Windows 10 Home 64
Intel® Core™ i5 2.2Ghz processor with 1TB SATA storage
39.6 cm (15.6") diagonal HD display
Supercharged performance with a massive 12GB RAM
Better than ever design, B&O Play Audio and up to 7.5 hours battery life
Available in 4 colour options.
Possible 4.2% cashback from Topcashback (£16.75 extra savings) -cashback ends 27 December.
Top comments
fishmaster
26 Dec 1513#13
y is dat? is u bin prejuices? Diz B&O is bangin' gud bro. I play all ma choons threw dem, daz wicked audioz, I had me bro say dat the Bose were best but I whiped his buttz wiv deeze cheeky air wafflers. Neva do the dizrespectin wiv sum 1 that noes his stuf or u iz gettin blown away innit!
mushypeas25
26 Dec 157#14
Aight safe blud, my bad. Me gets worried when I tek advice from manz dat dont know there ****, na meen? Youz cool famalam.
I'd definitely go for your i5-6200U ; exchange the 5400 hdd for an SSD and this would fly.
Plug an ethernet adaptor into the usb 2 slot to fix the no-gigabit issue.
Any windows guru out there wish to comment on the veracity of HP's claim that 12GB RAM would make posted CPU+HDD system "Supercharged"?
I have my doubts.
An SSD would supercharge, but then the bottleneck simply moves somewhere else; hence my preference for the later i5.
basergorkobal
26 Dec 15#27
HD screen for £400 - why bother?
rdrp
26 Dec 15#25
Doesn't seem to have wireless ac either. The hp laptop at pc world for same price but with only 8gb ram and 6th gen i5, 2TB and wireless ac seems better in my opinion.
daydreamer01
26 Dec 15#24
There are plenty of cheaper laptops with 1080P screens. Their processors are not even close to a 5th gen Intel Core i5 though and they usually have only 4GB of RAM, thus the cheaper price. I did a check an hour ago for the same specs with 1080P, it is about 40% so my guestimate was correct.
ShaunnyBwoy
26 Dec 15#23
Try 15-20% tops. I upgraded my hp to fhd for £60, and that's full retail.
kudrattraders
26 Dec 15#21
Just to add if you are student you can buy this from HP student store for £395 not much difference but might be useful for some.
sodz8
26 Dec 15#20
That is hardly any excuse though as HD 720P screens are not exactly pricey to begin with.
gunner786
26 Dec 15#19
If only john lewis did this laptop with the warranty from them.would snap it up
daydreamer01
26 Dec 15#18
If you bothered to check, most HP laptops have the same network ethernet speeds as this, even ones twice the price as this.
It's a great laptop at a great price for 99.9% of people.
buzzmanisbosse
26 Dec 15#17
Lol
redflash
26 Dec 15#15
Damn only 10/100 Ethernet and not Gigabit :disappointed:
fishmaster to redflash
26 Dec 15#16
It will definitely have Gigabit (I was wrong, check out my findings below). The specs on HP's website say it doesn't. Right time to check out the drivers and see what the score is.
DEVICES SUPPORTED:
Realtek PCIe FE Family Controller
So when I said it definitely will have Gigabit, I meant oh this laptop is crap it doesn't even support Gigabit which has been on many computers since around 2003!
""Realtek PCIe FE Family Controller"
... the FE stands for "Fast Ethernet"
Fast Ethernet is "10/100"
the alternative is the GBE family, which is "GigaBit Ethernet" - aka 10/100/1000."
This laptop DOES NOT support Gigabit. This is 2015, that is quite frankly absurd!
i5 - CHECK
1GB SATA HDD - CHECK
12GB RAM - CHECK
B&O Audio - CHECK
Long battery life - CHECK
Gigabit Ethernet - LOL of course everything has Gigabit these days and has for years, hmm oh wait - FAIL!
This laptop is a failure.
mushypeas25
26 Dec 157#14
Aight safe blud, my bad. Me gets worried when I tek advice from manz dat dont know there ****, na meen? Youz cool famalam.
fishmaster
26 Dec 1513#13
y is dat? is u bin prejuices? Diz B&O is bangin' gud bro. I play all ma choons threw dem, daz wicked audioz, I had me bro say dat the Bose were best but I whiped his buttz wiv deeze cheeky air wafflers. Neva do the dizrespectin wiv sum 1 that noes his stuf or u iz gettin blown away innit!
mushypeas25
26 Dec 15#12
No offence but I just can't take advice from someone who says "innit"
LocoMoFo9999
25 Dec 15#11
Ya Mun
Spyder638
25 Dec 151#8
2025 lol..
Things will move a lot faster than that. Think back to what we had in 2005.
Borat
25 Dec 15#7
All that without FHD :disappointed:
Baldricky
25 Dec 15#6
I am needing a general use laptop for the house for tinternet and office .... I am not overly techie but this looks like it could be the best option I have seen to date.
Marky264
25 Dec 15#5
Is this the same as the PC World Deal?
hysun
25 Dec 15#4
It's a HD
39.6 cm (15.6") diagonal HD BrightView WLED-backlit (1366 x 768)
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Opening post
Intel® Core™ i5 2.2Ghz processor with 1TB SATA storage
39.6 cm (15.6") diagonal HD display
Supercharged performance with a massive 12GB RAM
Better than ever design, B&O Play Audio and up to 7.5 hours battery life
Available in 4 colour options.
Possible 4.2% cashback from Topcashback (£16.75 extra savings) -cashback ends 27 December.
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1080P will probably only be standard with all laptops in 2025...for now they cost 40% extra on average compared to HD 720P screens.
This ones got more storeage, less ram but the latest i5 core
http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/computing/laptops/laptops/hp-pavilion-15-ab288sa-15-6-laptop-silver-10137879-pdt.html
Plug an ethernet adaptor into the usb 2 slot to fix the no-gigabit issue.
Any windows guru out there wish to comment on the veracity of HP's claim that 12GB RAM would make posted CPU+HDD system "Supercharged"?
I have my doubts.
An SSD would supercharge, but then the bottleneck simply moves somewhere else; hence my preference for the later i5.
It's a great laptop at a great price for 99.9% of people.
It uses HP Softpaq sp73190.exe
ftp://g1u1696.austin.hp.com/ftp2/pub/softpaq/sp73001-73500/sp73190.html
DEVICES SUPPORTED:
Realtek PCIe FE Family Controller
So when I said it definitely will have Gigabit, I meant oh this laptop is crap it doesn't even support Gigabit which has been on many computers since around 2003!
reddit confirms it for us >
https://www.reddit.com/r/techsupport/comments/2tym6t/can_only_get_100mbps_through_my_lan_its_not_the/
""Realtek PCIe FE Family Controller"
... the FE stands for "Fast Ethernet"
Fast Ethernet is "10/100"
the alternative is the GBE family, which is "GigaBit Ethernet" - aka 10/100/1000."
This laptop DOES NOT support Gigabit. This is 2015, that is quite frankly absurd!
i5 - CHECK
1GB SATA HDD - CHECK
12GB RAM - CHECK
B&O Audio - CHECK
Long battery life - CHECK
Gigabit Ethernet - LOL of course everything has Gigabit these days and has for years, hmm oh wait - FAIL!
This laptop is a failure.
Things will move a lot faster than that. Think back to what we had in 2005.
39.6 cm (15.6") diagonal HD BrightView WLED-backlit (1366 x 768)