HP G3 Black 2024

Based on when customers actually wrote their reviews - so you can see whether early praise held up.

1. Q1 202640/1003.1★7 reviews

   Customers reported sound quality and good performance, but many experienced severe reliability issues including freezing, crashing, and overheating.

   • 👎PCs crash, freeze, or fail to boot during setup or normal use.
   • 👎Frequent overheating issues causing shutdowns and USB dongle failure.
   • 👎Graphics card loses signal, resulting in black screen or system freeze.
   • 👍Overall performance and sound quality are satisfactory for some users.
2. Q4 202553/1003.7★6 reviews

   Some buyers praise the computer as fast and great, but others report severe defects: blurry graphics, crashes, and misleading "gaming" claims with underpowered hardware. Customer support was unhelpful for one.

   • 👎Misleading gaming claims: PC uses a mid-2010s APU, not suitable for modern gaming despite listing.
   • 👍Several buyers received a working unit and were satisfied with performance and packaging.
   • 👎Hardware defects: blurry screen, error code 43, crashes even on YouTube; required a graphics card.
   • 🤔Support responses varied: partial refund offered after many messages, but others got unhelpful responses.
3. Q4 202428/1002.6★5 reviews

   Mixed reviews: some praise value and performance, but many report severe shipping damage, missing features, defective units, and poor customer service.

   • 👎Shipping damage: PC arrived loose in box, scratched, little protection.
   • 👎Missing features: WiFi adapter not included despite description.
   • 👎Defective units: computer wouldn't turn on, graphics card unconnected.
   • 👍Good value and performance when working, under $1000 for powerful setup.

Based on 19 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.