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MagyarHP 15-ba021ax
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Reviews for the HP 15-ba021ax
Source: Think Digit
Archive.org versionThe HP 15-BA021AX is a decent machine for casual gamers, but it comes with heating issues typical of AMD driven machines. Overall, the laptop is reasonably functional, but there are better Intel counterparts out there.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 04/21/2017
Rating: Total score: 59%
Source: The Indian Express
Archive.org versionOverall, the HP15-BA021AX powered by the AMD Quad-Core A10-9600P APU seems like a value for money laptop. But it should also be understood that at this price you are not expecting a device to be able to offer much in terms of high-end performance. If you need a regular laptop that has good processing power and are not very ambitious about what you expect from this device, then this seems like an option you can explore.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 02/27/2017
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The HP Notebook 15 is sort of an all-rounder notebook. It is affordably priced and packed with the features needed to tackle daily tasks. At first glance, it is apparent that this laptop is largely made of plastic. Nevertheless it is well built and attractive looking. Its dimensions measure at 15.1 x 10 x 0.96 inches and it weighs 4.8 lbs. It may tip towards the heavier side on the scales, yet it is still light enough to be carried about. It comes with a 15.6" diagonal HD SVA BrightView WLED-backlit (1366 x 768 resolution) display. The panel may is surrounded by a chunky, black bezel and it certainly doesn't look as good as those reduced bezel displays. The display might not fare too well with photos, and videos but would be good enough for reading and web browsing. It would be idyllic if touch technology is also incorporated onto its panel. Typing on the keyboard is a pleasant experience and the integrated numeric keypad will be useful to those who utilize this machine for accounting purposes. It is hard to find a laptop with a full sized numeric keypad. Under its hood, the laptop is powered by an AMD Quad-Core A10-9600P (2.4 GHz, up to 3.3 GHz, 2 MB cache) processor with AMD Radeon R7 M440 Graphics (2 GB DDR3 dedicated) and 4 GB memory.
It may not be optimal for gaming purposes; nevertheless, users can be assured of dependable performance for work, play, multitask, and storage with these specs. Audio quality is loud and clear on its dual speakers tuned with DTS Studio sound system. The HP Notebook 15 is fitted with an optical drive and its connectivity includes an ethernet jack and USB 2.0 and 3.0 ports. No USB Type-C is to be found here. The webcam mounted on board is decent for Skype-ing purposes. Network connectivity is supported by both Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n and Bluetooth 4.0. Storage is available through a 1 TB SATA hard drive. This laptop comes with 4-cell, 41 wh Li-ion battery with is above average and may even outlasts its competitors. HP ships this laptop in free DOS mode and potential buyers might want to consider purchasing Windows 10 by themselves or perhaps use it with the free version of Linux. For normal usage, this laptop maintains a relatively cool temperature but certain reviews had mentioned that there is a noticeable rise in temperature during heavy multitasking. This is a common thing for laptops running on AMD processors. This may not be the fastest laptop available in the market; yet its pricing at the low range makes this laptop a strong contender. Overall this is a pretty decent choice for a laptop as it comes with all the necessary hardware and am above-average battery life.
Hands-on article by Jagadisa Rajarathnam
AMD Radeon R7 M440: Entry level dedicated graphics card based on older R7 M340 in 28nm.
Modern games should be playable with these graphics cards at low settings and resolutions. Casual gamers may be happy with these cards.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
A10-9600P: Mid-range APU of the Bristol Ridge series with 4 CPU-cores (two Excavator modules) clocked at 2.4 - 3.3 GHz.» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
15.60":
15-inch display variants are the standard and are used for more than half of all laptops.
The reason for the popularity of mid-sized displays is that this size is reasonably easy on the eyes, often allows high resolutions and thus offers rich details on the screen, yet does not consume too much power and the devices can still be reasonably compact - simply the standard compromise.
» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.HP: Founded in 1939, the US company is a major server and printer manufacturer and one of the leading IT companies in the world. Until 2015, the company was called Hewlett-Packard Company. After a split, the computer division was renamed HP Inc.
In 2023, HP had an approximate market share of 22% of global PC sales, making it number 2 after Lenovo.
59%: Such a poor rating is rare. There are only a few notebooks that were rated even worse. The rating websites do not give a purchase recommendation here.
» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.
