HP 2016 15.6 Inch Premium Laptop PC, AMD Quad-Core APU 2.0GHz Processor, 4GB DDR3 RAM, 500GB HDD, Radeon R4 Graphics, SuperMulti DVD Burner, HDMI, Windows 10

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.

I was looking for an inexpensive laptop option to load a couple of programs on for tuning my car stereo as well as light browsing of the internet, and preferably not run super slow in the process. I did a little bit of research for laptops under $300, and this HP model seemed to be a good bet for speed, lightweight, memory, and an included DVD drive which I wanted for loading the software I needed. I did not want to mess around with an external drive. There’s a good flexibility in USB inputs, HDMI, hardwired ethernet port(wireless works great though)and SD card port.Computer is not blazing fast and takes a little longer to boot, but its an excellent option for the price point.

My previous computer was an HP probook which served me well for years but after a while wasn't functioning as well as it used to. I was looking for something similar that would fit my college student budget. I've been using this new laptop for two weeks and it is okay. Battery life is good which is important to me. However, the computer runs pretty slow when multitasking which is frustrating because I am constantly working in multiple windows at once. There also is a decent glare on the screen that I didn't have on previous computers. The front of the laptop shows a lot of fingerprint smudges which isn't a big deal but just a little annoying. The touchpad has a somewhat rough surface which can be irritating when doing a lot of scrolling. I don't know a ton about computers so these are just some initial observations I've made. Overall, it is a decent laptop for the price but not great for heavy use.

I've had several bad purchases when it came it laptops, including one with this brand, so I didn't set my hopes too high with this. But I'm relieved that this ended up being a very good computer! I'll mention the best things first.It runs very quiet (basically silent) and fast, and while I have had the computer stall with when working with two browsers at once, it was the only time it has. Websites load fast, even with slower browsers, and HD videos play with no buffering.The picture quality is very good. Like most laptop screens you have to keep the screen at just the right angle or the picture goes negative. But that doesn't bother me too much.Audio quality is very good. Will it blow your mind? Not if you're used to similar quality computers. Also, the audio customizations all sound rather similar. But the audio is excellent and very full and clear. Probably the best you'll get for this price range.In my first edition of this review I said external speakers were quiet when put in the headphone jack. Not true, speakers work fine. But they work through a second audio source (Realtek HD audio 2nd output) and are at 17% by default. Turn it up to 100% at the taskbar and they work fine.Because the last laptop I used had a screen go black with even the slightest movement, I'm happy to report this passes the jostle test! You can use it on your lap and adjust the screen angle with no problems.It runs VERY cool! The vent air has never been more than a few degrees above room temperature, and usually not even that high.Now I should get into the few, annoying flaws it has.The trackpad could be faster. I had to change the settings to the highest speed under both Mouse and Synaptics TrackPad properties and never could get it above average. It's not slow enough to cause problems, it's just not lightening fast.The webcam settings can only be found on the taskbar, under Apps-Camera, and there are very few settings to choose from. The camera image quality is just horrible and there's no way to improve it, or even fiddle with the lighting. It's the one and only serious flaw with this machine.All in all I love it a lot and hope it'll last a long time.