The Envy’s chassis measures 13.3 by 6.1 by 11.9 inches
(HWD) and weighs about 13 pounds, depending on
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two hands, but it’s big and heavy compared to the Apple
Mac mini and other similarly tiny desktops, which
typically take up no more space than a wireless router
and weigh much less than 10 pounds.
One of the reasons to buy a desktop PC of the Envy’s
size is expandability. If you plan on increasing memory
or adding a more powerful graphics card in the future, a
traditional desktop PC is a far better choice than an AIO
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bay, a 3.5-inch drive bay, and two M.2 slots on the
motherboard for a total of four possible places to stick
storage devices. (At least one of these will be occupied
by the drive that comes with the PC.)
The PCI Express add-in card possibilities are far more
limited. You get a single full-length PCIe x16 slot, which
will come already occupied if you order the Envy
Desktop with a discrete GPU. Most people won’t care,
but the limited PCIe situation could be an issue for
some niche use cases, for instance if you need both
duplexed Ethernet and dedicated graphics.
The Nightfall
Black chassis
has rounded
corners and a
ribbed front,
which gives it a
vaguely Sydney
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aesthetic.