I purchased the HP Elite 6300 SFF from My Technology Geeks at $264... for an i-7 quad-core 3.9ghz machine this is a great price. I added a $64 video card and a $22 wireless card (I strongly recommend upgrading) now this is a perfect setup for school or work. It is fast, has plenty of RAM (16GB). 4 USB ports on the front and 6 on the rear, and several of them are USB3.0. Mine arrived with a sticker on the case that indicated it was a Core i-5. I visually verified it is in fact an i-7 and CPU-z also confirmed. This computer has seen me through the completion of my graduate courses online.