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HP Pavilion Laptop 15-ck020Tx review

HP Pavilion Laptop 15-ck020Tx

CHOICE Expert Rating

69%
What is the CHOICE Expert Rating?
Good points

Good Points

  • Quick to charge to 80 per cent in our tests
  • Very good keyboard
  • Very good amount of connectivity built in (Gigabit Ethernet, 2 x USB 3.0, USB-C, HDMI, SD card slot)
Bad points

Bad Points

  • Borderline battery life in our tests
  • Lots of preinstalled software that makes the Start menu look cluttered
  • Touchpad isn't great

Type

Ultraportable
Ultrabook
Tablet mode
Operating system
Windows 10 Home

Recommended products

Recommended
Not recommended
Recommended for tablet use

Test results

CHOICE Expert Rating
69%
Performance score
61%
Tablet use score
N/A
Ease of use score
80%
Battery life score
53%
Display score
77%
Audio score
65%
Wi-Fi score
72%
Storage write-speed (MBps)
583
Storage read-speed (MBps)
1572
Wi-Fi speed (MBps)
34
Average battery life – heavy usage (hours)
3:04
Charging time to 80% full (h:min)
1:14
Expert tester comments
This HP Pavilion is a standard laptop that features a good overall configuration for those who want a little more oomph than usual. It sports a Core i7 CPU, discrete NVIDIA graphics, very fast primary storage (solid state), and a hard drive for storing all your data. However, it was let down by short overall battery life in our tests. Note: This laptop's performance is not directly comparable to current products due to it being tested with an older version of our benchmark.

Sustainability

Shop Ethical rating
C
Warranty (years)
1
Replaceable battery
Not collected
Replace/upgrade RAM
Not collected
Slots for additional RAM
Not collected
Replace/upgrade storage
Not collected
Slot for additional storage
Not collected
Replace/upgrade Wi-Fi
Not collected
Country of origin
Not collected

Related products

Availability
Discontinued model

Cost

Price
$1,788.00

Specifications

Screen size (inches)
15.6
Native screen resolution (pixels)
1920 x 1080
Processor (CPU) type
Intel Core i7-8550U
CPU frequency (GHz)
1.8
RAM (GB)
16
Video graphics type
NVIDIA GeForce 940MX
Storage capacity (GB)
1256
Available user space (GB)
1113
Storage type
SSD + HD
Wi-Fi version
5
Weight of laptop (kg)
1.9
Weight of power supply (kg)
0.4
Size (mm, H x D x W)
22 x 247 x 359

Features

Screen finish
Glossy
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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