I researched what I needed, what I would be willing to spend, and what each option had or did not have for my new computer. I upgraded to windows 11, got a MUCH faster processor, and a backlit keyboard. I love the speed and the keyboard. The pc is a great value for the price and met all my needs. Biggest bonus I did not know I was getting is the ability to plug in a wireless mouse and automatically disable the touchpad(which I rarely use). Unplug the mouse and the touchpad is automatically enabled. very cool. The biggest negative for me is the NUM LOCK key does not have a light to indicate on or off(like the CAPS LOCK key). Very annoying if you are trying to figure out on or off for the numeric keypad which I use all the time and can accidently turn off.
I recently purchased the HP Pavilion Laptop 16 as an upgrade from my Pavilion 15 laptop which was incompatible with Windows 11. I like almost everything about it, including the Windows 11 OS, larger screen, keyboard with adjustable backlight that illuminates with touch, faster processing speed, and longer battery life. You can also turn off Wifi and surf the internet on Airplane mode. As one other reviewer mentioned, it would have been nice to have a light on the Num Lock key, as toggling otherwise gets confusing. And (not HP's fault) I thought I was buying a touchscreen PC like my last one, but this particular model does not have a touchscreen. It was so easy on the older PC to add foreign language accent marks using the touchscreen, but now I have to use the ALT key and look up international letter codes to make those work. The price of this fast, sleek laptop was reduced by $360, making an upgrade very affordable. I don't think you can go wrong with a HP laptop - but read all the specs carefully so that you're buying everything you want and need.
Overall its a nice laptop but does have its issues. I have had three occasions in the first 30 days where I was either unable to get into the system, connect to the internet or having issues with the having enough memory to keep the monitors from going black. All three times I was able to get it back up and working by either rolling back updates and reapplying or troubleshooting the heck out of it. You shouldn't have to do this on a brand new laptop but I have found this SOP on all my HP's.