HP Pavilion 15 (15-eh3000) review – decent daily driver at a pleasant price
- 1. Intro, Specs, Drivers, What’s in the box
- 2. Design and construction
- 3. Display quality, Health impact (PWM), Sound
- 4. Buy our profiles
- 5. Performance: CPU, GPU, Gaming Tests
- 6. [eBook Guide + Tools] How to MAX OUT your Laptop
- 7. Temperatures and comfort, Battery Life
- 8. Disassembly, Upgrade options, and Maintenance
- 9. Storage performance
- 10. Verdict
Today we will show you a laptop that is meant for home or office work and it doesn’t cost an arm and a leg. It’s called HP Pavilion 15 (15-eh3000) and it offers 15W AMD 7000 CPU options. These are the Barcelo-U Refresh Zen 3 chips, not the new Zen 4 iterations but still, their performance is more than enough for casual daily tasks or for editing MS documents (especially if you get the optional 8-core processor).
The device isn’t expensive and that’s why it’s not loaded with features but it has all the essentials for normal usage. Like a full-sized keyboard with a NumPad, a Web camera, decent port selection (for the price), as well as Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.3 for connectivity. Interestingly, the memory isn’t soldered which is good news for all users who are looking for a decent-priced notebook.
You can choose between six display models – two touchscreens and four non-touch units. We can spot two 768p and one 1080p TN panel so read the specs very carefully before buying. Our advice is to get one of the optional Full HD IPS screens that offer better viewing angles.
You can check the prices and configurations in our Specs System: https://laptopmedia.com/series/hp-pavilion-15-15-eh3000/
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
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce MX550 #226 in Top GPUs Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 (48EU) #294 in Top GPUs Intel UHD Graphics (Alder Lake, 64EU) #265 in Top GPUs Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (96EU) #250 in Top GPUs Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (80EU) #263 in Top GPUs AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (R4000/5000, 15W) #259 in Top GPUs AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (R4000/5000, 15W) #276 in Top GPUs
- HDD/SSD
- up to 8000GB SSD
- M.2 Slot
- 1x 2280 PCIe NVMe 3.0 x4 See photo
- RAM
- up to 64GB
- OS
- Windows 11 Home, Windows 10 Home, Windows 11 Pro, Windows 10 Pro, No OS
- Battery
- 41Wh, 3-cell, 41Wh, 3-cell
- Body material
- Plastic / Polycarbonate
- Dimensions
- 360.17 x 233.93 x 17.9 mm (14.18" x 9.21" x 0.70")
- Weight
- 1.75 kg (3.9 lbs)
- Ports and connectivity
- 2x USB Type-A
- 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)
- 1x USB Type-C
- 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), Power Delivery (PD), DisplayPort, Sleep and Charge
- HDMI
- 2.1
- Card reader
- Ethernet LAN
- Wi-Fi
- 802.11ax
- Bluetooth
- 5.3
- Audio jack
- 3.5mm Combo Jack
- Features
- Fingerprint reader
- optional
- Web camera
- HD with Temporal Noise Reduction
- Backlit keyboard
- optional
- Microphone
- Dual Array Digital Microphones
- Speakers
- 2x Speakers, HP Audio Boost, Bang & Olufsen
- Optical drive
- Security Lock slot
- Kensington Lock
All HP Pavilion 15 (15-eh3000, eg3000) configurations
Drivers
All drivers and utilities for this notebook can be found here: https://support.hp.com/us-en/drivers/hp-pavilion-15-laptop-pc-15-eh3000/2101549717
What’s in the box?
Inside the packaging, you will find the mandatory manuals and a barrel-style plug 45W charger. Some devices are bundled with a 65W adapter.
- 1. Intro, Specs, Drivers, What’s in the box
- 2. Design and construction
- 3. Display quality, Health impact (PWM), Sound
- 4. Buy our profiles
- 5. Performance: CPU, GPU, Gaming Tests
- 6. [eBook Guide + Tools] How to MAX OUT your Laptop
- 7. Temperatures and comfort, Battery Life
- 8. Disassembly, Upgrade options, and Maintenance
- 9. Storage performance
- 10. Verdict