HP ProBook 455 G2
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Average of 5 scores (from 6 reviews)
Reviews for the HP ProBook 455 G2
Source: It Pro Archive.org version
The HP Probook 455 G2 with Ubuntu is very affordable, but even without the expense of Windows it feels a little cheap and lacks polish in various places from the hardware to Ubuntu itself. It’s by no means bad, but unless you specifically need Linux then a good Chromebook would be a better value and better designed Windows alternative – as long as you’re happy to work exclusively in the cloud.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 08/17/2015
Rating: Total score: 60%
Source: Tech Advisor Archive.org version
It may be cheap but out of the box, but the HP ProBook 455 G2 Ubuntu won’t suit many users. A newer Ubuntu or Windows OS may help, but it’s not one for the typical untutored budget PC buyer.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 07/30/2015
Rating: Total score: 70% price: 70% performance: 70% features: 70% workmanship: 70%
Source: V3.co.uk Archive.org version
For basic office tasks, the ProBook 455 Ubuntu isn't a bad desktop replacement, and Ubuntu has made big strides from niche project to a rounded OS that most people will adapt to comfortably. Nonetheless, every one of this laptop's strengths seems to be countered by some related weakness. It's spacious and filled with ports, but clunky and heavy. Its operating system is feature-rich, but buggy. It's secure for now, but won't be in two years' time.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 07/22/2015
Rating: Total score: 80%
Foreign Reviews
Source: Notebook-Center.ru RU→EN Archive.org version
Positive: Matt display with good contrast; good sensitivity touchpad; comfortable island keyboard. Negative: Poor webcam.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 03/26/2015
Source: Laptopkalauz HU→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 01/05/2015
Rating: Total score: 88% performance: 80% display: 70% mobility: 80% workmanship: 90%
Source: Laptopkalauz HU→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 12/24/2014
Rating: Total score: 84% performance: 80% display: 70% mobility: 80% workmanship: 90%
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AMD Radeon R5 (Kaveri): Integrated GPU on select AMD Kaveri APUs. Based on the GCN architecture with 256 - 384 shader units and a core clock up to 626 MHz.
Non demanding games should be playable with these graphics cards.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
A8-7100: Quad-core APU clocked at 1.8 - 3.0 GHz with an integrated Radeon R5 GPU. Based on the Kaveri architecture.» 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.
76.4%: This rating is not earth-shattering. This rating must actually be seen as average, since there are about as many devices with worse ratings as better ones. A purchase recommendation can only be seen with a lot of goodwill, unless it is about websites that generally rate strictly.
» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.