The laptop was a great price for the horsepower. However, I was unable to get Ubuntu 22.04 to boot up on the laptop. I run Ubuntu Linux on all my computers and rarely have an issue installing on a new computer. This laptop was the exception. I attempted to install Ubuntu 22.04. The installation went smoothly, but the system would not boot up. It kept saying it could not find the file-system. I then attempted to install 24.04. Again, the installation went smoothly, but the system would not boot up. I then attempted to install 20.04. The installation went smoothly and this time the system did boot up. However, when I performed the release upgrade to go from 20.04 to 22.04, the upgrade went smoothly but the system would no longer boot up. I must have tried some 20 installations attempting different BIOS and kernel configurations before finally giving up and returning the laptop. I ended up buying a different HP laptop from Sam's Club with which I had no problems at all installing and booting Ubuntu 22.04.
If you are going to stick with the stock Microsoft Windows installation, then this laptop is probably a great buy for you. If you intend to install a Linux installation instead, then you should avoid this laptop.
Standing screen display size | 15.6 Inches |
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Screen Resolution | 1366 x 768 pixels |
Max Screen Resolution | 1366 x 768 Pixels |
Processor | 3.7 GHz pentium |
RAM | 16 GB DDR4 |
Memory Speed | 3200 MHz |
Hard Drive | 128 GB SSD |
Graphics Coprocessor | Intel UHD Graphics |
Chipset Brand | Intel |
Card Description | Integrated |
Wireless Type | 801.11ac |
Number of USB 3.0 Ports | 3 |