HP Pavilion 15-J6Z61EA
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Reviews for the HP Pavilion 15-J6Z61EA
Source: PC Store BU→EN Archive.org version
Positive: Balanced performance and flexible functionality; very attractive price; comfortable keyboard; decent built-in speakers; Negative: Poor appearance.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 07/07/2014
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Model:
With laptops, it is normal that will be some compromises when it comes to the features because of available space. The HP Pavilion 15-J6Z61EA tries to pack in a complete package into a laptop body.
Equipped with a 4th generation i7 Intel processor, 8 GB of RAM and an NVIDIA Geforce 840M GPU with 2 GB dedicated memory. However, it comes with only a normal 1 TB 5400 rpm hard disk drive, which reduces its potential.
The dedicated graphics card is the star here - a mid-range DirectX 11-compatible card - you can play most recently released modern games at full or medium details at the native resolution. However, demanding games like Crysis 3 requires lower details and lower resolution settings. It comes with a 15.6-inch HD BrightView WLED-backlit display with a 1366 x 768 resolution. It is not the best screen but it is good enough that it does not pull down your experience but the viewing angles are not the best.
There will be some downsides to have all of these features in a laptop, including a pretty hefty weight of 2.4 kg (5.3lbs). The battery life is also subpar, with claims of up to 4 hours of mixed use. For those looking for a laptop with a good performance all around, the HP Pavilion 15-J6Z61EA deserves a good look.
Series:
Model variants with multi-touch screen:
HP Pavilion 15-ak033ng (P5N64EA#ABD)
Model variants with 16GB RAM:
HP Pavilion 15-ab203ng (N9R28EA#ABD)
HP Pavilion 15-ak003ng (T1K72EA#ABD)
HP Pavilion 15-ak105ng (W2V87EA#ABD)
HP Pavilion 15-ak106ng (W2V88EA#ABD)
HP Pavilion 15-au004ng (W6Y83EA#ABD)
HP Pavilion 15-bc084ng (X5B48EA#ABD)
Model variants with 2TB mass storage:
HP Pavilion 15-ak003ng (T1K72EA#ABD)
HP Pavilion 15-ak105ng (W2V87EA#ABD)
HP Pavilion 15-ak106ng (W2V88EA#ABD)
HP Pavilion 15-bc084ng (X5B48EA#ABD)
Model variants with cpu Intel Core i7-6700HQ:
HP Pavilion 15-ak003ng (T1K72EA#ABD)
HP Pavilion 15-ak033ng (P5N64EA#ABD)
HP Pavilion 15-ak106ng (W2V88EA#ABD)
HP Pavilion 15-bc001ng (W6Z09EA#ABD)
HP Pavilion 15-bc005ng (W8Y90EA#ABD)
HP Pavilion 15-bc084ng (X5B48EA#ABD)
Model variants with matte display:
HP Pavilion 15-ab111ng (V0Y78EA#ABD)
HP Pavilion 15-ab213ng(P4H90EA#ABD)
HP Pavilion 15-ab244ng (T1E44EA#ABD)
HP Pavilion 15-ak003ng(T1K72EA#ABD)
HP Pavilion 15-ak105ng (W2V87EA#ABD)
HP Pavilion 15-ak106ng (W2V88EA#ABD)
HP Pavilion 15-au010ng (W7Y18EA#ABD)
HP Pavilion 15-au011ng (W7Y19EA#ABD)
HP Pavilion 15-au025ng (P3U13EA#ABD)
HP Pavilion 15-aw004ng (W8Y60EA#ABD)
HP Pavilion 15-bc000ng (F2T69EA#ABD)
HP Pavilion 15-bc001ng (W6Z09EA#ABD)
HP Pavilion 15-bc004ng (W8Y89EA#ABD)
HP Pavilion 15-bc005ng (W8Y90EA#ABD)
HP Pavilion 15-bc006ng (W9U00EA#ABD)
Model variants with screen resolution 1920x1080:
HP Pavilion 15-ak033ng (P5N64EA#ABD)
HP Pavilion 15-ak105ng (W2V87EA#ABD)
HP Pavilion 15-aw004ng (W8Y60EA#ABD)
HP Pavilion 15-au004ng (W6Y83EA#ABD)
HP Pavilion 15-au011ng (W7Y19EA#ABD)
HP Pavilion 15-au013ng (W7Y21EA#ABD)
HP Pavilion 15-au014ng (W7Y22EA#ABD)
HP Pavilion 15-bc001ng (W6Z09EA#ABD)
HP Pavilion 15-bc003ng (W8Y88EA#ABD)
HP Pavilion 15-bc004ng (W8Y89EA#ABD)
HP Pavilion 15-bc005ng (W8Y90EA#ABD)
HP Pavilion 15-bc006ng (W9U00EA#ABD)
Model variants with NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M:
HP Pavilion 15-bc001ng (W6Z09EA#ABD)
HP Pavilion 15-bc084ng (X5B48EA#ABD)
NVIDIA GeForce 840M:
Mid-range graphics card from the GeForce 800M series based on the Maxwell architecture.
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.
Intel Core i7: The Intel Core i7 for laptops is based on the LG1156 Core i5/i7 CPU for desktops. The base clock speed of the CPUs is relatively low, but because of a huge Turbo mode, the cores can dynamically overclock to up to 3.2 GHz (920XM). Therefore, the CPU can be as fast as high clocked dual-core CPUs (using single threaded applications) but still offer the advantage of 4 cores. Because of the large TDP of 45 W / 55 W, the CPU is only intended for large laptops.
4510U: Haswell-based ULV dual-core processor clocked at 2.0 GHz with Turbo Boost support up to 3.1 GHz. Offers an integrated HD Graphics 4400 and a dual-channel DDR3 memory controller.» 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.
» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.