Customer Ratings & Reviews

bought it mainly for Fortnite and runs nicely even on high settings. wouldn't say its worth the regular price of $800 tho. i bought it on sale for $480 and thats what i think should be the regular price. theres definitely way better laptops for cheaper than $800. 8gb ram is manageable but gets annoying after a while so i recommend getting a 16gb ram laptop or just upgrading it once u get it

This is an awesome laptop for our needs. Was bought as a gift for my child whos a Roblox fanatic. The graphics are beautiful. Its nice and quick with no issues! This is top notch for the price and what it has. We didnt need anything extravagant yet,but this one really exceeded my expectations. Were happy with the purchase!Great starter gaming laptop for sure!

Got it on sale plus with open box excellent. With an AMD 6550M 4 GB VRAM slightly better than the 3050 4 GB variant, it can handle 1080p low graphics settings games in 2024. You will want to buy more RAM, however, since it nearly always uses 90%+ of its 8 GB RAM simply by running a game like Valorant which uses 2.12 GB. There are some color backlit keyboard options, decent IPS 144 hz display, and so you're able to get a start into modern video games at a modest price, while still being able to have a laptop that can blend in as an office computer. For those reasons, it is good.

Looks and feels great but battery was pretty average and everything apart, great fit for budget if you get in sale of 479$

Best gaming laptop at this price, also good for school and college work

Laptop plays most modern games at low settings great bang for your buck.

It's a good product, just what I expected. For the price-quality it was a good option.

Let me start out by saying the price of this laptop fluctuates a lot at Best Buy. If you get this unit on the lower side of that fluctuation this unit is one fantastic bargain. Let me start with the Pros of this unit 1:best price for performance when on sale have seen it as low as $479 recently at Best Buy 2: 144hz (freesync) display looks clean and has good brightness at all levels of indoor lighting. 3:Great CPU/APU its a 6 core 12 threads unit with Radeon 660m graphics in the APU from monitoring I have noticed that APU and the RX6550M dedicated graphics will actually function in hybrid crossfire sharing the work load accordingly. 4: Fullsize keyboard that is also back lit. 5: Easy to upgrade easy to work on very user friendly design in this market where they try to take that from the consumer. 6: Good cooling solution for unit in its price can handle 6hr game sessions no problem temp wise. Now let me get to the cons for this unit there are numerous but none deal breaking and easily remedied. 1: Single channel Ram and misleading info from HP on that, claimed DDR5-4800 8gb sodim but factory installed in and 8gb DDR5-5600b sodim from Micron so if trying to upgrade to dual channel get an 8gb 5600 sodim. Also I am not saying this as a you can do but you must do the 8gb in single channel is horrific to the CPU/APU performance of this system going dual channel is an absolute must and adding a 8gb should be your minimum investment into this machine. I personally went with A 32Gb dual channel kit for my upgrade and it flys. 2: BLOATWARE up the wazu! There is so much of some even demos for stuff that can not be removed from the system. Easy but a pain, the fix get yourself a flash drive when you get this machine 32gb stick, power up the laptop do the windows setup add the machine and its windows license to your Microsoft account, download windows 11 installation media from Microsoft web page and wireless network card drivers for the laptops wireless card. Boot this bad boy to bios change the boot device to the usb drive and Start the whole this from scratch. Do a 100% clean install of windows 11.. 3: Only a single NVME port and only a 512gb stock. If your even a bit unsure if that will be enough upgrade before you start your upgrade path do it just the once. It was only another $180 in parts to upgrade to 32gb of Ram and 2tb of NVME do it right away and call it a day. Even with the added investment this is still the best price for performance machine you will get at the time of leaving this review. Gaming only using it For games like STO, Deadisland 2, Halo infinite, and CS2 so far all of them it runs graphics all set to top settings STO, Halo and CS2 will run at 144fps matching the the monitor refresh rate. Deadisland 2 with run 90-100 fps on high settings.

6” and 16.1”) with narrow bezels. 2. Performance: • Equipped with powerful processors like AMD Ryzen 5/7 or Intel Core i5/i7. • Dedicated GPUs like NVIDIA GeForce GTX/RTX or AMD Radeon RX, ensuring smooth gaming performance. • Ideal for gaming, streaming, and multitasking. 3. Display: • Full HD (1080p) with a refresh rate of up to 144Hz, offering smooth visuals for fast-paced games. • Some models have higher brightness and color accuracy for creative tasks. 4. Cooling System: • Improved cooling technology to handle intensive tasks without overheating. 5. Price: • A budget-friendly alternative to high-end gaming laptops like HP Omen, Dell Alienware, or ASUS ROG. 6. Battery Life: • Decent for a gaming laptop, typically lasting 4–6 hours under normal use. Pros: • Affordable for its specs. • Solid gaming performance for the price. • Customizable configurations. Cons: • Heavier than some competitors. • Display quality can vary by model (lower brightness on base models). • Average battery life. Let me know if you’d like more details on a specific model!

Bought it during Black Friday this year (2024) & had it for a week so far. It's pretty good, the only downside is the 8GB of RAM, but it can still play most games pretty well. I mostly am using it for older games, but it can play Arkham Knight, Witcher 3, & Cyberpunk 2077 on mid-low settings at 1080p with a good framerate or high if you don't mind lower framerates, but the fans get kind of loud, so I'd stick with mid-low settings at 1080p or 720p with high settings. I might upgrade the RAM later down the line, but for right now it's doing well enough out of the box. It's definitely great for indie & retro gaming & also great for non-gaming stuff like streaming. The price was also really good & you can't really find much better in that price range. Plus. it's an HP & my last HP laptop was also really good, but it was old & I needed an upgrade.

Great computer. It runs very smoothly and lets me do all the applications that I want. It's pretty fast and games look great. The deal was a great price.

Wont play COD unless you add at least 8 more gb of ram. I upgraded to 24gb. Crashes on loading screen with just 8. CS2 is roughly 80-120fps depending on map. Plays diablo 4 on ultra settings with 75fps. Screen is beautiful and the 144hz is nice for shooters even if you cant hit 144fps. This gpu is basically on par with a 3050. The 3050 is only slightly faster. Def more bang for your buck going to ryzen/radeon route rather than the intel/nvidia route. Good luck finding a similar laptop at the same price point.

I had originally been looking for a low priced desktop with a dedicated GPU to help speed up 3D rendering in some non-gaming apps that I use. That search ended quickly with the outrageously high GPU prices. I decided to check into gaming laptops and I stumbled upon this laptop for $450 (on sale) and decided it would fit the bill and was well within budget. I easily upgraded to 32GB of RAM and this laptop is actually a pretty decent spec'd system for the money. The dedicated GPU works well for what I need. The GPU with only 4GB of VRAM might be a bottleneck for most AAA gaming titles, but it's fine for what I need with 3D modeling. If you can find it on sale, it's a great budget gaming laptop.

Purchased this laptop last black friday for 490$. It really is a steal. Laptop is working fast. Decent for gaming. Tried Fortnite and its pretty good.

The laptop is excellent for the price it was offered at. I hope the current specifications allowed for a higher memory upgrade than maxing out at 16 GB. Still excellent product. So far, I have not tested it's capability for what I purchased this for, hence the 4 stars. May change it later.

Runs smooth and best laptop for the price. I recommend for beginners. Runs fortnite so smooth.

Excellent item great gaming computer great price fast speed

Good mid budget laptop worth buying but needs ram upgrade

Pretty rocking little laptop bought for kids for the holidays. They’re all super happy to be able to play games together! I got these at a steal in Black Friday for $400 would buy again

We purchased this for a Robotics Team for students to work with CAD programs. They are great for the price point.