HP - Pavilion x360 2-in-1 14" Touch-Screen Laptop - Intel Core i5 - 8GB Memory - 256GB SSD + 16GB Optane - Luminous Gold

I have other HPs, 17". This 14" is medium size (not too small, not too big) and portable like if I were carrying a larger iPad. It's not heavy or bulky. The anodized warm gold finish gives it an aesthetic sleek/chic look. I like that the keyboard can light up when I'm using it in a dim lit room. This computer serves its purpose for work related matters. I bought this at the early Black Friday deals when it was practically $300 off from the regular price. It was worth getting for all its features. I'm happy with this purchase!

It was great my daughter and I we just love it. Perfect for what we needing

Great quality!! Heavier than I thought it would be but still worth it

It’s great and fast. I just don’t like the power switch to be on the left side.

Got this for a deal on Black Friday. It’s fast, lightweight, and sleek looking. The only reason I gave 4 stars is because like other people said, the fan can be loud sometimes. I think it’s a hardware issue cause updating or changing settings doesn’t help. It’s strange cause I have an older HP Pavilion x360 from years ago that has a hard drive and it’s quieter than this. At it’s highest the fan almost makes a whistling sound. Fortunately it’s not constantly on and I’m willing to ignore it since I don’t have to use this in a public space.

I'm a Mac guy since 2009 and this is my first Windows Laptop in 10 years. I needed one ungently to use with some softwares (Extron Global Configurator Pro and Nexia Audio Processor) for a new Audio and Video control over IP that work only on Windows. Two weeks ago this laptop was on sale for $499 so after looking at the specifications it was no brainer and got it from my local Best Buy. It took me a bit to get used again to Windows but in just a couple of hours I was working with my Extron software and completed the whole project in just three days. Now it's in my backpack with my MacBook Pro. I use the MacBook Pro for every day tasks and the HP to monitor my Audio and Video system at work.

Big disappointment. Twice now was sold damaged goods. First a TV solid wood stand a few months ago was scratched. (I never posted that complaint) and I returned it. But now, a second time damaged goods? Bought this laptop which is great by the way, best laptop I have ever used, better than my old Apple Air. I went today to pick this up and noticed a big dent on the box, I pointed it out to the customer service person, and they said "that's nothing, it will be fine" see pictures... have to go back tomorrow.

I purchased this laptop as an emergency replacement for an HP Envy 13t on which the solid state drive died after a year and a half. Due to personal circumstances at the time, Macs or Chromebooks were not options, a properly kitted iPad was more expensive, and I needed something in stock at my local Best Buy store. Hence this model. This laptop is thicker, heavier and not as powerful as the deceased Envy 13t, but it is certainly adequate. Set up took two hours and forty five minutes, which I consider to be excellent. Among the best parts of set up were that once I signed in with my Microsoft account, it recognized I had an Office 365 subscription and that was activated on the pre-installed apps. HP was pushing a Dropbox promo, which is the cloud service I use, so accessing my Dropbox files was easy as well. The most challenging aspect of set up was that 45 (!) preinstalled apps needed Windows Store updates, which bottlenecked me trying to install a few additional apps from the Store. Adobe Acrobat Reader would not install on the first two tries, but several days later installed successfully. Much of the set up time was devoted to Windows updates and updates to the HP Assistant software (the process to update HP Assistant upon initial set up is not intuitive). In daily usage, the laptop fan occasionally kicks in, but only on heavy duty (such as initial set up) is the fan noisy. The backlit keyboard is the most frustrating part of daily usage, in that depending on the ambient light, the keys are hard to see either lit or unlit, and a slight change in angle relative to nearby light can make a huge difference in visibility or lack thereof (I have the silver keyboard model). The trackpad is, as is typical of HP laptops, frustrating as well - I typically use a mouse as a result (or the touchscreen). The laptop boots up and powers down quickly. My anti-virus app and Malwarebytes run nearly as fast as on the Envy 13t. Setting up bluetooth devices and printers has been very easy. I have deliberately thus far kept my music library off the device (and have not loaded iTunes) so have not been able to test the speakers. I have also not used the "2-in-1" features. For over six years I once had a Dell XPS 12 2-in-1, and as a tablet, a laptop is a heavy tablet! Overall, I was extremely pleased with the ease of the initial set up process. I am satisfied with the daily usage with the keyboard lighting / visibility of the letters on the keys being the biggest negative. This is certainly not the leader of the pack, but for the price it is very adequate, and for moderate daily use, very acceptable.