As expected, this is a very nice laptop. Excellent screen and video camera. Quick boot-up, both cold and warm. But the forced requirement to have a Microsoft account in order to run Windows is ridiculous, and possibly illegal. There are known work-arounds for this, but HP should have an option to run without an MS account.
To date, I have been very pleased with the laptop. I realize that the two things I am about to mention in the review are both cosmetic but might be meaningful to some. The keys are not smooth. They each have the outline of whatever letter or number raised (think Braille). The second is the plastic the surrounds the keyboard. It is black but also is covered with lots of white specs. I keep wanting to wipe it off as it looks like it is covered with dust. Again, I realize this may be completely irrelevant to some.
I've been using this laptop for about two weeks and so far it's performing well. I especially like the large screen. However the battery seems to not last very long, even with Battery Saver enabled.
Solid computer. Runs as expected. Wanted a middle of the road laptop for some gaming and some productivity things. Runs the games I play pretty well at normal settings.
This is a 4star review because the only caveat with this computer is the battery life. It really isn't so bad when you're browsing the web, but when you happen to be playing a game (of any kind) as expected it drains the battery- way faster than you would expect. I'm talking about you got an hour or so until you better get it plugged in and charging. Still happy with the laptop, would like a little more life out of this battery though.