The laptop market has suddenly woken up! What used to be a rather dull and dreary segment has suddenly seen brands putting in extra efforts to bring in innovation across all prices. For less than Rs. 80,000, the laptops you get these days flaunt luxuries such as OLED displays, fast charging batteries, 2K or even 3K displays, and solid build quality. HP is a key player in this space of the laptop market and hence, has come out with a brand-new laptop for those who want a reliable work laptop but with some of those niceties. Meet the HP Pavilion Plus 14-inch laptop.
The HP Pavilion Plus 14-inch starts at Rs. 78,999, which puts it among some very competitive business laptops in this segment. HP takes a lead though as not many laptops in this price segment feature a 12th Get Intel processor. HP takes pride in flaunting these 12th Gen H series processors, along with a couple of extra attention in the world of display and build quality. Is this then the new easy recommendation for those who want a no-nonsense yet feature-rich laptop.
To find out, I have been using the HP Pavilion Plus 14-inch laptop for a few weeks and here is what we figured out.
Other than its Spectre lineup, HP hasn’t been keen on changing the design of its laptops. The Pavilion series has always looked plain and this HP Pavilion Plus 14-inch laptop is no different. This is a simple metal clamshell device with a massive HP logo sitting bang in the centre, and the same grip line running along the edge. Open the lid and the layout is classic HP — neatly laid out keyboard and trackpad.
Despite having all metal build, the HP Pavilion Plus 14-inch weighs 1.4 kilos, which is fairly lightweight. The sides house all the necessary I/O ports, which include 2 X USB-C
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