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Review on HP Pavilion Gaming 15-ec2048ur 15.6" Laptop 1920x1080, AMD Ryzen 5 5600H 3.3GHz, 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050, DOS, 4E0T5EA, Dark Grey/Bright Green Chrome Logo by Micha Jakubek ᠌

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Great quality, did not expect at all for the price.

1) The manufacturer probably exaggerates the quality of the screen and the 45% NTSC coverage they claim. The AUO B156HAN08.2 (AUO82ED) laptop I have has a screen with 72% NTSC coverage and 90-96% sRGB coverage, according to a search I ran across multiple technical references. It would be fascinating to get HP's thoughts on the matter. 2) It has long been an observation of mine that installing drivers on laptops is never a simple matter. After unpacking a file downloaded from HP's official website, a message appeared stating that the driver was not compatible with Windows 10 LTSC 1809. This was the most crucial part of the installation. The Nvidia Control Panel for the 16xx series was a download I had to make from their site. After a couple of hours of drumming around the house in vain, I went back to the Nvidia website and called the technical support chat, where specialist Alexander explained in great detail why 144Hz didn't want to be engaged; I owe him a big debt of gratitude. It turns out that this laptop's discrete video card is only responsible for rendering 3D, while the integrated video card is in charge of actually displaying the image on the screen. As a result, installing drivers for both video cards is required, as they communicate with each other. To be honest, I didn't see it coming. Everything was successful when this adjustment was made. But the adventure was far from over; in order to play Crysis, I had to activate it in compatibility mode with Windows 8 and adjust the settings in the game to 144 frames per second (FPS). The audio and camera drivers were not installed because I left them at the office. My computer is not compatible with HP's website. Overall, for the price, I am pleased with the purchase because I got the full power of iron and a good screen. I'd appreciate it if the HP service were to function more smoothly, address the driver compatibility issue, and provide feedback on the laptop's display matrix.

Pros
  • An extremely quick laptop. Perfectly pulls in graphic editors. Each takes less than a minute to set up. I fired up Crysis Remastered and Space Engine, and both ran without issue; Crysis isn't running at high settings with max anti-aliasing and other tweaks, but the game runs smoothly at Full HD 144 Hz, maintaining a frame rate of around 60 fps. Display: IPS is IPS, specifics in the comments (1). For a gaming laptop, it has a surprisingly compact appearance and a well-designed keyboard. The laptop has what appears to be a high-quality B&O sound system installed; I'm not sure if this only consists of speakers or also has a headphone output, but any way, the quality of the sound is noticeably superior to that of my aging desktop computer. Also, after updating the drivers, the laptop doesn't get too hot to the touch, which is excellent. I have no idea how long the battery lasts when fully charged; it seems to last around 4 hours in surfing mode, but that might be a lot or a little.
Cons
  • Playing the tambourine in a dance. There are numerous. More in the comments! (2). I'm not against plastic per per, but this case seems to show every fingerprint. Even though there are just two USB ports, that's still a lot. Like a 30,000 mAH power bank, this massive charging block is impressive in size. The drawbacks are a direct result of the benefits: the precise model of the display matrix is u200bu200b. not documented; trying to determine if you're actually in the Matrix involves a lot of guesswork and Google searches. The key arrangement may use some work, but such are the minor inconveniences of daily existence.