Zen2 vs Zen3 importance for 5000 U-series seams to be hugely overstated in this review. Games run exactly the same, and many multithreaded tasks too. Only in select tasks an advantage can be measured (not felt), but honestly- 6c/12t is a lot of CPU power, Zen2 or Zen3; more than a general user will make use of, or ever think there to be a difference.
I recently bought a slightly different version of this HP model (a smooth silver case and a 1 TB SSD) for around 600 EUR. Here in Eastern Europe it's known as HP 15s-eq2008. Overall the model is an excellent budget machine - the 5500U is a snappy and efficient processor with a lot of potential, the gaming performance is suprisingly good for an APU, the speakers are LOUD and decent sounding, the display is IPS and bright enough, the battery life is also very good. Intel based machines here for the same price locally are bad - the processors are at best an slightly worse than 5500u i5 model, the dedicated GPU (when available) is at best an MX330/MX250 which almost always lag behind the 5500U's Radeon 6 APU, when paired an adequate dual channel 16GB RAM combo, the SSDs are usually half/quarter TB and most ridiculously you always have to choose - either IPS display, either dedicated GPU, either a 1TB SSD :D Most of the main downsides of the HP are also easily fixable: - The original single 8GB RAM stick I complemented with another of the same 8GB/3200MHz type by Kingston (around 45 EUR) to enable the dual channel combo; - The display color calibration was kinda off out of the box (somewhat greenish) which is easily fixable with the Windows color calibration tool. The only serious donwsides, that can be offputting for some people are the ports - an additonal full-sized USB and and an Ethernet port would have been much appreciated.
@@L3_M Been using it since, pretty good laptop, however you can get a laptop with the same proc but a better cooling system for an instance a Lenovo if you want to game.
Overall decent for the price. What I have found out is that you could open up the AMD Radeon software in start-up and turn on virtual super resolution. This makes the display look a lot better than it used to be.
Hi Lon. Thanks for honest review. I would really appreciate if you could also state the exact price on the date of the review for the laptop you are reviewing so that I can have a reference when you say "these machines cost a lot less than they do right now". Besides that wanted to let you know I recently found your channel and I like your reviews. :)
@@patriotsouthern8123 I've been playing around on their site but I can't get that low with the price. Especially with the 5700u. Do you still see the same pricing for the model you got?
@@CaM-wf9ch negative it might have been a Black Friday promotion only? Not sure why it’s different now. I wasn’t even planning on buying a laptop but I couldn’t pass it up
I got the 5700 u version. I’m quite happy with it. Being familiar with Ryzen apus performance in games i went with a720p screen. I think it’s the way to go with these machines. With a ram and ssd upgrade it’s a phenomenal machine. My only complaint is battery life. It stinks. Keep that power brick handy!
The reviewer above stated the upgraded IPS display is not the main selling point in the 15z-ef2000. No truer words have ever been spoken. I cannot get enthusiastic with the rest of the laptop due to the incredibly poor display on the unit I just received. The speaker, however is very good. Crank up the volume, close the lid, and this laptop becomes almost bearable.
Ahh, I'm not sure how much this was selling for when you reviewed it, but I just bought this for 450 bucks with 16 gb of ram, ryzen 5, and 128gb of space. I don't know if this made the laptop any more worthwhile, so here's hoping i didn't make a mistake. What would you recommend instead of this at the same price point?
@@BluD I'll let you know when it comes again! I didn't notice I ordered the worse screen. When it came, the screen was so bad, it was just unacceptable lolol. I sent it back and reordered it with the better screen. Sorry I couldn't give you a review
I just ordered a custom built HP 15 ef-2000 series from the HP website for $585 tax included. 1920x1080p 512gb m.2 nvme ssd 16gb ram 3200mhz AMD Ryzen 5500u . I also got the 3yr extended warranty with accidental damage coverage for another $100. They mail you a box with prepaid label if any repairs are needed. I'm not very familiar with the pricing of all the different variations of processors and graphics but it seemed like a decent price. There's so many people that are loyal to only a handful of companies and hate on the rest that it's hard to get objective feedback whether or not I made a good choice. I know people don't like HP due to them throttling the performance or something like that when the wattage is too high? I believe the one I got is only 25w but possible to be changed in BIOS to 30w? I probably should've spent a few hundred more and got the one with the same specs as above but with the gtx 1650 but Im really just dipping my toes into pc gaming at the moment. There's a lot I want to learn before making a big investment. Any feedback is welcome.
Hi Lon, can you do another review with the Asus laptop in the same CPU category, AMD 5000 series? I'm considering buying one when it comes out. Thanks.
I just ordered this and it should be here any day so my question is if I hook this up to a external monitor that's 144hz will I get at least 120hz at 1080p or am I going to be stuck at 60hz no matter what thank you great reviews btw
I was looking around my parts bin and the most I have are two sticks of 8 . Looks like it's time to go shopping :). I have a few more similar machines to this one coming in so I'll see if those behave differently with more RAM.
My HP model is very simillar to this one (different case texture and color + larger SSD), everything else is the same. Originally it came with a single 8GB/3200Mhz and one additional free slot, so I added another of the same type by Kingston. It works with no problems or hiccups, but I still don't have installed very demanding game on it. However on the good old NFS Underground 2 there were some minor slowdowns, when played on battery, which now appear to be gone with the 8+8 GB combo. If you buy RAM always check if it's the same type in order for the dual channel to work properly - DDR4, 8GB, 3200Mhz, preferably by a well-known brand - Kingston, Hyper-X, A-Data. It's like 40-50 EUR in here, no need to risk buying some unknown or incompatible crap.
I have the silver one (it's known as HP 15s here in Eastern Europe). Eeeeeeh, not the most expensive looking, a matte textured dark color always look better on a cheap plastic laptop. I had two textured laptops before, much better.
Have to agree with NeblogaiLT below. I have a 5500U Lenovo and it can do just about EVERYTHING I need it to and do it FAST! You can play that latest and greatest game forever, but you will do so at a PREMIUM cost. And, when all is said and done. The performance increases are OK but NOT as phenomenal as most reviewers tell you they are. Meaning? You want a 100% improvement? FORGET ABOUT IT! You want a 50% improvement? Maybe if you pay TOP DOLLAR FOR THE BEST PROCESSOR. You want a 33% improvement, well that may be the best you get for now. Is that something FANTASTIC? NO! It's really a lot of hype unless you're willing to open the machine up, UP its RAM to the MAX, and overclock the system so that you're almost frying it, lol. But by then, just BUY a regular PC box and build your own why don't you? For normal humans an AMD six core, 12 thread 5500U with at least 8 GBs of RAM, and best at 16 GBs., will do you. I know it's going to be a few years before I'm looking for the next upgrade. And WHY might I need one? ONLY for VIDEO, I suspect. Probably have to stream 8K or 16K by then, no?
I just ordered a custom built HP 15 ef-2000 series from the HP website for $585 tax included. 1920x1080p 512gb m.2 nvme ssd 16gb ram 3200mhz AMD Ryzen 5500u . I also got the 3yr extended warranty with accidental damage coverage for another $100. They mail you a box with prepaid label if any repairs are needed. I'm not very familiar with the pricing of all the different variations of processors and graphics but it seemed like a decent price. There's so many people that are loyal to only a handful of companies and hate on the rest that it's hard to get objective feedback whether or not I made a good choice. I know people don't like HP due to them throttling the performance or something like that when the wattage is too high? I believe the one I got is only 25w but possible to be changed in BIOS to 30w? I probably should've spent a few hundred more and got the one with the same specs as above but with the gtx 1650 but Im really just dipping my toes into pc gaming at the moment. There's a lot I want to learn before making a big investment. Any feedback is welcome.
i dont know why people buy laptop like that and want to playing games with it if you want playing games go buy a used ps4 for that but laptop with this apu chip is very very good enough for daily windows using and maybe some works on photo shop not pro but amateur and browsing internet so i see that laptop is so much good for what they make it for
Actually the space is there, there is no tray but does have the sata connection… you need a cable and a tray. I bet you could find them on eBay. I went with a portable ssd from Samsung. That headache isn’t for me.
Hello, I can get this laptop with 16 ram 256gb ssd for 519 dollar before tax. Do you think is it good for the price or I should look for something else. What was your purchase price for your own configuration. Thanks for the video.
i just got mine i got with 12gb ram for 409$ it is extremely fast speakers are nice only downside is the plastic is cheap very cheap seems flimsy especially the black ones because the grey silver ones seem better quality plastic. I was worried display was gonna be bad but its good quality for sure . again only downside for me is that plastic cheap build but is super fast i mean too fast . Doest get hot at all. I wanna return it just because of the cheap plastic but its a restocking fee from hp so hopefully it lasts .
I just ordered a custom built version of this laptop and the backlit keyboard option wasn't available for the jet black color. It was available for the natural silver and rose gold variants which had the silver keyboards. I emailed customer support and asked why the jet black option was the only one that didn't offer the backlit keyboard upgrade option but they didn't have any answer for me.
Look up videos for upgrading HP 15 ram. There's many different model numbers but are still the same internally. Once you remove the screws (some of which are under the adhesive strips on bottom of laptop) use a flat tool to separate the top of the keyboard from the bottom and the ram will be sitting right there on top. You just pop it out and pop the new ones in. Only thing necessary is a phillips head screwdriver for the screws in outer casing of laptop and a flat spudge or other flat tool to help separate the chassis/keyboard. Make sure both sticks of ram are the same size or you won't be able to make use of all of the ram. Say if you have one 8 GB and one 4 GB stick installed you will still only be getting to use 8 GB from what I've read. You won't actually be using 12 GB of RAM even though it's installed. I'm not sure why but if you want to upgrade from 8 GB you need to put in two 8 GB sticks.
What’s shocking is that performance difference between all laptop CPUs and the M1. My god...that CPU is a beast. Imagine if WWDC the iPad Pro can also use full on Mac apps? $749 for the fastest ultraportable on the market is gonna be the best deal in tech.
These cheap HP's are made by Compal for a price, I had a couple some years ago and resold them cheap because they where not good enough. Today we are buying Lenovo and Dell for laptops. For desktop we buy Dell, HP and Lenovo.
Guessing you probably did what i did and got the lower resolution screen. Only way to fix that is to get a better monitor. You're better off selling the laptop and getting one with a higher resolution screen, if it's that important to you. (It was to me)
Yes there's lots of videos showing how to do it on RUclips. Search for upgrading the ram in a HP 15. The model numbers will be a little different but the internal components are the same on quite a few different model numbers.
All you need is a Phillips head screwdriver to remove the screws on the bottom of the laptop. A few of them are hiding behind the adhesive strips on the bottom. After that just take a flat tool or spudge to separate the case around where the keyboard is to lift the top part off. Once that's done the ram can be removed just using your fingers and pop the new Ram inside. The nvme SSD and the two channels of ram are right there on top. They only thing needed to be removed access them is just opening up the laptop.
i always say , stay away from HP with a ryzen APU in it , HP has this stupid bios that does not allow you to allocate 2gb of V-ram to the radeon graphics, your mostly stuck with 500mb or so shared video memory
@@LonSeidman i have noticed this to , i bought the pavilion 15 with the upgraded ips screen and bang & olufson speakers with the 5500u to test out and also see if they finally added this memory function again , but i'm not getting my hopes up
@@LonSeidman No, I get it, thanks for telling me up front this probably isn't worth getting, saved me watching a review. I meant what was the point of watching the review, it wasn't an attack on you personally. I'm just upset there aren't any good ryzen APU notebooks. I guess it is just better to get a dedicated GPU notebook, even if the GPU is really weak.
Hi, as I'm in the market for a new laptop with a budget of $700 including sales tax, I'm considering a custom order *HP 15z-ef2000* or the *HP Pavilion 15z-eh100* model directly from HP.com for home entertainment use (Browsing, RUclips, streaming shows and movies, and downloading FLAC music files). I don't plan on doing anything resource intensive. With the *HP 15z-ef2000* , I was thinking of going with a Ryzen 5500U hexacore, a 512GB PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD, 16GB of RAM and WiFi 5 (2x2). With the *HP Pavilion 15z-eh100* , I'm thinking of going with the Ryzen 5500U hexacore, a 512GB PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD ,16GB of RAM and the newer WiFi 6 (2x2) that supports gigabit data rate. The advantage here is that it comes with B&O tuned speakers. Based on this, which configuration would you go with? I *could* also wait for the Labor Day sale and snag one then, depending on their deals. As an aside, is it true that the HP Pavilion series of laptops are better in terms of build quality than the regular HP (no name) series of laptops?
How did your purchase turn out? I just ordered a custom built HP 15 ef-2000 series from the HP website for $585 tax included. 1920x1080p 512gb m.2 nvme ssd 16gb ram 3200mhz AMD Ryzen 5500u . I also got the 3yr extended warranty with accidental damage coverage for another $100. They mail you a box with prepaid label if any repairs are needed. I'm not very familiar with the pricing of all the different variations of processors and graphics but it seemed like a decent price. There's so many people that are loyal to only a handful of companies and hate on the rest that it's hard to get objective feedback whether or not I made a good choice. I know people don't like HP due to them throttling the performance or something like that when the wattage is too high? I believe the one I got is only 25w but possible to be changed in BIOS to 30w? I probably should've spent a few hundred more and got the one with the same specs as above but with the gtx 1650 but Im really just dipping my toes into pc gaming at the moment. There's a lot I want to learn before making a big investment. Any feedback is welcome.
@@GrabLifeByDaPoosy That's a great deal, if you ask me. I ordered a Dell with Ryzen 5700, 16 GB RAM, 512 GB storage back in September. Other than the screen brightness being only 250 nits and having to tone down the green cast a bit, it's been fine.
Zen2 vs Zen3 importance for 5000 U-series seams to be hugely overstated in this review. Games run exactly the same, and many multithreaded tasks too. Only in select tasks an advantage can be measured (not felt), but honestly- 6c/12t is a lot of CPU power, Zen2 or Zen3; more than a general user will make use of, or ever think there to be a difference.
I recently bought a slightly different version of this HP model (a smooth silver case and a 1 TB SSD) for around 600 EUR.
Here in Eastern Europe it's known as HP 15s-eq2008. Overall the model is an excellent budget machine - the 5500U is a snappy and efficient processor with a lot of potential, the gaming performance is suprisingly good for an APU, the speakers are LOUD and decent sounding, the display is IPS and bright enough, the battery life is also very good. Intel based machines here for the same price locally are bad - the processors are at best an slightly worse than 5500u i5 model, the dedicated GPU (when available) is at best an MX330/MX250 which almost always lag behind the 5500U's Radeon 6 APU, when paired an adequate dual channel 16GB RAM combo, the SSDs are usually half/quarter TB and most ridiculously you always have to choose - either IPS display, either dedicated GPU, either a 1TB SSD :D
Most of the main downsides of the HP are also easily fixable:
- The original single 8GB RAM stick I complemented with another of the same 8GB/3200MHz type by Kingston (around 45 EUR) to enable the dual channel combo;
- The display color calibration was kinda off out of the box (somewhat greenish) which is easily fixable with the Windows color calibration tool.
The only serious donwsides, that can be offputting for some people are the ports - an additonal full-sized USB and and an Ethernet port would have been much appreciated.
I just bought this laptop and I couldn't find a video anywhere else, thanks!!!
It’s good ?
@@L3_M Been using it since, pretty good laptop, however you can get a laptop with the same proc but a better cooling system for an instance a Lenovo if you want to game.
Overall decent for the price. What I have found out is that you could open up the AMD Radeon software in start-up and turn on virtual super resolution. This makes the display look a lot better than it used to be.
It is nice when you were there for the live event and now you can see the full review of the product :)
Hi Lon. Thanks for honest review. I would really appreciate if you could also state the exact price on the date of the review for the laptop you are reviewing so that I can have a reference when you say "these machines cost a lot less than they do right now".
Besides that wanted to let you know I recently found your channel and I like your reviews. :)
I got this same laptop with 16gb of ram, ryzen 7 5700u, 256gb, realtek WiFi 5 2x2, and 1920x1080 display all for $410
Did you get it from the HP website?
Where??
@@CaM-wf9ch yes
@@patriotsouthern8123 I've been playing around on their site but I can't get that low with the price. Especially with the 5700u. Do you still see the same pricing for the model you got?
@@CaM-wf9ch negative it might have been a Black Friday promotion only? Not sure why it’s different now. I wasn’t even planning on buying a laptop but I couldn’t pass it up
I got the 5700 u version. I’m quite happy with it. Being familiar with Ryzen apus performance in games i went with a720p screen. I think it’s the way to go with these machines. With a ram and ssd upgrade it’s a phenomenal machine. My only complaint is battery life. It stinks. Keep that power brick handy!
Hello, are you by any chance reviewing the new Samsung Book Pro? Anywho, thanks for the great content as always!
Thanks for the video, really appreciate the Linux spotlight as well :)
Hello, Sir.
Thank you for your review.
I ordered this one.
Greetings from Russia, have a nice day.
Great video Lon, very detailed as always. Keep up the great work!
The reviewer above stated the upgraded IPS display is not the main selling point in the 15z-ef2000. No truer words have ever been spoken. I cannot get enthusiastic with the rest of the laptop due to the incredibly poor display on the unit I just received. The speaker, however is very good. Crank up the volume, close the lid, and this laptop becomes almost bearable.
Ahh, I'm not sure how much this was selling for when you reviewed it, but I just bought this for 450 bucks with 16 gb of ram, ryzen 5, and 128gb of space. I don't know if this made the laptop any more worthwhile, so here's hoping i didn't make a mistake.
What would you recommend instead of this at the same price point?
What do you think about it?
@@BluD I'll let you know when it comes again! I didn't notice I ordered the worse screen. When it came, the screen was so bad, it was just unacceptable lolol. I sent it back and reordered it with the better screen. Sorry I couldn't give you a review
@@kit5465 no worries i wound up just grabbing the 13" aero for like 150 more.
@@kit5465 And? What happen?
I just ordered a custom built HP 15 ef-2000 series from the HP website for $585 tax included.
1920x1080p
512gb m.2 nvme ssd
16gb ram 3200mhz
AMD Ryzen 5500u .
I also got the 3yr extended warranty with accidental damage coverage for another $100. They mail you a box with prepaid label if any repairs are needed.
I'm not very familiar with the pricing of all the different variations of processors and graphics but it seemed like a decent price. There's so many people that are loyal to only a handful of companies and hate on the rest that it's hard to get objective feedback whether or not I made a good choice. I know people don't like HP due to them throttling the performance or something like that when the wattage is too high? I believe the one I got is only 25w but possible to be changed in BIOS to 30w?
I probably should've spent a few hundred more and got the one with the same specs as above but with the gtx 1650 but Im really just dipping my toes into pc gaming at the moment. There's a lot I want to learn before making a big investment. Any feedback is welcome.
Hi Lon, can you do another review with the Asus laptop in the same CPU category, AMD 5000 series? I'm considering buying one when it comes out. Thanks.
Great video! Could you please tell me what IPS screens are compatible with this laptop? Looking to upgrade it from TN to IPS.
for this money what laptop your would recommend ? big hug from argentina
I just ordered this and it should be here any day so my question is if I hook this up to a external monitor that's 144hz will I get at least 120hz at 1080p or am I going to be stuck at 60hz no matter what thank you great reviews btw
Love your videos and honesty.
Are you going to try to stick some larger RAM sticks in to see if it gets rid of the minor glitches while gaming?
I was looking around my parts bin and the most I have are two sticks of 8 . Looks like it's time to go shopping :). I have a few more similar machines to this one coming in so I'll see if those behave differently with more RAM.
My HP model is very simillar to this one (different case texture and color + larger SSD), everything else is the same.
Originally it came with a single 8GB/3200Mhz and one additional free slot, so I added another of the same type by Kingston. It works with no problems or hiccups, but I still don't have installed very demanding game on it.
However on the good old NFS Underground 2 there were some minor slowdowns, when played on battery, which now appear to be gone with the 8+8 GB combo. If you buy RAM always check if it's the same type in order for the dual channel to work properly - DDR4, 8GB, 3200Mhz, preferably by a well-known brand - Kingston, Hyper-X, A-Data. It's like 40-50 EUR in here, no need to risk buying some unknown or incompatible crap.
Keyboard looks cheap. The silver model looks better I think. Great review!
I have the silver one (it's known as HP 15s here in Eastern Europe). Eeeeeeh, not the most expensive looking, a matte textured dark color always look better on a cheap plastic laptop. I had two textured laptops before, much better.
Yeah, I had old hp probook from 2012 built with better materials, metal and nice plastics.
Have to agree with NeblogaiLT below. I have a 5500U Lenovo and it can do just about EVERYTHING I need it to and do it FAST!
You can play that latest and greatest game forever, but you will do so at a PREMIUM cost. And, when all is said and done. The performance increases are OK but NOT as phenomenal as
most reviewers tell you they are. Meaning? You want a 100% improvement? FORGET ABOUT IT! You want a 50% improvement? Maybe if you pay TOP DOLLAR FOR THE BEST PROCESSOR.
You want a 33% improvement, well that may be the best you get for now. Is that something FANTASTIC? NO! It's really a lot of hype unless you're willing to open the machine up, UP its RAM to the MAX, and overclock the system so that you're almost frying it, lol. But by then, just BUY a regular PC box and build your own why don't you?
For normal humans an AMD six core, 12 thread 5500U with at least 8 GBs of RAM, and best at 16 GBs., will do you. I know it's going to be a few years before I'm looking for the next upgrade.
And WHY might I need one? ONLY for VIDEO, I suspect. Probably have to stream 8K or 16K by then, no?
I just ordered a custom built HP 15 ef-2000 series from the HP website for $585 tax included.
1920x1080p
512gb m.2 nvme ssd
16gb ram 3200mhz
AMD Ryzen 5500u .
I also got the 3yr extended warranty with accidental damage coverage for another $100. They mail you a box with prepaid label if any repairs are needed.
I'm not very familiar with the pricing of all the different variations of processors and graphics but it seemed like a decent price. There's so many people that are loyal to only a handful of companies and hate on the rest that it's hard to get objective feedback whether or not I made a good choice. I know people don't like HP due to them throttling the performance or something like that when the wattage is too high? I believe the one I got is only 25w but possible to be changed in BIOS to 30w?
I probably should've spent a few hundred more and got the one with the same specs as above but with the gtx 1650 but Im really just dipping my toes into pc gaming at the moment. There's a lot I want to learn before making a big investment. Any feedback is welcome.
i dont know why people buy laptop like that and want to playing games with it
if you want playing games go buy a used ps4 for that
but laptop with this apu chip is very very good enough for daily windows using and maybe some works on photo shop not pro but amateur and browsing internet
so i see that laptop is so much good for what they make it for
Is the touchscreen model a better display or only just adding touch to the same screen?
Can I use the USB Type C on this for connecting a USB C dock for mouse and keyboard???
Does anyone had issues with the speakers? they sound annoying when I turn the volume up to 100, like buzzing sounds :(
Hi, does it have an extra HDD slot for space upgrades? Thanks for the review.
Sry but no it doesn't
Actually the space is there, there is no tray but does have the sata connection… you need a cable and a tray. I bet you could find them on eBay. I went with a portable ssd from Samsung. That headache isn’t for me.
I seen a video where someone used some kind of foam with adhesive backing to secure it in an open space in one of the corners and it worked fine.
Can I use steam on this laptop? All I'm looking for is some light gaming bc my mac is literally useless as of now.
Anyone able to find tear down for this laptop? I know LonTV did open the laptop, but didn’t show the process of opening it
Hello, I can get this laptop with 16 ram 256gb ssd for 519 dollar before tax. Do you think is it good for the price or I should look for something else. What was your purchase price for your own configuration. Thanks for the video.
Is it better to have a single channel of 16gb of ram instead of dual channel 8gb (both with r5 5500u)
Dual channel is the best for AMD processors. (Like this laptop in the video)
Aggree, dual channel is much better, especially if you rely in integrated graphics
Does it use windows precision driver? Looking foward to this one
Would it be plausible to put a wifi 6 card in place of the stock wifi card?
i just got mine i got with 12gb ram for 409$ it is extremely fast speakers are nice only downside is the plastic is cheap very cheap seems flimsy especially the black ones because the grey silver ones seem better quality plastic. I was worried display was gonna be bad but its good quality for sure . again only downside for me is that plastic cheap build but is super fast i mean too fast . Doest get hot at all. I wanna return it just because of the cheap plastic but its a restocking fee from hp so hopefully it lasts .
Did you try the silver one yourself? It's $10 extra currently, which is probably worth it huh?
Keep up the great work
Reason of low fps not in 8 GB ram. That is in hp limit on video memory 480 mb. And it is unchangeable..
Can you review 5700u laptops?
Can anyone tell me what kind of 15.6 LED screen I should buy to replace it? I don't know if it's 30 or 40...
Hi, I have the black version. but unfortunately I can't find a way to turn on the keyboard light. this model does not have that light???
I just ordered a custom built version of this laptop and the backlit keyboard option wasn't available for the jet black color. It was available for the natural silver and rose gold variants which had the silver keyboards. I emailed customer support and asked why the jet black option was the only one that didn't offer the backlit keyboard upgrade option but they didn't have any answer for me.
could you do a video on the acer aspire 5 ryzen 7 5700 ?
Can I use a docking station with this laptop?
I think 5500u should be compared to 4600u instead.
Hello, why the 2 slots for Ram are reserved (4gb + 4gb)? How can I upgrade to 16GB?
Look up videos for upgrading HP 15 ram. There's many different model numbers but are still the same internally. Once you remove the screws (some of which are under the adhesive strips on bottom of laptop) use a flat tool to separate the top of the keyboard from the bottom and the ram will be sitting right there on top. You just pop it out and pop the new ones in. Only thing necessary is a phillips head screwdriver for the screws in outer casing of laptop and a flat spudge or other flat tool to help separate the chassis/keyboard. Make sure both sticks of ram are the same size or you won't be able to make use of all of the ram. Say if you have one 8 GB and one 4 GB stick installed you will still only be getting to use 8 GB from what I've read. You won't actually be using 12 GB of RAM even though it's installed. I'm not sure why but if you want to upgrade from 8 GB you need to put in two 8 GB sticks.
What about the PWM flicker?
Is the headphone jack 3.5 mm?
MSI Modern 15 vs these?
i have the same model just that it has a ryzen 7 3700u
What’s shocking is that performance difference between all laptop CPUs and the M1. My god...that CPU is a beast.
Imagine if WWDC the iPad Pro can also use full on Mac apps? $749 for the fastest ultraportable on the market is gonna be the best deal in tech.
Which external SSD is that?
Without extra stuff at base can it run roblox?
These cheap HP's are made by Compal for a price, I had a couple some years ago and resold them cheap because they where not good enough. Today we are buying Lenovo and Dell for laptops. For desktop we buy Dell, HP and Lenovo.
my display looks blurry how do I change that
Guessing you probably did what i did and got the lower resolution screen. Only way to fix that is to get a better monitor. You're better off selling the laptop and getting one with a higher resolution screen, if it's that important to you. (It was to me)
I seen a comment where someone said they used the AMD Radeon software to turn on "virtual super resolution" mode which greatly enhanced the visuals.
As long can decent gaming , it is ok buy. Stay safe, wear mask.
I bought this laptop for 400 was it a good deal
yes, you got the base model.
Can we add more Ram to it?
Actually he answers (our) question at 2:13 into the vid' !
Yes !
Even with Zen2 its a nice chip wasted in garbage everything else. Shame.
is ram upgradeable?
Yes there's lots of videos showing how to do it on RUclips. Search for upgrading the ram in a HP 15. The model numbers will be a little different but the internal components are the same on quite a few different model numbers.
All you need is a Phillips head screwdriver to remove the screws on the bottom of the laptop. A few of them are hiding behind the adhesive strips on the bottom. After that just take a flat tool or spudge to separate the case around where the keyboard is to lift the top part off. Once that's done the ram can be removed just using your fingers and pop the new Ram inside. The nvme SSD and the two channels of ram are right there on top. They only thing needed to be removed access them is just opening up the laptop.
i always say , stay away from HP with a ryzen APU in it , HP has this stupid bios that does not allow you to allocate 2gb of V-ram to the radeon graphics, your mostly stuck with 500mb or so shared video memory
I have found with most of these laptops that it will dynamically allocate the video memory.
@@LonSeidman i have noticed this to , i bought the pavilion 15 with the upgraded ips screen and bang & olufson speakers with the 5500u to test out and also see if they finally added this memory function again , but i'm not getting my hopes up
wow, stopped watching when you said you would buy something a little nicer. What is the point?
The point is to tell the truth so people know what they are getting
@@LonSeidman No, I get it, thanks for telling me up front this probably isn't worth getting, saved me watching a review. I meant what was the point of watching the review, it wasn't an attack on you personally. I'm just upset there aren't any good ryzen APU notebooks. I guess it is just better to get a dedicated GPU notebook, even if the GPU is really weak.
250 nits lmao what a waste
Hi, as I'm in the market for a new laptop with a budget of $700 including sales tax, I'm considering a custom order *HP 15z-ef2000* or the *HP Pavilion 15z-eh100* model directly from HP.com for home entertainment use (Browsing, RUclips, streaming shows and movies, and downloading FLAC music files). I don't plan on doing anything resource intensive.
With the *HP 15z-ef2000* , I was thinking of going with a Ryzen 5500U hexacore, a 512GB PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD, 16GB of RAM and WiFi 5 (2x2).
With the *HP Pavilion 15z-eh100* , I'm thinking of going with the Ryzen 5500U hexacore, a 512GB PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD ,16GB of RAM and the newer WiFi 6 (2x2) that supports gigabit data rate. The advantage here is that it comes with B&O tuned speakers.
Based on this, which configuration would you go with? I *could* also wait for the Labor Day sale and snag one then, depending on their deals.
As an aside, is it true that the HP Pavilion series of laptops are better in terms of build quality than the regular HP (no name) series of laptops?
How did your purchase turn out? I just ordered a custom built HP 15 ef-2000 series from the HP website for $585 tax included.
1920x1080p
512gb m.2 nvme ssd
16gb ram 3200mhz
AMD Ryzen 5500u .
I also got the 3yr extended warranty with accidental damage coverage for another $100. They mail you a box with prepaid label if any repairs are needed.
I'm not very familiar with the pricing of all the different variations of processors and graphics but it seemed like a decent price. There's so many people that are loyal to only a handful of companies and hate on the rest that it's hard to get objective feedback whether or not I made a good choice. I know people don't like HP due to them throttling the performance or something like that when the wattage is too high? I believe the one I got is only 25w but possible to be changed in BIOS to 30w?
I probably should've spent a few hundred more and got the one with the same specs as above but with the gtx 1650 but Im really just dipping my toes into pc gaming at the moment. There's a lot I want to learn before making a big investment. Any feedback is welcome.
@@GrabLifeByDaPoosy That's a great deal, if you ask me. I ordered a Dell with Ryzen 5700, 16 GB RAM, 512 GB storage back in September. Other than the screen brightness being only 250 nits and having to tone down the green cast a bit, it's been fine.