Review on 💻 HP Pavilion x360 14” Touchscreen Laptop: Powerful Performance, Sleek Design, and Enhanced Display by Issac Burnett

I have a convertible HP Pavilion x360 14-dw1024nr. Specifications: - Intel Core i5-1135G7 processor - 512 GB SSD - 8 GB SDRAM - Intel IrisXe integrated graphics - Connections: 1 HDMI, 2 USB, 1 USB-C, 1 standard SD, headphones/microphone Aesthetics 5/5 14 inch Pavilion x360 laptop with great looks. The dark gray interior forms a nice contrast to the matte silver lid. The design is more square than curved, but uses curves judiciously so as not to look too boxy. The shiniest elements are the chrome (but plastic on the inside) 360-degree hinges and the HP logo on the lid. These are, of course, fingerprint magnets. The rest of the laptop is pretty easy to keep clean. The computer is lightweight and easily switches between laptop and tablet modes. I don't use tablet mode very often as the computer is much bigger and heavier than a real tablet, but with the ability (sold separately) to use a stylus to mark and use touch apps when appropriate, different configurations can be useful. Keyboard and Touchpad 3/5 The keyboard layout is pretty standard. You won't find any toggle keys that are too small to reduce the size, and nothing unsuitable for a blind typist. However, I don't like this keyboard. Exactly why is difficult to say. It doesn't feel BAD, but it doesn't feel good. The keys themselves are very lightly textured, but the lettering is very large and gives the texture an odd smoothness, resulting in slight slippage when typing. Travel is responsive and even slightly clicky, but it's a bit short and ends abruptly, as if the keys could use a bit more softness. There's no backlight (which wasn't expected, but I want to be clear). I've used the best and worst keyboards. The touchpad is relatively large for the size of the laptop. It's just under 4.5"x3". It feels small compared to other laptops. The touchpad on my Macbook Air, for example, measures 4.75 x 3.25 inches and makes better use of even a smaller footprint. The touchpad feels almost like paper - it's not smooth, but it's not rough either. You will not slip. It responds instantly, touches and standard multi-touch gestures are easily captured. The bottom quarter of the trackpad can be pressed for right and left click, or you can use single and double taps. Overall Performance 5/5 (for the price) First boot up on this laptop was quick and painless. The Tiger Lake i5 handles everyday multitasking without drama. 8 GB of RAM is sufficient for most applications. The i5 and 8GB of RAM are probably not enough for resource-intensive applications like 4k video editing (if that's your problem, you'll be looking for high-end machines...) but for normal stuff this laptop will be fine. to the task. These characteristics are well in line with the notebook's price and make it a reliable mid-range laptop. The 500GB SSD I have is a good size for an everyday laptop. The hard drive is fast. Games and files load well and quickly. One area where this laptop is particularly good is Wi-Fi. WiFi 6 antennas have a noticeable effect on download speeds. Between gaming and WFH, we enjoy pretty good internet speeds at home... and this laptop takes full advantage of downloading Steam games at an average speed of 55MB/s - or about 4GB per minute. Via WiFi. That matches the high end of my husband's gaming PC. Graphics/Games 4.5/5 (Price) I was really intrigued by the graphics of the IrisXe. I've been following this development for a while and was curious to see how well games would run on this computer. I wasn't keen - there are benchmarks anyone can look at, but looking at the benchmarks and looking at the performance on this machine, I concluded that the processor makes little difference. Many of the Xe's standout gaming performance tests I've seen were run on the Tiger Lake i7. This computer has i5. However, I was impressed with how well it handles mid-range games for this price point. customizable lower raid/pvp settings to stay playable). Steady 55-60 fps on medium/custom settings with lower texture and spell details. Of course, the fan works hard even during short sessions at maximum level, so it would be advisable to turn it off. - Dungeon Defenders Awakening: High graphics settings run very smoothly without lag or screen tearing. Full magic effects. Great - Evil Genius 2: Actually this machine worked better on this machine than on my i7 laptop with separate Nvidia card and RAM... I'm not exactly sure why but it worked. A construction and management simulator where many different things are happening on the screen at the same time, and this computer has done it well. Medium/high graphics settings.