HP Pavilion 15t-ak000 15.6″ Entry-Level Gaming Laptop with Nvidia 950M, Quad-Core Intel CPUs

Hewlett-Packard has released the first Pavilion-branded gaming laptop. Pavilion is a generally lower-to-mid range notebook series, and so is the 15.6-inch Pavilion 15t-ak000 in comparison to other gaming laptops. The notebook comes with a full-blown Intel Core i7-6700HQ quad-core processor or a bit slower i5-5300HQ quad-core, both from the latest 6th Gen Core “Skylake” family, and the lower-mid-range Nvidia GeForce GTX 950M video card with 4GB video memory. The device features a HD 1366×768 or IPS-enabled Full HD 1920×1080 display, backlit keyboard, DVD burner, Bang & Olufsen stereo speakers, 8 or 16 Gigabytes of RAM, a 1-Terabyte or 2-Terabyte hard drive, and a “gradient hybrid green finish in a hexagon pattern”.

According to HP, the battery life on the Pavilion 15t-ak000 lasts “up to 8 hours” on a single charge.

As for the competition, the closest to HP’s budget gaming laptop specs- and price-wise are the Dell Inspiron 7559 and Lenovo Y700. Actually, they sport the faster Nvidia 960M video card instead of 950M.

Specifications of the HP Pavilion 15t-ak000 Gaming Laptop

Here are the specs of the HP Pavilion 15t-ak000 Gaming Laptop with descriptions of its features. For comparison against other laptops, you can use the "Compare Specs" button.

Brand	HP
Screen Size	15.6-inch This is by far the most popular laptop screen size. It provides a lot of screen real estate, while avoiding bulkiness of the 17.3" laptops.
Screen Resolution	1366x768 pixels HD This is an entry-level screen resolution, oftentimes found on budget laptops. It doesn't deliver picture sharpness and space on the screen like the Full HD or higher resolution laptop displays do. 1920x1080 pixels Full HD Full HD is the most common laptop screen resolution today. It provides a good image sharpness and a decent amount of space on the display for the user interface and programs. However, it isn't as good as the top-tier 4K Ultra HD.
Touchscreen	No This laptop doesn't support touchscreen input.
Other Display Specs	IPS or TN, depending on configuration Displays based on the old TN technology lack wide viewing angles you can find on IPS screens. The colors may look washed out or inverted at certain viewing angles on the TN screens.
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i5-6300HQ 6th Gen (older-gen higher-end CPU) Intel Core i7-6700HQ 6th Gen (older higher-end gaming and pro CPU)
Graphics (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 950M 2GB GDDR5 dedicated video card (for light gaming, but with improved smoothness)
System Memory (RAM) Size	8GB RAM The 8GB RAM size is the standard one in 2023. It provides comfortable multi-tasking for the most home and office users. 16GB RAM 16GB and greater RAM sizes are recommended for heavy multitasking, gaming, and specialized programs that require a lot of RAM.
Data Storage	1000GB (1TB) HDD 1TB is an excellent storage capacity, but HDD is a slow type of storage. 2000GB (2TB) HDD 2TB is a huge storage capacity, but HDD is a slow type of storage.
DVD Optical Drive	DVD writer
Keyboard & Input	Backlit keyboard with dedicated number pad The keyboard has backlit keys and a separate numeric pad on the right side of the keyboard. Touchpad with click buttons built into the surface The left and right click buttons are built into the surface of the touchpad, as opposed to separate physical buttons.
Speakers & Audio	Stereo speakers As usual, the device features a pair of built-in stereo speakers.
Camera	Front-facing web camera Laptops usually feature a frontal webcam located on the display bezel. This laptop is no exception.
Wi-Fi Wireless	802.11AC The 802.11AC is the previous-generation wireless networking standard. It's also known as Wi-Fi 5. 802.11AC is succeeded by 802.11AX Wi-Fi 6 with data transfer speed and multi-device connectivity improvements.
Ethernet Network Port	Yes This laptop has an Ethernet LAN port for wired internet and networking connectivity.
Mobile broadband (4G LTE)	No
Bluetooth	Yes This laptop has a built-in Bluetooth module. It enables you to connect the computer to Bluetooth mice and other Bluetooth peripherals, smartphones, and other Bluetooth-equipped devices.
USB Ports	2 x USB 3.0 + 1 x USB 2.0 A total of three full-size Type A USB ports.
Video Output Ports	1 x HDMI HDMI is a widely used digital video output port. You can find HDMI-in ports on most computer monitors and TVs.
Media Card Reader	SD card reader The laptop has a slot for full-size SD memory cards, used in many digital cameras. You can also use microSD cards with a card adapter.
Other Features	RealSense 3D Camera
Battery	4-cell 48 WHr "Up to 8 hours" of battery life
Weight	5.1 pounds
Height	1.1"
Width	15.1"
Depth	10.4"
Windows Version	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Home is aimed at the regular home and office computer users. Only select business users need the Professional edition. Windows 10 Home users are eligible for a free upgrade to the latest Windows 11 Home. Windows 10 Pro Windows 10 Pro version adds some business-specific features in comparison to the standard Windows Home. Windows 10 Pro upgradeable to the latest Windows 11 Pro for free.
Warranty	1-year A typical laptop warranty.