HP Pavilion 14, Intel 11th Gen Core i5 16GB RAM/512GB SSD 14-inch Laptop, FHD Micro-Edge Anti-Glare Display/Iris Xᵉ Graphics/Backlit KB/B&O Audio/Fingerprint Reader/Win 11 Ready/1.41kg, 14-dv0054TU.
Positive Reviews
Positive Review 1
Fantastic ultra-book around 63K INR budget.
I bought this a few days ago, and I am glad I decided to make this purchase. This laptop is probably the only laptop in its segment that boasts such a spec-heavy configuration without breaking the bank. The HP Pavilion is such a compelling buy and boy does it deliver a premium experience throughout.
Having used a Pavilion 15 before, I gravitated towards the Pavilion series predominantly because of the typing experience and the speakers tuned by Bang and Olufsen! They sound mighty impressive for the price! It’s the same experience this time around. The audio is loud and crisp, and typing experience with 2 stages backlit chiclet keys is fantastic! The key travel and feedback are great. This probably is nitpicking, but the only gripe I have is the Power key is placed next to the Delete key. Although, accidentally pressing the power key won’t turn off the device or put it to sleep. The 250 Nits IPS panel is crisp and bright for day-to-day indoor use. The viewing angles are great too with HDR playback support. Although, I would have loved at least 300 nits plus panel was given the price of the device. The chassis seems rigid and built to last! The top cover and the keyboard deck is metal, stay cool to touch as compared to the bottom cover which is plastic. The trackpad is quite large and supports windows gestures. The fingerprint reader is fast and accurate. The laptop remained silent during my entire sessions of document editing and reviewing. However, the fan kicked in during a windows update, and it was loud. The 43Wh cell helps this laptop with good battery life. The 65-watt barrel pin charger helps in charging the device quickly, and the device can also be charged via PD-enabled chargers via the Type-C port. One nifty addition is the HP Quickdrop. It lets users transfer files back and forth with a companion mobile app. It’s a great addition for me as I can edit photos on Lightroom and quickly share them to my phone to be shared on social media! The i5 11 gen is a beast of a processor and it barely breaks a sweat during photo editing sessions. It can do some light title gaming with the Intel Iris Xe graphics.
Some closing thoughts:
The HP Pavilion with 16 GB RAM and 11th Gen Intel Core i5-1135G7 can be the ideal machine for folks wanting a portable yet powerful machine without a hefty sticker price. It is like using a trimmed-down version of HP ENVY without compromising on processing power. It has been a fantastic purchase so far!
Positive Review 2
High Performance packed in a sleek & thin body
As soon as I found 11gen Gen i5 at ~62K I got stuck at it & after reading some initial reviews placed an order. Got it at the promised time. Here’s my review after 3 days.
Build & Looks are awesome. Very thin & sleek. Silver color adds to the classy look. HP logo shining at the back further enhances its appearance. 1.4 Kg is not too light & noticeable. People complaining about the placement of the Power Key button beside the delete button but believe me it’ll hardly ever come your way. The plastic feels like metal. The screen doesn’t lift the keyboard. Typing is a pleasure.
Performance is just awesome. Boots in seconds (5 – 6 sec) & the same way it shuts down. Fingerprint unlock is super fast. Apps open in no time. Gestures work perfectly. All thanks to 11th Gen i5, 16GB Ram & 512 NvMe SSD.
Features: Comes with “Office Home & Student 2019” (didn’t check is it lifelong). Dropbox 25GB for 1 year is also available. Comes with some HP apps & Express VPN as well. HP quick drop helps you transfer files from your phone easily. It has a Type C charging point but not sure if it is a delivery charging or receiving charging point. The keyboard is backlit with two settings (full & med bright).
Display: Didn’t check in daylight but at home, it is very bright. Watching videos in FHD IPS display is a pleasure.
The camera is 720p Camera is OK. Pictures & Videos are grainy. I won’t be using it much so I’m fine with that.
Speaker is unbelievably very loud & clear. At 67 it was reaching all across my apartment. Speakers are on the two sides below the keyboard.
The only drawback I noticed was charging pin is too tight to push & pull out.
I will be posting more updates on performance, battery, etc & also my overall experience as I keep using more & more.
Update after 2 weeks:
After a lot of research & by doing practical I found that this Laptop can be charged by a Type-C charger. Believe me, this is an exclusive piece of information, not many people know this. HP call center didn’t know this, HP Showroom people don’t know this, even when I asked question here someone provided the wrong answer. This is important information they should have mentioned in product detail that this Laptop supports Type C charging. I’m using HP original 65 W Type C power adapter to charge it. Attaching a photo. I did some research myself & found its USB Type C port has Power Delivery (PD) which is bi-directional, so a device can either send or receive power. After reading this I ordered the Type C power adapter & it worked.
Positive Review 3
At this budget, it’s surely a go-to-device! Powerful!
Clarifications/issue points:
- It’s a plastic body and not aluminum.
- Hinges do not lift the lower part of the laptop.
- Fan noise is there and it tends to get a bit hot.
- There’s no special point on the edge of the lid to easily open it. You need to struggle a bit.
- Battery life is decent with normal everyday usage (approx- 5-6 hours)
- The quality of the adapter is not that good and the pin connector is not that good in terms of quality. You have to be cautious.
- The body is prone to scratches and if you buy silver colour, then they will be visible easily. So be cautious in that area as well.
- The packaging quality seemed to be very low. It was all dusty. I had to clean a lot. Laptop also got some dust on its body although it was packed well inside a plastic sheet.
Pros:
- Configuration is best at this price level.
- Performance is excellent in terms of multi-media usage and online tasks.
- Data transfer from various storage devices is very fast.
- It’s lightweight as it’s a plastic build. But the plastic quality seems to be really sturdy.
- Sound quality is also good but not very good or excellent as boasted in the ads or online reviews.
- The display is average and gets the job done.
- Typing on the keyboard is really good and large keys give you a sense of good confidence.
- You get 476 GB of available SSD memory which I suppose is good enough. Good point- it’s expandable up to 1 TB.
- Microsoft integration is seamless and quick.
Overall, at this price budget (INR-62990), it’s a really well-thought product by HP.
Positive Review 4
The only high configuration laptop under this budget from HP
Amazing laptop. I ordered this laptop on its released date i.e. 24th February seeing its wonderful configuration. I must say the decision was right.
Thank u HP for this superfast laptop. And after so much research, I think in HP this is the only laptop with high configuration (11th gen, 16 GB ram, 512 SSD, 14-inch screen, lightweight, finger sensor & Alexa inbuilt) under this budget.
Positive Review 5
Very happy with the laptop
Did a lot of research and landed on this laptop. I am not a gamer and didn’t want a gaming laptop or a laptop with a dedicated graphics card. If that’s your thing, then probably look elsewhere. Was not able to find this configuration anywhere for this price – 512 GB SSD, 16gb RAM with i5 processor. It’s an absolute beast. Everything flies and windows are looking so much better now (I was coming from a MacBook pro). I was taken aback by how good this thing is. Does all the daily tasks without a sweat. The audio output is also decent (not great). Has a USB C port that can be used for charging (haven’t tried this, but someone else had put a detailed review with this feature – check it out).
One con: If you close the lid and connect it to an external monitor, the Wi-Fi speed drops, if you’re a bit far from your router. Let me explain: my office room is a bit far away from the router (don’t ask me why I set it up like this). I took the laptop there and connected it to my monitor and closed the lid and kept it on a stand. The Wi-Fi became very slow. I disconnected the monitor and opened the lid and checked to see that the Wi-Fi speed was triple now. Googled and saw that the Wi-Fi antennas are below the trackpad – so someone suggested keeping the trackpad part of the laptop on top while placing it on the stand. This helped a bit; in the end, I kept the lid a wee bit open on the stand, and this solved the issue.
Negative Reviews
Negative Review 1
Suitable for School kids
If you are a College student or a professional who depends heavily on the laptop for pretty much every day then this laptop is not for you. It hangs more often than it runs. Cannot install essential computer science software such as Eclipse or android studio because then this laptop just dies.
I took this laptop thinking that it will have good performance based on its configuration.
But if you are someone who wants to attend online classes or just browse, then you may go for this laptop.
Negative Review 2
A laptop with decent hardware configuration, without promised software
Good laptop with a decent hardware spec, was able try out some heavy graphics games and severe configuration. The disappointment was the promised MS word processing software with lifelong validity. Where the seller did not share the product key. This is a common scenario as many other buyers are also complaining. The license software subscription is around INR 1200 per year, so please factor in that also in your own cost.
Again this kind of behavior from one of the reputed sellers on the platform is disappointing.
Negative Review 3
Misrepresentation on MS Office 2019 license – it is one month trial
Update after one-month usage – MS Office 2019 preinstalled edition became unlicensed version within 30 days and refused to activate. HP support shared their product sheet that stated that this laptop came only with a trial version of MS Office 2019. Now I am chasing seller Appario Retail to honour the commitment.
Bad experience after paying the high price (around ₹67,000) for preinstalled genuine software.
Otherwise, the product has sleek looks, a superfast fingerprint scanner, a very good display, a very responsive touchpad, decent (but tinny) speakers, USB C and barrel plug charging options, and under 10-second boot up (SSD drive). Preloaded with Win10 Home and MS Office (not sure whether trial or full version). Drawbacks – weighs 1.42 kg, the base gets warm rather quickly and so does the power adapter. Decent for a college student.
Negative Review 4
Worst Product by HP.
I bought this laptop in exchange. The old laptop had a Lil crash on it. The delivery guy first denied exchanging as there was a small crack. When I said to back the new product he asked me for some money and said he ll manage at his end. I didn’t pay him. Later on, he agreed to take the old product and in case if it gets rejected in the policy he will take back the new laptop. But nothing went wrong so he didn’t call me back after.
Please see the images and video. In just 6 months of use, I faced a display flickering issue. Even though it was under warranty, I had to run to a service center for repair. They tried to reinstall OS but it was of no use. Finally, they had to change the entire display and to my surprise, even that didn’t solve the issue.
I am still facing the same flickering display issue.
Frustrated with the service and quality of the product.
Negative Review 5
BEWARE- NEVER TRUST HP’S PRODUCT QUALITY OR MANUFACTURER WARRANTY
In just 6 months, Laptop’s charging pin short-circuited and burned the port as well.
HP claims a 1-year manufacturer’s warranty which is a JOKE, beware of that.
Reached out to HP but they being a fraudster company Denied the manufacturer warranty, reasoning they don’t cover accidents and Asked around 10 k for chargeable service.
Common, your product quality sucks man, own it up. Your charger pin is short-circuited without any liquid spill or moisture.
I have an 8-year-old Dell laptop, and a 6-year-old Acer. Both had no issues in the same household.
I will never trust this company again.
The cheap company, cheap product, and utterly disappointing service.
It will work like charm UNTIL it can, and then the HP will start drilling more holes in your pocket.
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