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HP 15-fd0095wm / 2BZ9UA#ABA Affordable Mid-Range Laptop

HP Essential · Windows PC, Traditional, Affordable · Standard Performance · 15.6" · 1920x1080 (FHD) · IPS · Intel Core i5-1235U · Intel Iris Xe Graphics · 8GB RAM · 256GB SSD · 41 WHr Battery · Windows 11 Home · More Specs...

Original price was: $368.40.Current price is: $348.42.

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Specifications

Manufacturer

HP (Hewlett-Packard) is among the top 3 laptop makers by the world’s marketshare, besides Dell and Lenovo. HP makes the popular Pavilion consumer laptop line, the basic laptops branded as simply HP, the higher-end Spectre and Envy laptops and convertibles, EliteBook and ProBook business laptops, and the Omen gaming notebooks.

Series

The HP Essential notebook series is aimed at budget-conscious users who want an inexpensive yet decently equipped laptop for everyday home and office use.

Laptop Type

Laptop PCs with Windows operating system are the most common notebook computers, followed by MacBooks and Chromebooks. Windows PC laptops offer the widest range of hardware options and price points, giving users more flexibility.

The traditional clamshell laptop design is considered to be the standard one, as opposed to 2-in-1 convertibles.

Affordable-type laptops don’t offer high-end performance and features, but they can be good enough for daily home and office tasks. There are many affordable laptop models, but you can save even more money by buying them at discounted prices.

Performance

Laptops with standard performance are those with the widely used mid-range and upper-mid-range processors. They are an excellent choice for daily home and office computing, as well as slightly more demanding tasks like light gaming and light content creation. For hardcore gaming and professional content creation, high-performance laptops are the better fit.

Typical Use

The majority of laptops on the market, including the cheapest ones with basic specs, are suitable for the common everyday tasks like web browsing, emails, or document editing. Having a powerful and power-hungry laptop just to complete these tasks isn’t necessary.

Office and productivity laptop tasks typically involve word and spreadsheet processing, presentations, emailing, web research, and multitasking between business applications.

Laptops optimal for studying, schoolwork, and online education offer reliable entry-level and mid-range performance, a good battery life, and support for multitasking and communication in a digital learning environment.

Web browsing and social media tasks don’t require high-end specs. They can be completed easily on entry-level and mid-range laptops with good network connectivity.

Unless you play the latest AAA games for which you need a gaming laptop, lighter games like Minecraft, Roblox, League of Legends, or Sims, you can run decently well on a regular mid-range laptop.

Laptops used for movie watching don’t have to include high-performance components, but they should offer decent screens with wide viewing angles.

For professional content creation such as high-resolution photo and video editing or music production, a laptop with high performance is recommended. However, for occasional light content creation tasks like 1080p video and basic photo editing, mid-range performance is sufficient, too. In both cases, laptops used for visual content creation should have at least decent screens.

Screen Size

15.6-inch is traditionally the most popular laptop screen size by far. But, it is being gradually replaced by the 16″ diagonal. Both 15.6″ and 16″ provide a lot of screen real estate while avoiding the bulkiness of 17.3″ laptops.

Screen Resolution

Full HD (FHD) is the most common laptop screen resolution today. It offers good image sharpness and a decent amount of screen space for the user interface and applications. However, it doesn’t match the visual clarity of top-tier 4K Ultra HD. On the plus side, FHD typically consumes less power than 4K, making it more energy-efficient for everyday use.

Screen Features

Displays based on IPS technology provide much wider viewing angles than the budget-class TN screens.

Processor

The Intel Core i5-1235U is a laptop processor designed for fast performance while saving battery life. It has ten cores, with two powerful ones for heavy tasks and eight efficient ones for everyday use, helping your laptop run smoothly. The processor has built-in Intel Iris Xe graphics, which helps with videos, streaming, and light gaming without needing a separate graphics card.

Graphics

The Intel Iris Xe or simply Intel Xe graphics of the 11th, 12th and 13th Gen Intel Core processors delivers an improved, yet still basic, 3D gaming performance over the widely used Intel UHD. But, it greatly lags behind the gaming-class GPUs like the Nvidia GeForce GTX / RTX series found in gaming-class laptops. Overall, the Iris Xe is suitable only for light gaming.

Check out how the Intel Xe compares to other laptop graphics processors on the chart here.

RAM Size

The 8GB RAM size is the recommended minimum in laptop computers. It provides comfortable multi-tasking for the most home and office users, but 16GB is becoming the new standard in 2026. Keep in mind that 8GB may be not enough for some heavier multi-tasking, demanding programs and many newer games.

Data Storage

256GB is a decent capacity. If you tend to download and store a lot of large files like movies and install many programs, 512GB or more is a better choice.

Keyboard & Touchpad

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

Multimedia & Communication

Web Camera in 720p HD

This is the most common web camera resolution in laptops. However, it’s low in comparison to camera resolutions of modern smartphones, so it can’t produce as sharp picture. 720p cameras are being gradually replaced by sharper 1080p in newer laptops.

Stereo Speakers

Modern mobile computers usually have built-in stereo speakers.

Built-in Microphone

The laptop has a built-in microphone, which is a common laptop feature just like web cameras.

Networking & Wireless

Wi-Fi 6 802.11AX Wireless

The 802.11AX is currently the most used Wi-Fi wireless networking standard. It’s also known as Wi-Fi 6. When connected to 802.11AX-compatible routers, the 802.11AX modules in laptops bring improvements over the older standards in terms of data transfer speeds and multi-device connectivity. In some of the latest laptops, 802.11AX is being replaced by newer 802.11BE standard.

Bluetooth

Bluetooth enables you to wirelessly connect the computer to Bluetooth peripherals like Bluetooth mice and keyboards, as well as to smartphones, and other compatible devices.

Ports & Slots

2 x USB Type A

The laptop has a pair of the traditional USB Type A ports.

1 x USB-C

The device has a single USB-C port.

HDMI

HDMI is a widely used digital video output port. You can find corresponding HDMI input ports on most computer monitors and TVs.

Combo 3.5mm Audio Jack

This laptop has a standard 3.5mm combo audio jack that supports both headphone output and microphone input simultaneously.

Battery Capacity

41 WHr Battery

41 WHr battery capacity is on the lower end of the laptop battery list. It is typically used in budget-class laptops. Nevertheless, it can provide a decent battery life for the regular day-to-day tasks.

Operating System

Windows 11 Home operating system is designed for everyday users who need a fast, intuitive, and connected computing environment. The Pro version is recommended only for select business users that need extra enterprise features.

Weight

3.6 lbs

Thickness

0.7 inches

Laptop Condition

The brand new laptops, as opposed to refurbished, come sealed straight from the manufacturer. They are untouched and in pristine condition. The brand new laptops typically feature the latest hardware and offer full warranties.

Warranty

A one‑year warranty is the most common period for laptops. Longer warranties, such as three years, are considered extended warranties.

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HP 15-fd0095wm / 2BZ9UA#ABA Affordable Mid-Range Laptop
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