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Review on πŸ–₯️ HP PAVILION 13-an0 Notebook - 13.3" Display, Intel Core i3 2.1 GHz, 4GB RAM, 128GB SSD, Windows 10 Home by Adam Borkoski ᠌

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Great value for the money, definitely recommended!

1. Someone claims that Full HD is excessive for a diagonal of this size, but if the video adapter can handle it, I wouldn't say no to 4K. If necessary, you can choose a lesser resolution. I have two smartphones, one that is typically FHD+ and one that is 5.7". 2. If the battery drains quickly and the cooler is constantly making noise. This makes me think of the following anecdote: "Doctor, everything pains me, I touch it, and it aches here, here, and here." Your finger is broken, my friend. Hardware is not at fault if the OS "eats" the battery. The first sign of a processor load is increased heat dissipation and continuous fan operation. If you have a "no load" fan that is constantly running, examine your material to determine which drivers may be missing, choose "passive" cooling in the settings, set the "charge saving" mode, and identify the processes that load the system. Contact MicroSoft technical assistance; if you do not propagate viruses and/or torrents, these are probably their "tricks" since they enjoy running a variety of background activities. Install openSuse if all you need is a browser, an office program, and some multimedia; it seems to function nicely. 3. I installed Windows 10 to check and test the hardware, and it was incredible. The first two eats destroyed the device's typical performance. The touchpad was the first casualty; pressing only started to function after moving the cursor, i.e., when you press a button on a software form or window but do not move the pointer, nothing happens. The ability to use native drivers (video) was the second casualty. Although they appeared to be installed, Windows did not appear to hold them for drivers and instead used its default ones. After reinstalling Windows and disabling ates, everything functioned as intended (this is in short, too lazy to describe all the pirouettes with a tambourine). 4. The touchpad really, occasionally, behaves strangely; perhaps later, I'll discover a solution. I prefer a regular scrollbar, and yes, I've set it up in openSuse. The images were taken by the Japanese and are not mine; they are screenshots from a YouTube video.

Pros
  • Even though the laptop has an i5 CPU (8265U), according to the specifications, it performs better than other models with i7 processors that are currently on sale but also cost more money, all other factors being equal. I was searching for 12 on the display's modest diagonal ", but 13.3" is likewise typical, little taller than my grandfather's 12.1". (Directly installed and launched), but the drivers need some fiddling. The battery lasts 6 to 8 hours in the browser and text/code editing modes, however I won't give you the precise figures just yet. 13.3 for an ultrabook "Obviously, if you do not compare it with anything that costs over 100, of course with the same diagonal, the quickest CPU (at the time of purchase). 10–15 Gbps NVME SSD. You can swap out the SSD; I used an Intel 660 1 Tb instead. There is a keyboard backlight with two brightness settings. It is feasible to switch the function keys' priority over media keys in the BIOS; I frequently use F1 through F12 instead of the brightness, volume, and player control keys.
Cons
  • Unfortunately, because it is soldered on the board, you cannot increase the memory (of course, I did not expect anything else, but I hoped). Sometimes there isn't enough memory, thanks. To increase the lifespan of the SSD, I disable the swap file. Although on linux-like operating systems (Debian, Ubuntu, and OpenSuse), it is possible to turn down the brightness until the backlight turns off, the lack of a button to turn off the display's backlight completely infuriated me. Windows drivers do not allow the brightness buttons to turn off the backlight. Also, unlike on laptops, the touchpad cannot be turned off normally. Nonetheless, there is a working "?" button with an uncertain function. Finding and installing various drivers for Windows came with some issues.