Excess 15.6 A6 4g 500g W10

My wife needed a laptop for a committee she chairs, and after trying - and returning - a chrome book, this was her second choice. She absolutely adores it, and after examining and using it myself I have to say that there are several really good things about this computer which costs less than some of the chrome books and does more. First the display is extremely clear and crisp. (I admit that I'm spoiled by a 2560x1600 LED display which is better. HOWEVER this laptop's display is almost as clear in a much smaller size - plus this laptop cost less than my led monitor). Second it is a computer and has far more extensive capabilities than the chrome book - and it has a hard drive which gives far more local storage. And in addition it also uses a 128GB micro sd card (in a standard adapter) and ends up with enough storage for more documents, etc., than she is ever likely to need for her committee. On top of that it runs both LibreOffice and MS Office without a whimper, and can handle a variety of networking connections both through built-in wifi and bluetooth, and with simple usb3 adapters can connect to our local ATM network (2.5Gb/s) with no problems as well. The built-in CD/DVD rom drive is excellent, and it also connects to external disk arrays (and if needed, USB floppy drives) through a USB port and handles them flawlessly. We've used HP for years and while this laptop is far from top of the line, it has a good selection of features AND it performs without a whimper. I would definitely recommend it to friends and family was well as co-workers, and I would gladly buy it for my wife again.

Has very good speed, functionality, and layout for a basic laptop computer - perfect for e-mail, Web surfing, and running programs like MS Office and MS Streets and Trips, Once I got used to the layout and functionality of Windows 10, general setup and loading software was a breeze. Minor complaints with computer is that status lights (charge, connectivity) are not located on front beneath keyboard like other laptops I've owned, but are on sides where not immediately visible, and that the on/off button does not have power on light (because of the minor lag in starting up, an indication the machine is actually 'on' would be useful). Biggest complaint with Windows 10 (so far) is that you now need to right click on mouse to pull up "Start" menu - totally opposite other computers I currently use.

For the price, it's a great deal. I removed 1 star for lack of easy customer access to add ram and hard drive. I spent an extra $60 dollars on a SSD and 4GB of ram, and had to take the whole bottom off, including prying the latches and hope nothing cracks.What ever happened to the easy access compartment doors on the bottom? I installed Windows 10 on my SSD and replaced the DVD drive with the HDD & caddy. My last laptop was a dual quad core i7, so I knew I was downgrading, but so far, it's been worth the money, but I don't play games very often so it wan't in the market for a gaming laptop again. I haven't attempted any games other than Facebook/candy crush type games, which work just fine. I would recommend this computer to a non gamer (other than Facebook type games). The battery isn't the best, I get about 4 hours of basic usage, which isn't awful either for a cheap quad core laptop.

Overall, I love the layout of the computer. It was exactly what I was looking for inside and layout. The touchpad is not the best and I am extreamly disappointed at how slow it is to start/load and open new programs. I bought the computer to use for telecommuting and did not require a powerhouse but was leery of Windows 10 and in hindsight wish I had bought an older model with a previous version that the hardware could handle. I have installed no software but Microsoft office and have done nothing but save some document and off files and because Windows 10 is so demanding despite durning off the Windows version of Siri, it still takes nearly as long to load as my 10 year old Dell that is horribly out of date. Also, perhaps again because Windows10 is so needy, the battery life isn't that great and the "Fingerprint Resistant Cover" is a joke. Extreamly noticeable inside an hour. Cleanable. Yes. Not a functional requirement? Correct. But for something they felt excited enough about to include on a sticker featuring the computer's features located on the inside surface, I would have expected some sort of result haha. Now if they are referring to the almost beaded texture of the case that may prevent someone lifting your fingerprint, okay maybe, but superfluous unless you wipe down the rest of the surfaces and/or physically lock it somehow. Overall, it works well, but shouldn't be sold with this operating system that bogs down its functionality.

It's an okay laptop for under $300. Pros: Cheap, works okay for a >$300 laptop. Don't know what else. Cons: Bit on the slow side, you could spend a bit more and try to get one with an intel processor instead of the AMD one as I feel like the AMD processor really holds this laptop back from being a really good cheap laptop. Though i'll be using it for classwork mostly. * Laptop speakers periodically mess up and distort and increase the audio sound. Only way I found a way to temporarily fix it is by stopping all audio and starting audio again to see if it returned to normal. * LOADED with bloatware. Wildtanget, something that was relevant 10 years ago is loaded on the laptop, and all the other irrelevant things is ridiculous. If possible, clean install Windows 10 to remove all the unnecessary things that HP put on this laptop to slow it down even more. 3/5 stars, could do better by spending a bit more on an intel processor which could definitely make the laptop faster.