Cool to see HP bringing the Aero name back. In the mid-90s, Compaq debuted a collection of "ultrabooks" called the Compaq Aero which was small and light, but struggled running Win95 and Win98. Hope the rebirth of the name works out this time.
@@scottgould6590 Correct. They ran as their own company until 2002 when they merged/got bought out by HP. The name brand was discontinued in 2013 in the US but was licensed out to some tech companies in Asia.
Just a little feedback that will likely get lost in the comments; Love the channel and appreciate your 'standard' approach and methodology you try to stick to in order to keep reviews similar to one another; But Web Browsing and 4K playback on an R7 5800 could probably be left out. I have to imagine the typical buyer looking at spending money on something like this would be better served with some more intense tasks being reviewed. If you really feel there is a small demographic of people concerned with web browsing capability on a 5800U just briefly mention it does it with ease. 2 minutes of an 11 minute video is overkill for something so common sense. Keep up the good work and congrats on the sponsor!
Love to see good laptops that can run pretty PC demanding games although, it may not be that good but it really shows how laptops can get better in the future.
Watching this on a laptop i picked up from the Micro Center platinum collection! Figured $899 for an i7-11800H, 16GB 3200 Mhz, 144Hz FHD 15.6", 512GB NVMe SSD, and 3050 ti was a heck of a deal and bought it on the spot haha
considering how over priced the ps5 and Xbox SX are, and the comparable graphics card to that is going for like 500+. I think you got a pretty good deal.
Yo, what laptop did you buy for $899? I'm sure not some predator helios 300s or some kind of msi pulse gl66s, and only acer Swift X with ryzen 5800u and 3050ti can rival it
@@NeetFreak I have the store card so I save 5% on everything, so it was like $909 out the door, and you'd also have to pay tax on the $1100 laptop. I know this because I also just purchased the 3060 version from Costco ($1099) and it ran me $1169 after tax.
Thank you so much for including the 4K video playback section! This will be super important for me while considering a gaming laptop when I can game by dGPU and watch UA-cam by iGPU. I'm leaning towards Ryzen given that Tiger Lake-H45's iGPU is probably anaemic for such multitasking.
Finally a decent price for this kind of system (at least the price that Microcenter quotes). I'm not a fan of HP in general, but these specs in this package make sense. I've seen too many comparable laptops that cost as much as gaming setups with dedicated GPUs.
@@AsianFlex zephyrus is $1,600 M1 macbook doesn't have the Gpu performance of the zephyr and is similarly priced. The one the op is posting about is around $900-999
Perfect processor, if only a manufacturer could pair it with a 1650ti or beter in a clean 13-14" aluminium housing with thin bezels, a black keyboard and a large glass touchpad..I've waited for a while now and I've just settled with a used blade stealth 13 2020, shitty cpu but a fine piece for 700 bucks
Great video. But I really hoped you added a bit of emulation to give us a small Idea about its emulation performance. I hope you make another video for that.
Hi. Love your reviews. Would you consider adding something to them? It seems that some chips/setups can support 2 external monitors and some can support 3. If you could add how many external monitors are supported, that would be very nice.
I guess one more thing if possible. Chips/setups have different amounts of "max RAM". It would be great if you could list the max upgradable RAM for a setup.
In the US this laptop is $899 in the UK (PC World) it is £899 a quick conversion shows in the US it is £652 which is a massive difference, we get hammered for tech in the UK, the next time I upgrade my laptop and phone it would be worth a trip to the US, the plane ticket would be paid for in the savings
Nice laptop and seems to be a great lightweight choice.... only I have had more than 1 HP laptop just die on me:( So no more HP for quality / endurance issues. Hope they have gotten better, but that is a lot of money for me to gamble on. Thanks for your videos and reviews! All the BEST to you!
Very close to my ideal laptop, I agree that ethernet is a must, also add a touch screen and I'm sold. For that price, plus all that you're gonna save in power due to it's low TDP, this is as good as it gets so far.
Have you checked if Virtualization-Based Security (VBS) is enabled? Some OEMs might activated it on Win11 pre-installs. The added security comes at the cost of performance.
I have this deep hatred for HP as someone that does computer repair. This laptop might be an exception but I think I'll hold out to see what Asus brings to the table.
@@israellewis5484 I agree. Also, I just found an Asus ZenBook 14 with a 5800U that provides over 65W on Amazon. Took less than a minute to find it too.
For the consumer line, I agree with you. But for their business ProBook and EliteBook line, I can't think of anyone who currently beats them or their business support.
Perhaps I just bought an HP during a poor time in the history of Windows and driver support, but I had an HP laptop in the early 2000s that was stuck on XP. Even though the hardware was sufficiently fast IMHO, between HP, AMD (CPU & iGPU), and Windows, there wasn't any driver support for anything post-XP on it. Crap on Vista if you feel like it, but I had no 3D acceleration if I upgraded, and gaming on the go was my primary use for that laptop, so that has soured me since then on any HP device. That, and the crap they've pulled with their printers over the years, especially regarding driver support on consumer product lines.
I've owned 3 HP laptops, since 2011. Once the HDD failed on me, replaced by HP under guarantee. My current laptop has been running 4yrs plus, everyday several hours, thousands of hours so far, no problems. Reliable? I guess it depends on your own experience. But from my own, I would recommend HP.
i was struggling between this (512gb version) and the vivobook s14 (i5 1135 16 DC +512), i bought the asus at the end, HP felt cheap (even though i love the form factor) and couldn't find many reviews on it... i have a ps5 so i was not interested on playing AAA games on it but i m pleasant surprised by the performances on PC games (especially in Laptop mode though, when linked to the TV i either have to drop the details/res or the fps go down the drain...i know it is normal but i didnt expect it), i was playing Dead Rising 3 at really high whatever is called settings at 30fps,gow (the first, not remastered) at 60fps max res max settings, curse of the gods at high settings etc... maybe an i7 would have been better i dont know but whatever i m still surprised. Not much luck on the emulation part though, PS2 OK most of the time i can run at 60 etc, but PS3 not really ... not a deal breaker to me cause i had a ps2 and 3 and played most of the games i was interested in back in the days anyway. ND: i did buy the laptop for gaming, gaming was just a plus, but definitely not my reason to buy a new laptop
Hey +ETA PRIME - I've a "request" about something you showed in one of your videos with that USB-C - HDMI adapter. Since many should have an older smartphone laying around like the one in your video with that Essential Phone PH1, it would be a shame not to give it a second life as a Mini PC or FireTV replacement, wouldn't it?! But I wonder if certain things can work: 1. What output can I await? Some phones from 2017 do have 1440p, like my old HTC U11. But is also 4K possible? Do you know of a setting to change that? Does HDMI out over USB-C even support 2.5K or 4K? 2. Can I "force" HDMI out, maybe via a PC connect. When I take a look on Ebay, many elder phones have a broken screen so that going into settings and turning something on might not be as easy. 3. Do you know some kind of remote if I want to use that old phone like a fireTV or androidTV and not always want to use a XBox Controller? 4. Can I turn the screen on the phone off without turning HDMI out off? 5. What apps can I use for a "androidTV" experience and what emulator would be suitable for a TV-scenario. (6.) I know you like Samsung Dex. But maybe you know a UI or even an android ROM that is going into a similar direction? I mean these Smartphones with an SD821, 835 or newer are more powerful than a raspberry Pi 4, aren't they? And before I build an SBC with a small case and stuff, maybe these older phones are good enough for that, too! I really think that this kind of usage is kind of "environmentally friendly" since many people would not have to buy a fireTV 4K or something. And many of those device have android 8 or newer, widevine level 1 and can definitely play 4K content. So even with a cracked screen and an old battery they could be used for some XBox Cloud gaming, emulation, Netflix video.... Maybe this could be worth another video or a "mini series" with that videos you already have done. Greetings from Germany "und auf Wiedersehen!" =)
When it comes to the gigahertz clock speed which is default at 1.9 and it can boost to 4.4 is that done automatically during usage or is there something we have to do to get that
Emulation on this little HP should be sweet. However, I also want to know if RAM and SSD can be upgraded or swapped, because if they aren't, that'll be a huge turn off for me.
No, you DEFINITELY do NOT want a soldered main drive; that's like...ridiculous - if the drive happens to fail, the laptop is a complete doorstop. 16GB of RAM is a decent starting point and likely more than enough for this level of laptop for several years and then some.
Hmm... I notice that your VRAM is severely limited to 480MB. I wonder if there's a way to increase the dedicated RAM, and will that increase the performance of the game?
Cool to see HP bringing the Aero name back. In the mid-90s, Compaq debuted a collection of "ultrabooks" called the Compaq Aero which was small and light, but struggled running Win95 and Win98. Hope the rebirth of the name works out this time.
I remember the name Compaq. Were they owned by HP??
@@scottgould6590 Correct. They ran as their own company until 2002 when they merged/got bought out by HP. The name brand was discontinued in 2013 in the US but was licensed out to some tech companies in Asia.
Just a little feedback that will likely get lost in the comments; Love the channel and appreciate your 'standard' approach and methodology you try to stick to in order to keep reviews similar to one another; But Web Browsing and 4K playback on an R7 5800 could probably be left out. I have to imagine the typical buyer looking at spending money on something like this would be better served with some more intense tasks being reviewed. If you really feel there is a small demographic of people concerned with web browsing capability on a 5800U just briefly mention it does it with ease. 2 minutes of an 11 minute video is overkill for something so common sense. Keep up the good work and congrats on the sponsor!
Love to see good laptops that can run pretty PC demanding games although, it may not be that good but it really shows how laptops can get better in the future.
Laptops are good for old games now.
Watching this on a laptop i picked up from the Micro Center platinum collection!
Figured $899 for an i7-11800H, 16GB 3200 Mhz, 144Hz FHD 15.6", 512GB NVMe SSD, and 3050 ti was a heck of a deal and bought it on the spot haha
considering how over priced the ps5 and Xbox SX are, and the comparable graphics card to that is going for like 500+. I think you got a pretty good deal.
Yo, what laptop did you buy for $899? I'm sure not some predator helios 300s or some kind of msi pulse gl66s, and only acer Swift X with ryzen 5800u and 3050ti can rival it
3050 ti isn't great, for what is essentially $950-990 with tax...a 3060 equiped laptop for a hundred more is a big leap in performance
@@NeetFreak I have the store card so I save 5% on everything, so it was like $909 out the door, and you'd also have to pay tax on the $1100 laptop.
I know this because I also just purchased the 3060 version from Costco ($1099) and it ran me $1169 after tax.
@@cluckern9614 what laptop did you buy?
Congratulations on the Microcenter sponsor! That's really badass.
Came here to say this exactly!
Thank you so much for including the 4K video playback section! This will be super important for me while considering a gaming laptop when I can game by dGPU and watch UA-cam by iGPU. I'm leaning towards Ryzen given that Tiger Lake-H45's iGPU is probably anaemic for such multitasking.
I have a similar laptop (Lenovo Yoga Slim 7) with the same specs and it's an absolute powerhouse!
Great review @ETAprime
Finally a decent price for this kind of system (at least the price that Microcenter quotes). I'm not a fan of HP in general, but these specs in this package make sense. I've seen too many comparable laptops that cost as much as gaming setups with dedicated GPUs.
IMO the Acer Swift X is probably one of the best 14" laptops out there. It has a ryzen 5800U and also dedicated 3050 Ti
What about the zephyrus g14 with a 5900hs and ritz 3060, or M1 max macbook pro 14inch
@@AsianFlex the M1 Mac is great, but it has a really limited selection of games that’ll run on it.
The version with the 5800H is just 🤯
@@AsianFlex zephyrus is $1,600 M1 macbook doesn't have the Gpu performance of the zephyr and is similarly priced. The one the op is posting about is around $900-999
While I can agree with you, and I thought about getting it, the ram is not upgradable, and that’s a deal breaker for me.
Sweet laptop, too bad they don't sell these in my country, so I went with the Acer Swift X (that thing was $900 a few days ago, 3050ti + 5800u).
3050ti is sure can spank this vega 8 graphics
Thats a really good deal though
@@baoquoc3710 bro there is a difference between laptops and ultrabooks ,
good to see great channel gets sponsors!
Would love to see some reviews on those budget prepaid phones for emulation again, they seem to be getting so much better recently
Perfect processor, if only a manufacturer could pair it with a 1650ti or beter in a clean 13-14" aluminium housing with thin bezels, a black keyboard and a large glass touchpad..I've waited for a while now and I've just settled with a used blade stealth 13 2020, shitty cpu but a fine piece for 700 bucks
Great video. But I really hoped you added a bit of emulation to give us a small Idea about its emulation performance. I hope you make another video for that.
Just watched your adding a raspberry to a arcade1up very impressed definitely going to subscribe PS you sound a lot better
Wow.. that laptop looks amazing.
@Eta prime just curious but when did you pre-order your Polymega? Should you be getting it soon? Can’t wait to see your coverage on it!
Everybody are talking new Macbook Pro and thanks god ETA showing new ultrabook, oh yes I like this fresh air.
Hi. Love your reviews. Would you consider adding something to them? It seems that some chips/setups can support 2 external monitors and some can support 3. If you could add how many external monitors are supported, that would be very nice.
Whatever happened to that POP OS Raspberry Pi video you were gonna do? :0 I'm interested in seeing it more in depth.
I guess one more thing if possible. Chips/setups have different amounts of "max RAM". It would be great if you could list the max upgradable RAM for a setup.
In the US this laptop is $899 in the UK (PC World) it is £899 a quick conversion shows in the US it is £652 which is a massive difference, we get hammered for tech in the UK, the next time I upgrade my laptop and phone it would be worth a trip to the US, the plane ticket would be paid for in the savings
Nice laptop and seems to be a great lightweight choice.... only I have had more than 1 HP laptop just die on me:( So no more HP for quality / endurance issues. Hope they have gotten better, but that is a lot of money for me to gamble on. Thanks for your videos and reviews! All the BEST to you!
This laptop is pretty good Thank you for the great review video
Remember ETA, if you ever get low on video content...you always can do an eGPU + ONEXPLAYER 1S video showcase! 😇
Very close to my ideal laptop, I agree that ethernet is a must, also add a touch screen and I'm sold. For that price, plus all that you're gonna save in power due to it's low TDP, this is as good as it gets so far.
You can fix the start menu, context menus, and taskbar etc with Winaero Tweaker.
Have you checked if Virtualization-Based Security (VBS) is enabled? Some OEMs might activated it on Win11 pre-installs. The added security comes at the cost of performance.
I have this deep hatred for HP as someone that does computer repair. This laptop might be an exception but I think I'll hold out to see what Asus brings to the table.
This machine is also capped to 15W. So a 5800U is useless. You're better off with the 6 core if you cannot even use the power available.
@@israellewis5484 I agree. Also, I just found an Asus ZenBook 14 with a 5800U that provides over 65W on Amazon. Took less than a minute to find it too.
For the consumer line, I agree with you. But for their business ProBook and EliteBook line, I can't think of anyone who currently beats them or their business support.
Perhaps I just bought an HP during a poor time in the history of Windows and driver support, but I had an HP laptop in the early 2000s that was stuck on XP. Even though the hardware was sufficiently fast IMHO, between HP, AMD (CPU & iGPU), and Windows, there wasn't any driver support for anything post-XP on it. Crap on Vista if you feel like it, but I had no 3D acceleration if I upgraded, and gaming on the go was my primary use for that laptop, so that has soured me since then on any HP device. That, and the crap they've pulled with their printers over the years, especially regarding driver support on consumer product lines.
I've owned 3 HP laptops, since 2011. Once the HDD failed on me, replaced by HP under guarantee. My current laptop has been running 4yrs plus, everyday several hours, thousands of hours so far, no problems.
Reliable? I guess it depends on your own experience. But from my own, I would recommend HP.
That laptop wallpaper at the end looks like the cover album art from Fightstar (Behind the Devil's Back)
wow the laptop run cold. my predator triton run really hot in gta 5
Love these videos so much
Is the memory configured for dual channel?
Everyone: Here are the new M1 Pro/Max Macbooks
Eta Prime: He's a powerful thin and light AMD laptop
Count me out from MacBooks, not interested with it.
@@FAT8893 lol for the price neither am I
i was struggling between this (512gb version) and the vivobook s14 (i5 1135 16 DC +512), i bought the asus at the end, HP felt cheap (even though i love the form factor) and couldn't find many reviews on it... i have a ps5 so i was not interested on playing AAA games on it but i m pleasant surprised by the performances on PC games (especially in Laptop mode though, when linked to the TV i either have to drop the details/res or the fps go down the drain...i know it is normal but i didnt expect it), i was playing Dead Rising 3 at really high whatever is called settings at 30fps,gow (the first, not remastered) at 60fps max res max settings, curse of the gods at high settings etc... maybe an i7 would have been better i dont know but whatever i m still surprised. Not much luck on the emulation part though, PS2 OK most of the time i can run at 60 etc, but PS3 not really ... not a deal breaker to me cause i had a ps2 and 3 and played most of the games i was interested in back in the days anyway.
ND: i did buy the laptop for gaming, gaming was just a plus, but definitely not my reason to buy a new laptop
I hope they open up a micro center in Orlando.
The lenovo ideapad 5 pro 14 inch is selling with the same specs and 90 hz screen for only 900€, just something to consider
Would like to see some emulation running on this.
Hi I meant to ask you when you test Doom, how come you don't use the Vulkan settings? Great content by the way.
Should have added more VRAM to the GPU in bios, you can add it maximum 2GB VRAM
I wish Florida had a micro center, although if they did, my wallet would be crying in pain.
Got a Dell G5 SE 5505 last year .. If this one had been out i might have given it a go ..
Is micro Center just for the US or also For Europe?
Great Video!
Hey +ETA PRIME - I've a "request" about something you showed in one of your videos with that USB-C - HDMI adapter.
Since many should have an older smartphone laying around like the one in your video with that Essential Phone PH1, it would be a shame not to give it a second life as a Mini PC or FireTV replacement, wouldn't it?! But I wonder if certain things can work:
1. What output can I await? Some phones from 2017 do have 1440p, like my old HTC U11. But is also 4K possible? Do you know of a setting to change that? Does HDMI out over USB-C even support 2.5K or 4K?
2. Can I "force" HDMI out, maybe via a PC connect. When I take a look on Ebay, many elder phones have a broken screen so that going into settings and turning something on might not be as easy.
3. Do you know some kind of remote if I want to use that old phone like a fireTV or androidTV and not always want to use a XBox Controller?
4. Can I turn the screen on the phone off without turning HDMI out off?
5. What apps can I use for a "androidTV" experience and what emulator would be suitable for a TV-scenario.
(6.) I know you like Samsung Dex. But maybe you know a UI or even an android ROM that is going into a similar direction? I mean these Smartphones with an SD821, 835 or newer are more powerful than a raspberry Pi 4, aren't they? And before I build an SBC with a small case and stuff, maybe these older phones are good enough for that, too!
I really think that this kind of usage is kind of "environmentally friendly" since many people would not have to buy a fireTV 4K or something. And many of those device have android 8 or newer, widevine level 1 and can definitely play 4K content. So even with a cracked screen and an old battery they could be used for some XBox Cloud gaming, emulation, Netflix video....
Maybe this could be worth another video or a "mini series" with that videos you already have done.
Greetings from Germany "und auf Wiedersehen!" =)
Hey ETA Prime would you recommend people to upgrade to Windows 11?
Now Ryzen CPUs just need to have support for thunderbolt or something similar.
6k ryzen will have pcie gen 4 m2 slots, thunderbolt has a maximum pcie bandwidth of ~20GBPS
USB 4.0 is Thunderbolt 3 compatible and supported by Zen already. It's a matter of standards and certification.
When you open it, can you tell us how upgrade-able the ram/storage are?
Could you please review the MSI Modern 14 B5M Ryzen 7 5700u? I have never seen a single review of that variant.
Will you be reviewing Vulkan 1.1 on the Pi 4?
Microcenter... If only my tech enthusiast self could visit one in the UK... We lost Maplin, now barely have PC World... 😞😞
If you can, perhaps try the Lenovo Ideapad Pro 14ACN6 (also with a 5800U, but also includes MX450).
Can you pls review the new Aero 13 with Ryzen 7 7735u. Please m
I have that exact 8Bitdo controller and it is by far the best controller I own
One Xplayer 1S with EGPU please! 🙏🏻
Congrats for the sponsor 👍
Can it handle upto 4k video editing?
Looks amazing
Gaming on thin and light laptops if finally a thing 👍
Been a thing for last 3-4 years
How many sabre cats have died at the hands of ETA Prime?
What's the difference from the Ryzen 5800h and the 5800u?
TDP. 15W vs 45.
Nice gear but there's no Microcenter in Canada
Not long and vaga is gone. Can't wait for your opinion on them when they finally get pushed out the door.
Price on this actually isn't that bad. I expected it to be around 1100 or higher.
Is the ram upgradeable? with 16gb of 5600mhz how the performances would increase ? A 16gb 4800 mhz would use all the gpu power?
Looks awesome. The part that kills me is no 10 key
Do yo think this laptop could work ok as a virtual machine server running Proxmox?
The display is 1200p, 16:10 aspect ratio.
Is it worth getting ryzen 7 5800u 8gb 512gb for 600€ in 2023?
Mostly for Studies but maybe some light gaming for oldish games.
When it comes to the gigahertz clock speed which is default at 1.9 and it can boost to 4.4 is that done automatically during usage or is there something we have to do to get that
Microcenter come to florida!!!!
Emulation on this little HP should be sweet. However, I also want to know if RAM and SSD can be upgraded or swapped, because if they aren't, that'll be a huge turn off for me.
SSD is upgradable but the RAM isn't
@@arhjie6444 Bummer. It would be better if it was the other way around.
No, you DEFINITELY do NOT want a soldered main drive; that's like...ridiculous - if the drive happens to fail, the laptop is a complete doorstop. 16GB of RAM is a decent starting point and likely more than enough for this level of laptop for several years and then some.
wish i got this ultrabook instead of my galaxy book 13inch with i7 1160g7
YES YES SHOW ME THOSE RED MARBLES BOUNCING ON THAT SPEAKER
Did you hear that Ryzen 6000 series APUs are going to have RDNA2?
About the tutorial on iOS GameCube games?
Did they fix windows 11 for AMD? Seen that it's a 15% performance loss from windows 10 to 11.
they have for a few days now
Yes
Get the Redmi G 2021 Amd laptop, thats good for a review! 😀
Can you show emulation on the ryzen 5000 series?
Would you say something like this is a upgrade from 6e gen i7 and 960M
Will it have a problem with vdo editing?
Hmm... I notice that your VRAM is severely limited to 480MB. I wonder if there's a way to increase the dedicated RAM, and will that increase the performance of the game?
I have heard the user doesn't change that setting, but that it scales dynamically when more is needed.
hey - those micro center clips are from the Columbus Ohio store!!
why did you delete windows subsystem android video ?
could u review the realme pad? and oppo tablet when it comes out plssss ur my fav tablet reviewer
wanna play with the Ryzen cpu and gpu ? use Ryzen Controller, now at version 2.5.4
How is the wifi performance I saw in many hp forums, flipkart, Amazon and in hp official reviews Posted that weak wifi signal reception..
Did u buy it
Is there a pc equivalent to the (futur) Mac min M1Max, in term of processing power, shape, and low noise?
Thanks a million if anyone can answer!!!!!
This thing would probably benefit from a liquid metal job.
This habe thunderbolt port???
Have nvme slot free?
Is there a 15 watt and 25 watt version?
What's the price because it wants me to add it to my cart to see the price and I don't have an account.
How can I check my cpu W on the aero 13 before I buy it ?
You're the only one putting an ad in your vid who gets a thumb up.
Hey how do i know if im getting 15 or 30w? Also if i get 15 how do i change it to 15? And can i overclock cpu gpu and ram safely on this laptop?
You need to run those same programs CPU-Z and GPU-Z to know your cpu and GPU clock speeds.
Could something like this run beatsaber?
Not ripping on this at all, it seems like a great machine, but my Lenovo ideapad 3 5500u has most of the performance of this thing at half the cost.
I was thinking of getting that one you mentioned they have it priced as of now on sale for 430 is this a good deal?
Is the RAM upgradeable?
Spent half the price of this thing 3 years ago on a laptop that destroys this performance. Whats the point?
5800U is the best apu now?
Is hp aero 13 ryzen 7 16gb 1tb os good for virtualization purpose?
Did u buy it?