The new generation of AMD chips had to compete with Intel Core processors, but as long as there are difficulties in the availability of.
Starting with the release of chipsets generation AMD APU „Bristol Ridge” it has been almost two months, but only a few units of laptops hit the market with them. At the current moment in European stores are only three models of laptops from HP:
- HP Notebook 15;
- HP Pavilion 15;
- HP Pavilion 17.
HP Notebook 15 It was equipped with a matte screen with a diagonal 15,6 inches and HD resolution (1366 x 768 pixels) или Full HD (1920 x 1080 pixels), and were put on its case:
- Input / Output Audio;
- Memory Card Reader;
- two USB ports 2.0;
- one USB port 3.0;
- HDMI output;
- and network RJ45 connector.
This design weighs 2,04 kg and has a thickness 24,3 mm.
HP Notebook 15The Pavilion models 15 also used a matte screen with a diagonal 15,6 inches, but there it is only in the version with a resolution of Full HD. For users of the services presented a similar set of connectors - makes all the difference amounts to replacing a single USB port 2.0 на USB 3.0. True Pavilion slightly lighter and thinner, because it weighs 1,99 kg and has 22,5 mm in thickness.
HP Pavilion 17 This model has a larger – the manufacturer has applied in its 17.3-inch screen with a resolution of QHD + (1600 x 900 pixels) или Full HD (1920 x 1080 pixels). On the case withdrawn:
- audio input / output;
- a memory card reader SD;
- two USB ports 2.0;
- one USB port 3.0;
- HDMI output;
- and network RJ45 connector.
The laptop weighs 2,65 kg and has a thickness 24,9 mm.
HP Notebook 17All three models are based on the same hardware configuration,. The manufacturer has given their AMD A10-9600P processor (4 kernel at a frequency 2,4/3,3 GHz), 4 or 8 GB DDR4-2133 RAM, as well as a graphics card AMD Radeon R7 M440 with 2 GB DDR3 memory. Depending on the configuration implemented as a traditional hard disk capacity 1 or 2 TB medium or hybrid volume SSHD 1 TB. Model HP Pavilion 15 there is a version with a carrier (SSD) volume 256 GB. All works under Windows support 10.
In terms of battery life, better themselves has shown Pavilion 15, which utilizes 4-capacity accumulator chamber ex 41 Wh, which is enough for 9,5 hours. In other models also used 4-ex chamber battery capacity 41 Tue * BUT, but suffice it to 8 hours in the case of HP Notebook models 15 and only 5,5 hours in a 17-inch version.
Model | HP Notebook 15 | HP Pavilion 15 | HP Pavilion 17 |
Screen | 15,6″ HD или Full HD | 15,6″ Full HD | 17,3″ QHD+ или Full HD |
CPU | AMD A10-9600P | AMD A10-9600P | AMD A10-9600P |
RAM | 4 GB or 8 GB DDR4-2133 | 8 GB DDR4-2133 | 8 GB DDR4-2133 |
video card | AMD Radeon R7 M440 | AMD Radeon R7 M440 | AMD Radeon R7 M440 |
Disk | HDD 1/2 TB or SSHD 1 TB | SSD 256 GB | HDD 1 TB or SSHD 1 TB |
Drive unit | DVD+/-RW DL | DVD+/-RW DL | DVD+/-RW DL |
Battery | 4-x Chamber Li-Pol | 4-x Chamber Li-Pol | 4-x Chamber Li-Pol |
dimensions | 384 x 255 x 24,3 mm | 382 x 242 x 22,5 mm | 417 x 279 x 24,9 mm |
Weight | 2,04 kg | 1,99 kg | 2,65 kg |
HP Notebook 15 in low configuration costs 530 euro, a model for Pavilion 15 you need to pay 630 euro. 17-inch Pavilion stands 540 euro. Will hope, that over time the market will be more choice of notebooks with the new AMD APU graphics (eventually, during a conference at Computex 2016, almost all major manufacturers have responded favorably to their appearance).