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Jul 1st, 2021 10:12 am

syuzh [OP]: Sr. Member; Sep 26, 2008; 797 posts; 649 upvotes

Jul 1st, 2021 10:12 am

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Jul 1st, 2021 10:54 am

Mulder and Scully: Deal Fanatic; Aug 3, 2006; 5133 posts; 1881 upvotes

Jul 1st, 2021 10:54 am

Just throwing this idea out there... An ideal home setup for this laptop would be to have it connected to an external monitor (of your choice) via HDMI (the laptop has HDMI 2.0 and that supports 4K at 60Hz). Use an external keyboard and mouse (of your choice) and this laptop does support Bluetooth 5.0. No need for any dock as the laptop has ports for ethernet RJ-45, USB-A, USB-C. Sitting on your desk with the lid closed you won't have to see how ugly this gaming laptop is. What's with gaming laptops always being so ugly? When you need mobility then just unplug the laptop and take it with you.

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Jul 1st, 2021 11:31 am

MrBear2019: Member; Jun 15, 2020; 351 posts; 425 upvotes; Ontario

Jul 1st, 2021 11:31 am

Mulder and Scully wrote: ↑ Just throwing this idea out there... An ideal home setup for this laptop would be to have it connected to an external monitor (of your choice) via HDMI (the laptop has HDMI 2.0 and that supports 4K at 60Hz). Use an external keyboard and mouse (of your choice) and this laptop does support Bluetooth 5.0. No need for any dock as the laptop has ports for ethernet RJ-45, USB-A, USB-C. Sitting on your desk with the lid closed you won't have to see how ugly this gaming laptop is. What's with gaming laptops always being so ugly? When you need mobility then just unplug the laptop and take it with you.

Current silicon shortage aside, if you're doing this and *only* expect to use it connected to a monitor, you can just get a separate desktop for cheaper. Maybe not by much, but air flow and stuff is generally better.

But it's 2021 and the bigger challenge is finding a graphics card that isn't 2x it's MSRP.

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Jul 1st, 2021 11:50 am

Alexdubzz: Member; Dec 24, 2017; 415 posts; 410 upvotes

Jul 1st, 2021 11:50 am

Mulder and Scully wrote: ↑Just throwing this idea out there... An ideal home setup for this laptop would be to have it connected to an external monitor (of your choice) via HDMI (the laptop has HDMI 2.0 and that supports 4K at 60Hz). Use an external keyboard and mouse (of your choice) and this laptop does support Bluetooth 5.0. No need for any dock as the laptop has ports for ethernet RJ-45, USB-A, USB-C. Sitting on your desk with the lid closed you won't have to see how ugly this gaming laptop is. What's with gaming laptops always being so ugly? When you need mobility then just unplug the laptop and take it with you.

Generally speaking if you are connecting a laptop to an external monitor you should leave the lid open as it allows for much better airflow in most cases, but yeah it's kind of an ugly laptop. Pretty decent deal though for someone on a strict budget.

Jul 1st, 2021 11:59 am

sswilson: Deal Addict; Sep 19, 2017; 1708 posts; 1705 upvotes; Moncton

Jul 1st, 2021 11:59 am

I grabbed the 5800H version of this earlier in the year and have been more than happy with it.

As far as using it as a desktop goes... aside from possible overheating issues if you keep the lid closed, the other thing to consider is that mobile 1650s for the most part (this one included) don't do HDR if you plan on connecting it to a 4K TV.

Koodo 8GB UL T&T @ $45 (ported in from Public Mobile)

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Jul 1st, 2021 1:07 pm

MANGLER: Sr. Member; Jan 10, 2005; 521 posts; 249 upvotes

Jul 1st, 2021 1:07 pm

What is the weight? I says "starting at 1.98kg" ?

Also, how is the fan noise? I really don't need a gaming GPU, so I'm looking at good fan control when I am just putzing aroud on the web.

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Jul 1st, 2021 5:30 pm

abhoskin: Newbie; Apr 11, 2005; 72 posts; 11 upvotes; Calgary

Jul 1st, 2021 5:30 pm

Can you verify that 2x16gb will work? According the the spec's and service manual it only supports 2x8gb. I understand that sometimes a bios will limit the amount of memory. Just looking for a stop-gap for a memory intensive mobile workstation. 2x32gb would be ideal.

Jul 1st, 2021 9:28 pm

kevinshalfpenny: Member; Oct 18, 2011; 413 posts; 647 upvotes; NORTH YORK

Jul 1st, 2021 9:28 pm

Does this have a 144 Hz screen?

Jul 2nd, 2021 4:16 pm

syuzh [OP]: Sr. Member; Sep 26, 2008; 797 posts; 649 upvotes

Jul 2nd, 2021 4:16 pm

abhoskin wrote: ↑ Can you verify that 2x16gb will work? According the the spec's and service manual it only supports 2x8gb. I understand that sometimes a bios will limit the amount of memory. Just looking for a stop-gap for a memory intensive mobile workstation. 2x32gb would be ideal.

Service guide only shows HP branded parts; you can verify support via aftermarket memory sites like Crucial, Corsair, Kingston, etc.

kevinshalfpenny wrote: ↑ Does this have a 144 Hz screen?

Unless advertised; it's always 60hz.

Oct 22nd, 2021 1:21 pm

syuzh [OP]: Sr. Member; Sep 26, 2008; 797 posts; 649 upvotes

Oct 22nd, 2021 1:21 pm

Deal back with 7% rakuten.

Inb4 people say they can't get deal or the price is wrong, without reading the first line of the post.

Oct 22nd, 2021 1:26 pm

jbone14: Deal Addict; Dec 27, 2012; 2495 posts; 2103 upvotes; Canada

Oct 22nd, 2021 1:26 pm

syuzh wrote: ↑ Deal back with 7% rakuten.

Inb4 people say they can't get deal or the price is wrong, without reading the first line of the post.

OP the update is appreciated regardless but you're about a week and half too late. Major discussion below already in Hot Deals. Cheers.

best-buy-hp-pavilion-15-6-gaming-laptop ... k-2495128/

Oct 24th, 2021 7:48 pm

ilovetoyota: Banned; May 22, 2019; 1469 posts; 2121 upvotes

Oct 24th, 2021 7:48 pm

when will this deal from Bestbuy come back?

jbone14 wrote: ↑ OP the update is appreciated regardless but you're about a week and half too late. Major discussion below already in Hot Deals. Cheers.

best-buy-hp-pavilion-15-6-gaming-laptop ... k-2495128/

World cup is coming

Oct 24th, 2021 10:58 pm

jbone14: Deal Addict; Dec 27, 2012; 2495 posts; 2103 upvotes; Canada

Oct 24th, 2021 10:58 pm

ilovetoyota wrote: ↑ when will this deal from Bestbuy come back?

No need. Get it from HP in the link I sent. Follow the directions and you will pay less than the Best Buy deal.

Oct 24th, 2021 11:22 pm

sheriffabc: Deal Addict; Jan 24, 2007; 3740 posts; 952 upvotes; North York

Oct 24th, 2021 11:22 pm

can you combine perkopolis with Rakuten?

Oct 24th, 2021 11:42 pm

BuciMaci: Sr. Member; Aug 29, 2017; 722 posts; 2972 upvotes

Oct 24th, 2021 11:42 pm

@syuzh pretty sleezy way to recycle your July 1 post.

The original deal is actually in the expired deal section now, but whatever.

hp-oos-hp-pavillion-gaming-laptop-15-56 ... 0-2492509/

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