Eight hundred dollars for a laptop with an older processor isn't a lot of money, but cut that price by almost half and it becomes a lot more attractive. Today Best Buy is offering a 15-inch HP laptop with 16GB of memory. for only $449.99— a nice discount on the retail price of $350.
The HP 15-FC0307DX is definitely on the lower end of the spec spectrum, especially since the AMD Ryzen 7 5825U processor and DDR4 RAM are a bit dated. But that old processor still has 8 cores and surprisingly powerful integrated graphics, and 16GB of RAM is a no-brainer, especially when paired with 1TB of SSD storage. This should be more than enough to handle all basic Windows 11 tasks and a lot of web browsing, as well as some light gaming.
This laptop is also larger than many others in this price range, with a 15.6-inch 1080p screen and a full numeric keypad. It doesn't have a touchscreen and there's no mention of an IR webcam for Windows Hello, but it does include USB-C, dual USB-A, and a full-size HDMI port. According to the specs, the three cell battery is rated to last 11.25 hours…so I'm guessing around 6 or 7 hours with standard use.
A year ago, I probably would have passed on this deal, but affordable laptops with enough hardware to run Windows 11 without issue are becoming increasingly difficult to find. Get this laptop for $449.99 at Best Buy. if you're interested, otherwise maybe take a look Review of the best laptops on the market according to PCWorld.
Get this 15-inch laptop with 16GB RAM for just $450 (44% off).
