5 Things to Know About the HP EliteDesk 800 G8 Mini’s Ports
Regarding the HP EliteDesk: 1. Every USB port is Gen 2 There are no USB 2.0 ports. All five USB ports — three Type-A and one Type-C on the front, two Type-A on the rear — run at 10 Gbps.
Display output uses two DisplayPort 1.4 connectors You get two DisplayPort 1.4 ports for monitors. No HDMI or VGA by default.
Networking runs at 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet The built-in Ethernet port supports 2.5 Gbps, not the slower 1 Gbps found on many mini PCs.
Legacy ports are optional You can add a serial or VGA port, but they are not standard. The base configuration is all modern.
No dead ports Every port is high-speed and useful. There are no slow USB 2.0 ports wasting space.