HP Pavilion Aero

Weighing just 2.2 pounds, HP's Pavilion Aero is the fastest and fanciest laptop to wear the company's consumer brand.

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Product details

  • LESS TO HOLD, MORE TO SEE – Stay portable with this laptop’s streamlined, remarkably lightweight design, while the powerful AMD processor and graphics keep you productive and entertained all day
  • WUXGA IPS DISPLAY – Become totally immersed in the superb color, flicker-free images, and wide-viewing angles of this 13.3-inch WUXGA (1920 x 1200) IPS display (1); maximize your viewing experience while scrolling less thanks to the display’s 16:10 aspect ratio and micro-edge design (2)
  • AMD PROCESSOR AND GRAPHICS – Enjoy supreme performance and refreshing speed, whether you’re gaming, creating, or streaming, with the power of the AMD Ryzen 5 5625U processor (3) and AMD Radeon graphics (4)
  • MEMORY AND STORAGE – Work with several windows/tabs open without slow-down, thanks to your PC laptop’s 8 GB of RAM. Plus, with 512 GB of SSD storage, your device performs up to 15 times faster than a traditional hard drive—ideal for saving all your important data and running all your applications (5) (6)
  • ALL-DAY BATTERY LIFE – Keep up the work or play from morning till evening with up to 10 hours and 35 minutes of battery life (7) and go from 0 to 50% charge in approximately 30 minutes with HP Fast Charge (8)
  • WINDOWS 11 AND WARRANTY – From a rejuvenated Start menu to new ways to connect, the Windows 11 Home OS is the place to think, express, and create in a natural way (9). Start every day with confidence with a 1-year limited warranty to protect your purchase
  • UP-TO-SPEED PRODUCTIVITY – Everything feels smooth and snappy on this laptop with reliable connectivity from the Wi-Fi 6 (2x2) (10) and Bluetooth (11) combo, along with speedy, secure logins thanks to the patented 3-D fingerprint reader (12)

PROS

+ Aggressively priced for the set of specs
+ Powerful eight-core Ryzen 7 CPU
+ Handsome and ultralight metal chassis in choice of four colors
+ HDMI, USB-A, and USB-C ports

CONS

- No touch screen available
- Test configuration's keyboard not backlit (though a $20 option)
- No SD or microSD card slot

Expert reviews and ratings

By PCMag on August 25, 2021
Weighing just 2.2 pounds, HP's Pavilion Aero is the fastest and fanciest laptop to wear the company's consumer brand.
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