HP Pavilion g4-1215dx Pro Reviews

HP backs the Pavilion g4-1215dx with a one-year parts-and-labor warranty, which includes toll-free tech support and access to HP's online support forums. Because it's a Best Buy-specific model, you can also take it to Best Buy for repairs during the period of the warranty. And from Best Buy, you can purchase a two-year warranty for $89.99 or, if you tend to be accident-prone, a two-year warranty that includes an accidental-damage protection plan for $159.99 additional. Considering its incredibly low price, the HP Pavilion g4-1215dx is a well-rounded laptop. Its lack of USB 3.0 connectivity is trivial in that light, with USB 3.0 being absent from many pricier machines, too. Other than that omission, it delivers in all areas in which you can expect a basic laptop to succeed. Its design is attractive, if understated, and its build quality is solid. The 14-inch display is roomy, yet it keeps the laptop portable enough. And its AMD Fusion processor, 4GB of memory, and integrated Radeon graphics provide enough power for lightweight users. Indeed, the performance is strong for the price. The Pavilion g4-1215dx could make a great gift for a child or grandchild who is asking for his or her first laptop. And for the rest of us, it makes a good second laptop you can use to hop online, do word processing and e-mailing, and view photos and videos, if not create and edit them. You simply won’t find a better-performing laptop for less—indeed, almost any laptop that costs less than the Pavilion g4-1215dx is a netbook.

Budget shoppers take note: the extremely aggressively priced HP Pavilion g4-1215dx is a worthwhile laptop pick for those who want a basic cheap computer. It's hard to find a decent laptop for less--and we've seen lesser laptops that cost more.