HP EliteDesk 800 G6 Mini 2021, Core i5-10500T, 16GB, 256GB SSD, Black

The HP EliteDesk 800 G6 Mini is a compact refurbished office PC with a 10th-gen i5, 16GB RAM, and a small 256GB SSD. It scores 47.3 overall, with gaming as its weakest area at 9.7. Worth buying if you find it near USD 293 and only need basic business performance.

The i5-10500T has 6 cores and 12 threads with a 2.3GHz base clock and 3.8GHz turbo. For office work, that's plenty. 16GB of RAM means you can keep a dozen browser tabs open without the system wheezing. The 256GB NVMe SSD is quick to boot, but it's small. You'll fill that fast if you store photos, videos, or more than a few large apps. The integrated Intel UHD 630 graphics lands in the 38th percentile for GPUs, so it handles 4K video output fine but chokes on anything resembling modern gaming. CPU performance sits at the 23rd percentile, which is below average for this category, but fine for the intended business use.

Against the Apple Mac mini M4, this thing gets smoked on performance, but it also costs a fraction of the price. The Lenovo ThinkCentre M70q Gen 5 and ASUS NUC 14 Pro are more direct competitors, and both offer newer CPUs and better port selection. The Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus is the pick if you want actual graphics muscle in a small box. The Dell Tower Desktop ECT1250 is a tower, so it's not really the same form factor, but it'll give you more expandability for similar money. For pure office duty, the EliteDesk holds its own, but it's not the best mini PC in this lineup.

Pricing is all over the place. We see USD 293 to USD 472 across four US listings, with a single Canadian listing at CAD 400. The spread is wide enough that you should shop around before clicking buy. At the low end, this is a solid deal for a compact office machine. At the high end, you're paying too much for a refurb with a 256GB drive and a CPU that's a few generations old. Best Buy has the lowest price in our data, so start there if you're in the US.

The HP EliteDesk 800 G6 Mini is a refurbished business box that squeezes a 10th-gen Intel Core i5-10500T, 16GB of DDR4, and a 256GB NVMe SSD into a case you can hide behind a monitor. It's built for spreadsheets, email, and the occasional video call, not for gaming or heavy creative work. Windows 11 Pro comes preinstalled, which is a nice touch for a refurb.

Our database puts the total score at 47.3 out of 100. That's middle of the pack for mini PCs, but the compact and business scores are a bit stronger at 56.3 and 55. The weakest area is gaming at 9.7, which should surprise exactly no one given the integrated Intel UHD 630 graphics.

Skip this if you need any kind of gaming performance, more than 256GB of storage, or a machine that'll still feel fast in three years. The CPU is a few generations old, the GPU is weak, and the storage is small. If you need HDMI out of the box, look elsewhere too. And if you're not comfortable with refurbished hardware, this isn't for you.

Buy this if you need a cheap, compact Windows 11 Pro machine for office work, web browsing, or light multitasking. It's not a gaming rig, not a creative workstation, and not a long-term storage solution. But for a tidy desk setup where you just need something reliable to get work done, it's a reasonable refurb pick, especially if you can snag it near the USD 293 mark.