Please note due to the refurbishment process this product may come with a newer version of Microsoft Windows installed.
Work from a happy place with a stylish Windows-based PC.
No CD/DVD disk drive for a slim and lightweight laptop. Cloud storage included.
Thinner, lighter design. Thanks to an innovative fanless design and flash memory, the sleek HP Stream is built for cloud computing on-the-go.
CPU, Memory and Operating System:
Intel Celeron Intel Celeron N2840 dual core processor.
2.16GHz processor speed.
2GB RAM.
32GB solid state hard drive.
Microsoft Windows 8.1.
Display features:
11.6 inch screen.
High definition display.
Resolution 1366 x 768 pixels.
Graphics:
Intel HD Graphics.
Shared graphics card.
Interfaces and connectivity:
1 USB 2.0 port.
1 USB 3.0 port.
1 HDMI port.
Bluetooth.
Wi-Fi enabled.
Multimedia features:
HD webcam.
Built-in mic.
DTS sound system.
General features:
Up to 8 hours battery life.
Size H1.97, W30, D20.57cm.
Weight 2.3kg.
Top comments
allowed
15 Apr 166#9
Very cold, as a balding man on the wrong of 50 I cannot imagine using on of these in a costa coffee in Islington
What would people think
wenttoabetterplace
16 Apr 163#31
There is simply no way that the user account settings on a Windows computer have created a brand new password for your old account without your intervention. That just does not and can not happen.
If you are using a version of Windows older than Windows 10, then there are a number of ways to break into the account without losing any files. Just do a keyword search on Google and follow the how-to threads. & once you get your files back, make a backup! Hard drives fail about every 5-7 years...so you were more than likely always going to end up losing your 'precious' photos. At least this problem gives you some chance of recovery
SClub
15 Apr 163#11
That's not pink, it's magenta! (According to my wife) lol
fishmaster to allowed
15 Apr 163#13
Just shout woo hoo and swing your handbag that's what I do.
All comments (39)
sotomonkey
15 Apr 162#1
Seems a bit on the heavy side for what it is.
supremejj69
15 Apr 16#2
You can buy a NEW HP Stream 11 for £40 more? And also I wouldn't trust Argos refurbishments I've heard a lot of bad things about them.
Hpi_matrix to supremejj69
15 Apr 161#3
They are very easy to deal with if you have a problem
wenttoabetterplace to supremejj69
15 Apr 162#4
So you'd willingly spend £40 extra for that 'just new' smell?! I guess you must be new around here!
(Hot deal - shame it's in pink!)
tomwenn to supremejj69
15 Apr 161#8
I didn't think they tended to be refurbished, the one's I've got tended to look like change-of-mind returns.
jameshothothot
15 Apr 162#5
i always buy refurbished or 2nd hand from ebay or amazon warehouse. means you get more bang for your buck!
wenttoabetterplace to jameshothothot
15 Apr 162#7
Amen.
Can't remember the last time I bought a brand new tech product.
SteadVex
15 Apr 161#6
Friend got one of these, popped windows 10 on from a usb, did a clean upgrade, is removed everything and it's very quick,impressed, for anyone whos interested windows was showing 89 processes running on a clean boot from Argos, after windows 10 62, think mcafee that's preinstalled pretty much kills it.
Id recommend using double driver to save all the drivers from windows 8 and if your not comfortable setting it up without a mouse grab a usb mouse too.
Honestly shocked how quick these are, was 12gb free space after upgrading to 10 and installing office 2013 that's including the old windows 8 install ready to rollback too
allowed
15 Apr 166#9
Very cold, as a balding man on the wrong of 50 I cannot imagine using on of these in a costa coffee in Islington
What would people think
Scotty Boy to allowed
15 Apr 161#10
Perhaps they would think your in touch with your feminine side! :wink:
fishmaster to allowed
15 Apr 163#13
Just shout woo hoo and swing your handbag that's what I do.
SClub
15 Apr 163#11
That's not pink, it's magenta! (According to my wife) lol
fishmaster
15 Apr 161#12
I work as am IT refurbisher, there's nothing to be scared of, if the job's done properly the equipment will be good. You can always have failures but that is true of new machines. Quite often refurbished can mean a customer return with or without a fault, or just open box, ex demo stock which should work like new.
missphilippa28
15 Apr 16#14
Considering I'm blocked out of the PC due to password recovery nonsense and not having said usb Thankyou Bill Gates, I need one asap :sunglasses:
fishmaster to missphilippa28
15 Apr 16#16
You need to have made the USB, that's what it's telling you. If you didn't then you can't make one after you're locked out otherwise it would be pointless security! It's easy to remove the password from a standard user account, if you've logged in using an email address you need to know the password for that login and can't be removed as per user account method.
wenttoabetterplace to missphilippa28
15 Apr 161#17
Why do you hold a grudge against Microsoft for keeping your data safe?! Literally the most silly of reasons to be annoyed.
karlos1980
15 Apr 161#15
I personally feel that you get better VFM with a BayTrail based 2-in-1 like the Linx 1010 ( with dock )and the ASUS Transformer T100 - the quad core 3735 SOC generally delivers a more rounded experiance, they both have the same 32GB eMMC storage but the battery will last longer on the ASUS and the 2-in-1's will both have far better screens as they are IPS unlike what you'll get on this - FAR more usable viewing angles. Yes the Linx and the ASUS will cost more, but there both available for a bargain if u look, and in my opinion, you get far more versatility for your money going that route.
iibdii
15 Apr 16#18
paid 99 last week for same from same seller
machine was virtually new no signs of usage and in original box
I would recommend it at this price as I'm still happy paying 99
It's not silly pish posh .... My account my password have always been the same till one day I went to add another admin now my password is void and I can't get back in with the correct password.... So now I've lost all my children's younger years and my work. Grumble grumble
soled73
15 Apr 16#21
BTW you will be able to upgrade to Windows 10 but will may need a USB stick to store the source/downloaded files especially if you've already installed other games etc
steviep23
15 Apr 16#22
These are simply crap , waste of £90 and would severely do your head in trying to accomplish the most basic of tasks
Pay a bit more and try pick up a refurb thinkpad , be a much more prudent investment for the long term
wenttoabetterplace to steviep23
15 Apr 16#23
Nonsense. You just clearly went in with unrealistic expectations.
Thomablue
15 Apr 16#24
Nonsense. You just clearly went in with unrealistic expectations.[/quot
Agreed you speak foolishness
paulrwarner
15 Apr 16#25
That processor will run at 100% just opening notepad but it will run cool though!
steviep23
15 Apr 161#26
?
i sell them , people buy them "cos they are cheap" then want it to sing and dance for them.
No matter how many times i tell them that you get what you pay for they still cant understand.
If they arent back in a day or two complaining that W10 wont update or it wont play GTA then they will be back in 6 months buying the next "cos its cheap" with the above chucked in the bin where it belongs in the year 2016.
Its usually parents buying them for the teenage offspring , the horror :disappointed:
dheaddy
15 Apr 16#27
Wife has one of these. Upgraded to Win 10 for free no problem through Windows Update.
Pros:
- Great keyboard, good response
- Screen decent and fairly sharp
- SD Card can be used to boost internal storage
- Amazing battery life, particularly in standby
- Bloatware easy to remove
- Snappy performance overall. Quick to boot and shutdown.
Cons
- Average viewing angles
- Very finicky trackpad. Couldn't get along with it. Recommend using a mouse
CountFilth
15 Apr 16#28
I have one of these in blue, great little machine and good for those times when you want a laptop without too much bulk. I find the size of the device and screen a good compromise between portability and usability.
TomBoyNI
15 Apr 161#29
Fingers crossed this appears in blue at this price. I can't bring myself to buying the pink one.
Mr Shoogles
15 Apr 161#30
I agree with Stevie. Bought one of these for the girlfriend and, despite downloading almost nothing and simply trying to use it to watch Netflix, the thing still takes ages to load and crashes during streaming. Perhaps we were just unlucky though.
wenttoabetterplace
16 Apr 163#31
There is simply no way that the user account settings on a Windows computer have created a brand new password for your old account without your intervention. That just does not and can not happen.
If you are using a version of Windows older than Windows 10, then there are a number of ways to break into the account without losing any files. Just do a keyword search on Google and follow the how-to threads. & once you get your files back, make a backup! Hard drives fail about every 5-7 years...so you were more than likely always going to end up losing your 'precious' photos. At least this problem gives you some chance of recovery
nu77y
16 Apr 16#32
same happened to me cannot get my photos
fishmaster to nu77y
16 Apr 16#34
I have described one method of recovering your files in post #32, this may or may not be the procedure on your laptop. I can guarantee though that if your laptop/pc is perfectly fine hardware wise, it's very easy for some one to access your data files on a Windows pc. So take it to a local independent computer shop who should only charge you around £50 or less as it's not a difficult task.
fishmaster
16 Apr 16#33
You can remove a user password on Windows 8/10 using Lazesoft (www.lazesoft.com) as long as it's not a login using an email password. There are ways and means to recover the data from your laptop. Use a local independent computer shop who have a good reputation.
I haven't used this laptop but I'd try this procedure:
Get in to the BIOS by going to the login screen and choosing restart this pc, hold down shift whilst clicking on restart. Now you'll get to a troubleshooting screen, you'll be able to get to the UEFI BIOS this way and then you should be able to disable UEFI boot and secure boot, then boot it with Parted Magic on USB stick, once that Linux distro boots you should be able to read all the files on your internal storage and transfer then to an external USB device. This is technical yes, but this is how some one could fairly easily access the data.
missphilippa28
16 Apr 16#35
Thankyou it's only a year old so finger crossed :smiley:
johnnneyboy
18 Apr 16#36
Mine arrived today - covered in food crumbs and smelling of nicotine. Going straight back.
bothered
19 Apr 16#37
Can anything be upgraded on this bright thing?
edit:answer=no
phatbhoy
21 Apr 16#38
picked one up for the wife looking for something compact and lightweight with decent battery life. It arrived in good condition and updated to W10 using a USB fairly easily though I needed a USB mouse to select options during installation.
I think this will be fine as a lightweight portable - it only really needs to surf the net and use Word (like most laptops) its not for gaming or video editing.
It does look a bit plasticy - but its only £90
Oh and it doesnt come with the cloud storage - that seems to have expired Dec 2015
Overall a decent deal - heat added
KTF
21 Apr 16#39
Now showing at £99 for pink or you can get blue for £109
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Opening post
Please note due to the refurbishment process this product may come with a newer version of Microsoft Windows installed.
Work from a happy place with a stylish Windows-based PC.
No CD/DVD disk drive for a slim and lightweight laptop. Cloud storage included.
Thinner, lighter design. Thanks to an innovative fanless design and flash memory, the sleek HP Stream is built for cloud computing on-the-go.
CPU, Memory and Operating System:
Intel Celeron Intel Celeron N2840 dual core processor.
2.16GHz processor speed.
2GB RAM.
32GB solid state hard drive.
Microsoft Windows 8.1.
Display features:
11.6 inch screen.
High definition display.
Resolution 1366 x 768 pixels.
Graphics:
Intel HD Graphics.
Shared graphics card.
Interfaces and connectivity:
1 USB 2.0 port.
1 USB 3.0 port.
1 HDMI port.
Bluetooth.
Wi-Fi enabled.
Multimedia features:
HD webcam.
Built-in mic.
DTS sound system.
General features:
Up to 8 hours battery life.
Size H1.97, W30, D20.57cm.
Weight 2.3kg.
Top comments
What would people think
If you are using a version of Windows older than Windows 10, then there are a number of ways to break into the account without losing any files. Just do a keyword search on Google and follow the how-to threads. & once you get your files back, make a backup! Hard drives fail about every 5-7 years...so you were more than likely always going to end up losing your 'precious' photos. At least this problem gives you some chance of recovery
All comments (39)
(Hot deal - shame it's in pink!)
Can't remember the last time I bought a brand new tech product.
Id recommend using double driver to save all the drivers from windows 8 and if your not comfortable setting it up without a mouse grab a usb mouse too.
Honestly shocked how quick these are, was 12gb free space after upgrading to 10 and installing office 2013 that's including the old windows 8 install ready to rollback too
What would people think
machine was virtually new no signs of usage and in original box
I would recommend it at this price as I'm still happy paying 99
That must be wrong.
EDIT - it's 1.3 kg
source : http://www.amazon.co.uk/HP-11-d015na-Celeron-Storage-Windows/dp/B00YUBDML4
Pay a bit more and try pick up a refurb thinkpad , be a much more prudent investment for the long term
Agreed you speak foolishness
i sell them , people buy them "cos they are cheap" then want it to sing and dance for them.
No matter how many times i tell them that you get what you pay for they still cant understand.
If they arent back in a day or two complaining that W10 wont update or it wont play GTA then they will be back in 6 months buying the next "cos its cheap" with the above chucked in the bin where it belongs in the year 2016.
Its usually parents buying them for the teenage offspring , the horror :disappointed:
Pros:
- Great keyboard, good response
- Screen decent and fairly sharp
- SD Card can be used to boost internal storage
- Amazing battery life, particularly in standby
- Bloatware easy to remove
- Snappy performance overall. Quick to boot and shutdown.
Cons
- Average viewing angles
- Very finicky trackpad. Couldn't get along with it. Recommend using a mouse
If you are using a version of Windows older than Windows 10, then there are a number of ways to break into the account without losing any files. Just do a keyword search on Google and follow the how-to threads. & once you get your files back, make a backup! Hard drives fail about every 5-7 years...so you were more than likely always going to end up losing your 'precious' photos. At least this problem gives you some chance of recovery
I haven't used this laptop but I'd try this procedure:
Get in to the BIOS by going to the login screen and choosing restart this pc, hold down shift whilst clicking on restart. Now you'll get to a troubleshooting screen, you'll be able to get to the UEFI BIOS this way and then you should be able to disable UEFI boot and secure boot, then boot it with Parted Magic on USB stick, once that Linux distro boots you should be able to read all the files on your internal storage and transfer then to an external USB device. This is technical yes, but this is how some one could fairly easily access the data.
edit:answer=no
I think this will be fine as a lightweight portable - it only really needs to surf the net and use Word (like most laptops) its not for gaming or video editing.
It does look a bit plasticy - but its only £90
Oh and it doesnt come with the cloud storage - that seems to have expired Dec 2015
Overall a decent deal - heat added
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HP-Stream-11-D000NA-11-6-Inch-Intel-2-16GHz-2GB-32GB-Windows-8-1-Notebook-Blue-/361405175792?hash=item54256d57f0:g:qYMAAOSwd3dXF8yN