I've had this laptop for about three weeks. I am enjoying using it. It's fast and quite user-friendly. I have Microsoft 365, so bringing0 data from my old laptop was easy.
Overall I would give this computer 4.5 stars. Very fast to start Windows. Wish it had backlit keys. The printing on the keys should be a darker color, it's hard to see. Function keys are the worst. Very hard to see the printing.
I was pretty sure I had read something about its keyboard being backlit or at least the keys were visible in low-light conditions; I didn’t and they aren’t. Also, be prepared for spam-like emails pressuring buyers to purchase software packages that are complimentary for the first month. And yes, a credit card is needed for those so they can renew automatically every year in perpetuity. On the plus side, it’s fast (really fast). And the monitor is about as impressive as anything i’ve seen. The 15.6” screen display is a beautiful upgrade from the 14” tablet I use for work.
While this computer is amazingly fast to start up, there have been a couple of problems. I purchased a program with the computer (PC Mover) to bring everything over from my old computer. First off, the program came with an ethernet cable and the new computer does not have an ethernet port. The software also worked over WiFi, but it was slow. Some programs didn't transfer and others were non functional. HP should have offered something else. The computer will not stay connected to WiFi very long before it drops. Still working on finding out what is causing the problem and how to resolve it.
So far it’s working well. However I am very disappointed that there is no keyboard lighting. Every other laptop I’ve owned had one so I didn’t think to ask about that when ordering.
For the price point, this laptop is a great value. However, when this laptop arrived, I noticed that there were problems with the usb ports, the audio jack, as well as some loose component inside the laptop. Additionally, the laptop would occasionally freeze upon startup, and would not be resolved without having to restart the laptop multiple times. Although the warranty covered the repairs, I would have gone with a different brand if I had a second chance.