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Very Good - Refurbished Grade A - HP ProDesk 400 G2 Mini PC i5-6500T 16GB RAM 256GB SSD Win10 Pro - sold by mobstars
Very Good - Refurbished Grade A - HP ProDesk 400 G2 Mini PC i5-6500T 16GB RAM 256GB SSD Win10 Pro - sold by mobstars
Very Good - Refurbished Grade A - HP ProDesk 400 G2 Mini PC i5-6500T 16GB RAM 256GB SSD Win10 Pro - sold by mobstars
Very Good - Refurbished Grade A - HP ProDesk 400 G2 Mini PC i5-6500T 16GB RAM 256GB SSD Win10 Pro - sold by mobstars
Very Good - Refurbished Grade A - HP ProDesk 400 G2 Mini PC i5-6500T 16GB RAM 256GB SSD Win10 Pro - sold by mobstars
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Very Good - Refurbished Grade A - HP ProDesk 400 G2 Mini PC i5-6500T 16GB RAM 256GB SSD Win10 Pro - sold by mobstars

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This item is: Very Good Refurbished

  • This item is refurbished. It has been examined and graded as in Very Good cosmetic condition.
  • Will show signs of previous use with Light Scratch cosmetic imperfections.
  • The item has been tested and is in full working order.
  • Will contain all essential accessories for use but might be missing non-vital parts or consumables.
  • On occasions, the retail packaging may have signs of wear and tear or may have been replaced, this is part of the packaging, and it won’t affect the product.
  • 12-month seller's warranty included.

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HP ProDesk 400 G2 i5-6500T Microtower Computer
The PDK400G2-DM-I5-6500T-4-0-B-HP is a powerful microtower computer from HP's ProDesk 400 G2 series. Featuring an Intel Core i5-6500T processor, this workstation delivers excellent performance for your professional computing needs. Whether you're multitasking, running resource-intensive applications, or working on complex projects, this computer can handle it all with ease.

256GB SSD and 4GB RAM for Efficient Workflow
Equipped with a 256GB solid state drive (SSD) and 16GB of RAM, the PDK400G2-DM-I5-6500T-4-0-B-HP ensures fast data access, quick boot times, and smooth multitasking capabilities. The SSD provides ample storage space for your files, applications, and projects, while the 16GB RAM allows for seamless performance even when handling demanding tasks. This combination enables a productive and efficient workflow, helping you accomplish more in less time.

Windows 10 Pro Operating System
The PDK400G2-DM-I5-6500T-4-0-B-HP comes pre-installed with the Windows 10 Pro operating system, offering a secure and familiar computing environment. Windows 10 Pro provides advanced features and enhanced security measures, making it an ideal choice for professional workstations. Benefit from features such as enhanced data protection, remote desktop functionality, and compatibility with a wide range of business software.

Upgrade your workstation to the PDK400G2-DM-I5-6500T-4-0-B-HP microtower computer from HP and experience the power and efficiency it brings to your professional tasks. With its reliable performance, ample storage capacity, and efficient multitasking capabilities, this computer is designed to enhance your productivity and meet the demands of your work environment. Boost your workflow and enjoy a seamless computing experience with the HP ProDesk 400 G2 i5-6500T microtower computer.

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  1. RLC59's avatar
    Wil it run windows 11
    creamola's avatar
    When asking a question like this, I think it is important to get answers/advice from someone who knows what they are talking about - mainly because they have one of these exact devices (well not quite exact - see later).

    Things you should know:

    1. This particular model has the i5-6500T - which has a 35W TDP (Thermal Design Power) i.e. when going all guns blazing, total power usage is not meant to go over 35W. While typing this, mine is pootling along at about 3.9W (use Libre Hardware Monitor for more info).

    That it uses so little juice, runs nominally at 2500MHz, but can boost to 3100MHz if needed, is why a lot of people use them for Home Assistant and the like, because they do the job without costing a fortune when left on 24/7 and with plenty of grunt to spare.

    2. Does this really go fast enough for normal day to day computing? Yes. I changed from a Microsoft Surface Pro to this, and my perception is, that it is significantly more snappy. I also have no Thermal throttling (like I had with the Surface) and of course the screen doesn't pop off when the battery swells.

    3. Can you run W11 on this? Yes, it runs fine, there are no problems with drivers - as W10 drivers work fine. But no, it is not on the list of "supported" processors - so don't put W11 on it - if that worries you (frankly I can hardly tell the difference between W10 and W11 - apart from W10 seeming being more snappy and Explorer works and doesn't hang as much).

    4. Is it a great PC? Yes, I love mine - it's built like a tank and doesn't let me down BUT always pay really careful attention to the video ports on the back. These things come in multiple configurations, and it is very difficult to tell from model numbers - I think when Corporates originally purchased them, it was all one model number, which they then personalised to taste (bit like buying a car).

    Most models on the second hand market come with DisplayPort, HDMI and VGA. The great thing, is that the DisplayPort in this model, is capable of being daisy-chained. I therefore have 3 monitors running off mine:

    HDMI
    DisplayPort
    DisplayPort - daisy-chained off the one above

    If you look carefully at the photos in this listing, the model being sold, looks like it has DisplayPort, VGA and DVI - which might not be what you are looking for.

    Finally, some useful links:


    support.hp.com/vn-…266


    h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg…607

    All you need to know about this device - but even this dude found he had bought the wrong one (not the 35W TDP version)
  2. pimpa's avatar
    No delivery to NI...
    AncientYouth's avatar
    does anything get delivered to NI?
  3. anuruddha's avatar
    Is it good for HTPC?
    MrKrabs's avatar
    6th gen is lowest I'd aim for if 265 decoding is useful to you. From memory I don't *think* this supports HDR or there's some quirk around it. Personally I'd want something that supports dts HD or dolby atmos, but if just connecting to a TV then it's not important.

    If its for a bedroom tv then it's perfectly fine, a £1500 oled with dolby atmos surround sound then no
  4. energy80s's avatar
    Great little PCs. I have a few running various internet radio stations (playout / processing/ encoding / streaming) and they don't miss a beat. Also low power consumption (with me, typically less than 15 watts) so good to leave running 24/7. A good (and much more powerful) alternative to a Raspberry Pi for a lot of projects.
  5. neontwilight's avatar
    would this be any good for running a DAW (home recording)?
    montblanc's avatar
    Which DAW are you running? If you're connecting an audio interface to the computer and recording your guitar and vocals then yes, and some vst synths and things. It may start to choke after 8 tracks or so without freezing everything if they have a lot of effects processing or intensive instruments on. This is basically an 8 year old computer in a tiny box and very basic graphics. (edited)
  6. doveman007's avatar
    I paid about this a year ago for a Lenovo M700 with the same CPU and SSD but only 8GB. However it does have the advantage of a built-in WiFi and antenna, which can be useful if you want to put it somewhere you can't cable it to the router.

    I can't see any reason to care about getting an i5-7500T rather than the i5-6500T, as it's barely any faster.

    Annoying that most of these mini PCs only have DP and VGA, as without HDMI you can't connect them to the TV.
    Just.Wondering's avatar
    Why not? Have you considered a cheap DP to HDMI adapter? (edited)
  7. JonnyUK's avatar
    Would this be powerful enough to run a plex server with on the fly decoding??
    dopeybeard's avatar
    Probably. If you need to do 4k, or handle multiple clients at the same time I'd be wary.

    I personally would try to get the newest generation Intel CPU I could afford (ideally less than 3-5 yrs old), but an atom or celeron, so it would be lower power draw if being left on 24/7. The newer generation CPUs have far better and more efficient native video processing so don't need a beefy CPU, albeit sometimes you have to enable some settings on the OS and in Plex. If you're able to run it on a command line only Linux, that will help free up lots of resources too. If you have h265 videos, you may need to look up which generation Intel do that natively, I suspect this might be a tad too old.

    I can 'just' get away with a £50 dell wyse celeron desktop running Ubuntu server and jellyfin, and it's quiet and doesn't heat the room up when left on 247.
  8. doozeruk's avatar
    Or just do this with it!
  9. The.Fatter.Cat's avatar
    Not a bad deal, just nothing particularly special.

    This is cheaper and the RAM upgrade to 16GB if really needed would still make it cheaper than this -
    ebay.co.uk/itm…486

    There are loads around so picking up a bargain is easy. Just be careful, many of them do not come with the power supplies.


    Nice little machines, I have the 7500T G3 version version that we use as a HTPC/silly games for kids machine.
    Easy to hide out of the way or mount on the back of a TV/monitor.

    Here's the 7500T version with 8GB RAM and a 500GB SSD for £99, if you don't need 16GB RAM it's a better deal, if you do RAM is cheap for these
    ebay.co.uk/itm…uYg (edited)
    creamola's avatar
    Take care when considering RAM upgrades. This Dell Optiplex 3040 is a great PC, but it only has two RAM slots (as does the HP in this deal). Currently, it is showing as having 8GB of RAM - and it would be great if that is 8GB in just the one slot - but I would lay money on it that it has 4GB in each slot, so to increase memory from 8GB to 16GB, you would need to buy two 8GB RAM modules - and that could hike the price up more than some folk would expect.
  10. Gav_881's avatar
    they seem to be selling at between £50-75 from private sellers, so £25-50 for the 12 month warranty, not a deal for me but good for some no doubt
    HotRodTrotter's avatar
    You've got to look at the specs on these. There are lots of them with the same name running vastly different CPUs, from crummy Atoms to 9th gen Intel Quad Cores with some AMDs in between. Plus less RAM and HDD instead of SSD.

    This one at £48 for example is only 4GB RAM and a 500GB HDD, not SSD.
    ebay.co.uk/itm…uYg

    This one only has a 4160T, a 4th gen dual core CPU.
    ebay.co.uk/itm…uYg

    It's a minefield with these ex-business USFF machines. Same names, vastly different specs.
  11. plewis00's avatar
    It's old but it's a great little micro PC and despite costing more than you would expect, I think the inclusion of 16GB RAM and 256GB SSD so you are ready to go without upgrades is probably worth the extra. You can get the mount so these can clip onto the back of some monitors and create a makeshift AIO type system, ideal for those with limited space.
    spannerzone's avatar
    Agreed, I have one of these running 24/7 to host Unify app and other stuff, runs flawlessly even with 8GN ram and W10. And HP do still provide firmware updates to counter those nasty intel exploits, I think the last was April 2023 which isn't bad for an 6th gen pc I reckon.
  12. smallstools's avatar
    Absolutely perfect for running Home Assistant:

    Home Assistant

    The best home automation system out there - and it's free!
    khodos's avatar
    can you recommend a dongle to start with this? not sure if there are matter compatible ones out yet? I postponed my home automation until matter was a bit more mature, and I saw this week mentions to matter 1.2
  13. akhan128's avatar
    Is this suitable for running NAS? I was thinking attaching ssd as external
    MasterCheese's avatar
    I mean you absolutely could but you might be better off buying an actual 1 bay or 2 bay NAS (if you don't want future expansion/data redundancy), ones from Synology/QNAP/Asustor can be had from £100-175
  14. kyeung's avatar
    I think this price is about right for an 8 year old i5-6500T cpu
    ohmygod2006's avatar
    Lots of SFF 6500 non T available on ebay for about £70, add an extra 8gb or ram for £15 and you may be even able to add a low profile 1650 super for some odd gaming. Ofcourse its ancient and wont compete against 11th gen onwards.
  15. Premium's avatar
    If transcoding HDR media is going to be something you plan on doing, only go for something that's 7th-gen or newer. The iGPU on 6th-gen (and older) don't support hw tone mapping, so playback is very choppy. In theory, you could still buy one of these and then separately buy a 7th-gen CPU for a drop-in replacement. (edited)
  16. LiviuRoşca's avatar
    16gb and 256 ssd for this price, can’t go wrong if you need a cheap PC. I think this will work perfectly with a linux distro.
  17. dmannn's avatar
    Does anyone still use serial ports now, or have any use for them? Last time I used one was to configure a very old Cisco router.
    deleted2871360's avatar
    Yes. Endless companies use serial ports still to connect to all manner of machinery. Think industrial.
  18. dannwilson's avatar
    Would I be better spending a little more to get this? Was planning on buying a Bluetooth dongle, WiFi dongle and DP adapter anyway as I want to plug into an old TV via HDMI. It seems to have a better processor from what I can see but I'm not very good when it comes to computer specs. It is for me starting a master's degree in January and I currently only have a Chromebook.

    ebay.co.uk/itm/374853059355?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=svokysxptay&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=LBghoWT-Qyy&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

    Thanks in advance (edited)
    creamola's avatar
    The ebay listing in the link that you provide, is essentially the same machine and processor (i5-6500T).

    The only difference with this PC, is that it says that it has built in WiFi and bluetooth. It doesn't come with this natively, so for it to be "built in" I guess that they have used the M.2 slot for a WiFi/BT card (see video - for a more detailed explanation).

    So effectively, the only difference between the PC that you link to and the PC in this deal, is about 30 quid and WiFi/BT. (which you could get for less as USB dongles - but as you said you are not and expert in this field, it is possibly worth it to you for having less hassle.

    HOWEVER, given your use case (and trying to do computing on a TV screen is probably not such a great experience as you might imagine, i would consider getting a cheap laptop for around the same price.


  19. WALKONBY's avatar
    Limited life with Win10 EOL due 2025.
    Landfill comes to mind unless Linux is an option.
    fishmaster's avatar
    For any Linux newbie I would recommend Linux Mint. It's the best newbie Linux distro out there. ChromeOS Flex is also an option.
  20. motionwerk's avatar
    Sold by mobster? Now, that's a deal you can't refuse.
    shopkeeper's avatar
    Ha, yeah I bought a Mac Mini from 1 Click Crazy Deals. The writing was on the walls as they sent me an inferior model to the one specified and then had the gall to say it was an 'upgraded' model
  21. sapstar's avatar
    I paid £108 recently on ebay for a refurbished gen 3 with i5 7500t and 16GB memory. When received, it was actually brand new. There were only 12 power on cycles on the ssd.

    Now running couple of vm's on proxmox.
  22. BanglaBandit's avatar
    Can I play Age of Empires 4 on this? :/
  23. Jo444's avatar
    Too expensive for this model. This is the price for i5 6, gen
    deleted2871360's avatar
    This is a i5 6 gen!

    But agreed, too expensive.
  24. fug1973's avatar
    Got mine today, will post an update on performance once I have tested it, it did come with a usb wifi-dongle attatched which is a bonus and packaged very well, appears in great cosmetic condition, and came with a certificate of testing. Also delivered in 24 hours. (edited)
  25. cigbunt's avatar
    I brought a g5 i5 9500t for £100 off eBay mine has dual m.2 ports and 1 x sata, idles at about 5w.
    great little system I’m running unraid as a little plex / docker server .


    if you bid you can get some deals (edited)
  26. CyptoHippy's avatar
    I have one of these only good for basic stuff somewhat slow and sluggish don't for it's pretty old maybe 6-8 years tech. (edited)
    fishmaster's avatar
    This could easily be fixed by installing Linux Mint or ChromeOS Flex instead of Windows. Ultimately it depends which software you want to use. IF the software is Windows only then Windows is the best option. Otherwise Linux based systems will be far quicker.
  27. wombat57484's avatar
    Any good for Gforce Now?
  28. Moss87's avatar
    I have used these, they are good for basic IT and office work, not too big and easy enough to carry around
    deleted2871360's avatar
    Not too big? As someone who's actually used these, I can vouch these are very small, hold in 1 hand size.
  29. za_jarro's avatar
    This is utter junk
    creamola's avatar
    As they say in exams - can you show your workings?
  30. ichayan's avatar
    I have a 400 G5 i3 16GB RAM, 500SSD for sale, these are good machines for hackintosh
  31. MrsPickleJuice's avatar
    would it play age of empires?
    Alex_H's avatar
    Yes wouldn't be a problem for it.
  32. GenuWhine's avatar
    How many watts in general use does this consume?
  33. darren_hooker's avatar
    Does it have WiFi and Bluetooth? Tia
    rev6's avatar
    Not built-in
  34. cigbunt's avatar
    If you want to use for plex go for at least a 6th gen intel cpu or newer as after this gen quick sync was added 
    rev6's avatar
    Quick sync has existed well before 6th
  35. NS007's avatar
    my experience of HP- they make fantastic mini PCs, but terrible laptops.
    fishmaster's avatar
    HP consumer laptops are outsourced but HP business laptops are in another league to their consumer laptops.
  36. 3LeggedDog's avatar
    Would this be any good for a minikube server?
    fishmaster's avatar
    Yes, it easily outmatches the minimum requirements. I would use Linux as your base OS via Docker would be easy enough >

    minikube.sigs.k8s.io/doc…rt/
  37. rjd88's avatar
    Can you fit a “normal” hard drive in these? Thinking of a WD 4tb internal one, rather than a much more expensive SSD (which I know are faster, more reliable etc) then getting some a M.2 SSD to be the master drive with windows on it
    Zooicidal's avatar
    Going by those photos I'd say absolutely not, your hard drive is probably bigger than the pc lol
  38. sten's avatar
    Sorry to go off topic can someone recommend a cheap box that can run ten year old games like Rocksmith? Sub 100
    cigbunt's avatar
    Look for a n100 mini pc on Amazon 
  39. blakker's avatar
    How many player can this hold for minecraft serwer?
  40. GiveM3Deals's avatar
    Can I connect two monitors using hdmi Dvi to this?
    creamola's avatar
    Presuming that what I observed previously is correct for this precise listing: DisplayPort, VGA and DVI - then you are lacking sufficient ports to natively drive two DVI monitors. I have no experience in converting DisplayPort to DVI - so I defer to others (who have been successful) to comment on what is possible here.

    What I can tell you, is with the VGA, DisplayPort, HDMI model I have, I run the HDMI port to a monitor that only has DVI AND concurrently, DisplayPort to the 2nd Monitor, that daisychains DisplayPort to the third monitor.

    Given that there are so many of these around with two HDMI ports, I would get one with that config - as that should drive your two DVI monitors*.

    *I have no personal experience of doing precisely this - so I would wait and see if someone - who has - confirms. Shares can down as well as up, your home is at risk, etc, etc.
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