HP 250 G10 review – Balancing Comfort and Cooling Efficiency
Most people don’t need super powerful and expensive laptops for daily or office usage. Nowadays, even most of the low-end CPUs are just fine for normal work if the notebook has a decent amount of RAM and an SSD. The HP 250 G10 is a typical workhorse. It can be configured with 13th Gen U and P-series processor options. There are some Celerons and Pentiums in the mix but we advise you to avoid them since they have just four cores. Most devices rely on an iGPU but if you need more power for graphics-heavy software, you can opt for the optional NVIDIA GeForce MX550.
The machine has a full-sized keyboard with a NumberPad section that can be great for people who are making tons of calculations during the day (like accountants). Because that’s a budget device, the backlight and the fingerprint reader are optional. Display-wise, you have a choice of four panels – three 1080p units and one 768p model. Stay away from the latter, these low-resolution screens should be non-existent in 2023.
One of the biggest advantages of this notebook is the compact dimensions and the privacy shutter for the Web camera. For connectivity, you get Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.3 which should be enough for most users.
You can check the prices and configurations in our Specs System: https://laptopmedia.com/series/hp-250-g10/
Contents
- Specs, Drivers, What’s in the box
- Design and construction
- Display quality, Health impact (PWM), Sound
- Buy our profiles
- Performance: CPU, GPU, Gaming Tests
- [eBook Guide + Tools] How to MAX OUT your Laptop
- Temperatures and comfort, Battery Life
- Disassembly, Upgrade options, and Maintenance
- Storage performance
- Verdict
Specs, Drivers, What’s in the box
- CPU
- Intel Processor N200 #234 in Top CPUs Intel Processor N100 #220 in Top CPUs Intel Core i7-1360P #92 in Top CPUs Intel Core i7-1355U #139 in Top CPUs Intel Core i5-1340P #100 in Top CPUs Intel Core i5-1335U #155 in Top CPUs Intel Core i3-N305 #203 in Top CPUs Intel Core i3-1315U #193 in Top CPUs AMD Ryzen 7 7730U #113 in Top CPUs AMD Ryzen 5 7530U #153 in Top CPUs
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce MX550 #214 in Top GPUs Intel UHD Graphics Xe 750 (32EU) #255 in Top GPUs Intel UHD Graphics (Alder Lake, 64EU) #235 in Top GPUs Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (96EU) #226 in Top GPUs Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (80EU) #234 in Top GPUs AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (R4000/5000, 15W) #232 in Top GPUs AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (R4000/5000, 15W) #242 in Top GPUsIntel UHD Graphics Xe (24EU)
- HDD/SSD
- up to 4000GB SSD
- M.2 Slot
- 1x 2280 PCIe NVMe 4.0 x4 See photo
- RAM
- up to 64GB
- OS
- Windows 11 Pro, Windows 11 Home, No OS
- Battery
- 41Wh, 41Wh, 3-cell, 41Wh, 3-cell
- Body material
- Plastic / Polycarbonate
- Dimensions
- 360 x 236 x 18.6 mm (14.17" x 9.29" x 0.73")
- Weight
- 1.52 kg (3.4 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
- Ethernet LAN
- Wi-Fi
- 802.11ax
- Bluetooth
- 5.3
- Audio jack
- 3.5mm Combo Jack
- Features
- Fingerprint reader
- optional
- Web camera
- HD / FHD with Temporal Noise Reduction
- Backlit keyboard
- optional
- Microphone
- Speakers
- Stereo Speakers
- Optical drive
- Security Lock slot
All HP 250 G10 / 255 G10 configurations
Drivers
All drivers and utilities for this notebook can be found here: https://support.hp.com/us-en/drivers/hp-250-15.6-inch-g10-notebook-pc/2101595274
What’s in the box?
Inside the package, you will find some manuals and a 45W barrel-style plug adapter. The more powerful devices are bundled with a 65W charger.