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YMMV The coupon code used by the agent was CCHOLIDAY25. Hope its useful to someone. The chat representative didnt give this coupon code to me, but when the payment link was generated by the rep, i saw it on the payment page.
This saves $25. One of our members on this thread has detailed how to get in touch with the hp rep and get this coupon for the purchase.
HP has ran out of the backlit black keyboards! You can now only get the backlit option if you order silver or rose, both with silver keyboard. This is not surprising since white backlit shows up best with black background keys. silver background keyboards don't have as high visibility as black background keys with white backlit.
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Last Updated by wildpig1234 on 11-30-2021 at 01:16 AM
Great deal tbh, probably the best deal with a 5500U, compared to the other i3/i5 and even i7 deals, 5500U almost always comes out on top.
2 RAM slots, replaceable NVME and WiFi card, FHD IPS screen
only downside is the not so great battery size and probably not so great build quality.
but for sub-400, this is a no-brainer and can handle pretty much anything you can throw at it, especially if you take the 2x8GB 3200 RAM upgrade.
just wish other retails can price match on specific builds.
Thanks OP. Just ordered this for my dad. Did some upgrades to the customization to get my money's worth. Didn't upgrade to Ryzen 7 because I think Ryzen 5 is good enough for my dad. He's not a gamer or video movie maker so this Ryzen 5 should last him a while before it gets outdated
Upgraded to 16GB Ram, 256 GB SSD, Backlit Keyboard, Silver, and WIFI 5
Sub-total$469.99
Tax$44.06
Standard 3-7 Business days shippingFree
CA Recycle fee$5.00
TOTAL$519.05
I wish we had HP coupons to apply to the order to make it even better, but couldn't find any other ones to apply.
I pulled the trigger on it because of the touch. It was only $79 dollars more than last months HP 15.6 i3 at Target. I am a little sus of the AMD Ryzen, because I haven't bough an AMD since I built my home PC with the 8350, but the reviews seems solid. Got the backlit keyboard, 256 Gig SSD, and did the Rose Gold and it was 409 all together. You will note that it also includes Windows 11 Home instead of Windows 11 S.
You may not use it for gaming, but for a little more, it would provide a dedicated graphic card which is better, and most importantly heating unit/ mechanism. Majority of end users doesn't utilize the maximize processing power of their laptop CPU. These lower end laptop is not built for its reliability or durability for professional tech job. So even if you can utilize the more powerful processing power of these Ryzen CPU, the laptop wouldn't last long. There is a reason those the high end laptop with similar raw specs parameter (for example 12GB RAM, 256 SSD...) usually at least double the MSRP of these.
Last edited by tivu100 November 26, 2021 at 12:49 PM.
I ended up taking the better screen and 16gb of Ram. I kept the smallest HD and picked up a WD Black 500GB SSD from amazon for $49. Save $30 and start out with a clean install of windows without the HP bloat, win - win.
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I am not sure whether the levono has backlit keyboard or not.
Anyways, trying to configure this HP to similar specs to the Levono, it's basically same price. I would say HP is better due to the Ryzen CPU.
However, for the budget range laptop, HP build quality had been questionable for the past few years. Levono, I don't hear as much outcry for them.
Then the benefit of going via retailer, Best Buy customer service, over HP customer service. HP customer service has a bad rap about them. BB may not be the pinnacle of good customer service, but since you can stop by different stores, you have better chance to get a better rep, and faster experience if you have issue with the order in the first few weeks.
Last edited by tivu100 November 26, 2021 at 12:54 PM.
That's it! Took the plunge after reading weeks of negative reviews every laptop in my budget from SD users. My 10 year old Dell inspiron n7010 is finally getting replaced!
Got it with the touchscreen and backlit kb for $401, which I think is a pretty good price. Chassis looks very similar to the target deal for $238. Hoping it has a better trackpad.
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2 RAM slots, replaceable NVME and WiFi card, FHD IPS screen
only downside is the not so great battery size and probably not so great build quality.
but for sub-400, this is a no-brainer and can handle pretty much anything you can throw at it, especially if you take the 2x8GB 3200 RAM upgrade.
just wish other retails can price match on specific builds.
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Upgraded to 16GB Ram, 256 GB SSD, Backlit Keyboard, Silver, and WIFI 5
Sub-total$469.99
Tax$44.06
Standard 3-7 Business days shippingFree
CA Recycle fee$5.00
TOTAL$519.05
I wish we had HP coupons to apply to the order to make it even better, but couldn't find any other ones to apply.
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/leno...Id=64619
Anything over than considering getting those gaming laptops. For example: https://www.walmart.com/ip/MSI-GF...gn_id=9383
You may not use it for gaming, but for a little more, it would provide a dedicated graphic card which is better, and most importantly heating unit/ mechanism. Majority of end users doesn't utilize the maximize processing power of their laptop CPU. These lower end laptop is not built for its reliability or durability for professional tech job. So even if you can utilize the more powerful processing power of these Ryzen CPU, the laptop wouldn't last long. There is a reason those the high end laptop with similar raw specs parameter (for example 12GB RAM, 256 SSD...) usually at least double the MSRP of these.
I ended up taking the better screen and 16gb of Ram. I kept the smallest HD and picked up a WD Black 500GB SSD from amazon for $49. Save $30 and start out with a clean install of windows without the HP bloat, win - win.
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https://www.bestbuy.com/site/leno...Id=64619
Anyways, trying to configure this HP to similar specs to the Levono, it's basically same price. I would say HP is better due to the Ryzen CPU.
However, for the budget range laptop, HP build quality had been questionable for the past few years. Levono, I don't hear as much outcry for them.
Then the benefit of going via retailer, Best Buy customer service, over HP customer service. HP customer service has a bad rap about them. BB may not be the pinnacle of good customer service, but since you can stop by different stores, you have better chance to get a better rep, and faster experience if you have issue with the order in the first few weeks.
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Added the touch screen and upgrade the hd
Should be decent enough for my kid.
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