HP Laptop 15 review

A basic 2016 general-purpose laptop with no graphics headroom, priced slightly above peers

The HP Laptop 15 is a 2016 general-purpose 15-inch machine at $286 — a touch above the general-laptop median of $248. With a 7th-gen Core i5 and 32GB of RAM it is set up for everyday productivity, but it has no axis rising above the category median: graphics register zero (integrated, no meaningful GPU contribution), reliability is low at 11, and the CPU is "basic" (best_cpu_score 20.6, about 65% below median).

No strength rises above the general-laptop field

This laptop has no top strength. Graphics performance is effectively absent against a category median of 27.24 (integrated graphics with no discrete contribution), reliability at 11 is "low" (about 80% below median), and the CPU lands at the "basic" level. It is a straightforward everyday-use machine, not one with a standout capability.

Gaming and GPU-accelerated tasks are off the table

With no discrete graphics and a "basic" CPU, anything GPU-accelerated — modern games, video editing, 3D work — will not run acceptably. The realistic workload is web, office, and media playback.

A steeper recent depreciation curve

From an original price near $900, the Laptop 15 has depreciated to $286 at about 8% per year, with a projected two-year value near $242 — about a 15% further drop. Its depreciation rate is a bit higher than the older business machines in this peer set.

Where it sits among peers

It is priced around the middle of its peer set: an HP Pavilion 15t-au100 ($309) or HP 17-bs153cl ($309) cost more, while a Dell Inspiron 3567 ($243) or HP 17-y020nd ($246) come in cheaper, with an HP 15-da2658ng ($288) right alongside. You are paying roughly the category typical.

Bottom line

At $286 this is fairly priced for the class, but only for undemanding use — web, office, and media. With no graphics, a "basic" CPU, and "low" reliability, it is not a machine for gaming or heavy work, and cheaper peers in the same tier offer similar capability for less.