HP 255 G4
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Average of 1 scores (from 2 reviews)
Reviews for the HP 255 G4
Source: Tech Advisor Archive.org version
The HP 255 G4 is a budget 15.6in Windows laptop with budget build and performance. We found no single serious flaw and it should get the job done eventually, making it ideal if you're on a tight budget and don't need lots of speed or a high-quality screen.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 01/08/2016
Rating: Total score: 80% price: 80% performance: 70% features: 80% workmanship: 80%
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Source: Notebook-Center.ru RU→EN Archive.org version
Positive: Suitable for daily work tasks; good ergonomics; good sound system. Negative: Short battery life.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 08/04/2016
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Model: The HP 255 G4 is a durable laptop made for users on-the-go. This business oriented laptop comes with good hardware specification and at a cost effective price. With its full-black chassis with rounded edges, the HP 255 G4 feels premium, rigid, yet lightweight. Users can select from various OS systems ranging from Windows 10 Pro to a Windows 7 Pro system to ensure business application compatibility. The HP 255 G4 is equipped with an AMD E1-6015 dual-core APU which combines a 1.4 GHz CPU with the Radeon R2 Graphics, 4 GB of DDR3L SDRAM and a 500 GB HDD as internal storage.
There is a full-sized keyboard and a large touch-pad for easy navigation. Display on the HP 255 G4 is a 15.6 inch HD SVA anti-glare LED panel with decent clarity and brightness. The HP 255 G4 comes with a SuperMulti DVD drive, one USB 3.0 port, two USB 2.0 ports, a VGA out, an HDMI out, and a card reader. Battery life on the device lasts around 4 hours with the included 3-cell Lithium Ion Polymer batter. In total, the HP 255 G4 weighs in at around 2.15 kg (4.73 lb). Users looking for an effective business laptop should certainly look up what the HP 255 G4 has to offer.
Model variant with 8GB RAM and 1TB HDD:
HP 255 G4 T6Q16ES #ABD
AMD Radeon R5 (Beema/Carrizo-L): Integrated graphics card in several AMD APUs (Beema and Carrizo-L).
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.
A8-7410: Quad-core x86 SoC for entry-level devices and sub-notebooks, codenamed Carrizo-L. Based on the Puma+ architecture and integrates a Radeon R5 GPU.» 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.
80%: 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.