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amazon HP Pavilion Gaming Laptop reviews
Different design, but trendy
There are not many major changes in the overall Pavilion Gaming; compared to the 2018 version, the 2019 version is somewhat more harmonious; the accents are removed on the surfaces and switched to a uniform form; this design helps the machine. However, it is just a plastic shell to look more sturdy than the old design.
Once the machine is turned on, identifying the HP brand is not too difficult with the traditional HP logo used in a fancy ‘Green’ tone instead of the glossy aluminum on its other laptops.
The lines and cuts on the Pavilion Gaming are still retained in the elegant, aggressive, and cool school that will be the phrase to describe, but it seems that HP understands that being cool also needs a level to aim.
The inherited green tone and the ‘DNA of Pavilion Gaming are transmitted to the entire keyboard surface of the machine; so far, apart from HP, only Razer has designed its products in the direction of quite different colors. Because most of the market is mostly red and black, this eye-catching is rare to see a computer with a visually stimulating green tone.
An indispensable component of a gaming laptop is the keyboard, but if you can summarize all of the Pavilion Gaming, it can only be called okay; it is not necessary for a particular user’s purpose, balance for work, and gaming needs.
If it’s working, the user has a full-size keyboard, including numeric keys, standard layout only; If it’s a keyboard for gaming needs, it will be a deep keystroke, bouncing, and tight hand.
A familiar point throughout gaming laptops is that the ‘WASD’ cluster is also adorned with contours in the correct blue tone of the machine to help locate the user’s common keys on the gaming laptop.
The trackpad is moving down a bit, following the trend of gaming laptops becoming thinner with screen borders that make the keyboard cramped, and now the trackpad also suffers the same fate on Pavilion Gaming.
It can be considered small for a gaming laptop trackpad because it is horizontal, making it longer than usual. The mouse buttons are arranged on two sides and have a relative depth. Each click of the button’s response is quite ‘worth the money; it’s optimized for touch operations rather than clicky operations, so clicking requires more force and is more compact than common trackpads.
Another plus point of Pavilion Gaming is that the ports’ position has now been rearranged, with a completely different setup compared to the 2018 version.
Those are all the plus points of Pavilion Gaming in terms of appearance, and the minus is still that the screen is still loose (the inherent weakness of the 1-hinged screen); although the user can completely open it with one hand, the screen frame is fragile.
The front of the machine is not reinforced much to increase the rigidity when opening the device; opening the machine by the corners will create a significant sense of insecurity because it warps a lot, so people need to pay attention in daily use. The option is still to open the machine still from the middle.
Pavilion Gaming’s screen is IPS; still, an ultra-thin border for both sides, and the refresh rate is only 60Hz, while current gaming laptops are almost defaulting to 120Hz. The game experience on the machine is a bit inferior compared to other gaming laptops models. Still, in return, the color is quite good and can be said to be beautiful, fresh, flattering, and depth.
That is also not the best screen version of Pavilion Gaming 15; some versions sold abroad have options up to 144Hz, 95% sRGB, 60% Adobe RGB; this screen option will be more suitable for the needs of image editing, graphic work.
Significantly improved temperature and performance.
If in 2018 the problem that users are most concerned about is the temperature, the 2019 version has completely fixed it. Above all, it is also in the performance upgrade life cycle, so this is the right and most reasonable choice for users who want to experience the cheap gaming laptop line from HP.
The version in the article is also only the most basic configuration version or the weakest. However, the current 9th generation i5 CPU is still quite strong and redundant for the popular card series GTX 1650 or 1660Ti; users can completely rest assured about balancing performance between CPU and GPU on Pavilion Gaming.
Running some benchmarks to test the device’s capabilities shows that the device still works well at a high clock speed of 4.1GHz (maximum single-core) and maximum multi-core 4.0GHz.
In terms of experience, the current games are quite good with high and stable frame rates. Part of it is also thanks to the cooling solution, and the different CPUs on the machine have made the heat level significantly better than the 2018 version. The temperature is stable at around 80-85 for the CPU and 70-75 for the GPU. All the clocks of the machine are always at 3.6-3.8GHz. The 2018 version of the CPU temperature constantly reaches a threshold of 90 or a hundred degrees. The machine always has the highest performance; the 2019 version has reduced the pulse a bit. Just a temperature of about 85 degrees, the machine also reduced the pulse to 3.9 or 3.8GHz to reduce the heat to 80 degrees, keeping the CPU cool.
Possibility to upgrade
Of course, with just a basic configuration, HP still ensures the upgradeability of Pavilion Gaming is enough to ‘run long distance’ with users with the ability to upgrade RAM, SSD, and HDD. The NVMe SSD card is just a basic level. Users can upgrade to the more advanced Samsung or WD Black lines available on the market to achieve better speeds, with RAM because there is an empty slot and the machine is currently only is Single Channel. Upgrading to 16GB will be more stable in the long run for the device.
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