An excellent laptop all around, the weight reduction from previous models is fantastic. I do miss having a pin pad on the keyboard, but it's a toss up whether the extra size that would require would be worth it.
The laptop is fast. I ran the perfmantest and it is in the top 99%. Here are the items to keep in mind when buying this laptop 1. Weight - 6.5 lbs. Its heavy. 2. Power Brick - The largest power brick I have ever seen. I think it weighs 3 to 4 lbs. 3. Trackpad - When playing games and the laptop heats up. The trackpad starts failing. It works with the finger gestures but not the bottom left or right corner. Not sure if this is just my laptop but will be contacting HP 4. Update your Bios - A lot of initial issues I had was due to not having the latest bios applied. 5. Not a fan of preloaded software - HP you need to stop loading junk software like antivirus and other software that does not provide any additional support for the laptop. 6. HP - Would be nice as a gaming laptop that a logo would light up.
This is a very nice laptop overall. My only complaints are: 1. (and this is the biggest one) This is a 17" laptop. It is absolutely beyond me why there is no numpad on this laptop! There is MORE than enough room. It's just dumb not to have one. 2. The screen is only 300 nits and is only 65% RGB. It's just a below average screen on an expensive laptop. 3. The power brick is a monster! It literally is THREE regular laptop power bricks stuck together in size. Summary: My son likes it and for the price it was purchased at I am overlooking the flaws. As an adult, if it was for me I would NOT forgive the flaws. Oh well, my son is happy and I suppose that's all that matters.......... :-)
Been using this laptop for over a week now and it’s the perfect laptop for both gaming and productivity. With having an RTX 4080 and Intel Graphics, battery life and power consumption are well balanced! Battery life is somewhat impressive but you must consider that this laptop can be power hungry as it’s a high performance laptop. If you’re looking to replace your desktop and to have a laptop where you could connect it to a dock, this would be ideal! The performance all around is incredible!