can see some pixelation in images. But for general Web browsing, casual YouTube viewing, and email reading, the screen is perfectly adequate. Videos may appear fuzzy around the edges, especially in full-screen mode, but not to the extent that they become unwatchable. For a budget system, the speakers deliver surprisingly high-quality audio. At full volume, the bass is clear and doesn’t suffer from too much distortion.
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The optical drive is located on the right side of the system, and the three-in-one card reader is on the bottom, right next to the Power button. Everything else is located on the rear of the screen, including a security cable slot, two USB 2.0 and two USB 3.0 ports, an Ethernet port, DC power in, an HDMI port, and a headphone/microphone jack. It’s a shame that the headphone/microphone jack is in the back; depending on your setup, it might be inconvenient to reach back there to hook up your headphones. It’s also unfortunate that two of the USB ports will likely taken up by the wired keyboard and mouse, which are serviceable but nothing special. In particular, the mouse’s slanted dome shape is uncomfortable to use. Wireless connectivity comes by way of 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.0.
The system comes with a 1TB 7,200rpm hard drive, which should be more than enough for the average user. The 20-c010 does, however, come with a fair amount of preinstalled bloatware, including Amazon, Dropbox, HP Games, Netflix, Priceline.com, Snapfish, Trip Advisor, and all of HP’s support software. HP covers the system with a one-year hardware warranty and a 90-day warranty for support.
Performance
The 20-c010 is equipped with a 1.6GHz Intel Celeron J3060 processor, 4GB of memory, and integrated Intel HD Graphics—not a particularly powerful setup, but good enough. With a score of 1,590 points on the PCMark 8 Work Conventional test, it slightly edges out the Lenovo C40 (1,583), but falls behind the Lenovo C460 (2,589), another budget all-in-one desktop. That being said, the 20-c010 delivered solid performance in everyday testing. Even with 10 browser tabs open, I was able to stream a full-screen YouTube video with little to no lag, and image-heavy sites loaded with no difficulty.
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As far as multimedia, the 20-c010 isn’t really meant to be used outside of casual viewing. It required 13 minutes, 37 seconds, to complete our Handbrake video encoding test, and 14:21 to finish the Adobe Photoshop CS6 test. That’s significantly slower than the Lenovo C40 (6:45 on Handbrake, 11:37 on Photoshop), the Lenovo C460 (7:21 on Handbrake, 5:35 on Photoshop), and the Shuttle XPC Nano ($349.99 at Amazon)(Opens in a new window) (7:06 on Handbrake, 10:04 on Photoshop).
Gaming isn’t the 20-c010’s strong suit, but at this price, you wouldn’t expect it to be. The system tested at 1,652 points on 3DMark Cloud Gate and 126 on Fire Strike Extreme, falling short of the Lenovo C40, which scored a 2,165 on Cloud Gate and 187 on Fire Strike Extreme. On the Heaven and Valley tests, it was also unable to score higher than 7 frames per second on medium settings. Ultimately, this means the 20-c010 can run the most basic games, but isn’t suited for anything more intense.
Conclusion
If you want to spend less than $350 on a desktop PC (and save space while adding some flair to your desk), the HP 20-c010 might be for you. It’s not the most powerful system, but it handles simple tasks well. Plus, its 1TB of storage is a definite leg up over less expensive and smaller alternatives like the Shuttle XPC Nano, the Intel Compute Stick ($980.68 at Amazon)(Opens in a new window) , or the Asus Chromebit ($209.00 at Amazon)(Opens in a new window) —though, if you connect it to your TV, any of these PCs could deliver essentially the same functionality and cost less.
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The HP 20-c010 isn’t the most powerful all-in-one desktop out there, but for $350, it’s entirely capable of handling the basics.
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