# HP 22-dg0040 (All-In-One)

- Source: https://stierproducts.com/products/hp-22-dg0040-all-in-one
- Category board: https://stierproducts.com/categories/all-in-one-computers
- Placement: #15 of 15 in All-in-One Computers, F tier
- Brand: HP
- LP on this board: 0
- Last researched: 2026-09-26T02:41:40.928Z
- Method: https://stierproducts.com/methodology
- Dataset: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22062813 - every board at once, one dated snapshot per release, same licence, prices and photographs left out
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## Verdict

an old small-screen budget unit that still appears in retail listings and tempts first-time buyers with its low cost of entry. The tiny low-resolution panel and dated platform make it a poor multi-year ownership bet, and the Dell 24 (EC24250) or the Dell Inspiron 24 5430 AIO is the better cheap-and-durable answer.

## For

- Mature and simple dg-series formula with few failure points
- Suited to light-duty ownership
- HP's perennial entry recommendation

## Against

- Old small-screen unit with low-resolution panel and dated platform
- Small, low-resolution 21.5-inch panel
- Weakest-in-class components
- Not cheap enough to justify how much computer you give up
- Small screen with entry-level components

## Flagged as one to avoid

This product entered 6 of 7 runs as one buyers cross-shop but should not buy, rather than as a pick. It is published here rather than dropped.

## Evidence

Consolidated from 2 independent outlets

| Outlet | Said by | Stance | Link | Link status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ZDNet | - | - | https://www.zdnet.com/article/best-all-in-one-computer/ | fetched and confirmed |
| PCMag | - | - | https://www.pcmag.com/picks/the-best-all-in-one-computers | outlet blocks automated checks |

## Nearest alternatives on this board

| Rank | Product | Tier | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Apple iMac 24-inch M4 | S | https://stierproducts.com/products/apple-imac-24-inch-m4 |
| 2 | Lenovo Yoga AIO 27 | S | https://stierproducts.com/products/lenovo-yoga-aio-27 |
| 3 | Dell 24 All-in-One (EC24250) | A | https://stierproducts.com/products/dell-24-all-in-one-ec24250 |
| 4 | Dell Pro 24 All-in-One | A | https://stierproducts.com/products/dell-pro-24-all-in-one |
| 5 | HP OmniStudio X 31.5 AIO | B | https://stierproducts.com/products/hp-omnistudio-x-31-5-aio |
| 10 | Lenovo IdeaCentre AIO 27IRH9 | D | https://stierproducts.com/products/lenovo-ideacentre-aio-27irh9 |
| 11 | Dell Inspiron 24 5420 All-in-One | F | https://stierproducts.com/products/dell-inspiron-24-5420-all-in-one |
| 12 | Dell Inspiron 24 5430 AIO | F | https://stierproducts.com/products/dell-inspiron-24-5430-aio |
| 13 | Dell Inspiron 7730 (AIO) | F | https://stierproducts.com/products/dell-inspiron-7730-aio |
| 14 | HP Pavilion 24 All-In-One | F | https://stierproducts.com/products/hp-pavilion-24-all-in-one |

The full board is at https://stierproducts.com/categories/all-in-one-computers.

## What this tier means

- F: Avoid. The evidence points you elsewhere.

## How to read this

- Each category is researched in four independent runs, one per lens (expert consensus, value, reliability, community pulse). Every run ranks a board of candidates that deliberately includes products buyers cross-shop but should avoid. Placements score on a ranked ladder (LP), and tiers are derived from LP, so no tier is ever assigned by hand.
- LP is this product's points on its own category ladder. It is comparable within a category and not across categories.
- Link status reports what our pre-publication link check found when it fetched the cited URL. It says nothing about the quality of the review.
- A citation with no usable link is listed rather than dropped, and is excluded from the counted total above.

## Image

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