HP - Pavilion 17.3" Laptop - AMD A8 - 4GB Memory - 750GB Hard Drive - Anodized Silver

I am a wildlife artist and I just needed something to catalog my Photos for further references to paint. This has adequate space, more than needed plus a great, crispy clear screen to display my pics in detail. I am also pleased it still has a CD drive included. Lastly, the price was very reasonable. I am definitely getting my money's worth with this one !

This is the 2nd HP 17.3 inch Pavilion that I have purchased in the last 7 months for my business. Because the 1st one was reliable, I purchased another one so that I can be on the internet with one and type the data that I need into the other laptop. I use these laptops in my own business for legal forensics and utilize a wireless hotspot in my mobile office which is a RV. Using a HDMI cable from 1 HP laptop to a 29 inch TV allows for the images to be much larger for my viewing and data entry into the 2nd HP laptop. The TV can be put into portrait mode and the TV bracket swiveled to the portrait position since most legal documents are on legal size documents so the diversity of these 2 HP Pavilions is excellent for viewing and typing while away from the home office. The battery life appears to be sufficient although I rarely am not plugged into either 110volt or while on the road, utilize a generator or inverter to power my laptops and TV.

I was looking for the best laptop between $300 and $450 that would run moderate games such as World of Warcraft, and games that are pretty much equal or older. I mostly use this laptop for school, and it works perfectly. The CPU and graphics processor exceeded my expectations for a $400 17'' laptop. The chassis feels a tad on the cheap plastic side, but they had to cut costs somewhere and I'm glad it wasn't on the internal components. This laptop is perfect for those needing a 17'' screen for videos or games, and the keyboard is a good size, and includes a numeric keypad which helps me tremendously. The main thing I don't like about the laptop is the DVD drive. It is noisy, feels very flimsy when it is open, and it seems to load slower than any other DVD drive I've ever owned. Easily replaceable, but some people would like to know this kind of info. I use a wireless trackball mouse primarily, and the built-in mouse pad is ok. It gets the job done, but I don't like them. Best performing laptop I could find brand new for under $400, plus I upgraded to a max of 8 gigs of ram for about $75 and now I don't have to worry about anything else for a very long time.

Awesome find for HP lovers especially, but great for anyone who needs a laptop and doesn't want to spend a whole lot of money for quality. Lovely large screen, decent built in speakers, and bright display. I upgraded my memory to 8gb and geek squad installed it quickly and my new laptop was ready for me the next day! The battery could last a bit longer, but it charges up fairly quickly. I would definitely buy it again.

The hardest part for me was getting used to winders 8. It has been fun! This laptop is great for surfing my 40+Mbps wired cable connection but the wireless works just as well at 10+Mbps on my old wireless router, but that only shows up on speed-check, not the screen. I use it for surfing, email and TV/videos/movies as well as music. The speakers are OK but I recommend headphones. An inexpensive wireless mouse is a good idea too. I may even expand memory to 8 gig in the future. Video is great too. I just hope this one lasts longer than 3 years like my last HP that overheated and died.

After losing a high end laptop after only 3 years I decided the quality on these things have gone waaay down hill, so I didnt want to spend too much on a brnad new one. Was going with a 15 inch that was a little faster until I found out the APU cant be upgraded but on this machine it can. So IF the video chip ever goes on this one (like my last laptop) I know that it is all integrated into one APU (a cpu with graphics for those that might not be aware what an APU is) so it can be replaced. Not all APUs on the current wave of laptops can be replaced but this is one of the last few that can. So my plans are to eventually get a faster A10 in here. But it is what it is and for the sale price it was worth it. Nice screen, low glare, AMD and not Intel graphics, etc etc. U have to settle for an i3 with intel at this price point which is not that great. Guess i said enough. Over and out. OH YEAH...almost forgot...GREAT touchpad! One of the few last Synaptics touchpads around at this pricepoint. Do NOT buy a laptop that has the Elan pads. They are AWFUL!!! Now...over and out.

This is a solid laptop for e-mail, web surfing, and light gaming. I bought this laptop for gaming when I travel. I didn't expect a "gaming" pc but I wanted to run games a little bit above minimum settings and get at least 40 fps. This laptop cannot do this out of the box. I spent about 1 day cleaning the bloatware off, installing windows updates, and my apps/games. I tried some of my regular games (Diablo 3 and Guild Wars 2) and they ran better than I expected! I ordered a 4gb ram upgrade and when I installed it, it made all the difference! It cost $45 altogether from an online site for the ram upgrade. After the upgrade, Diablo 3 runs pretty flawlessly and I am able to play PvE in GW2 without worry. This is exactly what I expected! I feel like I got a pretty good deal because I got it on sale. The cost of the RAM upgrade did not exceed the normal retail price so I still got it for an ok deal. I did not (nor will I ever) use Geek Squad for the computer clean up. If you are unsure of how to perform these diagnostic steps there are always tutorials online.

This laptop cost less than the comparable HP laptop that is smaller. It is great a desktop replacement for my ancient desktop but kind of large for a laptop. The display is awesome and the speed is adequate for my homework/social network needs. If you watch a lot of movies or videos, you may want to opt for something a little more powerful. All in all, it is a good laptop at a really good price.