HP 15-f222wm 15.6″ Laptop (Touchscreen, Windows 10 Home, Intel Pentium N3540 CPU, 4GB Memory, 500GB Hard Drive)
Walmart has in its 2016 Black Friday catalog an HP “Special Value” touch notebook model for $249. It is actually the HP 15-f222wm 15.6″ laptop with touchscreen, Intel Pentium N3540 quad-Core processor, 4GB memory, a 500GB hard drive, and Windows 10 Home operating system.
The N3540 processor from the entry-level Pentium “Bay Trail” series provides basic performance, but satisfactory for the daily computing chores. You can read more about it in this review. Generally, it can handle well the web surfing, productivity apps like Word and Excel, video playbacks, and similar tasks, as well as some casual gaming. 4GB of RAM is enough for moderate multitasking. The 500GB HDD at 5,400rpm is quite capacious for most users, but also a slow storage device. The HP 15-f222wm has a built-in DVD burner drive.
For the keyboard, the $249 15″ 15-f222wm has a full-size one with chiclet keys and separate numeric pad. The pointing device is a multi-touch trackpad with traditional physical “mouse” buttons. However, input-wise the star of the show is the touchscreen, which is a rare feature on the cheap full-size notebook PCs. Other than that, the display isn’t anything special. As expected, the screen resolution is a mediocre but common one at 1366-by-768 pixels.
Battery life provided by the built-in 3-cell unit can last up to 5 hours, according to the official specs sheet.
The Laptop has dual speakers, a basic 0.3-megapixel camera for video chats, two USB 3.0 ports and one USB 2.0 connector, HDMI video jack for external displays, a multiformat media card reader, and a combo audio port.
Specifications of the HP 15-f222wm
Here are the specs of the HP 15-f222wm 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) | Intel Pentium N3540 quad-core 2.16-2.66GHz 2MB cache (User Benchmark CPU score: 21) |
| Graphics (GPU) | Intel HD integrated graphics of low-end CPUs (only for the lightest gaming) |
| System Memory (RAM) Size | 4GB RAM 4GB is a small RAM size for computing in 2022. For smooth operation of a laptop during everyday tasks, at least 8GB is recommended. |
| Data Storage | 500GB HDD This is a very good capacity, but HDD 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. |
| Mobile broadband (4G LTE) | No |
| 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 | "Up to 5 hours" of battery life 3-Cell |
| Weight | 5 pounds |
| Height | 0.9" |
| Width | 15.2" |
| Depth | 10.2" |
| 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. |
| Warranty | 1-year A typical laptop warranty length. |
User Reviews and Q&A on the HP 15-f222wm
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Abdelrasoul, Mohamed –
Can it work on 220 v AC?
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4 out of 5
Ivan –
Diablo 3?
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Danijel Z –
NOTE BY LAPTOPING: The comments below aren’t necessarily related to the 15-f222wm model, since this page was initially created for the very similar 15-f211wm from the 2015 Black Friday ad. The older model has a slower Celeron processor as the main difference.
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1 out of 5
paul –
freezes constantly rebooting all the time ,ms10 windows garbage reminds me of windows 98 .software options gone, what use to be free you now have to pay for. Cortana i find useless. my printer-scanner-copier no longer works right etc etc etc. junk
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wanda –
Do you have to purchase any office products separately? Is the full version of windows 10 and Microsoft office installed?
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Danijel Z –
It comes with WPS Office, which is a replacement for Microsoft Office. Microsoft Office isn’t included except a 1-month trial, so you have to purchase it separately. If you want to do so, it is currently available with instant off discounts: http://laptoping.com/microsoft-office-black-friday-and-cyber-monday-and-other-deals.html
As for Windows, it is a full version – Windows 10 Home.
1 out of 5
Den Watt –
What is the deal with the Synaptic mouse and touch pad. I have a Toshita with the same set up and it is so frustrating to use!! Makes an otherwise good entry laptop a fish weight.
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4 out of 5
Kevin Gantt –
I purchased the laptop today and was very excited to get home and try it out. Everything worked fine except one of the pixels in the center of the screen is out. I have a bright pink dot in the middle of my screen. It’s not a huge issue and most would probably just let it go, unfortunately my OCD won’t allow me that opportunity. Tomorrow I will be back at Walmart fighting the crowds to see if I can get it replaced.
Besides the pixel issue everything else seemed to work wonderfully. It was extremely fast and at this point I would definitely recommend this product to others.
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4 out of 5
Ali –
I got it today, and so far it doesn’t seem bad. All I wanted was to be able to surf the net, stream a video here or there, and type an occasional document once or twice a month, and it seems more than capable of doing those things. My only real complaint is that my last two laptops have been on the smaller side, and not only has the bigger keyboard taken a little getting used to, my 33 year old self had to take my glasses OFF to actually read things on the screen at normal default size.
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1 out of 5
Justin –
I purchased this laptop 1. Because it was a great steal being only $250 2. Because I love HP laptops. and 3. Because my old HP laptop (G60) quit working properly after it took a tumble down some steps. Because my old HP laptop worked perfectly/quickly from 2009- 2014 I thought for sure this HP laptop wouldn’t let me down either… I was wrong
I’ve given this laptop one star because it is honestly a piece of junk. It freezes constantly, at times the arrow for the mouse will not show up on the screen, it’s EXTREMELY slow while loading, it picks up commands slowly, and the camera quality is beyond poor. Yes this laptop is inexpensive, but it’s not worth it. Spend a little more and buy a better laptop PLEASE!!
Pros- the external design
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Danijel Z –
@Rose: Yes, it does. Built into the top screen bezel. It’s isn’t a high-quality one, though. Only a 0.3MP sensor.
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Rose –
Does it have a web cam?
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Danijel Z –
@Roger S: As far as I know, Square doesn’t support Windows OS.
Here’s the supported devices page. Only iOS and Android are listed. https://squareup.com/help/us/en/article/3887-devices-compatible-with-square-register
The laptop has a small 0.3MP camera sensor, so any iPad will have a better picture quality than the HP.
Wi-Fi wireless is supported via a built-in Wi-Fi module.
If the printer supports printing from Windows and you have all the drivers in check, you can print.
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Roger S –
looking for something to use in my new business
Can I use it with the new Square tech for accepting credit card payments
Does the camera work similar to the one on the I pad
Can you connect to wireless for WiFi
Can I print what’s on the screen to my wireless printer
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Danijel Z –
@zz: Yes, you can, at about 25 frames per second on low settings and 1280×720 resolution.
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zz –
can you play league of legends on this thing?
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