[USA] Thumbs up or down on this $650 HP Pavilion 15.6" Touch- Ryzen 7 4700U, 16 GB, 512 SSD
Looking at the Pavilion 15 eg2153cl from Costco.
HP laptop on sale at Costco. Opinions?
Is this Costco HP a good value?
I ordered the Acer Aspire for $450 (now listed as 699) from Costco. They sent me the HP Pavilion 15 instead, which is currently listed on their site at $900. They both come with 512GB SSD, 16G RAM, backlit keyboard, and touchscreen. The Acer has Intel I5-1235u processor, a 14" screen, 1080p webcam, Windows 12, and a thunderbolt usb-C. The HP has a Ryzen 7 5825U, 15 inch screen, 720p webcam, and Windows 11.
We won't be using the laptop for much other than browsing, watching videos and movies, and basic PDF/word processing. As a 40-year old, I haven't been into gaming in years, but may try using this a little bit for some GTA or God of War. The only real preference I have at this point is for the smaller 14 inch screen.
Are these laptops essentially the same? Will a casual user like myself be able to tell the difference? Which would you go for?
Edit: model numbers are: Acer AV14-51-58XZ HP 15-eh2085cl
Costco has a $200 off on this HP Pavilion 15.6" Touchscreen Laptop - AMD Ryzen 7 4700U - 1080p, with 16 GB RAM and 512 NVMe SSD, integrated graphics. Ends up being $650. As a general purpose machine, can I do better than this at this price? Any red flags?
Does anyone have experience with this model? I've struggled to find reviews or even specs from HP online. It sells for $749. Is this a good deal (or a suspiciously good deal?) for 16gb memory, 512 ssd, a 15.6 inch touchscreen and an i5 processor? Any insight would be greatly appreciated. I am a college student, and I don't plan on using it for gaming.
I would be replacing an old 2018 HP laptop. I do some photo editing on my machine, but no gaming.