The lid also flexes and twists more readily. Pushing down on the center of the keyboard, for example, warps the surface more than on HP's higher-end alternatives. Unlike the Envy 13 or Spectre 13 that this Pavilion aspires to be, the chassis is still mostly plastic and more susceptible to flexing and warping. Spend some more time with the Pavilion 13 and the cut corners become more noticeable. Paint the system gold and brown and one would easily mistaken it as an Envy 13 at first glance. The end result is a leaner laptop that feels more expensive than what its price might otherwise suggest. On this latest 2020 Pavilion 13, however, HP has trickled down many of the design features from the Envy and Spectre series for a simpler and more elegant look. Older Pavilion laptops were thick and looked cheap to reflect their budget price points. Annoyingly, there are no black color options at the time or writing.Ĭompetitors to the HP Pavilion 13 include other budget-oriented subnotebooks like the Lenovo IdeaPad S540 13, Dell Inspiron 13, Acer Swift 3, or Asus VivoBook S13. Lesser configurations with the Core i5-1135G7, 1080p display, 8 GB of RAM, and 256 GB NVMe SSD are available for $730 USD or even less if on sale. Our test unit is a higher-end configuration of the 2020 HP Pavilion 13 with the 11th gen Core i7-1165G7 CPU, 4K UHD display, 16 GB of RAM, and 512 GB NVMe SSD for approximately $900 USD. How does HP's entry-level subnotebook compare to the ocean of other subnotebooks out in the market? We've had our fair share of 15.6-inch Pavilion 15 and 17.3-inch Pavilion 17 laptops over the years, but this is our first Pavilion 13 clamshell. As well-known as the HP Pavilion series may be, we haven't actually reviewed a 13.3-inch model in a long while.
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