HP All-in-One A2700R5, Intel N100, 16GB, 128GB SSD, Cashmere White

The HP A2700R5 pairs a lovely 27-inch touchscreen with an Intel N100 CPU and 128GB SSD, both of which sit in the 6th percentile in our database. That's a recipe for frustration at $700. The 16GB of RAM is the only spec that feels current. Buy it for light browsing and video calls, not for real work.

The Intel N100 is a 4-core, 4-thread chip with a 2.8GHz base clock. It's efficient, sure, but it's not built for heavy lifting. In our database, it sits in the 6th percentile for CPU performance among all-in-ones. That means 94% of the machines we track will run circles around it. The integrated Intel UHD Graphics are equally modest, landing in the 38th percentile. You can forget about gaming entirely, the gaming score here is a 9.9 out of 100, which is one of the worst we've seen.

The 16GB of DDR5 RAM is the one bright spot. It's a solid middle-of-the-pack amount and will keep a dozen browser tabs and a few Office apps running without constant swapping. But that 128GB SSD is a real problem. Windows 11 alone will eat a big chunk of that, leaving you with maybe 70-80GB for everything else. You'll be leaning on cloud storage or an external drive before you know it. Boot times will be quick thanks to the SSD, but the storage ceiling is low enough to bump your head on.

Stacked against the competition, this HP gets lapped. The Apple Mac mini M4 Pro is in a completely different universe for performance, though you'd need to add a monitor. The Lenovo Legion 90YA003GUS and ASUS ROG G700TF-U7KF5070 are gaming-focused machines that would embarrass the HP's 9.9 gaming score. Even the Dell Tower Plus EBT2250, while not a gaming rig, offers far more CPU and storage headroom for similar money. The HP's only real advantage is the built-in 27-inch touchscreen and the clean all-in-one footprint. If desk space is your top priority and performance is a distant second, it's a contender. Otherwise, every one of those competitors is a better use of your cash.

At $700 USD, this is a tough sell. You're paying for the big touchscreen and the all-in-one form factor, not the internals. The 128GB SSD and N100 CPU are the kind of specs you'd expect in a $300 laptop, not a $700 desktop. The single US listing at that price doesn't help. If you can find it on sale for closer to $500, it starts to make more sense as a dedicated web browsing and video call station. But at full price, you're paying a premium for the screen and the HP badge while getting bottom-tier performance underneath.

The HP All-in-One A2700R5 is a bit of a puzzle. The marketing copy screams about a Ryzen 5, 64GB of RAM, and a 2TB SSD, but the actual spec sheet we pulled tells a very different story: an Intel N100, 16GB of DDR5, and a 128GB SSD. We're going with the real numbers, and they're not pretty. The N100 lands in the 6th percentile for CPUs in our database, and the 128GB drive is also at the 6th percentile for storage. That's not a typo. This thing is built for the absolute lightest of tasks.

What you're getting is a 27-inch Full HD touchscreen with a clean, slim design and a pop-up privacy camera. It's a nice-looking machine for a front desk or a kitchen counter. But under the hood, it's a budget Chromebook pretending to be a desktop. The 4.6-star rating from 10 reviews suggests the people who bought it knew what they were getting, but we'd bet a few of them are still waiting for that 'Ryzen 5' to show up.

Skip this if you do anything beyond the absolute basics. The 6th percentile CPU and 6th percentile storage mean photo editing, video work, or even heavy multitasking will feel like wading through mud. Gamers should run, not walk, the 9.9 gaming score is a non-starter. And if you're the type who likes to install a lot of software or keep years of files locally, that 128GB drive will have you shopping for external storage within weeks. At $700, there are far more capable desktops, or even laptops, that will serve you better.

The HP All-in-One A2700R5 is a classic case of form over function. The 27-inch touchscreen is lovely, the design is clean, and the privacy camera is a nice touch. But the Intel N100 and 128GB SSD are dealbreakers at this price. With a CPU and storage both in the 6th percentile, this machine will feel slow and cramped within a year. If you need a family kitchen computer for recipes, email, and video calls, it'll get the job done. For anything more demanding, or if you care about getting your money's worth, look elsewhere. The 4.6-star rating from 10 buyers suggests a small, satisfied niche, but we can't recommend it for most people at $700.