I've been looking for a similar machine. Wish there were more available with the E3-1545m which is an awesome CPU. In the past I've shied away from HP due to qu

I've been looking for a similar machine. Wish there were more available with the E3-1545m which is an awesome CPU. In the past I've shied away from HP due to quality concerns. Have the addressed that issue? So you had to self-upgrade and sell the original parts? That's sad that that is necessary. Did you try contacting HP to see about purchasing a bare-bones machine to avoid getting parts you don't want? Are both M.2 slots gen3 x4? I was looking at the Dell workstation and was dismayed to find out that only one of slots can work at that speed.