HP Pavilion 11-n011dx

HP Pavilion 11-n011dx

HP Pavilion 11-n011dx

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The HP Pavilion 11-n011dx belongs to the latest Pavilion X360 11.6-inch inexpensive convertible notebook series. It has a hinge with ability to rotate the display 360 degrees. Because of this, the device is able to operate as a standard laptop, classic tablet, a “stand” with the screen facing backwards or in a tent-like mode, as seen on the Lenovo Yoga series.

Inside the plastic chassis, the 11-n011dx carries the low-end and energy efficient Intel Pentium N3520 processor, which is nevertheless quite good for people seeking for a machine for day-to-day tasks and multimedia playback. There are also 4GB of RAM and a 500GB hard drive, which are common amounts among budget notebooks.

What’s missing on the X360 series and this model itself is IPS display technology, so you can’t expect it to have wide viewing angles. This can be troublesome especially when the device is in portrait tablet mode, but also viewing angles in landscape won’t be great either. The screen resolution is 1366×768 pixels, so if you want crispiness of a full HD display you should look elsewhere.

Specifications

Brand
Screen Size
Screen Resolution
Touchscreen
Other Display Specs
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium N3520 quad-core 2.2-2.4GHz 2MB cache (User Benchmark CPU score: 19)
Graphics (GPU) Intel HD integrated graphics of low-end CPUs (only for the lightest gaming)
System Memory (RAM) Size
Data Storage
DVD Optical Drive
Keyboard & Input




Speakers & Audio Stereo speakers
Camera Front-facing web camera
Wi-Fi Wireless 802.11N
Bluetooth Yes
Ethernet Network Port Yes
USB Ports 2 x USB 2.0 + 1 x USB 3.0
Video Output Ports 1 x HDMI
Media Card Reader SD card reader
Battery 2-cell 3820 mAh lithium-ion
Weight 3.1 pounds
Height 0.9"
Width 12.1"
Depth 8.5"
Windows Version
Warranty 1-year

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Published on April 14, 2014

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  1. Denish Limbu –

    How good is it for multimedia works ? (photoshop cs6, premiere, after effects, LR etc)
    I’m on a budget.
    Can I use a stylus ?

    • Danijel Z –

      The included Pentium CPU can run these program, but my experience with video editing on similar Pentiums isn’t great, since file exports take too long. I personally use Windows Movie Maker and assume the Premiere is more demanding than it. For photo editing, the situation is a bit better, but still the CPU isn’t optimized for these tasks. For photo / video work I recommend at least the Intel Core i5 (video exports a couple of times faster than with the Pentium) and maybe Core i3 if you’re really on a tight budget.
      Take a look at these similar 2-in-1s with the i3 and i5, but still not too expensive:
      http://laptoping.com/specs/product/hp-pavilion-x360-13-a010dx/
      http://laptoping.com/specs/product/hp-pavilion-x360-13-a012dx-convertible-13-3-laptop/

      The display is finger-touch only, with no active digitizer.

  2. Danijel Z –

    Dave, the battery isn’t as easily replaceable as on laptops with slide-in batteries. For that you’ll have to remove the whole bottom of the laptop. There are nine screws on it. But, I’m not sure if the battery replacement will void the warranty. I’ve checked the Maintenance and Service Guide for the X360 and it says RAM isn’t soldered on the motherboard but removable and users are allowed to upgrade it. There’s one memory slot inside. http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c04153107.pdf

    “One customer-accessible/upgradable memory module slot
    Support for DDR3L-1333-MHz (DDR3L-1600-MHz downgrade to DDR3L-1333-MHz) – for use
    with Pentium processors
    Support for DDR3L-1066-MHz (DDR3L-1600-MHz downgrade to DDR3L-1066-MHz) – for use
    with Celeron processors
    Support for 8192-MB of system RAM in the following configurations:
    ● 8192 MB × 1
    ● 4096 MB × 1
    ● 2048 MB × 1”

    Regarding the battery life, the most reliable review of the X360 I could find is PC Mag’s (among tech sites the laptop is better known as the Pavilion X360. The 11-N011DX is one o the models). They say the battery lasts 5:40 minutes. For instance, in the same test the Lenovo Yoga 2 11 with a 4-cell battery lasted 6:53. http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2457326,00.asp

  3. Dave Burton –

    What’s the battery life? I found another review which claimed that it should get 4-5 hours on a charge, but that sounds optimistic for a 2-cell battery. The IdeaPad Yoga 2 11, with similar specs, gets only 5.1 hours from a 4-cell battery.

    Also, is the battery easily removable/replaceable?

    The worst defect that I know of is that the memory is not upgradeable. The Acer Aspire model V5472P4626 for $480 with a 14″ touch-screen display and similar processor (passmark score 1663) also comes with 4GB of RAM, but it has an empty memory slot, so the memory is upgradable to 12 GB. That memory slot should greatly increase both the performance and the usable lifespan of the machine.

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