HP Pavilion 15 (15-ak020nr)

Laptop Specs HP Pavilion 15 (15-ak020nr) Series

HP Pavilion 15 (15-ak020nr) - Specs

CPU
Intel Core i7-6700HQ

Display
15.6”, Full HD (1920 x 1080), IPS

HDD/SSD
up to 128GB SSD + up to 2000GB HDD

M.2 Slot
1x 2280 SATA III (M key)

RAM
up to 8GB

Battery
48Wh, Li-Ion, 4-cell

Body material
Plastic

Dimensions
384 x 261 x 25.2 mm (15.12" x 10.28" x 0.99")

Weight
2.32 kg (5.1 lbs)

Ports and connectivity

2x USB Type-A
3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)

1x USB Type-A
2.0

HDMI

Card reader
SD

Ethernet LAN

Wi-Fi
802.11bgn

Bluetooth
4.0

Audio jack
headphone/microphone

Features

Web camera

Microphone

Speakers

Security Lock slot

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HP Pavilion 15

Processor: Intel Core i7-6700HQ
VideoCard: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950M (2GB DDR3)
RAM: 8GB RAM
STORAGE: 128GB SSD + 2000GB HDD

Detailed review

HP Pavilion 15 (15-ak020nr) in-depth review

Well, you don't see that every day. HP revealed its gaming variant of the well-known Pavilion 15 notebook some time ago, but now we finally have the chance to see what all the fuss is about. Basically, the Pavilion 15 Gaming Notebook looks and feels like the normal Pavilion 15, but adds some extra finishing touches in the design department and, of course, packs more powerful hardware that can handle some gaming.However, this notebook comes at an oddly high price. The basic variant is currently selling at $900 and can go up to $1050 from HP's official store. At that price you can snatch[...]

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Pros

Unique design and good build quality
Relatively thin (28.96 mm) and light chassis (2.32 kg)
Excellent keyboard experience
Good cooling system that keeps the internals and outer chassis cool
М.2 SSD slot

Cons

Unsatisfying GPU performance for the asking price and the use of DDR3 RAM instead of DDR4
Underwhelming battery life
Low sRGB coverage, low contrast ratio, low maximum brightness
Main cooling vent placement is impractical
PWM from 0 to 99% screen brightness