Looking for a versatile laptop, a good all rounder. This looks like a good deal to me, what do you think?
Main specs: i7-7500U / 8gb RAM / 2tb hard drive / 1080p
- MBeeching
Top comments
adi0604
2 Jan 177#6
Currys avoid!
Musicrab
2 Jan 176#1
Good storage/CPU/screen/battery but once you've experienced the performance of an SSD I couldn't imagine owning a computer without one. So allow an extra £50 for an SSD and DVD drive caddy to put the 2TB hard drive in.
Sunni
2 Jan 175#12
This has a CD/DVD?! This is 2017.
This doesn't have an SSD?! This is 2017.
Agharta to adi0604
2 Jan 174#9
Bombay belly! Try extra chutney with it.
All comments (27)
Musicrab
2 Jan 176#1
Good storage/CPU/screen/battery but once you've experienced the performance of an SSD I couldn't imagine owning a computer without one. So allow an extra £50 for an SSD and DVD drive caddy to put the 2TB hard drive in.
Bobbite to Musicrab
2 Jan 171#3
Does it not have an M2 slot for Ssd? So it would be possible to keep both easily.
chrisharry12345 to Musicrab
2 Jan 171#10
I do not understand why they make laptops of this spec without an ssd..
MBeeching
2 Jan 171#2
Looks okay, though the original price seems rather inflated (HP's rrp is £550)
It would really benefit from an SSD drive for everyday tasks and I wouldn't recommend it for gaming, the Intel 620 will struggle even at 720p.
M.2 SATA-3 SSD
M.2 SATA configurations: 128GB 256GB
HDD+SSD configurations: 1TB (5400) 9.5mm HDD + 128GB M.2 SATA-3 SSD
**I assume 1TB is an example and the 2TB existing drive could be used **
Also, for the Optical drive it says: 9.0mm tray load - SATA - Fixed (not modular)
** does "not modular" mean it cannot be removed!? **
EDIT: manual says that the base and battery have to be removed before optical drive can be removed; a similar process has to be followed to insert an M.2 SSD. Perhaps, then, too much trouble for most people.
adi0604
2 Jan 177#6
Currys avoid!
Shard to adi0604
2 Jan 17#8
Yes, but if they really do have a bargain then you might want to take a risk, but make sure you buy online rather than in store as you have no rights if you buy in store
Agharta to adi0604
2 Jan 174#9
Bombay belly! Try extra chutney with it.
TimeZ0ne to adi0604
2 Jan 171#13
Your right. Better off getting it from pc world
spannerzone to adi0604
2 Jan 171#22
But lord help you if you have any problems - I lost several hours of my life chasing a tripod I bought from them, the problem only being it was lost by the courier. Nothing happened until I wrote a 1star review on Trust Pilot and amazingly they responded within hours.
I dread to think what hassles a faulty laptop would be if you needed support.
However, writing scathing but honest reviews does often get resutls.
Gif_User
2 Jan 17#7
I have this laptop, really happy with it (except for the DVD drive which feels very cheap and flimsy!)
I don't use it for gaming so can't comment on that side of it.
minicale
2 Jan 17#11
Because people see i7 and think that the system will be really fast not realising that having just a hard drive will make the system sluggish.
The more people that realise how much better an ssd is then im sure the market will adapt.
Sunni
2 Jan 175#12
This has a CD/DVD?! This is 2017.
This doesn't have an SSD?! This is 2017.
M0nk3h to Sunni
2 Jan 171#19
We're 2 days in. Calm down.
oddballmv to Sunni
3 Jan 171#25
I like my DVD drive, will likely be getting a new laptop with one.
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Opening post
Looking for a versatile laptop, a good all rounder. This looks like a good deal to me, what do you think?
Main specs: i7-7500U / 8gb RAM / 2tb hard drive / 1080p
- MBeeching
Top comments
This doesn't have an SSD?! This is 2017.
All comments (27)
It would really benefit from an SSD drive for everyday tasks and I wouldn't recommend it for gaming, the Intel 620 will struggle even at 720p.
http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c05273198
It supports M.2 as follows...
M.2 SATA-3 SSD
M.2 SATA configurations: 128GB 256GB
HDD+SSD configurations: 1TB (5400) 9.5mm HDD + 128GB M.2 SATA-3 SSD
**I assume 1TB is an example and the 2TB existing drive could be used **
Also, for the Optical drive it says: 9.0mm tray load - SATA - Fixed (not modular)
** does "not modular" mean it cannot be removed!? **
EDIT: manual says that the base and battery have to be removed before optical drive can be removed; a similar process has to be followed to insert an M.2 SSD. Perhaps, then, too much trouble for most people.
I dread to think what hassles a faulty laptop would be if you needed support.
However, writing scathing but honest reviews does often get resutls.
I don't use it for gaming so can't comment on that side of it.
The more people that realise how much better an ssd is then im sure the market will adapt.
This doesn't have an SSD?! This is 2017.