HP 15-bs043NS

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[Análisis] HP Notebook 15-bs043ns, un portátil de equilibradas prestaciones a tu alcance
Source: Mi Mundo Gadget ES→EN Archive.org version
Positive: Good price; large screen; powerful hardware. Negative: No dedicated graphics.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 01/10/2018

HP 15-BS043NS. Portátil 15,6" con Intel Core i7-7500U (599 €)
Source: Ofertaman ES→EN Archive.org version
Positive: Large screen; good price; decent hardware; nice performance.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 12/24/2017

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Model: The HP 15-BS043NS is part of the mid-to-low range of 15.6" laptops from today's HP generation. Models in this series are competing against other series such as Lenovo's IdeaPad 320, Acer's Aspire ES15 and Inspiron 15 3000 from Dell. This laptop a good choice for those users who are looking for a 15.6" laptop with an affordable price tag and a competitive processor to work with a medium level of performance. Both, weight and thickness of the HP 15-BS043NS are similar to other conventional 15.6-inch laptops. The laptop measures 380 x 253.8 x 23.8 mm and weighs 2.1 kg. The plastic case is black inside and silver outside. There is a single fan, which together with the low consumption of the Intel Core i7-7500U, will achieve good temperatures both in the housing and in the components. The HP 15-BS043NS mounts the Intel Core i7-7500U processor. It consists of 2 cores and 4 logical threads (HyperThreading), has 4 MB of cache and offers a frequency that ranges from 2.7 GHz and 3.5 GHz maximum in a single core, thanks to Turbo Boost technology of Intel. The Intel Core i7-7500U is used by many laptops in this price range, being able to perform jobs with a medium-high level of demand, for example, photographic editing or simple video editing.

Graphics integrated into the processor is the Intel HD Graphics 620, a model of the lower graphics. At a resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels, a user will only be able to run smoothly those games that are not very demanding with a medium or low level of detail. It also comes with a hard drive of 1 TB at 5400 RPM and 8 GB of DDR4 of RAM at 2133 MHz in one module. As for the display, the HP 15-BS043NS uses a TN panel with a resolution 1.366 x 768 pixels. Thanks its HDMI output, a user will be able to connect the laptop to a television or an external monitor. Although USB Type-C is missing, the connectivity is convenient for a model of this range with two USB 3.0 ports, a USB 2.0 port, a Gigabit port and a Wifi Dual Band Bluetooth chip with Bluetooth 4.2. The camera will allow a user to make conferences at 720p. Some will appreciate that HP has not forgotten an optical drive on this computer. The battery of this HP is one of the few that is easily extracted. It has 4 cells and a capacity of 41 Wh. It is possible to reach 5 and a half hours of undemanding use. The HP 15-BS043NS is one of those laptops with a lot of value for its price. It will serve any kind of user looking for productivity in an affordable machine.

Hands-on article by Jagadisa Rajarathnam

Intel HD Graphics 620: Integrated GPU (GT2) found on some Kaby-Lake CPU models (15 W ULV series).

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.

i7-7500U: Kaby-Lake based SoC with two CPU cores clocked at 2.7 to 3.5 GHz, HyperThreading and manufactured with an improved 14nm process.» 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.

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.

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