Customer Ratings & Reviews

This is one of the easiest keyboards we have had. The screen resolution is great as well as the speed.

I was looking for a basic computer that would not be horribly slow, or break down quickly. I started with a cheaper laptop that froze up within 5 days. Exchanged that for one with a tiny solid state drive, but decided the drive was too small, so ended up finally with this one. Not too basic, not super-everything. A good mid-price option. I mostly use it online, and it is pretty fast (as in instant). I've had no trouble with it. The solid state drive doesn't mind if I jostle it on my lap and is large enough for Photoshop elements and my photo files. The i5 processor is up for medium-level graphic work. I didn't want or need a touch screen (and any physical therapist would probably tell you to avoid them, unless you want shoulder pain in your later years). I wanted a DVD drive, and they are hard to find nowadays. So that was a plus. I think they greatly exaggerate on 12 hours of battery life. I would expect maybe 3+ hours, so I usually lug the power cord with me. I am gentle with my gear, and I expect this laptop to be with me for a while. I have had no problems. I'm extremely pleased with my purchase. I hadn't originally planned to spend this much, but I feel I got my money's worth. I think the extra dollars spent has given me a laptop that will survive daily use for a while to come. I use a fan with it; hopefully that will extend it's life a bit. No Office; downloaded WPS for FREE instead. Win10 doesn't come with MediaPlayer, but HP has included an option that works fine. I will add that it might be the ugliest laptop out there: boring gray on gray...but I have gotten past that negative, and am just enjoying the functionality of it. Would recommend!

Staying with the trusted IT guy’s “spend at least $600 and buy a solid state drive” recommendation, this laptop did not let me down. Two months into ownership, I’ve performed video editing and basic user level tasks, never once seeing this machine flinch. It does not appear to have user serviceable RAM from every note I’ve read, and unlike these easy-access underbody panels my old ProBook had, this unit is screwed together tight as a drum. In comparison to my 4540 ProBook, it is a bit flimsier. My son habitually sets various toys, foods, or beverages on it and I worry about the screen’s integrity of he gets excited and starts slapping it, toy in hand. It has held up well so far. The screen casing is a plastic textured matte finish, as opposed to my previous plastic polished and brushed finish. As such, it has incurred several scratches already while the ProBook shows little damage. Performance wise, it boots from sleep to PIN screen to ready in under ten seconds. Every time. The multitasking is unparalleled. I was reluctant to purchase the smaller 256GB SSD when I was replacing a 500 GB 5400 SATA but keeping all my storage on my NAS makes up for that, especially with everything running gigabit connections. My purchase criteria included Win 10, gigabit Ethernet, high-capacity SSD, 15” screen, long battery life, non-touch screen, no-hesitation processing speed, a Core i5 7th Gen processor, and full keyboard with numpad. This unit met all those criteria, and the 12 months no interest plan made it very affordable. The only sour feelings I had about this purchase were based on the lack of BestBuyRewards points I failed to earn. The associate failed to mention that by financing the unit, I was ineligible for rewards points. And while this stipulation was likely written in fine print somewhere, I failed to read it so that’s on me. Back to the laptop, it is, in summary, a lightweight powerhouse. For low resources task, it practically anticipates your requests because the applications open so fast. Compared to my work HP ZBOOK which leaves deep crease lines in your lap after a half hour of use, this 250 model weighs nearly nothing, and seems to perform (for my needs) identically.

Was looking for decent speed for web surfing and playing a few casino games for under $800. This hit the mark. Fast boot up and battery seems decent so far. The cover material seems a little cheap but I guess it saves on extra weight since this has a good size screen and the numeric key pad. Very easy set up from the box when using Cortana. Lots of tips are available if you are new to Windows 10.

For the price this was a bargain. I searched and compared dozens of computers and I think this met all my requirements. The next one that met the requirements was several hundred dollars more.

I got this laptop for my father. He really likes it and it does everything that he needs it to do. Web surfing (yes, Chrome), email checking and some basic office use. I chose this 8GB RAM version compared to the the 4GB, so it would last longer.

This laptop has been terrific. Works, easy to use and perfect for my business.

My new laptop is great. It just flies through all the functions that I use it for.

Bought for my daughter and she loves it. Very fast!

this laptop was honestly a great deal for the money

Was in and out in record time. Great job by all the staff.

This is awesome for $300, so I bought 20! Great for any company needing an affordable refresh.