20 Best Laptop To Use With Cricut (2023 Updated)

I purchased this computer for an older relative who wanted something to do basic websurfing tasks with – visiting websites, playing simple internet games, watching Youtube, etc. Setting up the computer was easy and relatively fast.

(As a tip, you can avoid creating a Mircosoft account during setup by turning on airplane mode so wifi is disabled and backing out of the option to make the account. ) The large screen size is a plus, and the computer itself is fairly lightweight, which is nice.

For people who live in old houses/apartments, the power cord has three prongs instead of two. As for actually using the machine, it runs well. I set up an antivirus and a different web browser with some add-ons, and there have been no hiccups so far in terms of speed.

My relative is able to view Youtube/Netflix and the like with no issues, and plays games on various websites just fine. The keys are large and have good visual contrast, making it easy to see what you’re pressing.

The computer has been quiet so far, which is good. Overall, it’s a nice computer for simple tasks. As long as you’re not trying to stream on twitch/Youtube or play the newest PC games, you’ll be fine.

It’s a good computer for students and non power-users. It’s also a good price if you can catch it on sale.

I ordered the 14m-dy1023dx and was a little concerned that Best Buy listed this laptop as an aluminum chassis whereas an HP rep said it was plastic because it had a moulded chassis. Perhaps the HP Rep was commenting on a different Model Number as the reviews here seem to include several model numbers.

It appears it is in fact aluminum as it has the feel of metal. For the price which I purchased on sale for $529 plus tax, it’s really tough to beat this HP Pavilion. It’s a borderline 13″ tablet in physical size which I like since this converts to a tablet.

One thing to note is the amount of Bloatware on this laptop. My laptop was running at 64c at idle. No matter how much I deleted, it ran hot and the bottom chassis felt uncomfortably hot as well. I was able to cool things down a bit by dropping the CPU Max load from 100% to 60%.

It was still rather hot. I decided to start from scratch but thanks to Windows and Intel, we are back to the Windows XP days where you have to load drivers to perform a clean install or you won’t see any internal drives listed.

I performed a clean Windows install and the laptop appears to run a lot cooler to the touch at idle. It’s gotten a little warm downloading updates so I shall see if that’s all that’s needed or if i’ll again have to reduce the Max performance on the CPU.

Performance wise, it appears to run really smooth so no complaints. I plan on using this for business and personal finance so I can’t comment on gaming performance although YT videos look encouraging with the Intel Xe GPU.

The display panel I received has a warm tint to it as if it has a low setting of Night Light enabled. I prefer a cool tint to my display so I may have to get used to this. I may have to fiddle with the color settings in the Intel Xe Control Panel and see if I can apply a little more blue to the profile.

It’s a 250 Nits which is more than acceptable for indoors but not if you plan on using this outside. Overall it’s a good buy. The fit and finish makes this laptop appear to be more expensive than it is especially if you can buy it on sale during Best Buys deals.

It comes with windows 11, which is a major shame as windows 11 is not ready for production. Many software gliches whicc make the laptop hard to use. Not suprising, it also has tones of pre installed crapp.

The CPU and GPU do a good job, the simple games I play work just fine. A downside is the small ssd. A bigger one would make it more usable. Documentation at times is spars, it has a PD port, which by the symbol should be thunderbird, maybe it is havent tested.

Some PD charger will work, which is again hit or miss. Guess the 20V charger are good, but idk. Another limitation is the angle the display can be opened to, which is supringly small Update: A few weeks it turns out that the laptop becomes hard to use, because of many problems.

It often just stops working at all. Only, turning of is fixing the problem. Than windows is untable to sync time, which means the internet does not work anymore. The bluetooth is only working in misteries ways, while it connects the headset it it is imposible to use it.

Regardless of what devices is configured the build in devices are used. Some bluetooth devices can not be connected because the pairing app crashes while paring.

I had this one built from the HP site. It is a HP15 laptop, with 12GB memory, intel 11th gen 15 processor, 512GB memory and I paid up for Nividia graphics. I expected it to be pretty fast for normal computing.

Two problems. First it is not particularly fast. In moving from one website to another, the move is not instant. There is a period where the computer shows circles like it is trying to get enough memory.

finally after a few seconds the circles stop and I see a picture. I have it set for performance mode, so I did not expect any problem going to the public library website or to netflix. The other problem was that although I elected to upgrade to Nividia graphics, when the computer was built they hooked up the intel graphics.

It was a process to go and change the graphics settings, and it is possible I missed some. I would think if you paid up for a feature, it would be installed so you could plug and play. I use this as a workstation and have a hp 14 with 8 gb and a 13 11th gen processor with 256 gb memory and intel graphics that I use as a laptop when I go out, and I find this HP14 is faster since it does not have the annoying lack of connecting circles that I have on my 15.

I thought that I was getting a lot of features for a price just over $500, and I got a lot of features, just not a lot of great performance. It does the job as a work station, I use a USB hub and run a speaker, a large monitor, a camera, a printer, a keyboard, and a mouse with no problems.

I have only had this computer for a little while, so my review may have to be updated. My main use and needs are for reading radiology studies, editing photos (some videos) as well as everyday tasks.

First, my issues. While I wanted (and needed) a numeric keypad, unfortunately, its implementation on this computer, with the wheel, requires the main keyboard to be moved to the left of the trackpad, which takes some time to get used to.

I find myself continually hitting the num lock key rather than the enter key. The keyboard is good, better than most but not great. ThinkPad and MacBook Pros are better, however, I can type very quick.

Touchpad is excellent. No complaints and I find it much more like MacBook Pro, which in my opinion is the best in the business and much more useable than any ThinkPad I have ever owned The screen is gorgeous and while it is not FDA approved for interpreting radiological images, I am sure that I if I calibrated for DICOM it could be used.

Meets my needs for photography and limited video. I like it better than my desktop BENQ SW321C. With two thunderbolt to DP port cables, a breeze to connect to my two EIZO RadiForce RX370 or RX660. After doing my research, i7 versus i9, didn’t seem cost effective as the choices offered by Asus doesn’t justify the cost increase either with the (unavailable i9) or the 11th gen Xenon.

I personally like and find the RTX 3080 Ti to be more versatile compared to the A5000 or newer 5500. Even my desktop which I use I have chosen the “consumer” Nvidia chips over their “professional” chips.

I have found they fit my requirements better for professional programs and more than meet my needs for Photoshop/LRC/Premier while still being more capable to have fun playing games and watching videos (in gorgeous HDR).

No complaint about ports and while I have yet to use Ethernet port, when I go into Device Manager it shows it at 2. 5 Gbe, which I will have to confirm as it is listed on spec sheets as only 1 Gbe. Two fast NVME in Raid 0, very fast and while some may be leery about the possibility of one failing in a professional environment one could change the configuration or just be diligent about backup.

I haven’t yet decided on this. I would have liked 64 Gigs but 32 meets my needs and it is fast DDR5 memory. Once removing the McAfee software, the computer is lightening fast. I am very impressed with how fast rendering occurs and setting up previews.

My radiology software is as fast as I have ever seen. This is a LARGE computer, and no one should buy this thinking it won’t be LARGE and while only 5lbs, the charger (will be replacing it with a smaller lighter one) adds even more weight so it is meant to be a workstation type computer, which is how I will be using it between locations.

Thankfully, Asus includes a nice backpack. Lastly is price, not cheap at 3. 5K, however, a similarly priced Precision 7670 is over 6K, doesn’t provide the very clever Control Dial (which I have only used so far in limited ways but seems really good) and its screen, while I can’t directly compare doesn’t seem to offer the same specs.

Same with the ThinkPad alternatives. My last Asus was a dud. I wound up giving it to my daughter and it broke down quickly and service was abhorrent. I am hoping this does not happen here as the construction seems vastly superior.

Time will tell. First impressions are very positive. Lastly, the purchase and delivery process from B&H, as usual, was excellent.

Very solid, metal construction; not svelte. Under high GPU load (e. g. gaming, video processing) it gets too hot to rest your hands on the metal chassis base up toward the screen, though not back near the user/trackpad or on the plastic keyboard keys.

Port selection is excellent, but their accessible, side-mounted locations don’t keep attached cables out of the way all that well. If they did, then the side heat vents would be closer to the user, creating a larger comfort problem — I wish all the heat ducting could have been in back, but then the cooling might have been inadequate.

I haven’t yet run tests to see whether the heat is leading to throttling. When it’s running hot, the fans are also quite loud, but under low load they’re quiet enough. Chassis and screen both readily gather/show dust.

The OLED is beautiful, but the screen is quite reflective, and there is a warping of the transparent overlay visible when the screen is off — so far I haven’t noticed the visual distortion while in use — the rippling is irregular and exists across the screen area, but it’s also low amplitude.

This is a long list of negatives, but I still give it 4 stars because I consider such things inevitable by-products of putting so much CPU/GPU horsepower into a portable workstation device. It has been less than a month but as of now I would buy again.

I purchased the ASUS ProArt Studiobook 16 laptop to edit photos, HD video and audio. I was looking for a Windows laptop which offered the processing power of a desktop computer but with the footprint of a laptop.

Asus describes this laptop as designed for ‘Creators’ and this is a good description. The ASUS ProArt Studiobook feels light and very well made. It comes with its own soft carrying case. I cannot stress how easy it was to initially set up the Studiobook after purchase.

My only niggle with the Studiobook is the connector from the computer to its AC Adapter. The power lead feels it would benefit from a firmer connection. The ProArt Studiobook is fast, but silent and generates almost no heat when undertaking heavily processing tasks.

Its keyboard has slightly larger keys, which are both good for typing and easy to see for those who wear glasses. It starts up in seconds and will open and save large files (over 50mb) almost immediately.

The computer’s 4K UHD screen gives superb clarity to any image and is a joy to view. Although the ProArt Studiobook is expensive it has exceeded my expectations and I would not hesitate to recommend this laptop for any ‘Creatives’ needing a high performance computer.

i have had mine since black friday 2021 and think it is a great work laptop for basic things. my issues with it include the low refresh rate screen that means 60fps max for gaming and video. the lack of thunderbolt ports really bother me, it has 2 ubc cs, 2 ubc 2.

1s, ethernet port, hdmi and an aux port. the issue doesn’t really bother me but some might not like. the 8gb model’s fans are very loud and kick in quite often. i have since upgraded the ram to 16gb and it helps(you can also tweak the fan settings to run on quiet mode but increased temp).

i would not recommend this laptop for someone who wants to game on aaa titles but this laptop does as advertised.

When I’ve got it first time I liked it’s design. But after first use I realized that battery was defective: at first laptop stopped to charge, then it showed status as if it was plugged in and charging but actually the cable was not connected.

When I tried to connect ac cable it showed that computer is not plugged in. I removed battery and now it works ok without it. Unfortunately I moved to another country and can’t return this item. Very sad to get such defective product.

Will try to replace battery.

DO NOT BUY THIS LAPTOP! I’ve had this for a year and 3 months. All I use it for is basic school work, nothing else. It completely died on me in the middle of my finals. I took it to Best Buy and they said it’s an issue with the motherboard and it could cost $90 to ship to ASUS and $700 to replace the motherboard.

This laptop is absolute trash. I contacted ASUS for assistance and they told me the same thing Best Buy did. I have 2 projects and 3 finals and the right thing to do would’ve been to replace the laptop immediately.

I don’t care that I’m 3 months past the warranty, there’s no reason a laptop should burn out this soon. AVOID AT ALL COSTS. I had a MacBook for 10 years and never had a single issue. I will never purchase anything from asus again.

Bought this laptop to use during grad school and have had it for two weeks now. Super clear/vivid screen, quick keyboard, all around powerful and speedy laptop for the price. Battery life is great, too.

Only knocked a star because the camera quality on it is pretty poor compared to my Dell Inspiron I bought back in 2017. It does the job adequately for zoom meetings/classes, but I can see my reflected image definitely lagging a little on zoom calls.

Just not as nice camera as I would have expected for an otherwise overall amazing laptop.

I’m not a tech expert, so my review is just based on mostly utility. I like the screen size. It’s not too big, but big enough that I don’t feel like I have to hold it too close to interact with it. The keyboard lighting is okay, but I might invest in a keyboard decal so I can see the letters and numbers better when using in an adequately lit area.

They just are hard to see without the contrast I was use to on my old keyboard. Runs smoothly for my zoom and online class interactions, which is the main reason for purchase.

As a former HP employee, I am sad to write that I don’t recommend you buy this laptop. I read a one star review like this before I bought it and said to myself, “that would never happen to me. ” But it did! My laptop was literally DOA.

It wouldn’t power on out of the box!! When the laptop arrived, I pressed the power button, could hear the SSD make some noise and the LED in the cap lock flashed 5 times slow, 3 times fast (Tech support told me that is a BIOS issue.

) As an engineer, I kept pressing the power button, sometimes long, then short. I eventually stumbled into a power reset and was able to get the laptop to boot. I got it set up. It would wake up from “sleep” – but if it sat 20+ minutes, it would do the cap lock thing and not boot up.

Before this review gets too long, let me say I was very impressed with HP tech support tools. but after 3 separate (very long) support calls, the hardware checked out ok, I reloaded Windows 11 and still the same problem.

I could have sent it back, but they wouldn’t start a new build until the old one was received. I wasn’t willing to wait another 3-4 weeks. I wished it would have worked out of the box! Maybe Windows 11 is not ready for primetime? HP needs to figure out their QC sampling.

This one definitely is indicative of some sort of disastrous problem that got missed. That “great Black Friday price” that saved me hundreds and allowed me to customize the build with 16GB RAM and the SSD that I wanted in the end wasn’t worth it! I loved the customized case color, touch screen and backlit keyboard, but it took a month plus to receive it and work with tech support.

You could take a risk like I did. but you can’t say I didn’t warn you!.

For the most part I like this laptop. It’s thinner than my previous pavillions and the keys tap much smoother as well. It runs fast for the most part as well – that is, when it doesn’t freeze up. It will randomly freeze up whether I’m on the internet or opening up a saved document and the only way to get out of it, is by opening the task menu and ending the task.

The other thing that I don’t like, if I leave the laptop for half an hour and come back, it shuts itself off instead of just going into sleep mode. I have to use the power button to turn it back on and wait for it to reboot – never had to do that with my previous computers – i’m not sure if that is just a windows 11 thing, or a feature in this particular laptop.

One other feature that drives me nuts – every laptop I ever owned, the power button was on the right or left side of it, on this lap top, the power button is between the print screen and delete buttons on the keyboard.

Took me a while to find it first time I went to power it on. I’m still getting used to this laptop, I’m sure there’s more strange and foreign features to me. Windows 11 isn’t terrible, a little annoying though that the task bar is in the center on the monitor rather than to the left.

3 months later after my previous review, I have started to hate this laptop. I have constant connection issues with WiFi and Bluetooth which require a restart. The fan noise Is embarrassing at work, because of one screaming fan that runs no matter what you are doing.

The fan also is constantly changing pitch which gets on my nerves. Even while the laptop is asleep at night, the fan will constantly cycle. The quality of the it is rubbish, things such as the charger and touch pad just feel cheap.

The performance is alright for a laptop but it still struggles with large assemblies in solidworks. I purchased this laptop for under 500 of its current price and I still wouldn’t recommend it to anyone.

Great value for money laptop. Like how it sits to allow more air flow. Very pleased with this purchase. Great service from Harvey Norman. Thank you.

It is perfect. Easy to set up and to use. I love it.

At last, a laptop that not only fast enough to play moderately demanding games, but despite the 17-inch screen which is a joy to behold, also light enough to carry around and has battery life that keeps it going all day.

And for me, the big plus is that it’s quiet. Even running a game with the fan seemingly on max output, it’s a bit of white noise in the backgroud, not a jet engine whine like my previous machine. Most of the time though, it’s silent.

With 1TB of storage and 16GB of memory, the hardware supports everything I need it for. You might want more RAM or storage if you were editing videos but the specs suggest you can add more storage; I haven’t opened it up to check.

The centrepiece though is the display. I love the anti-glare screen so I can sit by a window without seeing reflections, narrow bezels allow the screen to fill the field of view and it’s plenty bright enough for my uses.

Othe user interface issues: the keyboard is just deep and clicky enough to be great to type on, and the separate number pad is useful too – if only for the Enter key that sits on the far right and is easy to prod when typing quickly.

If I had a criticism, it would be that the Enter key in the middle of the keyboard is harder to pick out than if it were larger, and I’d prefer the Home and End keys, which I use a lot when typing, not to require use of the Fn key.

The black case also picks up fingerprints easily but these are easy to remove with isopropyl alcohol. Or vodka will probably work too! And I’d prefer to have had Windows Pro installed by default rather than Home just for the additional networking functionality but that’s simple to remedy.

Charging is via a USB-C port and the charger itself is a fairly small, lightweight component, making the whole apparatus easy to carry around when necessary. Overall, after weeks of research, I’m delighted with the laptop which brings together everything you might want at the right price in a 17-inch laptop.

I first spotted the Gram and thought it was probably too good but couldn’t find another product to beat it.

Track pad is not smooth at all, pointer lags on screen and can jump across. Is heavier than other 2-in-1 laptops, heats up a bit quickly and fan can be loud. When starting up from sleeping it makes these squeaky noises as it wakes up and loads in, like gears turning (just an example).

The first time I used it in tablet mode, after I folded it back into a laptop, the teach pad and keyboard did not respond at all. Couldn’t find any troubleshooting help through the browser on my phone.

Just resorted to restarting it and luckily it worked. The screen also doesn’t automatically flip when you turn it upside down in tablet mode, you have to figure it out in the settings. The stylus works nicely with it.

I think the keyboard layout could be more standard but it’s ok, the backlight is nice. Charges fast, speakers are good sound quality with Dolby audio, nice screen resolution. Had trouble connection to wireless printer? My office jet 4620 would not register, I tried all the avenues, had to plug it in.

All in all it’s a good 2-in-1 option for a reasonable processor and competitive characteristics, but I think it needs some shaping up with fine detail things that add up. It’s heavy to carry around campus because I’m a student, the mouse not working accurately is really bothersome, the fan can be annoying in lectures, etc.

I’m not sure if this is the one I have, i have had the Lenovo Ideapad C340-14API for 2 years from brand new for high school as i was just starting. As I said I don’t know if this is the same one but they are pretty similar.

before i start complaining i admit i do play games on it and it is used pretty heavily but my parents have had their laptop in the office for about 4-5 years and is used even more heavily than mine and it only just started slowing down.

The first issue i had with mine was the keyboard lights stopped working for no reason. I got told the battery was meant to last 8 hours but as soon as I started using it for school i was lucky to make the battery last the entire day.

The charger broke easily with one of the things plugging into the wall coming off easily. Over time when you fully open the laptop so i was completely on tablet mode, the screws unscrew themselves and have lost 2 of them.

After 2 years of use the battery has gotten so bad that you’d be lucky to make it last 2-3 hours on battery saver and brightness all the way down. The last issue I’ve had with it is that every now and then when I’m using it and charging it at the same time even though it’s plugged in it will charge then stop charging constantly and is doing so as i am writing this.

would not recommend buying any lenovo laptop as I also who have friends experiencing the same or similar issues some with the same model some with different models. DO NOT BUY A LENOVO IF YOU NEED TO USE IT A LOT.

NOTE: This review is from a light user, who does not edit photos or videos, or do any sort of heavy gaming Build quality is great, the laptop feels sturdy Comes with a stand, laptop sleeve and stylus included For anyone who is regularly multitasking, 2 screens is the way to go, it’s not just a gimmick The screen is vibrant, sound is good as well Good selection of ports, covers all bases So far the performance has been great, no complaints whatsoever.

However, I’d like to point out I’m not a heavy user of editing software or large games The keyboard is slightly smaller than what I’m used to, but I am adjusting to it with time. The trackpad is absolutely tiny, so get yourself a wireless mouse ASAP SCAN as a retailer is also great.

Fast delivery, great customer service as well Given what I use this laptop for, I would recommend this laptop to anyone with the right budget.

This is my second Asus TUF gaming laptop, the first being the A15 with a Ryzen 7 and GTX 1660Ti which is a solid mid range gaming laptop. Only major downside was the poor chassis ventilation and the screen wasn’t fantastic colour wise.

This Dash F15 though manages to be slightly thinner and the cooling is massively improved and the fans aren’t as loud when working a full power compared to the A15. The i7 11370H quad core is a good CPU with a decent base speed around 3.

3Ghz with quite a high turbo speed of 4. 8Ghz. Personally I would have preferred to have had a Ryzen 7 in this laptop with double the amount of cores but this i7 still does a decent job. Finding a laptop for this price ($1699 at time of purchase) with an RTX 3070 is a steal in my opinion.

Yes I know it’s the low wattage variant and other reviews state some of the 3060 cards in other laptops fare better results under certain tests/applications but it still does an excellent job of playing games and it’s the extra VRAM that I wanted at 8GB over the cheaper 3060 version with 6GB.

Playing COD on the go is fantastic on this laptop, the screen is better than the previous A15 model and the 144hz Adaptive sync panel works well in games. It’s worth mentioning that this plays MS Flight Sim 2020 very well, that’s largely due to the fact that the max resolution you can play that on is limited by the laptops 1080p screen but never the less that’s a demanding game and you can set the graphics to High/Very High without issues.

The RAM memory set up in a lot of the new laptops these days is frustrating with having only one Expansion SO-DIMM. The 8GB that’s non removable and part of the motherboard is at least a good speed at 3200mhz.

I added another 16GB stick to the slot for a total of 24GB which is more than enough for what I need. There is another NVMe slot to upgrade SSD storage too. The battery life is really good, way better than the A15 which only had a 48Whr battery (due to a redundant HDD bay taking up space) vs the 76Whr in this.

The one thing I do miss is the full number keypad with the keyboard that featured on the previous model, there’s nothing wrong with this keyboard button and feel wise but it’s nice to have separate numbers.

It’s important to note that there is NO webcam on this laptop, for me this doesn’t matter but it could for some people. The other bonus with buying an ASUS laptop is their FREE 12 month ADP Warranty program.

This is more than just a standard warranty as it covers you for accidental damage caused by dropping/liquid damage etc without paying anything extra which I think is a great perk. Overall it’s a great laptop for the price, sleak design, sturdy construction, thin for a gaming laptop, fast components, great battery life and bonus warranty.

This is a great laptop for playing games with lower demands. It is however hindered by a processor that only has 4 cores. 4 cores. In 2022? The processor struggles at 100% usage capacity for Games like ‘For Honor’, which isn’t even that demanding of a game.

Even after Optimizing my graphics card settings as best I could, the graphics card still has to go through the 4 core processor. This is the technological equivalent of trying to suck a golf ball through a garden hose.

In addition, it is LOADED with Asus Bloatware that you cannot get rid of, even with a fresh install of Windows. This bloatware is mostly useless, and eats up your Ram. The processor also will not allow you to control your fan speeds, in essence allowing this laptop to cook itself.

You COULD increase the fan speed using Turbo Mode, however this also boosts the CPU and GPU, making the turbo mode option a moot point in increasing fan speeds. So far after last 6 months, I’ve had to deal with daily blue screens, because their own software doesn’t play nicely with the hardware.

All of these things combined makes this laptop unworthy of the price tag. The Best Buy associate talked this item up like it was the greatest laptop on earth. Remember that these associates are not there to help you, they are there to make a commission from sales.

They’ll sell you a sub par laptop at a greatly inflated price with a smile on their face, and outright lie to make their cut. I am NEVER shopping at best buy again. Your best bet is to buy an Alienware, or Razer gaming laptop, as Asus has no idea what they are doing.

Bought this laptop for gaming and university studies two months ago. The graphic card is sufficient and runs most games on very high-quality graphics — All Total Wars including most recent, Witcher Franchise, Shadow of War, Battlefront games etc.

The computer can run a bit hot at times, but the turbo function counters this nicely. Armoury Crate is wonderful for optimizing and tracking how your computer is running. Gives you access to some nice features that I would recommend exploring.

SOMETHING VERY IMPORTANT THOUGH (hence the capital letters), whilst doing my research about the laptop I neglected to find whether it is a laptop camera. So if you are looking to use this for video calls or streaming, might also want to look for a webcam.

Cheap Logitech ones work perfectly. It can run Windows 11 easily. In terms of gaming, it works perfectly for the casual gamer and unless you are pushing 15 hours a day it will work for you. As for work, business etc.

it runs everything very smoothly. Have had no problems on that front. The battery isn’t the most long-lasting, but I suppose I have just noticed that more during lockdown having been using it more often.

I found that the audio quality just from the computer itself was surprisingly good. Light-up keys look cool, as well as the distinctive WASD keys. The brightness of the screen can be frustrating when you are in a very well-lit (natural light) area, however, I do have the night light function on constantly because it is far nicer on the eyes so take that as you will.

Overall, for the price, I think it is a really sweet purchase, especially if you’re on a budget it has very good specs. Highly recommend.

Pros: Wery good touchpad. Good size, perfect sensitivity. Cons: HP EliteBook 735 G6 13. 3″ Laptop – AMD Ryzen 5, 256 GB SSD, Silverhas many things going not right. I had a problem seeing clearly on the screen.

Evan, I set up for big letters it still felt blurred. I had a problem with the internet conection. During the day suddenly it was off the internet without any reason. I lost patience when it happened a tenth time in one day.

It never happened with my previous laptop. The sound was not clear either. Since I am a teacher, I use these 3 functions the most. Therefore I had to return. Now I have HP EliteBook 830 and no problem.

The HP EliteBook G8 is the best HP notebook I think I’ve ever had, and this says a lot because I’ve had a lot of notebooks over the years. It’s fast, responsive and super lightweight. My favorite feature by far is the fact that it can charge via usb-c! Which makes my MacBook charger now universal for both notebooks! The fingerprint ID is a GAMECHANGER! The only thing I wish it had but doesn’t is a touchscreen.

Great for office work and if you’re a student. it’s light, portable with a decent battery of ~3-4 hours (depending on what you’re using it for). I have a Logitech G910 and a Razer Basilisk x Hyperspeed connected to it and find that often my mouse lags.

Wouldn’t recommend this laptop for those wanting a more powerful laptop. Definitely not a gaming laptop or one for video editing, etc. If you are after a laptop that is great at doing normal day to day work, then this is the one for you!.

IšverstiShow in original languageVery good computer in many ways: fast, good battery, keys lightweight and easy to type on, outwardly sturdy and durable, plus I like the size and the color. I do have a couple of minor issues with the sharp corners that have already scratched my leg, and a camera that could be better, but otherwise I like this computer.

The main issue it has is with tablet mode sensor in hinge. I purchased this computer and could not get it to go into tablet mode. After one online Geek Squad chat and two trips to a Best Buy store to visit Geek Squad, we figured out it would work part of the time when opening it very slowly, but still would not switch on all of the time.

I was told that the sensor was “finicky”- it might be a faulty sensor, or it might just be a delay in Windows 11, to just keep playing with it a few more days before my return window ended. I then found out that my sister-in-law had also happened to have just bought this same computer and the tablet mode sensor worked fine on hers.

She and my brother both played with mine and confirmed that my computer did not work like her computer does. So, I returned it and purchased another one of these computers. Low and behold, the sensor still has the same sensor issues (though the 2nd one does seem to work a little higher percentage of the time).

I then went and played with the floor model in store and that one wouldn’t work at all, no matter how slow or how many times I opened it. Other different computers on the floor would work all of the time, no issues.

So apparently there is an issue with the sensor in this model. I like the computer, but I can’t keep buying it and returning it for not working, hoping to find one that does work as it is supposed to.

It looks like it is just hit and miss on the tablet mode sensor, so beware and at least keep an eye on it if you purchase this computer.

IšverstiShow in original languageSo far, this is an excellent laptop! I am a law school student, and this computer meets all of my expectations. Here’s my thoughts: Pros: – Portable and light. Device is made with a good material.

– Great keyboard – I found myself able to type quicker than on other computers – Good battery life – ~9 hours on a single charge, though this depends on your settings – Windows 11 is a winner. Not computer-specific, but part of the experience.

It’s intuitive and appealing, and the system has great features. It runs smoothly on the device. – The computer is fast and handles Microsoft Office programs, streaming, and other software without any issues – The touchscreen is great – the ability to rotate the screen along the computer’s axis, effectively turning the device into a tablet, is a great feature.

Without the ability to rotate the screen, I don’t see much purpose in having a touchscreen. Using the computer as a tablet makes it easier to read documents online. Cons: – The screen could be a bit brighter.

Any setting other than max brightness seems dull when in a well-lit space. This is hardly a reason to not purchase the computer. – Several hundred dollars is not cheap for a student, but not going to break the bank.

I figure it’s an investment and that, with the Geeksquad plan I purchased, I’ll have it for 3-4 years. Bottom line: I am a law school student who needs a reliable device that mostly serves to help me complete tasks on Microsoft Office programs, stream video, and use other business-oriented programs like Adobe.

This computer is fantastic. The keyboard allows me to type quickly, Windows 11 is a great and runs smoothly, and the touchscreen, which rotates fully on the device’s axis to become a tablet, is a great feature that makes it easier to read documents (and legal materials, sigh) digitally.

Would highly recommend to anyone who has similar needs.

IšverstiShow in original languageThis laptop is great for students, business, and general users, but gamers and video content creators will need something more powerful. The laptop is well built, and surprisingly heavy (relative to other 14-inch models), and thankfully includes little raised rubber extensions on the base to provide some room for ventilation when the laptop is sitting on a flat surface.

These 2-in-1 models always place the exhaust ports in the worst possible locations, so some clearance on the base is welcome. The hinge is solid, and the laptop can be used well enough in tablet mode (though the weight means you’ll probably be gripping it with both hands).

The laptop comes with adequte RAM and SSD storage, but the SSD is a bit on the small side (256 gb). Nothing that an expansion drive can’t fix. The speakers are good, and provide detailed audio reproduction, even if they never reach home stereo system volumes.

The microphones are fine for teleconferencing or remote learning use. The mics work fine both on Zoom and recodiing audio tracks for PowerPoint presentations. Performance wise, there seem to be a few little OS hiccups here and there, which is undoubtedly due to the Ryzen chip, but the device is plenty fast for any task that a college student could conceivablyy throw at it (including programming and application development, which I was able to pull off without a problem in Android Studio).

There are no issues with slowdown or memory running short when multiple programs are running, and the odd performance drop is pretty much what any veteran of Windows-running-on-AMD is used to. The one disappointment with this laptop is the screen quality.

It’s full 1080p on a 14-inch screen, so no pixels are visible, but color reproduction is undeniablyy on the cool or cold side. Colors just aren’t as vibrant as they are on some other display panels on laptops in this price range.

There’s nothing fundamentally wrong with the display, but if you prefer really saturated colors you might be let down. The build quality and general speed of the laptop, plus the ample port selection (yes, there is an HDMI connection), make this a great choice for first-time college students who need a reliable laptop that’s going to last 4-5 years and aren’t set on Apple.

Given how many college web-based applications run better using Windows software, this is a better (and cheaper) choice than certain luxury brands which cost twice as much. One thing to stress to college kids, though – this is not a a gaming laptop.

Try running some titles that play perfectly well on a last-gen game console and you’ll notice some frame drops. This is more of a workhorse laptop, great for student and business use. If you just need a reliable laptop that will hold out for four years+, and you’re not looking to start editing your own movies on your computer, you’ll have no issues here.

This laptop was worth every penny I spent on it. It works great on Linux without any driver installation needed, although the fingerprint reader and face recognition (which I don’t use anyways) did not work.

Those work fine on windows and are fairly accurate. Performance is very fast and the laptop is relatively quiet, but can get fairly hot when playing games or editing video. The keyboard feels nice to type on, the trackpad feels good and responds well, and the screen is clear and vivid.

I would’ve preferred a matte screen (anti reflective) personally, but it’s not a deal-breaker. The touch capability is a neat gimmick but I almost never use it, as I instead interact with the machine using a keyboard and trackpad or mouse.

The port selection is good as well, as the laptop supports charging with the USB-C port (you will need a 65+ watt brick though), which is great for me as it means less cables to carry. The laptop is also easily upgradable, with a repair video easily found on YouTube.

I upgraded my laptop to 16GB of RAM within about 10 minutes, and it worked perfectly. Build quality is surprisingly aluminium on most of the computer (apart from the bottom of the computer which is plastic), which i was not expecting.

Most laptops in this price range are made out of plastic with aluminium only being used on the back of the screen lid. NOTE: Please make sure to buy and install an extra 8GB stick of RAM! Using the single RAM stick will reduce graphics performance by about 30 percent.

I personally bought a Crucial 8GB DDR4 SODIMM module, and it works great in this machine. All in all, it’s a great computer with great performance for the price I paid for it. I definitely recommend it to anyone who is looking for a new laptop to run either Windows or Linux on.

When I began laptop shopping a few months ago, I knew exactly what I needed. I have a fairly powerful home desktop, with lots of storage, so for a laptop my primary concerns were fast processing, crisp visuals, and long battery life.

For this I was fully prepared to pay 4 figures. This laptop stood out to me as having all of the specifications that I sought, at a fraction of the price that I expected to pay, so it didn’t take long for me to make the decision to buy.

Having owned it for a month now, here’s my breakdown: The Good: The picture is just as crisp as my desktop monitors, if not more so. The included webcam, as well, offers a shockingly clear picture for Zoom calls and the like.

The keyboard is responsive and pleasant to type on. And, most important, this sucker is *fast*. I’m sure that will diminish with time somewhat, but it exceeded my expectations for processor speed. I’m very impressed.

The Bad: The laptop runs pretty hot. I use a lap desk with heat vents and even so, I can still sometimes feel the heat coming off of it. This isn’t an issue on its own, as it isn’t a concerning level of heat, but I suspect it’s a symptom of a bigger problem – battery life.

Using this for schoolwork (Google Docs / Sheets) or watching YouTube, I would say I get about 4 hours before it shuts off. That’s enough for my purposes, I’m rarely away from an outlet for more than 4 hours, but it’s well under the advertised 9.

25 hours which I find frustrating. Overall, I’m very pleased, and I would recommend this product for anyone in the market.

I have this three stars only because the red looks so cool. Which Is the entire reason I got one. However, this isn’t much more than a glorified chromebook. Yes it’s more than just a webbrowser, I know.

However the price is exorbitant for the amount of computer you get. 8 gigs I almost a joke. It’s incredibly sluggish even with the pentium gold processor it comes with. It has almost no durability as mine died with no more than a droplet of water that got near it Yeah I get water and computers are not a great combination, but considering I’ve spt e tire bottles of gatoradenon some past computers and with an overnight drying they ram like Champs.

Not a normal quality, yes burning you saw then pitiful amount that took this out, you’d be as disappointed (to say the least) as I was The next tier up is an even crazier price with the incredible price gap you’d think you’d be getting some kind of supercomputer, but you’d be wrong.

I would dream of spending that much skrill on such a. well. turd. The graphics aren’t anything to write home about and the Webcam is gritty choppy and has a hard time running if you’ve got anynother programs in the background.

Bloatware is always a problem with store bought computers, however this one wasn’t too out of control as it didn’t take up all the power, but still enough Uninstalling to irritate someone ever so slightly.

At least they aren’t cramming so much b. s down my throat. The processor seems to be a diamond I. ThE rough. It think it has potential but on such a low quality low power overly hyped up pretty pretty little princess of a computer, I wonder of it will be able to shake off the utter disappointment it must be getting from being placed in such a overpriced children’s computer.

The red tho. yeah it looks way cool. Cool enough to be duped into thinking 8 gigs and a plethora of other disappointing bells and whistles with the gold processor might be worth a look see. Wrong. Pass on this one there’s way better computers for less or for the same amount a high functioning more practical and way more durable competitors machine would do anyone way more justice.

Just no cool red paintjob. maybe just buy a sticker skin thingies and pretend. Who knows. Like inside I put this way down there with chrimevooks as far as functionality and usefulness. Firm pass.

I have been an ardent fan of Dell, probably waiting to be extremely disappointed now. By the features and looks of this laptop, it’s a pretty good laptop but my rating of 3/5 stars is because of the issues I feel that are making it uncomfortable for me to use this laptop: 1) Keypad+Touchpad : The touchpad is quite big in size, which seems a good feature but practically becomes an issue when trying to use the Keypad.

the touch pad is so big and illogically placed on the body that one would end up resting their palm on the touchpad and passing a wrong message to the laptop. Obviously, no one would keep their palms in air while typing all the time.

A smaller touchpad could have been much better. Also, it seems like, just because the board area had quite a lot of space, so Dell decided to fill it as much as possible and hence added a touchpad so huge in size.

2) Keys on the Keypad: Unnecessarily large in size. The near flat keypad looks good and probably compliments the design of the laptop, but I personally prefer a keypad which would have keys with a little extra millimeters in height.

3) Adding on to above point, some keys on the keyboard are malnutritioned while some are over-nutritioned. Some have been reduced in size to such an extreme that you’ll have a real challenge at times when using them.

e. g. the up and down arrow keys also used for page up and page down wile ‘enter’ key seems like grown too much in size. 4) The power button: just because they wanted to create a nuance, and distinguish the design of keyboard from other designs, Dell decided to replace the delete button with the power button and squeezed the delete in between (definitely an idea from the most intelligent person on earth who must have passed out from a prestigious University).

So, now people will have to be careful when tapping on the delete key and make sure that you don’t turn off your laptop and loose all the hard work you did over the last eight hours. 5) No colour coded differentiation of the function keys.

Same keys have multiple functions, but some intelligent in the design team decided to go all white and not differentiate the function key combination by colour coding as is usually the norm. 6) Charger – After all the price they charge you for a laptop this heavy, 2.

0 Kg approx, as if Dell felt that it’s not enough for a weight lifting competition, so they added a super heavy charger in the package. After, all the advancement in technology, if Dell is delivering chargers this huge in size and heavy at the same time, I really doubt the existence of this company in future.

7) To add to the charger disaster, for such an expensive product, Dell coudn’t think of the basic feature of charger control that the laptop should automatically stop charging once the battery is charged to 100% and should work directly on the main line.

Oh sorry, I forgot, they have a super qualified design team from some prestigious universities working for Dell earning huge amounts. They’re there to just add ‘Dell’ to their resume and then ‘switch’ over to next company.

So, why care about the ‘charger switch’. 8) There are many more design issues but now I’m bored of writing them here which I know, Dell wouldn’t even care to do anything about this, so why waste my time.

I’ve already donated so much money to them for this laptop. I don’t have a choice but to focus on the positives and try to use it until the time I am out of my patience with the nuances of this design.

Thankyou Dell for all that you could do (to approve such a distinguished and nuanced design)! These are my observations right after taking the first look and trying to use the laptop for a day. However, with such an introductory experience, and with my confidence in the design team of this laptop, I’m already looking forward to discovering more such innovations implemented by this ‘excellent design team’ at Dell that are going to make life hell while using this laptop.

God bless Dell!!!.

Out of the box battery life is mediocre. Using a ~100 Wh battery would obviously help. Only having USB-C is a common design trend these days, but obviously it would be convenient to have more ports. The hardware is generally quite good.

And I really appreciate a normal SD card slot, and being able to charge on either side. (My older XPS13 from a few years back only had 1xUSB-C and DC charging on the left side. ) For some reason Dell uses “Killer” wifi as if it was some sort of selling point.

All Dell users are looking forward to the day when Dell’s internal politics stop pushing that Killer networking hardware against all common sense. The apparent desperate need for something “unique” in preference to something “good” or “normal” in networking hardware is not a good thing.

All of that said, the software side is much less positive than the hardware. It ships with McAfee nonsense that you should all be ashamed of that hurts performance and battery life. Plus completely un-necessary Dell services that likewise do more harm than good for the user and the brand.

The BIOS offers only vague power settings like “balanced” and “dynamic. ” Going as far as “Quiet” for clearly documented specificity. Just let me do things like set configure wattage limits! I *suspect* that “Quiet” is going to give me the best battery life, because it *implies* it will throttle more.

But the lack of clarity in the settings is not helpful. Hide some of that stuff behind an “Advanced” menu or whatever if you really want. A large chunk of my first day has involved uninstalling crap and trying to hunt down settings to improve battery life.