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HP 250 G8 15.6" Laptop - Core i5 1.0GHz CPU, 8GB RAM, Windows 10 Pro

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day McAfee® LiveSafe™ trial included. Internet access required and not included. Subscription required after expiration. See WWW.McAfee.com for more details. By doing this, they managed to drop the weight, compared to last year, and now the laptop stands at 1.74 kg. More impressively, the body is narrowed down both in profile and in footprint. The former is about 2mm thinner than that of the predecessor, and the latter is improved by the far narrower bezels around the display – something that brings this laptop in 2021. On paper, the 250 G8 appears as a budget-friendly laptop with modest hardware. let’s see whether it is worth your money and can uptake the everyday business tasks. Design & BuildSo, the first thing we see is not very optimistic. We are talking about an all-plastic build. However, the most important, and positive thing about it, is that HP has not reused the older design. As a reminder, last year, they managed to shave a lot of the weight, and the profile of the laptop. This year, we get 40 grams lighter body – 1.74 kg, and one that is 2mm slimmer – down to 19.9mm. Also, the chassis seems really sturdy and resistant to flex. Unfortunately, performance is not among this laptop’s most prominent features. Although our unit came with the Core i5-1035G1, we found that it underdelivers. However, almost everyone that buys or is interested in buying the HP 250 G8 wants one thing – something good on the budget.

Well, this can’t be said about the lid, though, which is bendy, thus resulting in severe ghosting on the TN panel. Thankfully, though, the matte display is now surrounded by bezels that are a lot thinner and actually look good. Additionally, the top one houses an HD (or a VGA) camera. The hardware of HP 250 G8 may vary depending on what model you get. There are more than one iterations available on the market with varying specs. You can get it with either Intel or AMD components. The maximum measured brightness is 292 nits (cd/m2) in the middle of the screen and 264 nits (cd/m2) average across the surface with a maximum deviation of 15%. The Correlated Color Temperature on a white screen and at maximum brightness is 6070K (average) – warmer than the 6500K optimum for sRGB.

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The term "10/100/1000" or "Gigabit" Ethernet indicates compatibility with IEEE standard 802.3ab for Gigabit Ethernet, and does not connote actual operating speed of 1 Gb/s. For high-speed transmission, connection to a Gigabit Ethernet server and network infrastructure is required. HP 250 G8 is an updated and improved version of its predecessor: The 250 G7. HP 250 G8 is no different in this aspect as it is aimed at the same community. Our HP 250 G8 review consists of the evaluation of its design, display, hardware assessment, and performance analysis. HP 250 G8 Specs Review The model we have for HP 250 G8 review came with a Full HD TN panel. This is a 15.6-inch screen with a 16:9 aspect ratio and 142ppi of pixel density. With an average screen brightness of 264 nits, this is a good display for business. Integrated graphics depends on processor. NVIDIA® Optimus™ technology requires an Intel processor, plus an NVIDIA® GeForce® discrete graphics configuration and is available on Windows 10 Pro OS. With NVIDIA® Optimus™ technology, full enablement of all discrete graphics video and display features may not be supported on all systems (e.g. OpenGL applications will run on the integrated GPU or the APU as the case may be). Miracast is a wireless technology your PC can use to project your screen to TVs, projectors, and streaming.

Here, the result is far from straightforward. Let’s start with the good stuff. First, this laptop is incredibly versatile when it comes to upgradability. It offers both a 2.5-inch slot and an M.2 slot, which itself, fits NVMe and SATA devices. Also, you get up to 32GB of DDR4 memory in dual-channel, depending on the configuration, and some models will feature a Wi-Fi 6 capable WLAN card. So far, so good. For storage drives, GB = 1 billion bytes. TB = 1 trillion bytes. Actual formatted capacity is less. Up to 30 GB (for Windows 10) is reserved for system recovery software. In accordance with the Microsoft Silicon Support Policy, HP does not support or provide drivers for Windows 8 or Windows 7 on products configured with Intel or AMD 7th generation and forward processor

Firmware TPM is version 2.0. which is a subset of the TPM 2.0 specification version v0.89 as implemented by Intel Platform Trust Technology (PTT). Still, we’ve included other color spaces like the famous DCI-P3 standard used by movie studios, as well as the digital UHD Rec.2020 standard. Rec.2020, however, is still a thing of the future and it’s difficult for today’s displays to cover that well. We’ve also included the so-called Michael Pointer gamut, or Pointer’s gamut, which represents the colors that naturally occur around us every day.

We also consider a small victory the fact that HP hasn’t taken away the SD card slot. Also, they provide a USB Type-C 3.2 (Gen. 1) port to the equation. And although we say goodbye to the optical drive, we think that this had to be done. HP 250 G8 comes with a Full HD TN panel, model number Innolux CMN1526. Its diagonal is 15.6″ (39.62 cm), and the resolution – 1920 х 1080p. Additionally, the screen ratio is 16:9, the pixel density – 142 ppi, their pitch – 0.18 x 0.18 mm. The screen can be considered Retina when viewed from at least 60 cm (from this distance, the average human eye can’t see the individual pixels). Also, you have Wi-Fi 6 options. Now, we have to mention that HP is completely aware of the market situation, and they will probably sell out this particular device, regardless of what it is. However, we are sincerely hoping it will bring some fresh air in buyers’ faces, instead of just relying on the fact that it’s going to sell out anyway. What is a big no, on the other side, is the touchpad. It’s simply a mediocre unit, that has one of the worst dedicated buttons on the market – they are very resistive and have short travel, which makes them pretty uncomfortable.

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Unsurprisingly, we also got a TN model, which now feels weird in 2021, but it’s good to know that you can still buy an IPS version. If you can spare the money – go for it. Nevertheless, this laptop offers a lot of choices when it comes to configuration. There are AMD versions (branded 255 G8), Celeron and Pentium options from Intel, as well as the flagship Ice Lake and Tiger Lake Core series. Now, let’s move to the base, where we will start with the speaker grill, which is located above the keyboard. Between them (the grill and the keyboard), there is the Power button, located on the left-most side of the base, right above the “Escape” key. Processor speed denotes maximum performance mode; processors will run at lower speeds in battery optimization mode. Actual battery Watt-hours (Wh) will vary from design capacity. Battery capacity will naturally decrease with shelf life, time, usage, environment, temperature, system configuration, loaded apps, features, power management settings and other factors.

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