HP Pavilion 15 (i7-6700HQ, GTX 950M) Notebook Review

For the original German review, see here.
The Pavilion 15 is one of those notebooks which we have already reviewed multiple times; Intel as well as AMD variants. While the Intel models always featured ULV processors so far, HP uses a standard-volt quad-core mobile processor of the Skylake generation in our current test model. In addition, it comes with a GeForce GTX 950M graphics card. HP wants to attract users who like gaming. Our review will reveal whether the computer is appealing. Its competitors are notebooks like the Acer Aspire V5-591G, the Asus GL552JX, and the Lenovo Y50-70.
Since the Pavilion uses the same design as its ULV siblings, we will not cover case, connectivity, input device, and speakers here. Information about these is available in our reviews of the Pavilion 15-ab022ng and the Pavilion 15-ab052ng.
Case
HP uses the same case as in the other Pavilion 15 models, yet with different colors. The device is completely black with green highlights. For example, a hexagon pattern is printed on the palm rests, which dissolves towards the keyboard and the keyboard light is green. On top of that, the Pavilion sits on green rubber feet.
Display
HP has equipped the Pavilion with a matte 15.6-inch display with a native resolution of 1920x1080 pixels. While we liked the contrast (941:1), the brightness is quite low (240.8 cd/m²). A device of this price class should deliver a brightness of 300 cd/m². The display never shows PWM flickering.
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Brightness Distribution: 78 %
Center on Battery: 254 cd/m²
Contrast: 941:1 (Black: 0.27 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 3.54 | 0.5-29.43 Ø4.89
ΔE Greyscale 2.29 | 0.5-98 Ø5.1
64% sRGB (Argyll 1.6.3 3D)
41% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 1.6.3 3D)
44.47% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
64.7% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
43.03% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.5
HP Pavilion 15-ak003ng Samsung SDC5544 | Acer Aspire V5-591G-71K2 ChiMei N156HGE-EAL | HP Pavilion 15-ab022ng BOE | HP Envy 15-ae020ng CMN15C4 | Asus GL552JX-CN154H Samsung 156HL01-102 | Dell Inspiron 15 7559 LG Philips LGD04D9 / 156UD2 / Dell P/N: 53FC4 | Acer Aspire VN7-572G-72L0 LG Display LP156WF6-SPB1 | Lenovo IdeaPad Y50-70-59441231 Samsung L FLLTN156FL02L01 | |
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Display | 79% | 3% | -9% | 55% | 44% | 37% | 20% | |
Display P3 Coverage | 43.03 | 84.9 97% | 44.11 3% | 39.3 -9% | 67.8 58% | 63.4 47% | 63.6 48% | 51.5 20% |
sRGB Coverage | 64.7 | 99.8 54% | 66.4 3% | 58.7 -9% | 97.5 51% | 90 39% | 82 27% | 77.6 20% |
AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage | 44.47 | 83.3 87% | 45.57 2% | 40.64 -9% | 70 57% | 64.6 45% | 59.9 35% | 53.2 20% |
Response Times | 4% | 20% | 18% | |||||
Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% * | 48 ? | 44 ? 8% | 32 ? 33% | 50 ? -4% | ||||
Response Time Black / White * | 28 ? | 28 ? -0% | 26 ? 7% | 17 ? 39% | ||||
PWM Frequency | 200 ? | |||||||
Screen | -66% | -79% | -93% | 3% | -28% | 4% | -16% | |
Brightness middle | 254 | 249 -2% | 223 -12% | 240 -6% | 326 28% | 276 9% | 328 29% | 264 4% |
Brightness | 241 | 240 0% | 215 -11% | 226 -6% | 317 32% | 273 13% | 310 29% | 253 5% |
Brightness Distribution | 78 | 86 10% | 83 6% | 88 13% | 91 17% | 85 9% | 86 10% | 85 9% |
Black Level * | 0.27 | 0.48 -78% | 0.76 -181% | 0.48 -78% | 0.31 -15% | 0.78 -189% | 0.33 -22% | 0.44 -63% |
Contrast | 941 | 519 -45% | 293 -69% | 500 -47% | 1052 12% | 354 -62% | 994 6% | 600 -36% |
Colorchecker dE 2000 * | 3.54 | 10.15 -187% | 8.5 -140% | 12.14 -243% | 4.14 -17% | 4.05 -14% | 4.74 -34% | 4.34 -23% |
Greyscale dE 2000 * | 2.29 | 12.13 -430% | 9.35 -308% | 12.74 -456% | 5.46 -138% | 4.68 -104% | 3.15 -38% | 4.21 -84% |
Gamma | 2.5 88% | 2.48 89% | 2.46 89% | 2.49 88% | 2.44 90% | 2.55 86% | 2.51 88% | 2.48 89% |
CCT | 6698 97% | 13445 48% | 10402 62% | 15295 42% | 7574 86% | 6871 95% | 6336 103% | 6573 99% |
Color Space (Percent of AdobeRGB 1998) | 41 | 74 80% | 42 2% | 38 -7% | 64 56% | 58 41% | 54 32% | 49 20% |
Color Space (Percent of sRGB) | 64 | 100 56% | 66 3% | 59 -8% | 97 52% | 90 41% | 82 28% | 77 20% |
Total Average (Program / Settings) | 6% /
-25% | -38% /
-59% | -51% /
-72% | 29% /
16% | 12% /
-6% | 20% /
13% | 2% /
-7% |
* ... smaller is better
The display performs well in color representation. The DeltaE 2000 shift is already only 3.54 out-of-the-box and only marginally misses the target value (DeltaE smaller than 3). In addition, the grayscale is very balanced. As a result, the display is not bluish. The values can only slightly be improved by calibration. The display does not cover the AdobeRGB and sRGB color spaces. The coverage is about 41% (AdobeRGB) and 64% (sRGB), respectively.
Display Response Times
↔ Response Time Black to White | ||
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28 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 6 ms rise | |
↘ 22 ms fall | ||
The screen shows relatively slow response rates in our tests and may be too slow for gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.1 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 69 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is worse than the average of all tested devices (20.9 ms). | ||
↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey | ||
48 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 16 ms rise | |
↘ 32 ms fall | ||
The screen shows slow response rates in our tests and will be unsatisfactory for gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.165 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 81 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is worse than the average of all tested devices (32.7 ms). |
Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)
Screen flickering / PWM not detected | |||
In comparison: 53 % of all tested devices do not use PWM to dim the display. If PWM was detected, an average of 8623 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 343500) Hz was measured. |
Performance
The Pavilion 15-ak003ng is a multimedia all-rounder which also wants to attract users who like to play games. The built-in processor delivers enough performance for everyday tasks. Our test model is priced at about 1200 Euros (~$1314). At the time of testing, there were two further configurations available. The cheapest model, the Pavilion 15-ak031ng, costs about 1000 Euros (~$1095). It only features 8 GB of RAM and a 1 TB HDD.
Processor
While Pavilion models like our Pavilion 15-ab022ng test model come with ULV processors, our current incarnation of the computer features a standard-volt processor with a significantly higher TDP (45 Watt vs. 15 Watt). HP has equipped our Pavilion with a Core i7-6700HQ (Skylake) with a base clock of 2.6 GHz. Thank to its Turbo, the clock rate can increase to 3.1 GHz (four cores), 3.3 GHz (two cores) or 3.5 GHz (one core), respectively. One might suspect that the CPU might not be able to use its full potential, since HP uses the same case as for the ULV Pavilions. But, this is not the case. During our CPU tests, the processor works at full speed.
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Acer Aspire V5-591G-71K2 | |
Lenovo ThinkPad E560-20EWS00000 | |
HP Pavilion 15-ab052ng |
* ... smaller is better
System Performance
The internal SSD makes for a fast working system. A powerful processor and a fast graphics core deliver the necessary computing power. As a consequence, the results of our PCMark tests are very good. The Pavilion only performs slightly better than its Pavilion 15-ab022ng sibling despite significantly more powerful CPU and GPU. During everyday tasks - simulated by the Home sub-benchmark - the single-thread performance of a processor is important and the CPUs in the two Pavilion models do not differ much in this aspect. The more powerful processor first becomes advantageous in CPU-intensive applications. The system performance can only be slightly improved at best. For example, its Solid State Drive could be replaced by a faster model.
PCMark 7 Score | 5628 points | |
PCMark 8 Home Score Accelerated v2 | 3665 points | |
PCMark 8 Creative Score Accelerated v2 | 4551 points | |
PCMark 8 Work Score Accelerated v2 | 4823 points | |
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Storage Devices
Alike many multimedia/gaming notebooks, the Pavilion comes with two drives, too: a fast SSD as system drive and a conventional hard drive for the necessary storage space. The SSD is an M.2 model from Samsung with capacity of 128 GB (about 100 GB available to the user). Its writing performance hints on a cheap model. The performance falls significantly behind what is possible nowadays. The read rate is okay. The 2.5-inch drive features a capacity of 2 TB and works at 4500 RPM. The recovery partition of the notebook is located on the hard drive.
Graphics Card
The Pavilion comes with a GeForce GTX 950M graphics card. This upper mid-range model supports DirectX 11. It only differs from its GeForce GTX 850M predecessor by the maximum clock (1124 vs. 1084 MHz). Otherwise, the two models are identical. As a result, the 950M only performs slightly better than its predecessor at best, given the same processor and VRAM. The GPU used in our test model features 4096 MB DDR3 VRAM connected via 128-bit bus. The 3DMark results are as expected.
3DMark 06 Standard Score | 21645 points | |
3DMark 11 Performance | 4644 points | |
3DMark Ice Storm Standard Score | 76562 points | |
3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Score | 14471 points | |
3DMark Fire Strike Score | 2761 points | |
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3DMark 06 - 1280x1024 Standard Score AA:0x AF:0x (sort by value) | |
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Acer Aspire V5-591G-71K2 | |
MSI GP62-2QEi781FD | |
Lenovo ThinkPad E560-20EWS00000 | |
Acer Aspire VN7-572G-72L0 | |
Lenovo Z51-70 | |
HP Pavilion 15-ab052ng |
Gaming Performance
HP calls our Pavilion test model a gaming notebook. Thus, it should be able to run all current games smoothly, and it can actually do so. However, the quality settings must not be set too high. Virtually all titles can be played well at HD resolution (1366x768) and medium to high settings. Several games, including Dirt Rally, also run in native resolution (1920x1080). A glance at our comparison figure reveals that the Aspire V5-591G with the same CPU and GPU combination delivers slightly higher frames rates than our Pavilion throughout. This is due to the fact that the Aspire features slightly faster VRAM (1000 vs. 900 MHz).
Those who also want demanding titles like The Witcher 3 without reducing the settings need a higher GPU performance. For example, notebooks with GeForce GTX 970M or GTX 980M are an option, but they are significantly more expensive.
low | med. | high | ultra | |
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Tomb Raider (2013) | 255.3 | 122.5 | 66.5 | 32.3 |
GRID: Autosport (2014) | 214.5 | 114.9 | 71.4 | 34 |
Dirt Rally (2015) | 226.2 | 103.5 | 54.9 | 22.7 |
Batman: Arkham Knight (2015) | 52 | 46 | 23 | 16 |
Fallout 4 (2015) | 69.9 | 41.8 | 23.1 | 18.8 |
Star Wars Battlefront (2015) | 101.2 | 59.8 | 26.8 | 23.3 |
Rainbow Six Siege (2015) | 106.3 | 67.4 | 37.4 | 27.5 |
Just Cause 3 (2015) | 63.1 | 51.6 | 26.6 | 23 |
GRID: Autosport | |
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MSI GS70-6QE16H21 | |
1920x1080 Ultra Preset AA:4x MS (sort by value) | |
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Fallout 4 | |
1366x768 Medium Preset AA:T AF:16x (sort by value) | |
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Lenovo ThinkPad E560-20EWS00000 | |
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Acer Aspire V 15 Nitro VN7-572G-54YG | |
Medion Erazer X7843-MD9957 | |
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Lenovo ThinkPad E560-20EWS00000 | |
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Batman: Arkham Knight | |
1366x768 Normal / Off AF:4x (sort by value) | |
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HP Pavilion 15-ab022ng | |
MSI GP62-2QEi781FD | |
Asus GL552JX-CN154H | |
Lenovo ThinkPad E560-20EWS00000 | |
Dell Inspiron 15 7559 | |
Lenovo Z51-70 | |
MSI GS70-6QE16H21 | |
Medion Erazer X7843-MD9957 | |
1920x1080 High / On (Interactive Smoke & Paper Debris Off) AA:SM AF:8x (sort by value) | |
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HP Pavilion 15-ab022ng | |
MSI GP62-2QEi781FD | |
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Dell Inspiron 15 7559 | |
MSI GS70-6QE16H21 | |
Medion Erazer X7843-MD9957 |
Star Wars Battlefront | |
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Rainbow Six Siege | |
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Just Cause 3 | |
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Acer Aspire V5-591G-71K2 |
Emissions
System Noise
While idle, the fan runs permanently at low speed and emits a constant noise. Once again, HP's proprietary BIOS option "Fan Always On" is responsible for this. If you disable it, the fan often stands still while idle and the quieter noise of the hard drive gets audible. Under full load, the fan can get very loud, since it has to cool down the powerful hardware. We measured a maximum of 51 dB. During gaming, the noise ranges from 42 to 46 dB. Occasionally, the Pavilion produces an electronic "hissing."
Noise Level
Idle |
| 34 / 35 / 36 dB(A) |
DVD |
| 38 / dB(A) |
Load |
| 44 / 51 dB(A) |
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HP Pavilion 15-ak003ng 6700HQ, GeForce GTX 950M | Acer Aspire V5-591G-71K2 6700HQ, GeForce GTX 950M | HP Pavilion 15-ab022ng 5500U, GeForce 940M | HP Envy 15-ae020ng 5500U, GeForce GTX 950M | Asus GL552JX-CN154H 4720HQ, GeForce GTX 950M | Dell Inspiron 15 7559 6700HQ, GeForce GTX 960M | Acer Aspire VN7-572G-72L0 6500U, GeForce GTX 950M | Lenovo IdeaPad Y50-70-59441231 4710HQ, GeForce GTX 960M | |
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Noise | 7% | 0% | 8% | 13% | 6% | 8% | 6% | |
Idle Minimum * | 34 | 32.6 4% | 34.5 -1% | 32.9 3% | 30 12% | 32.6 4% | 29.6 13% | 29.6 13% |
Idle Average * | 35 | 32.6 7% | 34.5 1% | 32.9 6% | 30 14% | 32.6 7% | 32.1 8% | 31.1 11% |
Idle Maximum * | 36 | 32.6 9% | 34.5 4% | 36.7 -2% | 31.3 13% | 32.6 9% | 32.8 9% | 34.3 5% |
Load Average * | 44 | 42.7 3% | 44.1 -0% | 37.2 15% | 36.9 16% | 40.5 8% | 41.4 6% | 45 -2% |
Load Maximum * | 51 | 45.5 11% | 52.5 -3% | 42 18% | 44.7 12% | 49.1 4% | 48.4 5% | 49.2 4% |
* ... smaller is better
Temperature
The Pavilion behaves differently in our stress test (Prime95 and Furmark run for at least one hour) in mains operation and on battery. If the stress test is run when disconnected from the power grid, the graphics core clocks at 281 MHz and the processor works at 800 MHz most of the time and occasionally increases its clock speed to 3.1 GHz. In mains operation, the GPU runs at full speed (1124 MHz), while the processor clocks at 2.6 to 2.8 GHz. The heating of the case is on an average level. We measured up to 61 °C at the quadrants close to the fan under full load. Such values will not be reached during everyday load.
(-) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 59.3 °C / 139 F, compared to the average of 36.9 °C / 98 F, ranging from 21.1 to 71 °C for the class Multimedia.
(-) The bottom heats up to a maximum of 61.2 °C / 142 F, compared to the average of 39.2 °C / 103 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 24.2 °C / 76 F, compared to the device average of 31.3 °C / 88 F.
(-) The palmrests and touchpad can get very hot to the touch with a maximum of 45.7 °C / 114.3 F.
(-) The average temperature of the palmrest area of similar devices was 28.8 °C / 83.8 F (-16.9 °C / -30.5 F).
HP Pavilion 15-ak003ng 6700HQ, GeForce GTX 950M | Acer Aspire V5-591G-71K2 6700HQ, GeForce GTX 950M | HP Pavilion 15-ab022ng 5500U, GeForce 940M | HP Envy 15-ae020ng 5500U, GeForce GTX 950M | Asus GL552JX-CN154H 4720HQ, GeForce GTX 950M | Dell Inspiron 15 7559 6700HQ, GeForce GTX 960M | Acer Aspire VN7-572G-72L0 6500U, GeForce GTX 950M | Lenovo IdeaPad Y50-70-59441231 4710HQ, GeForce GTX 960M | |
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Heat | -10% | 8% | -4% | -0% | -4% | 6% | -9% | |
Maximum Upper Side * | 59.3 | 67.7 -14% | 38.7 35% | 49 17% | 46.3 22% | 54 9% | 48.4 18% | 58.8 1% |
Maximum Bottom * | 61.2 | 47.1 23% | 40.2 34% | 51.9 15% | 41.5 32% | 53.4 13% | 46 25% | 51.9 15% |
Idle Upper Side * | 26.4 | 34.1 -29% | 30.8 -17% | 31.5 -19% | 33.6 -27% | 30.4 -15% | 28.9 -9% | 33.1 -25% |
Idle Bottom * | 25.6 | 30.6 -20% | 30.4 -19% | 32.6 -27% | 32.7 -28% | 31.3 -22% | 27.9 -9% | 32.5 -27% |
* ... smaller is better
Energy Management
Power Consumption
We recorded a maximum power consumption of 17 W while idle, which is alright for a notebook of this performance class. Nevertheless, an almost identically equipped notebook like the Aspire V5-591G shows that a lower power consumption would be possible. It is the other way round under load: During our stress test the Pavilion (89 Watt) demands significantly less energy than the Aspire (113.5 Watt). However, the HP's power adapter, rated at 90 Watt, is operated at its capacity limits in this scenario, while the 135-Watt power adapter of the Acer provides significantly more room for higher performance. In everyday gaming, the Pavilion performs significantly better than the Aspire (69 Watt vs. 84 Watt). It appears that HP has a better energy management.
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HP Pavilion 15-ak003ng 6700HQ, GeForce GTX 950M | Acer Aspire V5-591G-71K2 6700HQ, GeForce GTX 950M | HP Pavilion 15-ab022ng 5500U, GeForce 940M | HP Envy 15-ae020ng 5500U, GeForce GTX 950M | Asus GL552JX-CN154H 4720HQ, GeForce GTX 950M | Dell Inspiron 15 7559 6700HQ, GeForce GTX 960M | Acer Aspire VN7-572G-72L0 6500U, GeForce GTX 950M | Lenovo IdeaPad Y50-70-59441231 4710HQ, GeForce GTX 960M | |
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Power Consumption | 2% | 35% | 41% | 3% | -27% | 20% | -32% | |
Idle Minimum * | 7 | 6 14% | 4.8 31% | 4.1 41% | 6.2 11% | 9.4 -34% | 5.2 26% | 10.9 -56% |
Idle Average * | 11 | 9.8 11% | 8.1 26% | 6.9 37% | 10.3 6% | 14.4 -31% | 9.4 15% | 14.9 -35% |
Idle Maximum * | 17 | 11.4 33% | 8.3 51% | 9.2 46% | 12.2 28% | 15 12% | 10.8 36% | 15.9 6% |
Load Average * | 69 | 84 -22% | 42.5 38% | 45.3 34% | 77 -12% | 102 -48% | 60 13% | 101 -46% |
Load Maximum * | 89 | 113.5 -28% | 61.1 31% | 47.7 46% | 105 -18% | 120 -35% | 80.9 9% | 115.5 -30% |
* ... smaller is better
Battery Life
The battery runtimes of the Pavilion are quite good. In our realistic Wi-Fi test, it lasts 5:04 h. In this test, we simulate web surfing with the profile "balanced" and a display brightness of about 150 cd/m². In our video test the 15-incher runs about 4:40 h on a single charge. We test the video battery life by running the short film Big Buck Bunny (H.264 coding, 1920x1080 pixels) in a loop. The radio modules are disabled and the display brightness is set to 150 cd/m². Overall, the battery runtimes are on par with the ULV sibling's. This is also due to the slightly bigger battery capacity (48 Wh vs. 41 Wh).
HP Pavilion 15-ak003ng 48 Wh | Acer Aspire V5-591G-71K2 56 Wh | HP Pavilion 15-ab022ng 41 Wh | HP Envy 15-ae020ng 56 Wh | Asus GL552JX-CN154H 48 Wh | Dell Inspiron 15 7559 74 Wh | Acer Aspire VN7-572G-72L0 53 Wh | Lenovo IdeaPad Y50-70-59441231 55 Wh | |
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Battery Runtime | 17% | 8% | 57% | -9% | 8% | 47% | -14% | |
Reader / Idle | 572 | 715 25% | 563 -2% | 753 32% | 223 -61% | 709 24% | 761 33% | 388 -32% |
H.264 | 283 | 241 -15% | 294 4% | 207 -27% | ||||
WiFi v1.3 | 304 | 255 -16% | 267 -12% | 308 1% | 221 -27% | 232 -24% | 359 18% | 203 -33% |
Load | 62 | 108 74% | 88 42% | 148 139% | 100 61% | 76 23% | 118 90% | 84 35% |
Pros
Cons
Verdict
HP did a lot right with the Pavilion 15. The manufacturer combined a powerful quad-core processor with a fast GPU and 16 GB of RAM. An SSD makes for a fast system performance. Nevertheless, the Pavilion does not lack storage space due to a 2.5-inch hard drive. At least while idle, the computer can work quietly. The battery life is good for a notebook of its performance class. In addition, we liked the matte Full HD IPS display, which delivers a high contrast, wide viewing angles and can already shine with good colors out-of-the-box. Only the brightness and the color space are quite low.
Overall, HP created a well-made multimedia all-rounder.
Once again a typical weakness of many HP notebooks deserves critique: A warranty of only one year is too short for a 1200-Euro (~$1314) notebook. In addition, the computer is not easily maintainable. Those who want to get to the innards have to open the case, which is tiresome here.
HP Pavilion 15-ak003ng
- 03/10/2016 v5 (old)
Sascha Mölck