This is not a laptop for work or those who would like dual monitors. The USB-C only supports data transfer. This is a terrible experience for me and further reason to avoid HP products.
I have been very dissapointed with the laptop. I replaced a 4 yr old laptop, that was made by a different company. I have been using more video conferencing, so I decided to upgrade my computing power. However, the laptop has been slower at every task. I have to wait for it to load every website, even ones I frequent. Sometimes 5 plus seconds. I might expect that if I had gotten the lowest budget machine, but this is a midlevel machine in which I upgraded the RAM and graphics.
I bought this laptop for my mom, and within the first day it was already glitching. It took quite some time for it to start. Sometimes the screen would freeze. Overall, I would have returned it but my mom didn't care to, it's not one I'd keep personally.
This laptop is decent, but for the price the screen is very low quality. You have to always have it at a certain angle or everything becomes washed out. Better to invest in a different computer with a better screen. This screen seems like it is from the 80s with the grainy quality and matte glare across the entire thing.
This laptop was essentially the same as the one I bought back in early 2020 which I really like. The upgrade makes it run better and faster and provides the consistent features that I want.
This laptop really hit all of the points I was looking for.
Major Pros -Touchscreen is responsive. -The keyboard is great and feels comfortable to work with -Quick buttons are great -Quick to boot up! -Vibrant screen -Lightweight and clean design -The keypad is one of the main reasons why I wanted to get this because of all the data and marketing I worth with -Didn't start with any filler apps like games.
Cons -I was looking to purchase a keyboard cover and I am not able to find anything that matches this computers model. Everything is just slightly off. -The mouse pad does feel a little thin but doesn't detract from how it works -A couple of times since having it I have turned the computer on and it will reset my background. Not sure if anything else was changed but that was the only noticeable thing. Not sure what caused that. -Volume is okay but nothing special, you are definitely going to want to use headphones or a Bluetooth speaker. They work well but nothing to really shout about.