if all you want is emails and casual browsing you might as well buy a chrome book ​

Shame it's not 1080p but you can't have it all :-)

​If you still have it try disabling hibernation. You don't need it with a SSD in place as it boots up quickly as it is. With hibernation enabled when you power off the pc/laptop never actually shuts down. As the term suggests hibernation just puts it into a sleep-like state ready to wake up and very quickly pick up from the exact state it was in before you closed it down. That entails it holding everything you were doing in virtual memory (the hidden hiberfil.sys file on your hard drive) which can grow to several GB in size which is another reason to avoid hibernation on such a small SSD. Go into the console as administrator (Win+X keys then choose that option from menu) and enter "powercfg -h off" and restart. That'll delete the hiberfil.sys file and means no more pseudo shut downs so minimal if any battery used between bedtime and breakfast. Make sure you don't have any important tasks still to be completed before you do this as like I mentioned everything held in the hiberfil.sys file will be deleted on restart. The screen isn't the best but it can be tweaked to appear much better via the Intel graphics settings available right clicking on your desktop screen or in control panel. Also make sure you're keeping the HP updates current. I've updated the BIOS twice now. I think from memory my current BIOS is v.F21 rev.A whereas it came out of the box with a very outdated v.F1 one. Don't allow Microsoft updates to install driver updates while it updates Windows. It will replace drivers specifically designed for HP machines with its own which may be newer and will still work but can cause performance and compatibility problems down the line. Sign up for HP update emails and if your laptop really needs to have drivers updated they'll email you with download links. Obviously upgrade to 8GB of RAM on this laptop if it's a 4GB one you have (there's a few different deals on this one going around just now). That will help with graphics and screen appearance as well as overall performance.

Right this is now going back. Technology hasnt come far since i had my last laptop years ago. Screen is bothering me because it looks like 10year old tft. Much more alarming is the battery drain when switched off. I charge it full night before and switch it on to see 82% remaining? use for few minutes and switch off, fire up next day and only 42% remaining. Poor quality laptop on every front.

Try the online version

Voucher doesn't work :disappointed:

expired back up to 349.99

No longer sold by tesco and code expired

bought for 240 with staff discount currenty at 20%

​read one review on tesco saying he did upgrade to 16gb and it was fantastic after that. have got mine today and going to order 8GB more to fit in

update..
I eventually returned it after getting to know there is no full SSD slot and NGFF upgrade is going to be costly + the body of the laptop looks filmsy all due to the cost.

yeah that's always one of the most annoying things about buying new laptops - another purchase of word! - i'm leaving mine for the time being - might try to some free equivalents out at some point

Aarrg dont knw why but i thought word would come installed. even a basic version, thats all i wanted the lappy for.

bought this today - initial impressions are pretty good - generally got things up and running pretty quickly - sound is only ok (in the pc advisor review they mention dolby dsp as an option - i can't seem to find it in the settings though) - things seem quick and snappy - screen is fine and general feel is good

good value overall

Has anyone added more RAM?

http://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c05084516

Dispute your warranty.

Finally went for it after seeing the code, thanks for posting.

SUMMONER, thanks for your help.

HP Support via web chat

HP Support via phone: 0207 660 0596 (Monday to Friday, 8:30am - 6:00pm, except for Bank Holidays)

Thanks for that summoner, have you got a number for suuport.

I`m happy for what I paid (£284) but the display colours could have been better.
I`ve been trying to adjust via Intel HD graphics but it`s trial and error until you get a happy medium.

All in all satisfied for the money I paid.
Can`t see anything anywhere near as good for sub £300.

Call HP Support, they will update the "estimated" purchase date on their system with your actual date of purchase. You will be asked to submit a copy of the purchase receipt to them by email/fax. After that you will have your full 12 month warranty.

£299 = great deal
£284 = bargain
£255 = an utter bargain

To me,£255 for the latest 6th gen core i5 processor plus a SSD which boots up in 10 seconds (i know it`s only 128gb but external storerage is dirt cheap anyway) makes it worth it.
The display is not the best but you have to compromise at that price or pay double.

As regards the HP warranty, mine shows eight months left but don`t forget Tesco,the retailer you bought it from gives a full 12 months.
Overall for £299/£284 it`s a great deal.

Just paid £255.60 with the 10% staff discount and £15 off voucher,can anyone please tell me if its worth it?

Thanks for that.

Appears to be a Samsung CM871 128GB m.2 SSD, your average entry level OEM drive. Used by many manufacturers (eg: Dell) in their low end/mid range computers, it is worth about £35.

HP 250 G4 - Tesco Direct
You get the latest Core i5-6200U (Skylake) CPU at a knockdown price, but for me the TN panel display was a let down, dull, flat, and you have to be viewing dead center or the colours wash out. The laptop arrived with a large mark on the plastic lid which did not come out. One last thing to check is the HP warranty online, mine showed only 7 months warranty remaining instead of the full 12 months. I've arranged a return & full refund, it's not a bad laptop for the money but I'm prepared to pay more for a better display.

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@SUMMONER
The serial number on device manager SSD is - SAMSUNG MZNLF128HCHP-000H1

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justausername, thanks a lot.

Has anyone tried altering the colour graphics, the screen seems a whole lot brighter than my old pc.
Is the refresh rate better at 40p hz or 60?

0800 323 4050

Thanks for that,do you have a number please?

Could you please post the model # of the SSD that is in the laptop?

You can find it listed in the Device Manager under Disk Drivers.

​A few things that i regularly boosted 4x on have either been withdrawn or devalued. This sometimes brings them in line with other offers from buyagift, groupon and other deals.

I just phoned tesco who were happy to refund me the difference (for the second time since I ordered). Anybody who has ordered, give tesco a really quick call for £15.

The other boosts will remain long term (restaurants / days outs etc.), so plenty to spend it on: https://secure.tesco.com/clubcard/boost/
It's only the "Boost at Tesco" (2 x value) which is finishing forever on Sunday, so no rush to spend everything by Sunday.

Thanks for clearing that up, wont have to reorder now. Now what to spend 70quid of vouchers on before sunday??

No - Computers and Computer Accessories are excluded...

Done :smiley:

Does boost apply to this, my vouchers didnt show as double so didnt risk adding to basket incase it went through at face value

Credit is to you for the original deal, all I did was found a voucher elsewhere on HUKD - can you re post or edit yours?

You should make a new post, that is a cracking price.

Worth noting that tesco had a 28 day price match, not sure if that carries to the vouchers, surely worth an ask.

Keep an eye on the Dell outlet, you might be able to pick-up a high spec mail order return for a decent price.

bought - nice clean display and fast. Can't find a downside to this.

****. I can not find anything which is any good!

If i get i5 6200u , 128gb M.2 SSD and FHD screen from PC specialist with no OS it costs £460 and i could use my old 1tb 2.5 inch HDD.

There is nothing with SSD , FHD , HDD over 500gb and latest i5 under £500

I looked at that video before and in my opinion the motherboard in that version of the laptop does not have a m.2 slot. I was hoping (wishful thinking I suppose) that the one that Tesco sell uses an alternative motherboard version/internal layout.

There is this video on youtube

HP

Do you know where the M2 would be able to go looking at the video as opposed to the SATA?

nope

​Did you ever find this out please?

Thanks for the tips! I didn't notice the screen res, I think I will need to aim for 1920 x 1080 to get the best experience out of the design software

I would upgrade the RAM and get an external hard drive to keep your data on (the internal SSD is a bit on the small side), it should do fine after that. What I personally don't find suitable at all is the screen resolution. An external monitor/keyboard/mouse, for when you are at your desk, might be a good idea.

Will this laptop be powerful enough to smoothly run Photoshop, illustrator, a web browser, testing environment(vpn) all at the same time?

Anyone received theirs? Is the m.2 SSD inside the hard drive compartment via a SATA adapter or plugged directly into the motherboard elsewhere, leaving space to install an extra hard drive?

Four hours

Can anyone tell me what battery life is like on this please?

Could someone please suggest the best 480 ssd and from where to buy? Thanks

£299 or £249?

Got mine,up and running and it`s great for the money.

​They are reliable. There are some old models that gave problems, but all brands do. Definitely a quality laptop.

​It is small, but if you only have a few programs and music then it's fine. Store it on the SSD and just keep around 20GB free for the best performance. If it drops below 20GB then move some music, or all to an external

Is anyone running any Linux distros on this model and if so, does it play well?

Cheers :smiley:

Ordered - thanks. Tech question from someone who isn't a computer whizz - should you run your iTunes library from an external drive to save space on the relatively small ssd?

I appreciate your advice

On a different note are HP reliable or rubbish?

Go for the £399, the Full HD screen makes a world of a difference. Then when you have some spare cash, upgrade the hard drive to a SSD

Will be using it to play HD video , maybe tiny bit of photo and video editing, internet browsing, storing photos, bit of document writing here and there..

Thanks for your help

Depends on what you looking for. You paying £100 more for 4GB RAM, Full HD Screen, Aluminum chassis. But you losing out on the SSD.

How do the two compare ?

Is this one worth an extra £100

http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/hp-envy-15-ah100na-laptop-8gb-ram-1tb-hdd-1080p-screen-399-hp-store-2450874?page=4#comments

is this the very best i can get for under £400?

Cmon dude you can't be that weak surely?

Ordered!

Tempted...

Yeah mine had 20gb taken for starters.

Mine hasn't overheated and been using it for light gaming.

Cracking price just purchased wasn't in the market for a new one but had to

http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/916373-pc/69082897

Just under 12gb

Does anyone know know much of the 128Gb SSD will actually be available as storage from files?

Google says that Windows 10 would take about 20Gb of the space for starters...

Ah right thanks never spotted that!

Has anyone got a link for the user manual please?

Then it wouldn`t be £299.

Same goes for "if only it had more RAM"
"If only it had 256gb SSD"

Th world is full of "if onlys"

They all do. You have to clean out the dust every few months.

Yes it will. All models can overheat.

ANY KNOWS WHETHER THIS MODEL OVERHEAT PLS?

Yeah

I've now done the maths, oops, was this listed at £299 previously?

It wasn't listed at £269, he got a 10% employee discount...

Refund the difference of?

If only screen was FHD..

I rang them and got them to refund - they have a 28 day price promise. Give them a bell and they will refund the difference :wink:

This one is using the old generation of CPU i5-5200U instead of the Tesco one which is the latest generation i5-6200U.

I got this from tesco for £269 two weeks ago, (gf works there so got 10% off) it's a great laptop, it's quick with the ssd. I have been considering adding 4gb of ram but looks difficult to take the case off.

Thanks OP heat! It's £299.99 inc. vat at ebuyer reduced from £325.65 so saving £25.66 with free bullguard security for those who want it.

http://www.ebuyer.com/724984-hp-250-g4-laptop-n1a92ea-abu

thats the one i bought. HP spec says its DDR3L so wanted to get the same.

does this model overheat in few months?

You probably wouldn`t really need it with a SSD

No one in all the reviews mentioned lack of RAM.

RAM £12-99

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Kingston-Non-ECC-SODIMM-204-Pin-Memory/dp/B00CQ35GYE?ie=UTF8&redirect=true&tag=ho01f-21

good price

How much was the extra 4gb ram ?

I got one of these on eBuyer with a 500GB HDD for a tenner less. Have fun taking the bottom off to fit the extra 4GB RAM you'll undoubtedly need if you want your money's worth out of this laptop with good specs in every dept except for its stock-provided RAM. I saw the video on YouTube too and there's no way that was the first time the laptop shown in it was taken apart. Unless I got unlucky with one sealed so tightly you'll have to pull on the bottom of the case after unscrewing to the point you fear it's gonna snap in two but just keep going gently and it will eventually give and the rest is a breeze. 2nd time I opened it up to fit an SSD it came off a bit easier but there was still that point I thought the bottom might break in two. I checked with HP first if the warranty would remain intact after adding another 4GB and they confirmed it would but no more than 8GB RAM in total. When I read some reviews on eBuyer some people had put 16GB in theirs so voiding their warranties, but all reported great performance. In a few months of use with a 480GB SSD and 8GB RAM I've never felt it would benefit from more RAM. Maybe for gamers it would but I'm not one and this isn't really a gaming laptop regardless of how much RAM gets added to it. Great laptop though, I love it.

The processor is the engine of the computer, end of story.
Excellent find, thanks to OP.

Good reviews:

http://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk/hp-250-g4-core-i5-6200u-4gb-128gb-ssd-15.6-inch-windows-10-64-bit-laptop-t6p47ea/version.asp

if all you want is emails and casual browsing you might as well buy a chrome book ​

Better value for money and a basic laptop does not need an i5 CPU.
These CPU's are powerful enough for the casual browser and email writer.

ordered thanks, just need another 4MB 204pin SODIMM DDR3 module from amazon and I'm sorted :smiley:

Just ordered this for my mom's first laptop - thank you OP!

You are more than welcome - hope you enjoy it :smiley:

They're certainly cheaper, though inferior processor on both. Why do you suggest better?

Ordered. Thanks OP :sunglasses:

These are better as a basic Office and Internet laptop.....

http://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk/lenovo-b50-10-15.6-intel-btm-celeron-2840-4gb-500gb-dvd-rw-windows-10-lapt-80qr0014uk/version.asp?refsource=ldadwords&crtag=LD&refsource=ldadwords&gclid=Cj0KEQjwhN-6BRCJsePgxru9iIwBEiQAI8rq8x8Xbf97hcoZDt7f28gYHhVmma9S02oxhS-HoIZQLeAaAnTn8P8HAQ

http://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk/lenovo-b50-10-15.6-intel-btm-pentium-n3540-4gb-128gb-ssd-dvd-rw-windows-10-80qr0016uk/version.asp?refsource=ldadwords&crtag=LD&refsource=ldadwords&gclid=Cj0KEQjwhN-6BRCJsePgxru9iIwBEiQAI8rq86g7ukMzRB4RUWE0A3dFfgdsz_sDNOKnxv6P_6l_pkIaAhrv8P8HAQ

Hot for price but are they still stuck together using paper glue? At work I went through 3 x HP laptops in 2 years, eventually they got fed up and replaced it with a Lenovo which has been running with no problems for 2 years.

Anyone got any Tesco Codes?

Hot price for the specs. Personally though I feel 15.6" chunky laptops are a bit too much unless they're going to be on a desk all the time. It's a shame very few of the deals are for 13.3" or 14". Good spot though.

I might get this as a desktop replacement. It has a VGA and a HDMI port that I could plug an external monitor into, plus I get the portability option when I need it.

Did your wife tell you that your 15 minutes is actually 5?

Good price. Would like to stick another 4Gb ram and change the SSD to 256. Wonder how easy would it be to do both on this

And it's the new 6th generation Intel CPU. Better battery life.

Indeed. Honestly though, my missus would never even notice.

Doesn't look too bad at all. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ey6KxAly9cQ

Shame it's not 1080p but you can't have it all :-)