What can say about the "update" of the series? With a review late for more than six months?
I see a dramatic improvement in AMD's port set. It progress.
Good colorspace screen. BUT, I know that in retail in all countries, more than 90% of laptops this series sold (especially in the most popular and working size 15.6") come with screens that are lousy in terms of color reproduction. And again, the question is for HP, why is the screen at least not 144Hz? And why not 2.5K+?
We go further. The author diligently tests the laptop in single-channel mode, which again is meaningless without dual-channel mode. Today, NO person, except for alternatively gifted individuals, will use this model in single-channel mode. Everyone I know who bought this series immediately change ram to 32 or 64GB. Even for the 2021 series with 8Gb from factory. And here, with 1 bar with 16GB, as say, God himself ordered to immediately put another 16Gb.
After looking at the performance of the 6650U in the CBR15, I was quietly happy at the beginning +33% performance compared to the 5600U in the 2021 model, but when I saw the noise levels, I was immediately extremely disappointed. The laptop has become noisy, i.e. there is no real progress - the speed was given by a increase in TDP. Alas and ah...
So, if you want a relatively quiet machine, you're again better off with the 2021 model, but there won't be any USB40 ports. Otherwise, you won't really lose much, except for a slightly lower processor speed.
Yes, and here the 6650U is clearly stifled, as usual with HP, by about 15-20%, if it becomes possible to compare it with similar solutions from Lenovo.
It's been 2 years since HP (they simply have to) introduce normal screens from 2.5-4k (because no one is going to play on them) at 120Hz + to this series. For a high-quality picture in text / photo and surfing without porridge in front of your eyes at the time of scrolling.
How to improve cooling by reducing the noise back to the level of the 2021 model. And finally, remove the stupid location of the ports on the right (especially for 15.6 model) - I once again want to remind HP marketers that 90% of the planets are right-handed, and left-handers are in the minority. We have a democracy and the majority wins, right? Or is it a series for left-handers? In the end, remake the laptop and bring out the ports in the back, so that it is convenient for right-handed people and so hot for any left-handed people.
And to make the keyboard better in terms of tactile response, as well as to make the Esc, F1..F12 keys of full height.
Do I really want too much? Or is the price of this garbage clearly inadequate compared to the $1200 Legion 7 2021?