HP Pavilion (2021) Intel 11th Gen Core i5 14 inches FHD Screen Thin & Light Laptop, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Iris Xe Graphics, Windows 11, MS Office, Backlit Keyboard, 1.41kg, Natural Silver (14-dv0054TU)

I bought this a few days ago, and I am glad I decided to make this purchase. This laptop is probably the only laptop in its segment that boasts such a spec heavy configuration without breaking the bank. The HP pavilion is such a compelling buy and boy does it deliver a premium experience throughout.Having used a Pavilion 15 before, I gravitated towards the Pavilion series predominantly because of the typing experience and the speakers tuned by Bang and Olufsen! They sound mighty impressive for the price! It’s the same experience this time around. The audio is loud and crisp, and typing experience with 2 stage backlit chiclet keys is fantastic! They key travel and feedback is great. This probably is nitpicking, but the only gripe I have is the Power key is placed next to the Delete key. Although, accidentally pressing the power key won't turn off the device or put it to sleep. The 250 Nits IPS panel is crisp and bright for day to day indoor use. The viewing angles are great too with HDR playback support. Although, I would have loved atleast 300 nits plus panel given the price of the device. The chassis seems rigid and built to last! The top cover and the keyboard deck is metal, stays cool to touch as compared to the bottom cover which is plastic. The trackpad is quite large and supports windows gestures. The fingerprint reader is fast and accurate. The laptop remained silent during my entire sessions of document editing and reviewing. However, the fan kicked in during a windows update, and it was loud. The 43Wh cell helps this laptop with a good battery life. The 65-watt barrel pin charger helps in charging the device quickly, and the device can also be charged via PD enabled chargers via the Type-C port. One nifty addition is the HP Quickdrop. It lets users to transfer files back and forth with a companion mobile app. It’s a great addition for me as I can edit photos on Lightroom and quickly share them to my phone to be shared on social media! The i5 11 gen is a beast of a processor and it barely breaks a sweat during photo editing sessions. It can do some light title gaming with the Intel Iris Xe graphics.Some closing thoughts:The HP Pavilion with 16Gb RAM and 11th Gen Intel Core i5-1135G7 can be ideal machine for folks wanting a portable yet powerful machine without a hefty sticker price. It is like using a trimmed down version of HP ENVY without compromising on processing power. It has been a fantastic purchase so far!

Received this yesterday (04/03/2021). Prompt delivery by Amazon (as expected).Clarifications/issue points:1. It’s a plastic body and not aluminium.2. Hinges do not lift the lower part of the laptop.3. Fan noise is there and it tends to get a bit hot.4. There’s no special point on the edge of the lid to easily open it. You need to struggle a bit.5. Battery life is descent with normal everyday usage (apprx- 5-6 hours)6. Quality of adapter is not that good and the pin connector is not that good in terms of quality. You have to be cautious.7. Body is prone to scratches and if you buy silver colour, then they will be visible easily. So be cautious in that area as well.8. The packaging quality seemed to be very low. It was all dusty. I had to clean a lot. Laptop also got some dust on it’s body although it was packed well inside a plastic sheet.Pros:1. Configuration is best at this price level.2. Performance is excellent in terms of multi-media usage and online tasks.3. Data transfer from various storage devices is a very fast.4. It’s light weight as it’s a plastic build. But the plastic quality seems to be really sturdy.5. Sound quality is also good but not very good or excellent as boasted in the ads or online reviews.6. Display is average and gets the job done.7. Typing on the keyboard is really good and large keys give you a sense of good confidence.8. You get 476 GB of available SSD memory which I suppose is good enough. Good point- it’s expandable upto 1 TB.9. Microsoft integration is seamless and quick.Overall, at this price budget (INR-62990), it’s a really well thought product by HP.I’ll update this review after one month of usage.

Review post 1 week of laptop receipt + usage - Compact and very light to carry in ur bag pack without getting back ache, good typing experience along with backlit, processor is just right for optimum office use, extended 2 yr warranty provided by HP makes u stress free (my another lenevo laptop died just 1 week post 1 yr std warranty i didn't buy extended warranty), it has normal and sufficient ports that u need, good web cam, internal mic and beautiful speakers, head phone jack works well (took call using iphone 3.5mm wired headphone and worked perfectly fine for office meet). only issue is when click on date in system tray, it takes a while to load but that's bearable issue and not connected to HP hence fine.

Amazing laptop. It justify the price tag. Writing this review after a month of use. Sound, display, connectivity, camera, battery backup, battery charging time, back light keyboard, speed is mind blowing. Finger print, alexa works absolutely fine. Design is superb, very much light weight. For office work, college-goers, this laptop is more than perfect. For gamers, I don't know, as I don't play computer games.

I have been using this laptop since August, it's very compact and lightweight. The weight distribution is good but you still cannot open the lid with one hand.The screen is okay not the best I have seen but you can perform day to day task very easily.Keyboard is quite good, the key travel is nice and the three-level backlight is awesome.The battery is same as any slim professional laptop, gives 4-5 hrs battery backup in normal use and definitely this number reduces when heavy tasks are performed.Fingerprint accuracy 8.5/10.Upgradability is the single ssd that you can swap for more storage and from two- 8gb ram one them is upgradable.Conclusion, this laptop is a very good performer in the basic to semi-heavy tasks. Due to lack of dedicated graphics card, games are not as smooth they should be but as a professional this device in one of the best.