[Video Review] HP 15 (15-dw4000) – really affordable business machine
From: Nikolay Palaozov
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HP 15 (15-dw4000) in-depth review
Chances are high that the HP 15 is one of the first laptops to pop up when you search for an inexpensive notebook. Indeed, its price tag is very tempting for many, and of course, this is the reason for its popularity. On the other hand, HP has not done enough to make the device more visible to the public, and we feel that people are actually more acquainted with the Lenovo IdeaPads and Dell Inspirons out there.Even the in-house HP 250 seems to be a better suit for some users, even though it offers practically the same. Well, today, we have a very weird device on our hands. We bought one o[...]
Pros
- 2x SODIMM + 1x M.2 PCIe x4 + 1x 2.5-inch SATA drive bay
- SD card slot
- No PWM (AUO AUO499F)
Cons
- Covers only 52% of sRGB (AUO AUO499F)
- Narrow viewing angles and low contrast ratio (AUO AUO499F)
- USB Type-C is only used for data transfer
- Abysmal thermal management, leading to low performance
- Unsatisfactory build quality
- Touchpad buttons are uncomfortable
HP 15 (15-dw4000) - Specs
- HDD/SSD
- up to 8000GB SSD + up to 2000GB HDD
- M.2 Slot
- 1x 2280 M.2 NVMe slot See photo
- RAM
- up to 64GB
- OS
- Windows 11 Home, Windows 11 Pro, No OS
- Battery
- 41Wh, 3-cell, 41Wh, 3-cell
- Body material
- Plastic / Polycarbonate
- Dimensions
- 358 x 242 x 19 mm (14.09" x 9.53" x 0.75")
- Weight
- 1.70 kg (3.7 lbs)
- Ports and connectivity
- 2x USB Type-A
- 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)
- 1x USB Type-C
- 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)
- HDMI
- 1.4b
- Card reader
- SD, SDHC, SDXC
- Ethernet LAN
- 10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s
- Wi-Fi
- 802.11ax
- Bluetooth
- 5.2
- Audio jack
- 3.5mm Combo Jack
- Features
- Fingerprint reader
- optional
- Web camera
- HD TrueVision with temporal noise reduction
- Backlit keyboard
- optional
- Microphone
- Dual Array Digital Microphones
- Speakers
- Dual Speakers
- Optical drive
- Security Lock slot
All HP 15 (15-dw4000) configurations
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Author: Nikolay Palaozov
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