HP Pavilion TouchSmart 15-n210dx (Bundle)

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The HP Pavilion TouchSmart 15-n210dx is a 15.6-inch budget laptop with a touchscreen display. It’s price of $570 you can find on Best Buy is only ostensibly high, since for the money you don’t only get the laptop, but also Microsoft Office software suite, anti-virus, an 8GB USB flash drive, laptop sleeve, and a screen cleaner. As the main part of the bundle, the 15-n210dx offers decent speed for everyday home and office work and multimedia consumption. The included AM A8 processor is a mid-range CPU, 4GB of RAM is a standard amount for this kind of laptops, while the 750GB hard drive is larger than the usual 500GB units included in the majority of similar machines. The screen resolution is standard: 1366×768 pixels and the laptop does have a built-in DVD writer. Glossy black plastics dominates the chassis, which has a quite thin 1″ profile.

Specifications of the 15-n210dx 9999220100050026

Here are the specs of the 15-n210dx 9999220100050026 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.
Touchscreen Finger multi-touch input

The screen supports finger touch input, including multi-touch gestures.
Other Display Specs TN type

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.
Processor (CPU) AMD A8-4555M quad-core 1.6-2.4GHz 4MB cache (User Benchmark CPU score: 19)
Graphics (GPU) AMD Radeon HD 7600G integrated graphics (User Benchmark GPU score: 4)
System Memory (RAM) Size 4GB RAM

4GB is a small RAM size for computing in 2023. For smooth operation of a laptop during everyday tasks, at least 8GB is recommended.
Data Storage 750GB HDD

This is an excellent capacity, but HDD is a slow type of storage.

1000GB (1TB) HDD + 128GB SSD

This is an excellent capacity, but the HDD portion is a slow type of storage.
DVD Optical Drive DVD writer
Keyboard & Input Non-backlit keyboard with dedicated number pad

The keyboard has a separate numeric pad on the right side of the keyboard, but it has no keyboard backlight.

Touchpad with separate physical click buttons

The touchpad features physical left and right click buttons, as opposed to click buttons integrated into the touchpad surface.

Touchscreen
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 802.11N

802.11N is an old Wi-Fi standard, precursor of the 802.11AC and the latest 802.11AX with improved data transfer speeds and connectivity. 802.11N is rarely used in modern laptops.
Ethernet Network Port Yes

This laptop has an Ethernet LAN port for wired internet and networking connectivity.
Bluetooth No

This laptop has no built-in Bluetooth module.
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.
Battery 4-Cell
Weight 5.6 pounds
Height 1"
Width 15.2"
Depth 10.2"
Windows Version Windows 8.1

Windows 8.1 is eligible for free upgrade to Windows 10 Home. Check Windows.com for more info.
Warranty 1-year

A typical laptop warranty.

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Current rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  1. 5 out of 5

    Jonny

    A decent device that deserves some appreciation and a bit of praise
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    It’s now 2018 as I type this. I’ve had the absolute pleasure of owning this machine for maybe 3 or 4 years since I received it as a gift from a good friend(He used it once, stashed it away, then bought a Macbook) and it has served me faithfully as my daily driver ever since. A plus to getting it at the time, shortly after receiving this device Windows offered the free upgrade from Win8 to Win10 and it only became a greater experience.

    Even after all that time, through High School and well after, I still have ample room on the hard drive, still in decent condition and now currently in queue for some upgrades and basic upkeep/maintenance(loose hinge, replace thermal compound, HDD to SSD, add RAM, etc.).

    Time has taken but a minor toll on it. The top/lid/exterior gaining a few minor scratches but still looking good. Besides, a well placed sticker can fix any larger blemishes.
    The screen has accumulated only 2-3 dead pixels(but that’s expected after a few good years of constant use) the bright, edge to edge glass touch screen still looks fantastic with no scrapes, scratches or debris lurking on or within.
    A few of the keyboard keys, once all matte and lightly textured, now worn to a polished sheen, still perform as well as they did from day one. None have fallen off, jammed or lost their given characters either.

    The speakers equipped with “dts Sound+” are pleasant to use and have good quality sound. No screechy highs, grumbly lows or tiny sound, a dts sound manager program included has an equalizer if you feel you want to adjust it to your personal liking.
    The quality isn’t Bang&Olufsen quality sound like on the latest and greatest HP machines, but still plenty better than a lot of the competition then and even now.

    The exceptional 1.6 GHz(up to 2.4 GHz boost) quad core processor has enough power for what I’ve needed it for (even though it has a somewhat low base clock speed) like Internet browsing, word processing, PowerPoint and lots of Netflix and YouTube.
    Still probably has some power to spare with only the occasional fan throttle.
    With it’s integrated 2,147MB of Radeon graphics it’s capable of some light weight(very light) gaming like Minecraft or some S.T.A.L.K.E.R. on Low/Medium settings.

    Another overlooked bonus, having a CD/DVD optical drive is pretty great. New laptops seem to be phasing out the optical drives, favoring thin and light over raw utility. Being able to watch or play DVDs and old games makes any time offline much easier when you got some movies to watch. Plus you have the option of saving stuff to discs for a project or make a nice picture slideshow DVD for your grandparents and such. And even if you don’t want a optical drive, you can replace it with a optical bay hard drive mount to add more storage if the 750GB isn’t enough.

    Only cons I have is the lack of any on board Bluetooth and severe lack of available replacement parts. The first issue, you’ll need a wireless USB mouse if you don’t like using the touch pad or a USB Bluetooth dongle. But since this laptop has two USB 3.0 ports and a single USB 2.0, you just plug the USB dongle of choice into the USB 2.0 port.
    The second gripe, the severe lack of replacement parts and other compatible part donor laptops. I highly doubt that if you break the screen or another crucial part that you’ll be able to easily find a replacement.

    But the flaws are minuscule and haven’t affected me hardly. Certainly not enough to stop loving this laptop.

    All in all I love this computer. This wonderful device has served me well as my workhorse and hopefully will continue to for a good number of years to come.

    If anyone reading this is in the market for a budget/used laptop I highly recommend the
    HP Pavilion 15-n210dx if you can find it and get Windows10 installed on it, it’s become a bit of a unicorn these days but is worth it.
    I hear the 15-n211dx I hear is the same but with a slightly better processor so that’s an option too if you see it out there.

    And remember
    Care for your favorite and best devices as if you’ll never be able to get another of the same you love. You might not be able to.

    ~Jonny
    Friday, March 2, 2018

    • Danijel Z

      Thank you very much for this great review!

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