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HP Laptop 15-fd1173TU review

HP Laptop 15-fd1173TU

CHOICE Expert Rating

70%
What is the CHOICE Expert Rating?
Good points

Good Points

  • Full-sized HDMI port
  • Can upgrade or replace some components (SSD, battery, RAM, Wi-Fi)
  • Very good storage read speed
  • Short time to charge to 80 per cent
  • USB-C port not Thunderbolt, but support external storage and secondary display
Bad points

Bad Points

  • Lacks an SD card slot
  • Keyboard is not backlit
  • Keys feel a bit too shallow (shallow travel) and relatively stiff
  • Charger is not USB-C

Type

Ultraportable
Ultrabook
Tablet mode
Operating system
Windows 11 Home

Recommended products

Recommended
Not recommended
Recommended for tablet use

Test results

CHOICE Expert Rating
70%
Performance score
75%
Tablet use score
N/A
Ease of use score
73%
Battery life score
61%
Display score
73%
Audio score
60%
Wi-Fi score
71%
Storage write-speed (MBps)
4506
Storage read-speed (MBps)
7032
Wi-Fi speed (MBps)
61
Average battery life – heavy usage (hours)
4:40
Charging time to 80% full (h:min)
1:07
Expert tester comments
The HP Laptop 15 will give good performance thanks to a fast Intel Core Ultra 7 CPU and a very fast solid state drive; but it's let down by short battery life, a keyboard that lacks backlighting, a keyboard that feels a bit too rigid, and a screen that's a bit dim. If you're just sticking it on a desk with external peripherals, then it will be fine; but if you want something to use outside the home, the battery performance, especially, could leave you wanting more.

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
$1,297.00

Specifications

Screen size (inches)
15.6
Native screen resolution (pixels)
1920 x 1080
Processor (CPU) type
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H
CPU frequency (GHz)
3.8
RAM (GB)
16
Video graphics type
Intel Arc
Storage capacity (GB)
512
Available user space (GB)
411
Storage type
SSD
Wi-Fi version
6
Weight of laptop (kg)
1.6
Weight of power supply (kg)
0.32
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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