There is one lenovo v15 with 5300u for ₹32000 on lenovo's website. But it has 4gb of ram and 1tb hard drive instead of ssd.which is bottlenecking the system. So i have ordered one ram stick and one nvme too.
Even though it's Zen 2 instead of 3, that's a great machine for $350. Unfortunately it's jumped to $440. When you consider the 5600X alone had an MSRP of $300, getting a full laptop that you can actually game on for $50 more is pretty awesome. And I like it when 15in laptops include the number pad too, even if it puts the touch pad off center, so that's a plus. I'd also be interested in seeing how this does with the new SteamOS.
@@acwbit2368 I agree. Not having RDNA2 and DDR5 will keep the Steam Deck ahead of any non-6000/7000 Ryzen systems unless they have dedicated graphics. If modern titles only get 30fps at 800p on the Steam Deck, I wouldn't expect too much from this especially if you're shooting for 1080p, but as ETA showed, it's still a capable system.
@@dividion8102 True, but Steam Deck isn't an option right now in most of the world. This laptop has a slightly better CPU, but a much weaker iGPU. Better to wait for the 6000 series, a sub-500 USD laptop would be a good compromise. I'm curious though, if soldered LPDDR5 is actually better than dual channel DDR4 for graphics performance.
I have the same laptop and would like to warn people if they are planning to buy this: 1. These 15-(model number) laptops (usually) come with TN panels, so viewing angle issues. 2. if you are planning to dual boot or remove windows completely, you have to do it on the ssd itself, (hp doesn't support os installs from third party) 3. TDP issue as stated in the video. 4. No keyboard backlight (therefore buy the black versions or versions which will reflect the keys if you insist on buying). 5. the lid is heavy to the point that you need to hold down the chassis. Do note that i bought the laptop for the soul purpose of that 5500u. And well its great
@@loustalk8227 Lenovo Ideapad 3, or Lenovo Ideapad 5, they have submodels in this . I have seen a review of same chipset with lenovo ideapad 3 , it had much better results plus it ran at around 35TDP without any external software. recently acer released a ryzen 5 7000u series laptop , acer aspire 3, and since its just released i am not so sure about it should i but it or not, also i dont trust acer (chinese company who knows what can go wrong). my use is lightweight gaming, some 3d rendereing software like blender, and above average battery life
@@akshitgupta6969 I have the HP 17" with 5500. I hear really good things about Lenovo. I'd go check them out at best buy and see what you like. Hp isn't perfect but for the price is pretty good. Lots of choices when it comes to laptops. Can lead to decision paralysis.
I'm not an HP fan at all, but this little budget friendly laptop looks ideal as gifts for kids, college students, and the elderly. Love your content, will always be a fan...Thanks for Uploading
recommanded almost the same laptop to my aunt, she really needed a good laptop for working at home, only difference i can see is, she had 16gb and 512GB. but damn she is so happy its a small cheap beest for work. especially with multiple programs on screen. Nice video again!
As a guy in the UK, this makes me feel sad. Prices for computers in this country are close to double this sort of price. I wish we could buy the same laptop for £250. 👍
I have the 17 Inch version as a Work laptop - the cooling system doesn't even handle the 30w it comes with. I already repasted it. Also the GPU doesnt trigger thermal throtteling, I managed to get it to 120°C before it shut down. The CPU is also thermal limited to 80°C, the STAPM Limit slowly drops down to about 22w.
Found a hp15ef2126 with 256gb m.2 online (fb marketplace) for $150, talked them down to $130. Had a 2 hour drive to pick it up, got it, and picked up a m.2 nvme wd blue 1tb (friend gave it to me) as well as 2 8gb ddr4 sticks($40). Installed ram no problem, had difficulty with the nvme though. Took it to shop and paid 100 to get it cloned and formatted. So I paid 270 for a laptop that does what i need it to do. Playing games ect, More than satisfied with this machine.
Hey ETA, I'd love to see you test games like Civilization on budget machines like this. In particular, the Civilization VI benchmark is great, as it really pushes the CPU and storage.
You're in luck I've already done that. It runs it at about 30fps for it's endgame graphics test. Around 10 seconds for the AI benchmark.. definitely playable. In a 17" HP with a 5500u and 16gb ram.
I will be happy to take this laptop off your hands, ETA. Thank you kind sir. Also, Id love to see more budget reviews like this, and especially laptops that are realistically available/in stock.
With HP laptops, don't you find you need to remove a lot of garbage software in order to get good performance? Also modify the power management profile?
My GF needs a new laptop cause Acer decided to only put 32GB of eMMC soldered on storage in a laptop that came out in 2018 and also elected to not solder on a SATA connector EVEN THOUGH THE PADS ARE ON THE MOTHERBOARD. They could have saved me a lot of trouble if they spent like 1 more dollar and added it... However, there is SATA settings for a SATA port in the bios so I think the port works if I can add one. In the future, when you cover laptops with eMMC storage, check for SATA support in the bios and whether or not there's a SATA port soldered onto the board. Also man it's so crazy to see U series laptops finally hitting 950m performance with integrated graphics. Really opens the door for emulation imo, you may even be able to do some GC/Wii on here if you can do PS2 well.
I just bought this laptop just for remote IT work and instantly replaced this poor 8GB ram to the max of 32GB with the cheapest G.Skill 3200mhz Ripjaws. Now it can easily handle a few JetBrains editors opened, many docker containers running, VirtualBox with Windows 10 (8GB ram reserved), and tons of chrome tabs with no performance drops, all running simultaneously on Ubuntu 22.04. So, if you want something for development without spending a lot of money, this laptop will perform very well after this upgrade thanks to the Ryzen 5500u, which is so good. And it still surprises me that you can get it in such a cheap laptop.
Is it possible change display? Yo tengo el 15-ef2126wm y es buen portátil, carga rápido las páginas web y para un estudiante para clases virtuales estaría bien. Lo malo es la pantalla, no tiene suficiente calidad y descepciona, las letras del teclado no se ven y no es retroiluminado. En contraprestación el sonido es agradable y cumple.
The price for this laptop, in Canada, at Walmart, is $599, online only. We are getting screwed here in Canada, when it comes to prices on electronics, along with other things.
I believe our government has us pay higher prices on everything in order to fund all these social programs and government waste. People don’t want to speak the truth these days anymore. They keep our taxes high and we can’t do anything about it.
Comparing an AMD 5500U to a Celeron? Is that supposed to be a joke? Because these chips are competitors of the Intel Core i5s? Cheap? Have you tried to find a laptop not briefly on sale on walmart that has a 5500U CPU for less than $399? And it was hard to find that at less than $500 just a month or two ago? Wondering what market you're playing in? With all the supply chain madness and INFLATION pricing that is rampant these days? And multiple DELAYS in the newer chips for the next generation laptops, you'd be lucky to score an 8 Gig/AMD R5 5500U for $400!
Hp website has the HP15-ef2000 with same specs as this except it only has 128gb m.2 nvme ssd for $389 right now. I just ordered a custom one that's jet black with 1080p screen, ryzen 5500u, 16gb ram, and 512gb m.2 nvme ssd for $550 before tax.
Hello i have an laptop with same specs but an lenovo version. I have 8GB Ram version but and unlike alot of version that i have seen i only have 5.8 GB or ram available. I something wrong with this or its normal?
I was looking at the same laptop yesterday for work.It's really well placed.I don't care about the gpu performance.It's just going to be used for web development.I will only buy it in a couple months.Maybe there's something new and cheaper by that time.
Exactly my thoughts. If I happen to be traveling and bored it can play a lot (most) of the games I want to play. I have a gaming laptop and never use it because it's too bulky. Just hooked it up to the tv instead. I thought I'd be gaming all the time but the truth is if you're traveling you are usually busy doing fun stuff already. And my favorite game ever, portal 2, runs at 150fps.
yo tengo esta laptop y la verdad, es muy buena y supera por mucho algunas opciones que tenia de tiendas departamentales que solo venden i3 o i5 a precios estratosfericos y la consegui en amazon por 11,311 peje coins, puedo jugar resident evil 2 remake, 3 remake, incluso algunos juegos modernos y competitivos sin ningun problema a una calidad media o baja y con resolucion de 720p lo cual es adecuado para el tamaño de la pantalla, aunque igual permite los 1080p los fps bajan mucho, gracias por el review
@@sniper_monkey0257 si he probado Gamecube en algunos juegos corre excelente que son la mayoría, también corre bien los juegos de Wii pero no esperes algo excelente, si puedes emular bien todo PSP, consolas de 64 bits para atrás, nes, snes, n64,Gamecube y Wii con pequeñas limitaciones, todas las de Sega excepto el Dreamcast que los emuladores aún tienen gliches y Sega satur va bien, realmente no es una laptop que recomiende para emulación, es para algo más, como juegos de PC más modernos, no todos los va jalar pero te podría sorprender pues la tarjeta de video es lo más parecido a una rx550 en cuanto a rendimiento y el procesador se porta muy bien con software de edición de vídeo(filmora)
Recently I got a Dell Inspiron laptop with a 5625U. I upgraded it to 16 gigs so it could have dual channel memory. Just for comparison:, Geek Bench single: 1390, Multi 5795; Wildlife: 5955; Night raid: 13233. I didn't test similar games at similar specs. I did GTA V 1080p low and it was a solid 60 in the provided benchmark. The other ones were strategy games because that's what I mostly play on laptops.
My laptop has the 5500U in it and i love it. I play Elden Ring on it at night in bed. When plugged in, my particular laptop allows the APU to use 30 watts. Not sure what performance you'd get without that feature. But yes, Elden Ring at 720p low at 30 fps. Honestly doesn't look that bad.
@@thetechrealist honestly I have a 4k TV. I don't notice when I am watching something in 720p. I usually only start to notice when watching something in 480p.
Actually it's poorly balanced for gaming, a pretty beefy CPU with a fairly weak iGPU. Steam Deck SoC trounces it and it has a worse CPU. Vega is trash compared to RDNA2, better to wait for 6000 series laptops.
@@sovo1212 $339 for a fully usable laptop man. This iGPU used to be very powerful even compared to Xe graphics due to bad drivers, but now we were spoiled by the 6800U's performance. Mind you 6800U will be a top of the line chip only available in much more expensive laptops.
@@one_step_sideways But that only speaks bad about Intel, instead of speaking any good about AMD. AMD chose not to update Vega graphics for years mainly because of the lack of competition. 6800U will be top of the line, but the 6600U will be like a follow up to this 5500U, and will still double its graphics performance, so I'd say it's worth waiting for it, even if you have to pay a little more. Keep also in mind the 339 USD offer is no longer available, now it's 419.
Great video but I have one question, how did you get the gpu overclocked? So I have this same chipset in the HP 17-cp700dx and I cant get the old aatu to change anything that you showcased here. I have tried the new release now, I am using cpu-z and gpu-z to look at the mhz and I used gta4 to put the chip under load. Then it was still 1800mhz after going to the gpu overclocking tab and raising the mhz to 2000 then checking the box for overclock igpu. I get better geekbench benchmarks after a restart compared to immediately after applying the settings here in either tuning utility
I found the HP spec sheet, but it doesn't tell me what the 1. max ram & mhz is (I have some existing SODIMM I'd like to use!) 2. Can I add/replace the boot drive with an NVME SSD ? If anyone could help me with this, I'd really appreciate it. This might be an amazing home lab PC! And of course ETAPRIME THANK YOU for putting this on my radar and for the video! :)
I have this laptop and the display is really grainy. Kind of white washed sandy. When i saw it on display it didnt seem this bad. What do you guys think i can do to fix or is this just how its going to be?
In future it would be great to take these laptops apart to show how we get at the replaceable parts. Kind of like an iFixit video but from your own perspective. What I would love to do is replace the SSD with a WD 2 TB HDD. It may draw down the battery faster but my data would be safer on that spinning drive.
On this one all you need is a screwdriver to remove the screws in bottom. Some are hiding behind both adhesive strips. After that you just separate the case/screen from the bottom half of keyboard. You can remove and install new Ram using just your fingers and the m.2 nvme ssd is clearly visible as well. It's held in by a single screw.
@@GrabLifeByDaPoosy Not all laptops are as easy to get into. Moving forward if the trend of replacing reliable HDDs with shitty SSDs takes over I'll switch back over to towers.
Was doing a bit of research on it for upgrades and it looks like it comes with a single 8gb stick of ddr4 and a 2nd stick can be added, I wonder if it can run in dual channel and get a performance boost with a cheap identical stick off of eBay? And is there room for only one m.2? Also, found a refurb for $309 but new is pushing $500 at my Walmart. Are our prices for new that different or did you snag the refurb? Thanks in advance. My cousin's kid spiked my laptop like a football and I need a cheap replacement. If I can game on it or steam stream to it it'd be worth it to pick one up and toss in a bit extra ram.
It comes with 2x4gb ram in dual channel. The information out there is extremely conflicting. HP will even tell you it's not "user" upgradeable but almost all the HP 14, 15, and 17 models allow for upgrading the Nvme sad and DDR4 ram.
I was listening to this in the background and, when you went through your ad, I thought you meant a Windows key-cap and not the activation key at first lol.
I bought the 14" 5300U version of these HP laptops. Once you debloat the Windows 11 install, it's actually pretty nice. I tossed in a 16GB stick of RAM to get 24GB in total and I really like it. Wish the M.2 drive was bigger, but that's a future upgrade if I feel like it.
problem with this new cheap laptops is UEFI security features made to keep you locked in windows making dual boot or simply installing linux a PITA, should include basic linux compatibility as part of the review process...
I have the 12gb version and it can run Fallout 4 all ultra settings minus the shadows. And it's looks fantastic. GTA V all highly settings solid 30 fps. The Witcher 3 you need to tweak the settings you get medium barely 25fps.
I don't think TDP is the only problem here. My lenovo ideapad also only goes to 30W but the Ryzen 5500u can get to 4.0GHZ even at just 30W. I am current playing God Of War 3 with RPSC3 it gets around 35 - 50fps
Hi I'm also using this laptop half a year now and it work great , I upgraded it to 16gb ddr4 3200mhz and 1tb nvme and I want to get better gaming but I don't know how to increase its performance
i wont suggest this for anyone who want it for anything but educational purpose, got it for my sister, from local store for ₹45k~$590. though its cheap but it has many cons, even for the price, first of all heating issue, this gets pretty war from below, thermals are a nightmare on this things, i benchmarked it on R23 it got a score of only 5.2k sounds decent when compared to intel equivalent but 5500u gots till 7k in R23(clock does not go beyond 2.7ghz), 2nd is its built quality, its weak and cheap, holding it you will FEEL the body wobbling, its not much you cant see it, but it does not feels sturdy at all, keys are loose, you will feel the cheapness of keyboard on every stroke, and screen is horrible, colors are horrible on this, i tried to correct it, still no gain, The better alternative is Lenovo Idea pad, its thermals are better, built is okayish and display is far better for a little more price. also this does not have backlight lenovo ones have it. unfortunately the store does not allows returns only replacement.
on those laptops it makes huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuge 3d performance difference 1 vs 2 (dual) ram stick configuration. whoever buys one of these and plans to do anything else than web browsing - please do favor Yourself and add second identical ram module.
hey bro nice review, I have the same set up but from acer, great chipset for the money, could you be kind and share with us the live wallpaper at 3:05, loved the retrowave vibes! cheers!
Hey, man. Been watching your videos for a couple of years now. Here's in April '22, what's my best best bet for a budget pc that can play up to the WiiU? No so much concerned with the PS sides of things, moreso the Nintendo Just a general direction would be appreciated.
I worked for HP in tech support for 4 years. And no matter the price and specs of the laptop, I avoid HP laptops like the plague. If you want a decent yet cheap laptop, I'd recommend either Asus or Acer. HP are notorious for undervolting hardware, overheating issues as well as general failure of the components. More commonly the amount of failures their hard drives and RAM chips have is sickening.
Asus and acer??? Tbh all pc oems are terrible. I've heard terrible stories about every single one. Apple is probably the best overall and even they have issues
Ive been looking to get this laptop for my mom for some time now. She does use photoshop and watches alot of movies and shows. The specs on this looked good to me but i dont know if its good enough for light-medium photoshop usage. Can you tell me if its good or not? And also how bright is the screen?
I don't get why there would be a comparison with Intel Celeron, especially since, as stated they are around $200 and this is significantly more expensive for the class that it is in.
I have the lenovo ideapad with the 5500u in it. You have to watch the temps, because if the cpu goes over 85c it turns down the tdp. I solve this problem by running a laptop cooler when I am gaming on it. I can play cyberpunk 2077 720 30fps no problem at all. Really stout performance if you keep the cpu cool.
I have order this laptop and expecting to arrive in a few days. how can I bump up the MHz of GPU on this laptop? and how to increase the performance of processor by increasing the APU's TDP to 30watt?
You put to much of the 30W power budged to the Vega graphics when you overclocked it, so the cpu clocks was hit prety hard. Most of the games you showed was cpu botlenecked because of the insuficient power for the CPU. If you let the Vega graphics in stock or undervolted it you gona have a much better performance overall.
$350?? In India, similar laptops are priced at around $700🥲
But, awesome content. Really appreciate your efforts man🫂
There is one lenovo v15 with 5300u for ₹32000 on lenovo's website. But it has 4gb of ram and 1tb hard drive instead of ssd.which is bottlenecking the system. So i have ordered one ram stick and one nvme too.
@@anuragbishnoi3208 how is the laptop?
@@callmeweeee is that "modi", in your profile pic?
@@anuragbishnoi3208 yes why
@@callmeweeee i won't tell you about the laptop ,as you are a modi bhakt.
Even though it's Zen 2 instead of 3, that's a great machine for $350. Unfortunately it's jumped to $440. When you consider the 5600X alone had an MSRP of $300, getting a full laptop that you can actually game on for $50 more is pretty awesome. And I like it when 15in laptops include the number pad too, even if it puts the touch pad off center, so that's a plus. I'd also be interested in seeing how this does with the new SteamOS.
Probably good but aren't gonna rival a steam deck
I can't even find this exact one online
@@acwbit2368 I agree. Not having RDNA2 and DDR5 will keep the Steam Deck ahead of any non-6000/7000 Ryzen systems unless they have dedicated graphics. If modern titles only get 30fps at 800p on the Steam Deck, I wouldn't expect too much from this especially if you're shooting for 1080p, but as ETA showed, it's still a capable system.
@@acwbit2368 I can't DJ with a Steam Deck you dummy.
@@dividion8102 True, but Steam Deck isn't an option right now in most of the world. This laptop has a slightly better CPU, but a much weaker iGPU. Better to wait for the 6000 series, a sub-500 USD laptop would be a good compromise. I'm curious though, if soldered LPDDR5 is actually better than dual channel DDR4 for graphics performance.
Nice to see good laptops at a discount, is so hard to find good pricing for Ryzen devices for people who can't get a steam deck
I have the same laptop and would like to warn people if they are planning to buy this:
1. These 15-(model number) laptops (usually) come with TN panels, so viewing angle issues.
2. if you are planning to dual boot or remove windows completely, you have to do it on the ssd itself, (hp doesn't support os installs from third party)
3. TDP issue as stated in the video.
4. No keyboard backlight (therefore buy the black versions or versions which will reflect the keys if you insist on buying).
5. the lid is heavy to the point that you need to hold down the chassis.
Do note that i bought the laptop for the soul purpose of that 5500u. And well its great
should I buy HP 15s or Lenovo , Ryzen 5 5500u 16GB Ram??
@@akshitgupta6969 Would you tell me the lenovo laptop's model name
@@loustalk8227 Lenovo Ideapad 3, or Lenovo Ideapad 5, they have submodels in this .
I have seen a review of same chipset with lenovo ideapad 3 , it had much better results plus it ran at around 35TDP without any external software.
recently acer released a ryzen 5 7000u series laptop , acer aspire 3, and since its just released i am not so sure about it should i but it or not, also i dont trust acer (chinese company who knows what can go wrong).
my use is lightweight gaming, some 3d rendereing software like blender, and above average battery life
@@akshitgupta6969 I have the HP 17" with 5500. I hear really good things about Lenovo. I'd go check them out at best buy and see what you like. Hp isn't perfect but for the price is pretty good. Lots of choices when it comes to laptops. Can lead to decision paralysis.
I'm not an HP fan at all, but this little budget friendly laptop looks ideal as gifts for kids, college students, and the elderly. Love your content, will always be a fan...Thanks for Uploading
what do you do all those pcs that you bought in your videos? use them? seriously asking
recommanded almost the same laptop to my aunt, she really needed a good laptop for working at home, only difference i can see is, she had 16gb and 512GB. but damn she is so happy its a small cheap beest for work. especially with multiple programs on screen. Nice video again!
That's a $650 minimum here in the Philippines.
It's why most people just stick to mobile gaming here since smartphones aren't doubled in price.
We got the same problem over here in Algeria the way they tax 30% on teck devices makes it hard to get a decent laptop at a good price
As a guy in the UK, this makes me feel sad. Prices for computers in this country are close to double this sort of price.
I wish we could buy the same laptop for £250. 👍
isnt their price like before-tax? so you need to add few % more?
I have the 17 Inch version as a Work laptop - the cooling system doesn't even handle the 30w it comes with. I already repasted it. Also the GPU doesnt trigger thermal throtteling, I managed to get it to 120°C before it shut down.
The CPU is also thermal limited to 80°C, the STAPM Limit slowly drops down to about 22w.
Have you tried undervolting?
@@patrickm.4469 You cannot undervolt Ryzen mobile chips.
Found a hp15ef2126 with 256gb m.2 online (fb marketplace) for $150, talked them down to $130. Had a 2 hour drive to pick it up, got it, and picked up a m.2 nvme wd blue 1tb (friend gave it to me) as well as 2 8gb ddr4 sticks($40). Installed ram no problem, had difficulty with the nvme though. Took it to shop and paid 100 to get it cloned and formatted. So I paid 270 for a laptop that does what i need it to do. Playing games ect, More than satisfied with this machine.
Hey ETA, I'd love to see you test games like Civilization on budget machines like this. In particular, the Civilization VI benchmark is great, as it really pushes the CPU and storage.
You're in luck I've already done that. It runs it at about 30fps for it's endgame graphics test. Around 10 seconds for the AI benchmark.. definitely playable.
In a 17" HP with a 5500u and 16gb ram.
Really love the budget series of yours 🔥
I will be happy to take this laptop off your hands, ETA. Thank you kind sir.
Also, Id love to see more budget reviews like this, and especially laptops that are realistically available/in stock.
With HP laptops, don't you find you need to remove a lot of garbage software in order to get good performance? Also modify the power management profile?
What's the dislpay refresh rate?
40-60hz
My GF needs a new laptop cause Acer decided to only put 32GB of eMMC soldered on storage in a laptop that came out in 2018 and also elected to not solder on a SATA connector EVEN THOUGH THE PADS ARE ON THE MOTHERBOARD. They could have saved me a lot of trouble if they spent like 1 more dollar and added it...
However, there is SATA settings for a SATA port in the bios so I think the port works if I can add one.
In the future, when you cover laptops with eMMC storage, check for SATA support in the bios and whether or not there's a SATA port soldered onto the board.
Also man it's so crazy to see U series laptops finally hitting 950m performance with integrated graphics. Really opens the door for emulation imo, you may even be able to do some GC/Wii on here if you can do PS2 well.
I just bought this laptop just for remote IT work and instantly replaced this poor 8GB ram to the max of 32GB with the cheapest G.Skill 3200mhz Ripjaws. Now it can easily handle a few JetBrains editors opened, many docker containers running, VirtualBox with Windows 10 (8GB ram reserved), and tons of chrome tabs with no performance drops, all running simultaneously on Ubuntu 22.04. So, if you want something for development without spending a lot of money, this laptop will perform very well after this upgrade thanks to the Ryzen 5500u, which is so good. And it still surprises me that you can get it in such a cheap laptop.
How's the build quality
ever since ryzen came into cheap laptop industries, it really change how it perform and really an upgrade from celeron or i3
true even if you dont game, good apu also means higher resolution playback on videos (youtube/media player etc)
I find it so annoying that laptops are moving away from having ethernet ports.
I get portability and all but it just seems like a MUST in a computer
You can get a USB Ethernet adapter for around $10.
Is it possible change display?
Yo tengo el 15-ef2126wm y es buen portátil, carga rápido las páginas web y para un estudiante para clases virtuales estaría bien. Lo malo es la pantalla, no tiene suficiente calidad y descepciona, las letras del teclado no se ven y no es retroiluminado. En contraprestación el sonido es agradable y cumple.
The price for this laptop, in Canada, at Walmart, is $599, online only. We are getting screwed here in Canada, when it comes to prices on electronics, along with other things.
I believe our government has us pay higher prices on everything in order to fund all these social programs and government waste. People don’t want to speak the truth these days anymore. They keep our taxes high and we can’t do anything about it.
The battery life on these Ryzen 5000 mobiles are amazing. Its only going to get better with the 6000 series.
Just curious, what do you consider a good battery life?
Asus just announced their new Vivobook s and Vivobook pro with 6000 series APU [RDNA2 iGPU- 680M] Can't wait for the review
It's under $400, user upgradable memory/storage and it does a great job with light gaming make this an incredible deal.
Comparing an AMD 5500U to a Celeron? Is that supposed to be a joke? Because these chips are competitors of the Intel Core i5s? Cheap? Have you tried to find a laptop not briefly on sale on walmart that has a 5500U CPU for less than $399? And it was hard to find that at less than $500 just a month or two ago? Wondering what market you're playing in? With all the supply chain madness and INFLATION pricing that is rampant these days? And multiple DELAYS in the newer chips for the next generation laptops, you'd be lucky to score an 8 Gig/AMD R5 5500U for $400!
Hp website has the HP15-ef2000 with same specs as this except it only has 128gb m.2 nvme ssd for $389 right now. I just ordered a custom one that's jet black with 1080p screen, ryzen 5500u, 16gb ram, and 512gb m.2 nvme ssd for $550 before tax.
i aint readin allat💯💯💯
Glad to see PCSX2 runs on this.
Hello i have an laptop with same specs but an lenovo version. I have 8GB Ram version but and unlike alot of version that i have seen i only have 5.8 GB or ram available. I something wrong with this or its normal?
I was looking at the same laptop yesterday for work.It's really well placed.I don't care about the gpu performance.It's just going to be used for web development.I will only buy it in a couple months.Maybe there's something new and cheaper by that time.
Exactly my thoughts. If I happen to be traveling and bored it can play a lot (most) of the games I want to play. I have a gaming laptop and never use it because it's too bulky. Just hooked it up to the tv instead. I thought I'd be gaming all the time but the truth is if you're traveling you are usually busy doing fun stuff already. And my favorite game ever, portal 2, runs at 150fps.
yo tengo esta laptop y la verdad, es muy buena y supera por mucho algunas opciones que tenia de tiendas departamentales que solo venden i3 o i5 a precios estratosfericos y la consegui en amazon por 11,311 peje coins, puedo jugar resident evil 2 remake, 3 remake, incluso algunos juegos modernos y competitivos sin ningun problema a una calidad media o baja y con resolucion de 720p lo cual es adecuado para el tamaño de la pantalla, aunque igual permite los 1080p los fps bajan mucho, gracias por el review
Que tal le va la emulación, as probado los juegos de 3ds i gamecube también?
@@sniper_monkey0257 si he probado Gamecube en algunos juegos corre excelente que son la mayoría, también corre bien los juegos de Wii pero no esperes algo excelente, si puedes emular bien todo PSP, consolas de 64 bits para atrás, nes, snes, n64,Gamecube y Wii con pequeñas limitaciones, todas las de Sega excepto el Dreamcast que los emuladores aún tienen gliches y Sega satur va bien, realmente no es una laptop que recomiende para emulación, es para algo más, como juegos de PC más modernos, no todos los va jalar pero te podría sorprender pues la tarjeta de video es lo más parecido a una rx550 en cuanto a rendimiento y el procesador se porta muy bien con software de edición de vídeo(filmora)
Le andará el elden ring con más ram? xd
Happy to see a sponsor for this videos, keep them coming
Recently I got a Dell Inspiron laptop with a 5625U. I upgraded it to 16 gigs so it could have dual channel memory. Just for comparison:, Geek Bench single: 1390, Multi 5795; Wildlife: 5955; Night raid: 13233. I didn't test similar games at similar specs. I did GTA V 1080p low and it was a solid 60 in the provided benchmark. The other ones were strategy games because that's what I mostly play on laptops.
Nice! And dual ram is very much must have on those, performance difference is very real single vs dual stick.
I have hp 15-ef2127wm and i used Amd apu tunning utility and the temperatures on games with tdp 25w, goes up to 91°, it is normal?
It's ryzen 5 5500u too
I believe max temp it can handle is 105⁰
I find it so awesome that you're reviewing my computer, do you think you could do a video on upgrading it?
That cheap windows key worked!! I'm amazed actually. Thanks!
Currently looking for a laptop with this processor, good to see you doing a video
That is the exact budget WII box I am looking at! Chromebooks are nice but real work happens on a Windows machine.
Good video like always!
My laptop has the 5500U in it and i love it. I play Elden Ring on it at night in bed. When plugged in, my particular laptop allows the APU to use 30 watts. Not sure what performance you'd get without that feature. But yes, Elden Ring at 720p low at 30 fps. Honestly doesn't look that bad.
You must have pee and poo in your eyes if 720p doesn't look to bad.
Jk. Just wanted to make you chuckle. I'm a cheeky little flubber.
@@thetechrealist honestly I have a 4k TV. I don't notice when I am watching something in 720p. I usually only start to notice when watching something in 480p.
@@johnhancock2667 bro it's time to get your eyes checked then holy shit
@@thetechrealist You must be under 25, shut up.
@@Droidsky17 I have better than 20/20. Nice try. I am just not a snob or consumerist that needs the newest hottest product.
Windows 10 Hero Wallpaper, I mean Window Lighting is still my favorite wallpaper over Blue Flower Windows 11
Just picked up an HP that Microcenter has on sale for $649. 5600H + GTX1650 with 8GB & a 512GB SSD. Really happy with it so far.
Do a teardown of this machine, show us the internals
Thanks for the demo and info, have a great day
Is now 480, some Lucky ones got it at the right price
I have this laptop and this is the beset gaming thing I got to play games like gta 5 so I highly recommend this
$330 for a 5500U laptop is a steal. This APU is a beast.
Actually it's poorly balanced for gaming, a pretty beefy CPU with a fairly weak iGPU. Steam Deck SoC trounces it and it has a worse CPU. Vega is trash compared to RDNA2, better to wait for 6000 series laptops.
@@sovo1212 $339 for a fully usable laptop man. This iGPU used to be very powerful even compared to Xe graphics due to bad drivers, but now we were spoiled by the 6800U's performance. Mind you 6800U will be a top of the line chip only available in much more expensive laptops.
@@one_step_sideways But that only speaks bad about Intel, instead of speaking any good about AMD. AMD chose not to update Vega graphics for years mainly because of the lack of competition.
6800U will be top of the line, but the 6600U will be like a follow up to this 5500U, and will still double its graphics performance, so I'd say it's worth waiting for it, even if you have to pay a little more. Keep also in mind the 339 USD offer is no longer available, now it's 419.
Great video but I have one question, how did you get the gpu overclocked? So I have this same chipset in the HP 17-cp700dx and I cant get the old aatu to change anything that you showcased here. I have tried the new release now, I am using cpu-z and gpu-z to look at the mhz and I used gta4 to put the chip under load. Then it was still 1800mhz after going to the gpu overclocking tab and raising the mhz to 2000 then checking the box for overclock igpu. I get better geekbench benchmarks after a restart compared to immediately after applying the settings here in either tuning utility
I found the HP spec sheet, but it doesn't tell me what the 1. max ram & mhz is (I have some existing SODIMM I'd like to use!) 2. Can I add/replace the boot drive with an NVME SSD ?
If anyone could help me with this, I'd really appreciate it. This might be an amazing home lab PC!
And of course ETAPRIME THANK YOU for putting this on my radar and for the video! :)
The max ram is 32gb but I’m uncertain on the max MHz is probably 3600mhz or 4200mhz base off other similar hp laptops .
It’s already back to $450 online…. :-(
Just checked local Walmart in Connecticut and it is $420.00! Other places even more! Please buy one where you got yours and send it to me.
I have this laptop and the display is really grainy. Kind of white washed sandy. When i saw it on display it didnt seem this bad. What do you guys think i can do to fix or is this just how its going to be?
Did you ever get this fixed? I’m looking into buying it over the weekend
In future it would be great to take these laptops apart to show how we get at the replaceable parts. Kind of like an iFixit video but from your own perspective. What I would love to do is replace the SSD with a WD 2 TB HDD. It may draw down the battery faster but my data would be safer on that spinning drive.
On this one all you need is a screwdriver to remove the screws in bottom. Some are hiding behind both adhesive strips. After that you just separate the case/screen from the bottom half of keyboard. You can remove and install new Ram using just your fingers and the m.2 nvme ssd is clearly visible as well. It's held in by a single screw.
@@GrabLifeByDaPoosy Not all laptops are as easy to get into. Moving forward if the trend of replacing reliable HDDs with shitty SSDs takes over I'll switch back over to towers.
@@SlowPCGaming1 I'm not very knowledgeable on which components are the best. Why do you not like ssd?
@@GrabLifeByDaPoosy 01) Unreliable
02) High Cost
03) A Fraction of the storage capacity of HDDs for the same cost
04) Short lifespan
same as mine very friendly and useful laptop.
Commenting on the exact laptop! :) it's white though
$399 if something is interested in the price
Got the 12gb ram version for $294.59 on eBay for my aunt, good stuff
I love your vids ❤️
I have this exact laptop! Only bothersome thing is the display, which is low quality, but is 1080p which is an up. (Low cost laptops usually are 768p)
How's the build quality
How is 1080p low quality it’s a solid resolution and full HD
@@magicalsurprise1509 the resolution is just fine, just poor viewing angles and colors is what meant by low quality
i have a similar ZenBook
5500u + mx450 (12w) + a 92% srgb color accurate ips screen
This is looking way better than my current 7 year old Dell laptop.
Luckily I am saving for a desktop.
No point in testing this laptop without upgrading the ram...
@ETAPRIME I'd like to see the RAM upgraded to Quad channel, "because we can"!!!
Was doing a bit of research on it for upgrades and it looks like it comes with a single 8gb stick of ddr4 and a 2nd stick can be added, I wonder if it can run in dual channel and get a performance boost with a cheap identical stick off of eBay?
And is there room for only one m.2?
Also, found a refurb for $309 but new is pushing $500 at my Walmart. Are our prices for new that different or did you snag the refurb?
Thanks in advance.
My cousin's kid spiked my laptop like a football and I need a cheap replacement. If I can game on it or steam stream to it it'd be worth it to pick one up and toss in a bit extra ram.
It comes with 2x4gb ram in dual channel. The information out there is extremely conflicting. HP will even tell you it's not "user" upgradeable but almost all the HP 14, 15, and 17 models allow for upgrading the Nvme sad and DDR4 ram.
I would love to see you test Linux on such laptops, especially a distro like Fedora
I was listening to this in the background and, when you went through your ad, I thought you meant a Windows key-cap and not the activation key at first lol.
I bought the 14" 5300U version of these HP laptops. Once you debloat the Windows 11 install, it's actually pretty nice. I tossed in a 16GB stick of RAM to get 24GB in total and I really like it. Wish the M.2 drive was bigger, but that's a future upgrade if I feel like it.
Do you still get dual channel with a different size ram?
According to CPU-Z it is dual channel.
@@murdock94that's cool, now I have more choices on the second hand mkt. Thanks for replying.
Would love to see this Laptop with FSR 2 and FSR 3 in games.
problem with this new cheap laptops is UEFI security features made to keep you locked in windows making dual boot or simply installing linux a PITA, should include basic linux compatibility as part of the review process...
Great review.
Are there any laptops that can have the TDP go up past 30 with the 5500U besides Lenovo?
I have the 12gb version and it can run Fallout 4 all ultra settings minus the shadows. And it's looks fantastic.
GTA V all highly settings solid 30 fps. The Witcher 3 you need to tweak the settings you get medium barely 25fps.
I don't think TDP is the only problem here. My lenovo ideapad also only goes to 30W but the Ryzen 5500u can get to 4.0GHZ even at just 30W. I am current playing God Of War 3 with RPSC3 it gets around 35 - 50fps
I also see other videos with this same apu and 8 gb of ram running the forza game he couldn't get working. Wonder what is the cause of the issues
Have you tried persona 5 on rpcs3? Would love to know if it works
@Maverick X oh damn that's mind blowing. Thank you for the info
@Maverick X how is the cemu Emulation specifically botw
Nice video Sir
How much did the overclock impact the temperatures and battery life of the laptop?
Hi I'm also using this laptop half a year now and it work great , I upgraded it to 16gb ddr4 3200mhz and 1tb nvme and I want to get better gaming but I don't know how to increase its performance
just got my hands on the ryzen 7 version today
You must be the favourite customer of Best Buy and Walmart. The sales person their must rejoice when they see you walking in.
i wont suggest this for anyone who want it for anything but educational purpose, got it for my sister, from local store for ₹45k~$590. though its cheap but it has many cons, even for the price, first of all heating issue, this gets pretty war from below, thermals are a nightmare on this things, i benchmarked it on R23 it got a score of only 5.2k sounds decent when compared to intel equivalent but 5500u gots till 7k in R23(clock does not go beyond 2.7ghz), 2nd is its built quality, its weak and cheap, holding it you will FEEL the body wobbling, its not much you cant see it, but it does not feels sturdy at all, keys are loose, you will feel the cheapness of keyboard on every stroke, and screen is horrible, colors are horrible on this, i tried to correct it, still no gain, The better alternative is Lenovo Idea pad, its thermals are better, built is okayish and display is far better for a little more price. also this does not have backlight lenovo ones have it. unfortunately the store does not allows returns only replacement.
on those laptops it makes huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuge 3d performance difference 1 vs 2 (dual) ram stick configuration. whoever buys one of these and plans to do anything else than web browsing - please do favor Yourself and add second identical ram module.
hey bro nice review, I have the same set up but from acer, great chipset for the money, could you be kind and share with us the live wallpaper at 3:05, loved the retrowave vibes! cheers!
man the price difference is insane, here in Europe for around 350€ we can buy a dual core laptop with 4GB ram, which is not even close to this
True
I got this exact laptop on black Friday for 400 euros in Germany. Usually it went around 450-500.
Dumb question maybe but I play games with a disc version, where goes the disc?
Hey, man. Been watching your videos for a couple of years now. Here's in April '22, what's my best best bet for a budget pc that can play up to the WiiU? No so much concerned with the PS sides of things, moreso the Nintendo Just a general direction would be appreciated.
It's just as fast if not faster then i5 I wish i spend extra 80$ got ryzen 7
I worked for HP in tech support for 4 years. And no matter the price and specs of the laptop, I avoid HP laptops like the plague. If you want a decent yet cheap laptop, I'd recommend either Asus or Acer. HP are notorious for undervolting hardware, overheating issues as well as general failure of the components. More commonly the amount of failures their hard drives and RAM chips have is sickening.
Asus and acer??? Tbh all pc oems are terrible. I've heard terrible stories about every single one. Apple is probably the best overall and even they have issues
@@chuboasshippo2181 Mac OS is way to buggy
Surprised to hear someone recommend Acer.
Ive been looking to get this laptop for my mom for some time now.
She does use photoshop and watches alot of movies and shows. The specs on this looked good to me but i dont know if its good enough for light-medium photoshop usage. Can you tell me if its good or not?
And also how bright is the screen?
I dunno why but this video only is showing as private on my web browser but viewable on my phone ?
Yeah seeing the same issues here
youtube breaking, just now when i first opened this video, the description disappeared and i couldn't access the comments
@@ETAPRIME ok phew, i thought i got hacked again or something. RUclipsrs are constantly getting targeted for fake sponsorship scams now
Same. Nice vid ETA
I am genuinely of the opinion that these laptops should have windows 10 instead of 11
In Philippines 3k especially It's really good for studying
I don't get why there would be a comparison with Intel Celeron, especially since, as stated they are around $200 and this is significantly more expensive for the class that it is in.
I like my asus q408g which has the 5500u and an mx450 - decent combo for a little better experience than any built in graphics
Not bad for what it is Thanks.
I have the lenovo ideapad with the 5500u in it. You have to watch the temps, because if the cpu goes over 85c it turns down the tdp. I solve this problem by running a laptop cooler when I am gaming on it. I can play cyberpunk 2077 720 30fps no problem at all. Really stout performance if you keep the cpu cool.
Should I buy Lenovo 5500u or the hp 5500u.
@@piyushkadam4296 hp Heat issues? Which dıd you buy
Well not picking this up. Now priced at $399.00.
Just checked the link, Walmart shows $439??
It could be Best if You can find the Lenovo ideapad versión of this laptop
Thanks for another great video Prime!
What would you say, 600 bucks for something like this with 16bg of ram?
You can get it for $419 right now and upgrade to 2x8gb Ram for a little less than $500
I have order this laptop and expecting to arrive in a few days. how can I bump up the MHz of GPU on this laptop? and how to increase the performance of processor by increasing the APU's TDP to 30watt?
How's the build quality
Ugh, windows 11... Can W10 be loaded? (Not that W10 is any good but it's better than 11)
still waiting for those sweet 6800u laptops
You put to much of the 30W power budged to the Vega graphics when you overclocked it, so the cpu clocks was hit prety hard. Most of the games you showed was cpu botlenecked because of the insuficient power for the CPU. If you let the Vega graphics in stock or undervolted it you gona have a much better performance overall.
Yeah my Lucienne runs best stock after a restart. I have only tried the settings listed here for my HP 17