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1) Specs vs the Price is quite good. I was hoping to buy L5 Pro but I am happy with this laptop. I would certainly purchase the laptop again at this price if I could.
2) Can handle a large number of tasks without sweating.
3) Upgrade is easy. I bought the crucial 32gb for 81 dollars and P5 Plus for 55 dollars. The second NVME slot comes with a heatsink. I have seen transfer speeds of more than 1GBPS while moving files. I also ran benchmark --- though I do not remember the numbers.
4) Heavy but can charge via USBC if the load is less- need a USBC adaptor that outputs more than 100W though -- I use an insignia charger rated at 112 W. I believe the apple charger 140W should work. I tried searching for whether the USBC port is PD 3.1 that supports more than 100 W charging -- could not find any info. Also I do not know of a software that can tell me at what wattage is the laptop charging --- if anybody has suggestions, please let me know. This is basically to get rid of that brick charger which makes this laptop unportable. If there is a 240W USBC charger (although i am not aware of one), it will be perfect. However, with the 100W charger, you can do simple office work and the laptop will still charge. So 100W charger does make it portable -- at least in my opinion.
5) Thermal performance is quite good. Never exceeds 70-75 for both CPU and GPU while gaming. Occasionally, the laptop does become hot with minimal load if the laptop has not been switched off for quite some time. However, a restart fixes this. Also, I put the fan on max sometimes (the sound of the fans at max does not bother me much -- YMMV). I have been monitoring the temperature for 1.5 months. The temperature with usual workload (without GPU) stays around 30-35 degrees for CPU which is quite good --- I usually put the fan on max for about 10 minutes when I start using the laptop --- then the temperature stays at 30-35 degrees for CPU for continously 8-9 hours of work with multiple chrome tabs running pdfs and streaming and vscode.
6) What I don't like about the laptop are the sharp edges -- can be easily fixed by using cooling pad --- I have not used one.
7) The screen is a little bit dim but at 90% brightness, it is sufficient inside the room. I have not used it outside. I love the screen space for coding and working on documents.
8) The speakers suck -- however, you can download fxstudio app and play around with it --- this makes the speakers sound really good.
9) HP offers a no risk 3 year accidental warranty for around 3 years. If you don't use the warrant for 3 years then they refund you the money. This was one of the reasons I bought this laptop.
10) I did a fresh install and manage all drivers through intel app and MS update.
11) Ohhh... one more thing, I really like the keyboard. It is mechanical and has that beautiful clicking sound (not too loud and not too soft). Also per RGB key lighting is awesome. I have some keys that I have lighted that I use multiple times and the per RGB key lightning makes them stand out. I don't use a numpad and hence do not regret having one. I got used to the layout quickly and do not have any mistypes anymore.
12) SDcard reader is quite good.
Any other questions are welcome.
This has a more powerful processor.
Sure L5P is better in some aspects but again, it falls into a different category. Also, it's $100 more with the same specs.
Thank you for the unnecessary comment.
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1) The quality is fine. The display is fine. Don't open or close it too much
2) The battery will expand in about 3 years, and the case will start coming apart
3) The case is easy to open up, and you will have to fix something in 3 years
4) Lots of bloatware. Get rid of all of it
5) All in all, it's fine, but not great
6) This seemingly is a pretty good deal
1) The quality is fine. The display is fine. Don't open or close it too much
2) The battery will expand in about 3 years, and the case will start coming apart
3) The case is easy to open up, and you will have to fix something in 3 years
4) Lots of bloatware. Get rid of all of it
5) All in all, it's fine, but not great
6) This seemingly is a pretty good deal
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For others comparing with Ryzen systems, yes they may be cheaper, but it's not an apples-to-apples comparison. Also, for me one priority was Thunderbolt 4 since I have a TB4 dock for my work laptop, so I can easily swap back and forth with my external devices with a single cable.
Checkmate Ryzen systems.
For the price, This laptop is an amazing value.
PROS:
1. The huge 17" screen.
2. brightness good enough to watch videos and for gaming. I am not sure why anyone would need a brighter screen than what's being offered. (Look into cons for a related point)
3. The keyboard feedback is great and the track pad is very responsive.
4. Love the per key customizable RGB lights.
5. The battery life is surprisingly good. Coming from a Ryzen processor, I don't miss it too much for its battery life. This laptop runs long enough for me to comfortably use it without it being plugged in.
6. Very comfortable to use on lap.
7. Many more but just keeping it short.
CONS:
1. The Power Brick is huge. I took this trade off because I don't plan to use this laptop on the go given its size and weight.
2. The laptop is quite heavy for mobile use. However much lighter than my previously owned 17" Dell laptop. So not too bad!
3. Screen wobbles on open and close. However I don't find it to be a huge problem because during the use it doesn't really move around a lot to bother me. Would I call it cheap? NO. However I agree the hinge could be designed better to reduce that wobble.
4. No NUM Pad. I miss the num pad while working on excel. However its not a deal breaker and I do appreciate the roomy key placement which was possible due to the missing num pads.
Overall, I love this laptop. It can handle mostly anything you would throw at it without draining your wallet too much!
For others comparing with Ryzen systems, yes they may be cheaper, but it's not an apples-to-apples comparison. Also, for me one priority was Thunderbolt 4 since I have a TB4 dock for my work laptop, so I can easily swap back and forth with my external devices with a single cable.
Checkmate Ryzen systems.
But again. I'm pretty sure almost nobody uses thunderbolt 4.
But again. I'm pretty sure almost nobody uses thunderbolt 4.
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