HP 14″ FHD Pavilion x360 Laptop, Intel Core i5-1235U, 8GB, 256GB, Silver, Windows 11, 14-dy2050wm

$ 94.49

I would say the Pavilion is a pretty good laptop compared with the others. I didn’t want “the latest thing,” because I was looking for something that would last only a couple years. And yet, what was offered in the Pavilion was more than I expected. If there is to be any complaints, the first is the lack of battery detail – there is no way this computer is going to get close to maximum power saving unless it’s utilizing the lowest screen brightness, power efficiency settings, no keyboard illumination, and doing the least CPU-related tasks. Although I haven’t tested it that much, I can say that email, browsing, and word processing will get me about 7-9 hours using medium power settings (50% brightness, no videos playing, etc.). I did have one day when I watched two hours of video that got me lower than 20% battery. The second complaint is having the F# keys needing the fn button. Example: when I want to press F5 to refresh a page, I have to press fn F5, otherwise without the fn it mutes the sound. I do like to flip the screen around and use it as a stand when watching shows. The top has a decent magnetic spot where the pen can stay on pretty well, though I wish it could be shoved in an inside slot. Overall, the typing has a great feel, the touchpad is in a good spot that my wrist doesn’t get in the way, and the screen is sensitive enough for my tastes. Oh, and the included pen is great! I do have trouble with the fingerprint reader, but that might be because I rock climb and my finger print gets destroyed every couple days. Today it’s working fine. Thanks.

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