In today’s post, we will review the HP Pavilion Power 15-cb077nr Laptop, one of the best budget gaming laptops currently available in 2018

Buying a budget gaming Laptop can be rather difficult. However in our HP Pavilion Power 15-cb077nr laptop review, we will learn about the perfect balance of this device between hardware power and price.

HP 15-cb077nr Laptop Review: Gaming on a Budget

If you are into gaming you probably know that powerful modern hardware usually do not come at an affordable prices. While it would be nice to have an unlimited budget to invest in gaming devices, that is usually not the case for most people. The HP 15-cb077nr laptop featured in this review is a good solution for gaming enthusiasts who want a powerful hardware but still do not want to invest too much in it.

And, even if HP does not focus that much on gaming laptops a brands like ASUS or MSI, the HP 15-cb077nr is an extremely good surprise. It does not only offer a pretty powerful hardware, but it is also pretty compact and has a very interesting design.

Let’s check some of its quick specs below:

HP Pavilion Power GTX 1050 Gaming Laptop - 15" Full HD, Intel Core i7-7700HQ , 8GB RAM, 128GB SSD + 1TB HDD, Windows 10 Home, Black - 15-cb077nr

HP Pavilion Power 15-cb077nr: Design and Display

The design of this laptop is certainly one of its most interesting aspects. While it is not as aggressive as other gaming laptops, it looks quite nice and is really compact. It is quite thin considering its hardware, and easy to carry. However, it would be nicer if its bezel was thinner, as seen in newly released laptops this year. To give a special touch, it also features a backlit keyboard.

The screen on this laptop it is pretty standard for upper to high-end laptops currently. It is a 15.6 inch screen with Full HD resolution.

HP Pavilion Power 15-cb077nr: CPU and GPU

One of the highlights of this portable computer is, without a doubt, its processor. The Core i7-7700HQ is one of the most powerful processors currently available for laptops, and its four cores with hyper-threading do wonder when you need to do complex tasks on this Pavilion Power.

Althought the GPU is not as impressive as the CPU in this HP laptop, it is also a pretty powerful one. The GeForce GTX 1050 is part of the latest series of NVIDIA. Released in 2017, this powerful dedicated GPU has 2 GB GDDR5 RAM is a mid-entry dedicated video card for portable computers.

If you want alternatives, you can check the HP 15-cb071nr which comes with an AMD GPU and the HP 15-cb079nr which coomes with a GTX 1050 Ti instead of the 1050.

HP Pavilion Power 15-cb077nr: Storage and RAM

The storage specs of this laptop follows the same trend seen in most gaming laptops as of 2018. It features both an HDD and also a SSD. With the hard-drive has a capacity of 1 TB, the solid state drive stores up to 128 GB of data.

In terms of RAM, this specific model comes with 8 GB DDR4. While that is enough for most tasks, most high-end gaming laptops usually have more RAM in 2018. However, if you want more ram you can also check the HP Pavillion Power 15-cb079nr, which is pretty similar and comes with 16 GB RAM.

HP Pavilion Power 15-cb077nr: Connectivity

Let’s finally analyze its connectivity, one of the main aspects of every laptop, especially gaming ones. It feature 4 USB ports, which is great, and one of them is a Type-C. Other than that you have an HDMI port. RJ-45, a media reader (slot) and a mic/headphone jack. It also has a 802.11b/g/n/ac (2×2) Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.2.

HP Pavilion Power 15-cb077nr: Pro and Cons

Pros

• Long battery life
• Quad core processor
• Compact dimensions

Cons

• Could have more RAM

HP 15-cb077nr: Verdict

This HP is without a doubt, one of the best budget gaming laptops currently available in 2018. Not only that, due to its portable dimensions and rather business look, you can also use for work and study, even when you have to visit clients. The HP 15-cb077nr is also one of the best gaming laptops from HP, and a great alternative to Dell Inspiron models with quad-core processors as well as Acer Nitro models.

If you are looking to get a new gaming laptop, check our post of the best i7-700HQ laptops. If you own HP laptop or have questions, leave your thoughts on the comment box below.

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