I’ve owned many, many laptops and desktop computers, and regularly have desktop computers specially built with high end components, so I know what a performance computer should be capable of. This laptop has the Intel Core i3 7th generation processor along with a solid state drive, and these two components working together means this is an incredibly fast and solid laptop, in a form factor that’s thin enough to compete in dimensions with a MacBook. I’m still not believing how fast it is, I’m not used to having that experience in a laptop computer. I have a real estate photography business so I download/upload pictures in the field with this laptop, but normally have done image processing at the office because that requires a substantial amount of computing power when processing large format files. A while back I got curious, went ahead and downloaded Adobe Lightroom onto this machine just to see if I could overload it. But nope... this laptop even handed processing large-format commercial imagery without blinking an eye. I don’t write many reviews but I had to stop and write one for this small-form firecracker. Best laptop I’ve ever owned in any size or at any price.

This computer is very lite weight. I’m not a really big Tech person but it definitely gets the Job done!

When looking for a computer I was looking for the best "quality" at the budget I had at that time. I wish I wasn't so impatient and saved more money for better quality. This computer looks and feels great and also boots up very fast. Unfortunately what's on the inside is not so great. Its challenging to get even my bills paid in a decent time. The computer is slow, a lot of the time when on the internet it says "cannot display this page" or it will load and just give me a white page. My internet is fine and was not out during this time. It's just difficult to get anything done. Next time I am in the market for a computer, I plan to take my time and save up the money to get a decent one. I cant return this computer as I do not have the original packaging as it was thrown out by my husband. Take your time, save a little extra money and get a good quality computer. Dont waste your time or money on this one unless you want to be miserable but, then again we could be miserable together. :)

Battery lasts longer compared to a laptop with hdd, It is light and fast at browsing the web

I've been waiting the whole year of 2018 to get a deal like this. A $400 laptop with GREAT specs suddenly gets discounted to $289 (before taxes) on Black Friday?! I had problems with the battery on my Lenovo IdeaPad 110 laptop and I was considering sending it to Lenovo for a battery replacement, which would've cost me $30; once I saw this deal, I just had to nab it. And I don't regret it one little bit. It's beautiful, light, has a long-lasting battery, and most of all - faaaaaaast! Startup to lockscreen takes just 1.9 seconds, even less if you disable the startup programs in the Startup tab of the Task Manager. It's got a Samsung PCI-e NVME SSD, which contributed to the fast startup, fast loading times, no lags, and no worries of failure. Two USB 3.0 ports and one USB Type-C port are good enough. No VGA port and DVD drive mean that this laptop is light, but not too light - it's encased in metal. For a $400 laptop. That's amazing. It's got a VERY bright screen, too; just a bit brighter than my $229 Samsung Chromebook 3. They keyboard is great and the touchpad is really good. This is also my first brand-new Windows laptop; I've never experienced Windows 10 being so smooth! However, no gadget is without its flaws. The first one bust its cooling fan within two weeks of owning it, so I had to go back to BestBuy to exchange it. Thankfully, I got it on Black Friday, which meant I had the Holiday Return/Exchange Policy, which expires on January 12, 2019. I found out that this laptop has passive cooling, so you'd have to avoid using the laptop in extreme cold/heat. SoCal's cold weather right now is like Alaska, so I'd advise caution operating the laptop in those conditions. And the amount of bloatware is less than I expected. However, I'd still recommend a fresh install of Windows 10 to free about 10GB of space on the SSD. I may do it sometime in the future, but I don't want to mess with it right now. I'll see with my other SSD if it's worth getting rid of HP's recovery partition and HP bloatware before I do on the laptop's SSD. 128GB is getting too small these days, but I've got a 4TB Seagate Backup Plus, so I don't need to worry. All in all, it's a GREAT laptop for $400, even though I got it for $289 ($317 after taxes). You won't regret this laptop! Thanks HP! You gained back a longtime user of your computers!