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HP Laptop 15-fc0303AU review

HP Laptop 15-fc0303AU

CHOICE Expert Rating

64%
What is the CHOICE Expert Rating?
Good points

Good Points

  • Very good touchpad (large)
  • Full-sized HDMI port
  • Short time to charge to 80 per cent
  • Can upgrade or replace some components (SSD, battery, RAM, Wi-Fi)
Bad points

Bad Points

  • Lacks an SD card slot
  • Narrow viewing angles
  • Charger is not USB-C
  • Keyboard is not backlit

Type

Ultraportable
Ultrabook
Tablet mode
Operating system
Windows 11 Home

Recommended products

Recommended
Not recommended
Recommended for tablet use

Test results

CHOICE Expert Rating
64%
Performance score
54%
Tablet use score
N/A
Ease of use score
77%
Battery life score
64%
Display score
60%
Audio score
50%
Wi-Fi score
55%
Storage write-speed (MBps)
1663
Storage read-speed (MBps)
1783
Wi-Fi speed (MBps)
45
Average battery life – heavy usage (hours)
5:50
Charging time to 80% full (h:min)
1:07
Expert tester comments
At $999 (at the time of testing), HP's Laptop 15 feels a little overpriced considering what it delivers. You don't get nice features such as a screen with wide viewing angles or a backlit keyboard, and its performance is very much on the low side of the scale. If good value is what you're after, this one misses the mark.

Sustainability

Shop Ethical rating
C
Warranty (years)
1
Replaceable battery
Replace/upgrade RAM
Slots for additional RAM
Replace/upgrade storage
Slot for additional storage
Replace/upgrade Wi-Fi
Country of origin
China

Related products

Availability
Discontinued model

Cost

Price
$999.00

Specifications

Screen size (inches)
15.6
Native screen resolution (pixels)
1920 x 1080
Processor (CPU) type
AMD Ryzen 5 7520U
CPU frequency (GHz)
2.8
RAM (GB)
8
Video graphics type
AMD Radeon 610M
Storage capacity (GB)
512
Available user space (GB)
424
Storage type
SSD
Wi-Fi version
6
Weight of laptop (kg)
1.6
Weight of power supply (kg)
0.29
Size (mm, H x D x W)
22 x 237 x 358

Features

Screen finish
Matte
Touchscreen
USB-C
USB 2.0 ports
0
USB 3.0 ports
2
USB 4 as USB-C port
0
USB-C (USB 3.2 Gen 1 or 2, not Thunderbolt 3 or 4) ports
1
Thunderbolt 3 or 4 (as USB-C) ports
0
SD card slot (full-size)
SD card slot (micro)
HDMI port
Gigabit ethernet port
Rear camera
Backlit keyboard levels of brightness
0

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