[HP] HP 15-ef2014ca FHD laptop with MS 365 1yr - Ryzen 3 5300U, 8GB DDR4, 512GB SSD, 15.6" FHD IPS Screen - $524.99 + 10% CB

Mar 14th, 2022 12:21 am

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maritrunks [OP]: Deal Fanatic; Jun 9, 2005; 5147 posts; 3552 upvotes; Toronto

Mar 14th, 2022 12:21 am

[HP] HP 15-ef2014ca FHD laptop with MS 365 1yr - Ryzen 3 5300U, 8GB DDR4, 512GB SSD, 15.6" FHD IPS Screen - $524.99 + 10% CB

Deal Link:: https://www.hp.com/ca-en/shop/product.a ... mp;sel=NTB
Price:: 525
Savings:: 125
Retailer:: HP

Got it for $524.99 + 10% Rakuten Cashback ($52.50) which is about $472.50 Not bad for the price.

Use Coupon: 125RKTN729 (this code apparently is for purchase over $729 but it still works for this laptop which is $649)

Code expires TODAY (3/14/2022)

Specs of the laptop:

15.6" FHD (1920 x 1080), IPS, micro-edge, anti-glare, 250 nits, 45% NTSC
AMD Ryzen 3 5300U (Passmark: 10148)
8 GB DDR4-3200 MHz RAM (1 x 8 GB)
512 GB PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD
1 USB Type-C
2 USB Type-A
1 HDMI 1.4b
1 AC smart pin
Wireless Realtek Wi-Fi 6 (1x2) and Bluetooth® 5.2 combo
1 multi-format SD media card reader
Full-size, backlit, natural silver keyboard with numeric keypad
Canada bilingual keyboard
3.72 lbs
Supports battery fast charge: approximately 50% in 45 minutes
Battery type 3-cell, 41 Wh Li-ion
45 W Smart AC power adapter
Fingerprint reader

Last edited by maritrunks on Mar 14th, 2022 6:36 am, edited 2 times in total.

Mar 14th, 2022 12:27 am

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Qndydsb: Sr. Member; Oct 27, 2021; 677 posts; 1586 upvotes

Mar 14th, 2022 12:27 am

almost hp product price increased.
my new monitor omen 27i increased from 699 to 799

Mar 14th, 2022 12:28 am

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kyledig5: Jr. Member; Feb 10, 2021; 123 posts; 112 upvotes

Mar 14th, 2022 12:28 am

Good price. Bilingual keyboard

+1

Mar 14th, 2022 12:29 am

#4

hansdoreen: Deal Addict; Nov 18, 2011; 2049 posts; 2673 upvotes; TORONTO

Mar 14th, 2022 12:29 am

kyledig5 wrote: ↑ Good price. Bilingual keyboard

From the pictures on their website, it looks fine.

RACISM IS THE WORST VIRUS

+2

Mar 14th, 2022 1:58 am

#5

N1n3l1v3s: Jr. Member; Feb 18, 2009; 111 posts; 235 upvotes; Terrace

Mar 14th, 2022 1:58 am

Pretty good, I was eyeing the one from Staples

https://www.staples.ca/products/3020340 ... windows-11

The HP has double the storage and pretty much the same specs otherwise.

+4

Mar 14th, 2022 2:03 am

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Rosskoay: Jr. Member; Mar 7, 2022; 106 posts; 118 upvotes

Mar 14th, 2022 2:03 am

Build quality is very bad - if you don't plan on use it more than few years should be ok

Mar 14th, 2022 9:01 am

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BabyYoda: Sr. Member; Aug 27, 2011; 650 posts; 2346 upvotes

Mar 14th, 2022 9:01 am

Got this laptop during boxing day sale, is a decent laptop for the price. You can do most of your office stuff and light gaming on this laptop. There's an extra slot for memory as well. I'd recommend upgrade to 16GB

See thread from boxing day last year for details:

hp-hp-15-ef2014ca-laptop-15-6-5300u-8-5 ... n-2514579/

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Mar 14th, 2022 9:47 am

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marperson: Jr. Member; Aug 23, 2012; 132 posts; 284 upvotes; Montreal

Mar 14th, 2022 9:47 am

I bought a similar HP laptop last week, it's $200 more but with much higher cpu (R7 5700U) and more storage (1TB), got an extra 8gb memory from Amazon for $40 and it works just fine. You can use the same coupon and 10% CB as well.

https://www.hp.com/ca-en/shop/product.a ... BL&sel=NTB

+1

Mar 14th, 2022 10:07 am

#9

vr_nguyen: Deal Addict; Mar 29, 2011; 1236 posts; 609 upvotes; The 6ix

Mar 14th, 2022 10:07 am

This laptop was rated as one of the worst for 2021 by this guy...

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Mar 14th, 2022 11:57 am

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maritrunks [OP]: Deal Fanatic; Jun 9, 2005; 5147 posts; 3552 upvotes; Toronto

Mar 14th, 2022 11:57 am

Rosskoay wrote: ↑ Build quality is very bad - if you don't plan on use it more than few years should be ok

I ordered as I wanted a 15.6" laptop (have plenty of 14" laptops) with a SD Card reader and 2 RAM DIMM slots for upgradability. I'll see how bad the build quality is, but I'm not expecting much

Mar 14th, 2022 1:10 pm

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speeeeee: Deal Addict; Jan 4, 2007; 1662 posts; 270 upvotes; GTA

Mar 14th, 2022 1:10 pm

i have one very similar. nothing like my x1 yoga thinkpad BUT its also less than half the price. so for the price its great.

Mar 14th, 2022 8:40 pm

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Rosskoay: Jr. Member; Mar 7, 2022; 106 posts; 118 upvotes

Mar 14th, 2022 8:40 pm

maritrunks wrote: ↑ I ordered as I wanted a 15.6" laptop (have plenty of 14" laptops) with a SD Card reader and 2 RAM DIMM slots for upgradability. I'll see how bad the build quality is, but I'm not expecting much

This laptop the screen hinge is likely first place to fail. If you want the laptop last bit longer, just make sure handle flipping the screen carefully

Mar 14th, 2022 8:54 pm

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PerformingAzura: Deal Addict; Nov 1, 2017; 2566 posts; 1752 upvotes

Mar 14th, 2022 8:54 pm

vr_nguyen wrote: ↑ This laptop was rated as one of the worst for 2021 by this guy...

Not the same laptop.

This one is 1080p. Way cheaper and the trackpad issue can be fixed easily.

The hp 15 has generally been the best bang per buck laptop for 2022.

However they did cut quite a few corners to be able to sell thiese laptops so cheaply.

Mar 14th, 2022 10:58 pm

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sunnyb7: Newbie; Nov 24, 2020; 61 posts; 31 upvotes

Mar 14th, 2022 10:58 pm

Just bought it yesterday from Costco at 499$, comes with 2 year of warranty. Also the 3 year damage insurance is only 69.9 $ which also extends warranty for 3rd year. Better value at Costco.

For it's price, it is great value for money.

Mar 15th, 2022 1:18 am

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masoud100: Deal Addict; Nov 26, 2011; 2169 posts; 242 upvotes; Ottawa

Mar 15th, 2022 1:18 am

Is this Laptop better or the other one posted in Hot Deals IdeaPad 3 AMD (17”) - Arctic Grey - Ryzen 5 5500U, 8GB DDR4, 256GB SSD, 17.3" FHD IPS 300Nits Display.

The Lenovo comes to $635.62 in total
The HP comes to $593.24 in total.

The Lenovo has AMD Ryzen 5 5500U while the HP has AMD Ryzen 3 5300U