I bought this laptop because my old laptop is starting to"crap out" the only thing I don't like about this laptop that I thought I had included in my search was that it is not a touch screen but I can live with that otherwise it is a great laptop it has Windows 11 and products related and I could not be more pleased with my purchase. It is lightweight speedy and sturdy as well! It charged very fast and stayed charged for at least 10 hours so I could not be more pleased! As far as the amount of storage I did go smaller than I always have but I do have an external hard drive in the off chance that I decide to save anything which I typically don't intend to do other than a few pictures so I should be covered as far as storage goes! This laptop was the best value and had everything I wanted other than the touch screen you should purchase this laptop if you are in the market for something that is very reliable and sturdy and has a keypad for the numbers which was very important to me the keyboard is also backlit which is another important selling point to me this computer is so easy to use and easy to set up I'm glad I made this purchase it is hard to find a good laptop for under $600 and this most certainly is a good laptop!
Sharon V.
5/28/2024, 12:00:00 AM
I've had this for several months and I just love it. It's very easy to use, the screen quality is fantastic and it's lightweight. I'm getting one for my mom now.
Jeanie
6/3/2024, 12:00:00 AM
As others have mentioned, this comes with Windows 11 S, which is not stated in the description. It's allegedly simple to turn off. I never got that far. It is not possible to use this machine without logging in with a Microsoft Account. "Turn off the wifi" I read. Well there is no way of turning off the wifi on this. No switch. No wifi button on the keyboard. No airplane mode button on the keyboard. No combo of mystery keys suggested online worked. I then tried the 'put in a bogus email and password so it gives you the option to use a local account'. No it does not. I tried over and over and over for an hour. Back it goes to the 'Log in with a Microsoft Account' screen every time. No choice, I had to log in with a MS account. In the course of trying to change to a local account, the UAC kicked in and stopped me from clicking to change any setting, install anything or do anything at all. After five solid hours of searching for a solution and finding images and descriptions of options that were not on this machine. I gave up, put it back in the box and returned it. It's worth a restocking fee to get rid of this thing. As for Windows 11: if I want 3 different desktops, widgets that push MSN, icons thrown in the middle bottom of the screen, and a system that blocks me from doing anything I want or need to do with it, I'll get a Mac. UPDATE: The seller refunded the Full amount. (I did pack it up exactly as I received it). Thank you!
Jeff Hitchens
6/3/2024, 12:00:00 AM
SOME WORDS TO THE WISE. Overall, I'm satisfied with these HP17x laptops. BUT!!! There are a couple things to be WELL AWARE of, before buying. First, and FOREMOST. A word of caution! As most everyone knows, Microsoft has, for quite some time, been transitioning truly from a software company into a retail sales company. That fact is abundantly clear! Now, be well aware of what Microsoft has done in its latest versions of WIN11-HOME. Many (perhaps most???, perhaps all???) Windows11-HOME based computers are delivered with the OS in "S-Mode." We run HP desktop and laptop computers exclusively, so I can speak only to my several more recent HP purchases. However, I no longer subscribe to WIN11-HOME. All of my recent purchases have been ordered with the WIN11-PRO OS. My advice to those considering buying any computer preloaded with WIN11-HOME: "stay well away." "S-Mode", does not allow the user to load any 3rd-party software. All software must be obtained (think $$$$$) from the MS Store. While MS claims that the procedure required to exit "S-Mode" is quite simple, in fact, we've found that it is nearly IMPOSSIBLE!!! And, it will require the involvement of MS 'off-shore' tech assistance, which is not necessarily easily obtained. One such call that I received, after HOURS of waiting, arrived at 2AM. If buying an HP17x laptop, order with WIN11-PRO. PRO versions are not restricted by "S-Mode" software. Now, to the computer. Typical of HP products, this laptop is well built, with an excellent display. Ports are somewhat limited, but, for me, that is not a deal-breaker. I like having the 32GB of RAM, and at least 1TB of storage. I expect these laptops to be more than adequate into the foreseeable future. My one complaint with these, and it is critical, is that the integral cooling system is WHOLLY inadequate. When used for long periods of time, especially on mains power, which we do, these computers will run HOT!!! My take on that is, putting an engineer and an accountant together, on any design project, inevitably results in trouble. In an effort to make this laptop as slim and as light-weight as possible, the internal cooling apparatus has suffered for it. In these, the CPU does generate a lot of heat. The air duct is quite small and narrow, and the internal fan is a joke, except that it's not. So!!! Buy a serious laptop cooler, to go along with your laptop purchase. And, I don't mean one of those multi-fan, USB powered units, that generate heat to remove heat. High quality, AC/DC-adapter powered gaming type coolers are available from Amazon. You'll be happy you made the purchase. At first, battery life is quite short, but we've seen that over time (repeated charge/discharge cycles) battery life does improve some. In our case, having to use mains powered coolers, we simply use mains power for our laptops, and we don't rely much on battery power. Of course, bear in mind that having to have access to AC power does diminish the practicability of using a laptop computer, in the first place. The HP17x series are big computers with a healthy display. One minor complaint is the lack of a backlit keyboard. But, for the money (around $500), these were still a good buy.
Beau &
6/25/2024, 12:00:00 AM
Great work computer.
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