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expired Posted by xlnc • Aug 29, 2021
Aug 29, 2021 2:33 AM
Costco Members: HP Pavilion 15.6" Touch Laptop: Ryzen 7 5700U, 16GB DDR4, 512GB SSD
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1. This HP has usb-c with DP and PD, meaning you can actually use a dock to both power the laptop as well as having 4K60hz output over the usb-c. The lenovo usb-c has neither DP or PD function
2. This HP has HDMI 2.0. The lenovo only have hdmi 1.4 meaning that lenovo has no way to output 4K60hz at all while with the HP you can actually connect two external 4K screens and run both at 60hz. If you are the type that want a laptop that can run multiple external screen, the HP beats the lenovo by a mile
3. This HP has dual ram slots meaning you will be able to upgrade all the way to 64GB ram and run them in dual channel. The lenovo has a built in 4GB soldered ram with 1 ram slot (hence it has a weird 12GB ram configuration with the costco model because that one ram slot has an 8GB module). So with the lenovo you are limited to 40GB ram and its not dual channel.
advantage of the lenovo:
1. Slightly bigger battery
2. Slightly brighter screen
3. Black color keyboard is better with white backlit and visibility compared to the HP silver keys not as well visible with the backlit.
This Pavilion 15 has two ram slots, supporting 64GB of memory (32GB is the max HP sells this model with, not maximum supported), hdmi 2.0 port and fully featured Type-C port, supporting 10 Gbps data, display port 1.4 (4k at 120 Hz) and power delivery charging which can be used to charge the device with any 45W+ PD charger.
Nice specs but 250nits is a deal breaker for me.
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Again, thank you. I did not know that one could run multiple items off of one usb-c port!
With a dock made for that, of course.
I presume with a dock from the USB-C that I could connect dual monitors via HDMI (or DP if the monitor has that) thru the dock?
You don't have to have a dock to be able to use the DP and PD function. you can get a usb-c to DP cable and connect the laptop to any 4K monitor with a DP 1.2 input. Some of these newer 4K monitors also have usb-c input so you won't need a usb-c to DP cable, but just a regular usb-c cable rated for DP and PD and connecting to the monitor will allow for graphic output to the monitor as well as the monitor powering the laptop, all through that one usb-c cable!
Of course, having a dock is great because a lot of the dock also has additional usb 3.1 as well also LAN ethernet (which this laptop and most others compact laptops don't have) as well as card readers (but not needed since this laptop does have a microsd reader).
This is the one i use:
https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_...1&_s
It's made by HP, somewhat older but still work quite well. It does have HDMI and also a full size regular DP port which a lot of the cheaper docks lack. And the price is fairly reasonable. Very solid HP quality!
I do agree that there are more suitable deals for people who won't be taking advantage of all the features of this laptop, like the barebones HP or the previous Costco Lenovo deals. A typical user probably won't be using 16 threads, 16 GB ram, and 2 displays. They could probably do without the touchscreen too. And probably be fine with 256 GB SSD if they don't store a ton of media and games.
Here's the old thread on the WM ryzen 4500U:
https://slickdeals.net/f/14516138-hp-pavilion-15-6-model-15-eh0090wm-ryzen-5-4500-8gb-ram-512-ssd-live-on-11-11-379?v=1&src=Sit
HP custom 4700U: https://slickdeals.net/f/14628808-hp-pavilion-15z-15-6-laptop-1080p-ips-ryzen-7-4700u-8gb-ram-256gb-ssd-400-free-shipping?p=1441
You can see how popular they were! HP has a great compact low weight low power 15 in ryzen laptop design here. I mean lenovo might be a little more solid with a little brighter screen but I still like the HP design a lot given a lot of the limitation on the lenovo.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Hewlett_...ur_l
https://h30434.www3.hp.
If anyone has already received their laptop, please help us check.
EDIT: My laptop arrived and I checked. It doesn't have the settings above to set a specific maximum battery percentage, but it has something called "Adaptive Battery Optimizer". HP doesn't isn't specific on what it does though.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Hewlett_...ur_laptop/ [reddit.com]
https://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Not...-p/7329598 [hp.com]
If anyone has already received their laptop, please help us check.
Nice specs but 250nits is a deal breaker for me.
I also much prefer 1080p screens at this size (I have a 14" though), I had an XPS with a 13" 4k screen and while it was extremely sharp, I was unable to use it without scaling, and that was a very frustrating and irritating experience.
All depends on what you care about. For me it's perfectly fine.
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https://www.costco.com/lenovo-ide...67763.htm
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This deal is $610 - $50 coupon = $560 with 5% paypal key discover cashback.
So this deal is $560 - $548 = $12 more expensive than the previous deal with a few upgrades. It has also been about 9 months since that deal. If you buy this laptop before the deal expires, the 90 day return policy will land you within Black Friday 2021 to return if there are better deals.
EDIT: My laptop arrived and I checked. It doesn't have the settings above to set a specific maximum battery percentage, but it has something called "Adaptive Battery Optimizer". HP doesn't isn't specific on what it does though.
I think the internals might be the same as the models in these two videos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvtqNjd-RIU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQRZ0RF
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