HP 255 G7 AMD Ryzen 3, 15.6", 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD, Windows 10, Notebook - Black

Product Information

The 255 G7 carries a small 3 cell, 41 Whr battery. Good for 4 to 5 hours general light tasks. Under load expect around 3 hours. Charging to full takes around two hours using the 45W AC Adapter. This review model is powered by an AMD Ryzen 3 2200U CPU with 8GB DDR4 memory and a 256GB M.2 SATA SSD. This combination creates a responsive laptop comparable to an i5-7200U. Great for office work, Internet browsing, light video and photo editing. It’s also perfectly usable for development and programming on like Android Studio.

We can't recommend buying the HP 255 G7 model that we have before us. An unsatisfactory configuration level meets a price that is too high.Difficult to Upgrade – HP has made it vastly difficult to open up the maintenance lid to upgrade the components without damaging the rubber feet. Wouldn’t have taken much to re-design the cover to slide off with a few screws instead. With only a 256GB SSD installed and cheap SSD prices, it would have been nice to be able to replace this with a 512GB or 1TB SSD easily. An excellent alternative to the HP 255 G7 for the same price if you happy to downsize to a 14 inch display and no keypad is the Lenovo V330 with a faster Ryzen 5 2500U CPU and Vega 8 GPU. The same 8GB of RAM and 256GB SSD storage.

This notebook is ready to connect to all your peripherals and is designed to fit the needs of business with an RJ-45 port and HDMI port. The HP 225 has a thin, lightweight yet sturdy design with a durable chassis. It's no frills appearance hides a fast, responsive laptop with plenty of memory and a keyboard which is very user-friendly. The integrated AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 graphics card supports DirectX 12 and is comparable to Intel’s UHD 620. Casual gaming is fine with the Vega 3 under low settings and 720P. For example, you can play Apex Legends at 35fps with low settings but don’t expect the 255 G7 to play X-Plane 11 or Far Cry 5 anytime soon. Confidently complete projects with the latest technology including a powerful AMD Ryzen processor, fast memory, and plenty of storage. However, It’s not going to win design awards for all the plastic it uses and the screen is weak if you have used IPS displays. Battery life is average at best so you will need to be near a charging point.

HP 255 G7 - Pros & Cons

Poor Battery Life – HP skimped on the battery capacity on the 255 G7 to keep costs down. If you need to take a laptop with you around college all day without charging, this is not for you. By late morning, you’ll need to plug to recharge plus no fast charging to speak of.