Been waiting for this refresh since AMDs announcement of the 2nd gen Ryzen processors in January. Although this 3700U processor is only about 5% faster than it's predecessor, the 2700U, the main selling point here is the die shrinkage from 14nm to 12nm. This means less power consumption, less heat and better overall CPU efficiency. I had the previous model, the 15M-CP0012DX, and I can tell you that this new model runs much quieter and cooler. CPU temps while streaming and browsing, which is my main use, seem to be roughly 3-5 °C cooler. Idle is at 35 °C. This new model still uses the same keyboard, same ram frequency at 2400, same Realtek WiFi card (which is now inaccessible unless you remove the mother board) and same FHD IPS touch display so I won't talk about those. One thing to note about the display and one of my only gripes, it's still a bit dim just like the previous one, I was hoping HP gave it some more brightness but they didn't. Since it only came with 8GB of ram, I took the liberty to open the back cover up and upgrade it to 32GB of ram. I just don't think 8GB is enough these days and adding more ram takes a little less stress off of the CPU which helps it run even cooler. I noticed the back cover was redesigned for better airflow and there are much more thermal tapes scattered around. Internal design is a big upgrade from the 2700U model. There are now 2 cooling fans with even more heat pipes, seems like HP is taking fan noise and heat very serious and that's something I can appreciate. Also, there is only 1 drive for the PCI-e NVMe SSD, no more SATA III drive which is fine by me. Laptop comes with 256GB which is fine for most people but if you want to upgrade they make them up to 2TB (4000GB), if you have the means to buy one. I can't comment on battery life too much as I mostly keep my laptop in my room and plugged in but it seems to last a decent amount of time of around 4-5 hours. I ran it unplugged on purpose and it wasn't too bad at all although I don't have solid figures. Maybe another review will address this. So overall I am very happy with this laptop, no issues at all so far. That's all I have and thanks for reading. Hopefully this will help you decide to buy or not.

So ill try to be as rational as possible for this review. Firstly the color, it's not as black as it seems, it's more grey and in some instances looks brownish (depending on your lighting I suppose) i wish it were hardcore black but I still like it. Still nice, feels nice and the build looks pretty decent and more premium. It's just been 2 weeks so can't talk in terms of longevity. First thing i did was swap the parts that I could and install windows 10 with an ISO from Microsoft direct. Now about the upgrades, HP seems keen to hide info probably to sell the highest specs or maybe make a bank later when you go back to them for upgrades. But the m.2 and the RAM can easily be upgraded, few screws and the ram shield. I ended up with the 3700u with the 8gb ram and 256 m.2 (2280 size) 15M-DS0012DX model to be precise. Considering maxing out was the same cost of buying after market parts; in fact it would be cheaper if you were to say sell the original parts. So I ended up with a 2x8gb PNY sticks (16 total, I've been told by oner user the system can handle 64gb (he confirmed this by actually jamming gb in) although the manufacturer recommed 32 - same mentioned on the curicial site but oddly only option you get from the HP site max is 16) and the samsung 500gb 970 evo plus 970. Using Samsung magician; Sequential Read: 3374, write 2591, random (iops): read 172,363, write 76,171. It came with a SKhynix 256GB HFM256GDJTNG and 2x4gb SK hynix 2666 speed ram sticks (Probably getting rid of old stock because the laptop only supports 2400 max). Not sure if all laptops would come with the same innards. Only time I heard the fans were pretty much while playing unreal tournament (nothing else i did was heavy yet) else doing chrome and movies etc it was rather quiet with a max 2-3 second fan and back to normal. The game ran pretty smooth, i think I played for an hour and no issues, no feel of throttling but then the game isn't demanding I guess , it's the only game I play so it's nice i have a portable option for it. I had 12 chrome tabs, the game on and the laptop was less thatn 50% CPU usage and ram usage less than 8GB. Also some configs include the HP tilt pen, so keep an eye for that if you don't need it, it seems they will charge you another 50 usd or so on it. One thing I hated but it seems with all new laptops, there's no proper standby sleep mode, it goes into this modern sleep mode which just eats batter unlike the true s3 mode. The moden standby keeps network connection alive and although low power, not enough . I hope we get it in some update because it's rather stupid not to have such a old option. Keybord backlight would be needed often it seems as the print on the keys and keyboard color makes it difficult to see under certain light. I liked how they conceal the screws under the rubber grip strip under the laptop. Using it to read books etc as tablet is not really ideal because it's heavy to treat it like a book, but if you don't care about your posture and doing a couch lay, it's pretty neat with portrait mode browsing against your stomach and your lap I suppose.. Light color bleeding on the screen, something most devices have, so no biggie I think. Beautiful design and feels really nice, everyone who saw it in person loved it. The bang and olufsen is just a smart marketing ploy, speakers are really good but they are basically ""custom-tuned in collaboration with bang and olufsen"", so yeah marketing. Played some mudvayne heavy stuff and did not get that annoying distortion but I think it could be better; it has some special settings for the speakers in the software. Power and sleep settings seems limited, i don't see a lot of the options I have on Intel laptops and windows pro, so I don't know if its because of that or maybe in some update we would see some extra stuff. Night light doesn't work at the moment, maybe because of the latest Windows update, seen some people with the 2500u and 3500u saying the same, you can configure it through the Radeon settings though. Fingerprint works great. Tapping the screen does make the screen shake a little, I think it's normal and doesn't bother me; but then I don't use the touchscreen exclusive but in more of a combination at times. Keybaord feels pretty nice, took me a few seconds to get used to it, just because it has a number-pad, you would basically not be in the center but that's what you get for wanting a number-pad. Touchpad is nice, gesture supports are sweet and configurable, helps work faster; can be found under touchpad settings. Battery is also easily removable if you would prefer it to be a connected device always, disconnecting the battery could prolong it's life I suppose.

I'm an average laptop user. Purchased this laptop over the weekend when my old HP fell and shattered the glass screen. Maybe I got a dud or else you really do need to do like other reviewers have done and immediately make some upgrades to the out of the box PC to really have it perform less 'buggy'. I've tried all types of settings with the touchpad and it still is really not smooth. I especially find this troublesome in Chrome. Not so much in Edge. I'm not a fan of my mouse being a bit jerky when scrolling both vertical and horizonal on screen. I can also be working online and not even doing much (remember average user) and it's like the laptop can't keep up with me and the screen will go black and then refresh out of the blue. The keyboard has developed a life of its own at times with the way it wants to type/space. These are settings I haven't touched, so not sure what is going on with it. It's an overall nice sturdy laptop from look/feel although it doesn't have a lip to open from the front so you have to find a spot on the corner to open. The keyboard is nice and so is the screen. Sound is also better than my last HP. It boots up uber fast which is nice. The idiosyncrasies I've been dealing with are enough though for me to not want to keep it.

I was originally looking at getting the previous model of this laptop, during my research I noticed that they were releasing a new model so I decided to wait for this one to come out. I'm glad I did, I feel like the construction is a bit more sturdy overall, especially on the touchpad. This is a touchscreen even though the specs currently say it's not (I knew it would be because I was able to find the HP spec sheet online, but in case you're wondering). A few things worth mentioning, there is no indicator on the num lock key to indicate if it is on or off, there is no f lock key, and the fingerprint reader is hit or miss. None of these things were deal breakers for me nor do I feel like they were things that I personally would remove a star for. I may eventually do some upgrades to the RAM and/or install a larger SSD, but overall I am super happy with the laptop.

I've had this computer for less than two weeks and, in that time, it has refused to turn on twice and the mouse has frozen once (I had to press and hold the power button for 10 seconds to basically reset the computer each time). It also goes black once in a while when I switch between (what should be simple) tasks like internet and email. I'm not sure if my two internet add-ons are what are slowing it down, or if it is more of a processor problem, but it just isn't fast or reliable enough for me. The screen also isn't very bright, so it's hard to view outdoors. The good things about the computer are that it's very portable, the screen is a good size, and it recharges quickly. The swipe gestures and the touch screen are also great features. I also like the beveled edges on the screen that make it easy to open -- I've had other computers where the edges were flat and opening it was a real chore.

Really like my new computer, printer, scanner, fax and accessories that I recently purchased. Still learning all the things my new computer can do. Owned it less than a month. After using a company computer for 20 years I was worried about a computer that I was not familiar with. The sales person at Best Buy really put all my fears to rest. Sales associate extremely knowledgeable, professional. I was extremely happy with my purchases when I brought them home. Set-up was easy. Microsoft office 365 uploaded easily.

I have been very satisfied with my experience with this laptop so far (a few weeks). The computer is well built and feels very solid. This is my first Ryzen-powered laptop, and the processor is fast without heating issues. For the sake of disclosure, I did replace the internal SSD with a larger, faster drive. Overall I am very happy with this computer, especially at the price.

Replaced my ten year old ASUS that I loved but was acting the fool. I considered another ASUS, Lenovo, Surface, or Dell but the HP won out due to price, performance, and my prior experience with HP products. I don't need a detachable screen or any of the other fancy stuff so I'm happy with my new HP.