- Overview
- Specifications
Equipped with a powerful Intelยฎ processor, essential tools, and security features for business, the HP Pro Tower 280 is affordably priced and easy to set up with a scalable and functional design to grow your business.
The latest evolutionary software and features in HP Products to better your experience, performance, businesses and to create positive change.
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Explore Product Highlights
- Latest Intelยฎ Coreโข Processor
- Intelยฎ UHD Graphics
- FreeDOS
- Protected by Wolf Security
Packed with ports
- Headphone/microphone combo
- 2 SuperSpeed USB Type-Cยฎ 10Gbps signaling rate
- 4 SuperSpeed USB Type-A 5Gbps signaling rate
Features
High performance, high portability
Get the exceptional combination of responsive performance, connectivity and speed with a 12th Gen Intelยฎ Coreโข processor that lets you launch, create, and connect fast and reliably.
System Features
Operating System
FreeDOS
Processor Name
Intelยฎ Coreโข i3-12100 (up to 4.3 GHz with Intelยฎ Turbo Boost Technology, 12 MB L3 cache, 4 cores, 8 threads)
Processor Footnote
[6] Multi-core is designed to improve performance of certain software products. Not all customers or software applications will necessarily benefit from use of this technology. Performance and clock frequency will vary depending on application workload and your hardware and software configurations. Intelโs numbering, branding and/or naming is not a measurement of higher performance.
[7] Intelยฎ Turbo Boost performance varies depending on hardware, software and overall system configuration. See http://www.intel.com/technology/turboboost/ for more information.
Processor Family
12th Generation Intelยฎ Coreโข i3 processor
Chipset
Intelยฎ H670
Form Factor
Tower
Memory
Memory
4 GB DDR4-2933 MHz RAM (1 x 4 GB)
Memory Slots
2 DIMM
Storage
Hard Drive Description
1 TB 7200 rpm SATA HDD
Storage Type
HDD
Internal Drive Bays
Two 3.5″ HDD
Display And Graphics
Graphics
Intelยฎ UHD Graphics 730
Expansion Features
I/O Port Location
Front
Ports
1 headphone/microphone combo; 2 SuperSpeed USB Type-Cยฎ 10Gbps signaling rate; 4 SuperSpeed USB Type-A 5Gbps signaling rate
I/O Port Location
Rear
Ports
1 HDMI; 1 line in; 1 line out; 1 power connector; 1 RJ-45; 1 VGA; 2 USB 2.0; 1 serial
Expansion Slots
1 full-height PCI; 2 M.2; 1 PCIe 3 x1; 1 PCIe 4 x16
Video Connectors
1 HDMI, 1 VGA, 1 DisplayPortโข
Media Devices
Audio Features
Realtek ALC3867 codec, universal audio jack with CTIA headset support, audio line-out rear ports (3.5 mm), multi-streaming capable
Input Devices
Pointing Device
HP 125 Wired Mouse
Keyboard
HP 125 Wired Keyboard
Communications
Wireless
Intelยฎ 802.11a/b/g/n/ac (2×2) Wi-Fiยฎ and Bluetoothยฎ 4.2 combo
Power And Operating Requirements
Power
180 W external AC power adapter
Environmental
15% post-consumer recycled plastic; 80 Plusยฎ Gold power supplies available
Dimensions And Weight
Dimensions (W X D X H)
15.5 x 30.3 x 33.7 cm
Weight
4.7 kg
Design
Product Color
Jet Black
Security Management
Security Management
Padlock loop; Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0; Integrated accessories cable lock; Slim cable lock
Warranty And Services
Warranty
1 year (1/1/1) limited warranty includes 1 year of parts, labor and on-site repair.
Warranty Footnote
Terms and conditions vary by country. Certain restrictions and exclusions apply.
Features
[2] Multicore is designed to improve performance of certain software products. Not all customers or software applications will necessarily benefit from use of this technology. Performance and clock frequency will vary depending on application workload and your hardware and software configurations. Intelโs numbering, branding and/or naming is not a measurement of higher performance.
[4] HP Drive Lock is not supported on NVMe drives.
[5] Solenoid lock and cable required and sold separately.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
[2] This system is preinstalled with Windows 10 Pro software and also comes with a license for Windows 11 Pro software and provision for recovery software. You may only use one version of the Windows software at a time. Switching between versions will require you to uninstall one version and install the other version. You must back up all data (files, photos, etc.) before uninstalling and installing operating systems to avoid loss of your data.
[3] Intel vProยฎ requires Windows 10 Pro 64 bit or higher, a vPro supported processor, vPro enabled chipset, vPro enabled wired LAN and/or Wi-Fi 6E WLAN and TPM 2.0. Some functionality requires additional 3rd party software in order to run. Features of vProยฎ Essentials and Enterprise vary. See http://intel.com/vpro .
[4] Multi-core is designed to improve performance of certain software products. Not all customers or software applications will necessarily benefit from use of this technology. Performance and clock frequency will vary depending on application workload and your hardware and software configurations. Intelโs numbering, branding and/or naming is not a measurement of higher performance.
[5] Intelยฎ Turbo Boost technology requires a PC with a processor with Intel Turbo Boost capability. Intel Turbo Boost performance varies depending on hardware, software and overall system configuration. See http://www.intel.com/technology/turboboost for more information.
[6] Multi-core is designed to improve performance of certain software products. Not all customers or software applications will necessarily benefit from use of this technology. Performance and clock frequency will vary depending on application workload and your hardware and software configurations. Intelโs numbering, branding and/or naming is not a measurement of higher performance.
[7] Intelยฎ Turbo Boost performance varies depending on hardware, software and overall system configuration. See http://www.intel.com/technology/turboboost/ for more information.
[8] Optical drives are optional or add on features. Duplication of copyrighted material is strictly prohibited. Actual speeds may vary. Double Layer media compatibility will widely vary with some home DVD players and DVD-ROM drives.
[9] Card sold separately.
[10] 4 serial port: optional via PCIe slot, and only available for specific region.
[11] HDMI/VGA ports will be covered up when a non-internal graphics processor is configured on shipped machine.
[12] McAfee LiveSafeโข: subscription required.
[13] Simply sign up and start using Xeroxยฎ DocuShareยฎ Go. No credit card. No obligation. Data will become unavailable unless a subscription is entered before the end of the 90 day free trial period. See http://www.xerox.com/docusharego for details.
[14] Security cable lock supported (sold separately).
[15] TPM feature will be supported on machine pre-configured with FreeDOS, and will be default set as enabled in BIOS setup menu if the machine is dTPM, but will be default set as disabled in BIOS setup menu if the machine is fTPM.
[16] Physical cable lock for cable management.
[17] All power supplies are not available in every region.
[18] Based on US EPEATยฎ registration according to IEEE 1680.1-2018 EPEATยฎ. EPEATยฎ status varies by country. Visit http://www.epeat.net for more information.
[19] Recycled plastic content percentage is based on the definition set in the IEEE 1680.1-2018 standard.
