I'm looking for a relatively small and quiet desktop PC
on a scale of 1-10 how bad are the HP slimline models?
Get yourself a NUC.
>>59885059
Aren't those essentially the same thing if not worse since most of the cheaper models don't even include RAM.
>>59885164
Theyre better because you have to choose your own ram and ssd. You can pick something better than the cheap fucks at Hp would put in theirs. In the newer models you can buy a m2 ssd and some nice ddr4 ram.
>>59885010
Raspberry Pi makes a pretty good desktop
>>59885010
Build your own miniITX PC out of one of those AM1 Athlons with a passive cooler.