A:AnswerThese machines are considered non-upgradeable and it would be recommended that any upgrades be done by a certified expert. If you are curious about upgrading this machine, you can contact HP Support or Geek Squad. If Geek Squad does the upgrades, it does not void the warranty of the machine, but HP will not cover the new parts.
A:AnswerDepends on what you mean by "comparable." If you mean "a fairly priced laptop that will necessarily charge you extra for a backlit keyboard," then the answer is "yes."
A:AnswerYou've got a couple of choices: You can use one that plugs into one of the USB connectors, or one with a 3.5mm plug that goes into the headphone port on the left side of the computer
A:AnswerHello Ciaro. Thank you for your question. This HP Laptop 17-by4013dx comes with an Intel® Core™ i3-1115G4 Processor, which has a base processor speed of 1.70 GHz and can reach up to 4.10 GHz. You can check more technical specifications about this processor here:
***https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/208652/intel-core-i31115g4-processor-6m-cache-up-to-4-10-ghz/specifications.html***
Thank you for choosing Intel!
A:AnswerHi Ron. thank you for the question. The 17-by4013dx laptop is 802.11a/b/g/n/ac (1x1) Wi-Fi® (ac being WIFI 5). WIFI 6 is backward compatible to WIFI 5.
A:AnswerBoth the HP and Best Buy spec sheets say it does have Ethernet.
BestBuy spec sheet says:
Internet Connectivity: WiFi, Ethernet
Ethernet Card: 10/100/1000
HP spec sheet says:
https://support.hp.com/sg-en/document/c07927235
17-by4013dx
Network interface: Integrated 10/100/1000 GbE LAN
As an HP team member how can you not know this?
Totally unhelpful.