[Video Review] HP Victus 16 (16-d1000) – It’s still got some growing pains



HP Victus 16 (16-d1000, e1000) in-depth review

While some brands have celebrated their 30th birthday this year, others are young enough to just be accepted into the nursery. Yes, we are talking about the Victus series from HP. At first, it might appear as a slightly more premium version of the Pavilion Gaming series, but it aspires to be much more than that.Was there a reason for HP to create this brand, though? Well, the answer to this question might not be as optimistic as HP would have wanted. Nevertheless, since we buy all the devices we test, we are proud of our independence. And this is why we can say that the Victus 16 should n[...]

Pros

  • Affordable
  • Good keyboard
  • 2x SODIMM DDR5 + 2x M.2 slots (one supports Gen 4 drives)
  • Decent cooling
  • No PWM (BOE0AAD)
  • Good battery life
  • Optional 144Hz refresh rate with quick pixel response times (BOE0AAD)

Cons

  • Low CPU performance in long loads
  • No Thunderbolt
  • Only 50% sRGB coverage (BOE0AAD)
  • Bouncy lid and not great build quality in general

HP Victus 16 (16-d1000, e1000) - Specs

  • BOE0AAD
  • Color accuracy  6.0  4.0
  • HDD/SSD
  • up to 2000GB SSD
  • M.2 Slot
  • 1x 2280 PCIe NVMe 4.0 x4 + 1x 2280 PCIe NVMe 3.0 x4  See photo
  • RAM
  • up to 64GB
  • OS
  • Windows 11 Home, Windows 11 Pro, No OS
  • Battery
  • 70Wh, 4-cell
  • Dimensions
  • 370 x 260 x 23.5 mm (14.57" x 10.24" x 0.93")
  • Weight
  • 2.40 kg (5.3 lbs)
  • Ports and connectivity
  • 2x USB Type-A
  • 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)
  • 1x USB Type-A
  • 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), Sleep and Charge
  • 1x USB Type-C
  • 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), Power Delivery (PD), DisplayPort, Sleep and Charge
  • HDMI
  • 2.1
  • Ethernet LAN
  • 10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s
  • Wi-Fi
  • 802.11ax
  • Bluetooth
  • 5.2
  • Audio jack
  • 3.5 mm combo
  • Features
  • Fingerprint reader
  • Web camera
  • HD
  • Backlit keyboard
  • Microphone
  • Dual Array Digital Microphones
  • Speakers
  • 2x Stereo Speakers, Bang & Olufsen
  • Optical drive
  • Security Lock slot

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