I needed a replacement for my 6-year old HP laptop and wanted something with Windows 11 so selected this model. Overall it is working well and transitioning from my old laptop to this one has been relatively easy. Things I don't like: the inability to have an onboard optical drive, that there are only two USB ports and where they are located, and the absence of an SD card reader (seriously?).
Beware that this laptop only has 2 USB ports, no DVDROM drive, and no Ethernet. If you need any of these things you would need to buy a USB hub for more ports, an external DVDROM drive, and an external Ethernet adapter. Also, HP laptops no longer allow the battery to be replaced when it dies, so the laptops will become virtually unusable after a few years.
This laptop is very fast. I like the quietness of it but there are a few small items such as no internal DVD player. I am also still getting used to Windows 11 but that is not an HP issue. Overall, I like the laptop though not as well as my previous Pavillon.