HP Pavilion 17 e126sg Review + BenchMarks

HP Pavilion 17 e126sg
HP Pavilion 17 e126sg


pros
  • Good design and solid build quality.
  • Good keyboard and touchpad.
  • Good performance.
  • Decent battery life.
  • Runs quiet and cool.
  • Decent connectivity options.


cons
  • Low resolution display screen.
  • No Bluetooth.




                                                    Plenty of notebooks are available in the market and it is very hard to choose the perfect notebook for some people, a friend of mine went to the market to purchase a notebook for his office work and he get very confuse and at last he bought a notebook of which he is un-satisfied now. When I ask him, why he is un-satisfied now because you are the person who went and buy it, then he told me that “i just go to the market without any homework and because there were plenty of notebook of different types and specs so I got confuse and just bought what store staff suggest”, The notebook market is very vast now, as it provide wide range of options as well for user but chance to buying a un-desire performer notebook also raised a lot so just do some research before going to stores is a good practice, today we are going to review HP Pavilion 17 e126sg which again a new notebook in Pavilion series of HP so now let check it out.


                                                   The HP Pavilion 17 e126sg is a 17.3-inch notebook with the total weight of about 2.9 Kg which is a little heavy than the usual trend in notebooks. The case has a little change than its predecessor, for example, the black lid has now brushed lines which gives it dashing looks and also the overall color scheme is Black and some silver but Black is dominating the overall color scheme. The base unit is made of plastic of black color which is very nice to see. Its not same as others but have some changes as well. The hinges are good too and the edges are well managed this time, whereas the predecessor model has some problem with the edges, we think they were not a good match with overall case design but thanks to HP for HP Pavilion 17 e126sg. Overall HP Pavilion 17 e126sg has good design and good build quality.


                                               The HP Pavilion 17 e126sg has 17.3-Inch AU Optronice TN LED Glossy Display which offer the max resolution of about 1600x900. The max supported resolution is not even at minimum expected level of 17.3-Inch displays, the resolution that we were expecting was 1920x1080 at least but we were disappointed to know about 1600x900. The display is a TN LED panel so max brightness is not much high but still mid-level. The contrast ratio is much better than its other features. The display is basically a TN LED panel with 900p resolution so image quality is not optimal for professional users. The viewing angles are pretty decent so the only problems we find, the low resolution which is not way acceptable for a 17.3-inch screen. So Overall HP Pavilion 17 e126sg has good screen with low resolution.

The keyboard is a large key holder but rounded key edges make it feel very good and attractive as well. The key size is large as expected from a 17.3-inch notebook. There are now special keys so all the shortcuts are available with function key & F1 to F11 keys. The feedback is very good and we do not find any problem with the keyboard, it performs flawlessly. The touchpad pad is a large one as expected with very suitable surface for gliding the fingers over it as well as two click buttons, below it which are still very good. The touchpad also performs well so Overall HP Pavilion 17 e126sg has good keyboard and touchpad.


The HP Pavilion 17 e126sg has very good noise controlling case which always keep to reduce the noise. It was almost quiet in the idle mode but because of HDD, there is still some noise if you will do any CPU or GPU hungry work than the fan noise increases quickly but still its ignorable and you can watch a movie without any distraction. The HP Pavilion 17 e126sg remain not just quiet but cool during the idle mode test and the temperatures raises a little but still it is useable on the lap but not for 4+ hours consecutively. Overall HP Pavilion 17 e126sg remains cool and quiet most of the time. 


The HP Pavilion 17 e126sg has good stereo speakers which produce not very high quality sound but still very decent and good enough for a notebook of this price range. The max volume is also very loud so watching a movie with 2 or three friends only is not a problem. The sound quality is good enough. Overall HP Pavilion 17 e126sg has good speakers.



                                                         The HP Pavilion 17 e126sg has good connectivity options but still one thing is missing, the Bluetooth which is not a good thing to go. The HP Pavilion 17 e126sg has WiFi for wireless connectivity as well. The HP Pavilion 17 e126sg has optical drive, 1x USB 2.0, Ethernet port, Audio jack and Kingston lock on the right side. The HP Pavilion 17 e126sg also has 2x USB 3.0, VGA, HDMI port and card reader on the left side as well. Overall HP Pavilion 17 e126sg has good connectivity options.


                                                   The HP Pavilion 17 e126sg has Lithium-ion based 4 Cells, battery pack which manages to keep it running for about 131 minutes which is just over average battery life in our battery life which more optimize so if any notebook lasts over 150 minutes than its very good. We run all the applications, play HD videos, surf internet Via WiFi, File copying and using Bluetooth to connect phone, typing a document and play audio songs etc. to measure the timing which is applicable to real life. So Overall HP Pavilion 17 e126sg has decent battery life.






















                                 The HP Pavilion 17 e126sg is a decent notebook for daily users especially home uses, The HP Pavilion 17 e126sg has 4th Gen Core i5 CPU and AMD Radeon graphics which is pretty good combination for any office notebook or a mid-level gamer, it has good keyboard and touchpad as well. The HP Pavilion 17 e126sg remains almost quiet and very cool in any situation. The Display screen has low resolution and speakers of HP Pavilion 17 e126sg are good. The HP Pavilion 17 e126sg has decent battery life. It’s a decent notebook but faces must difficulties in competition with competitors. I would not recommend this notebook for students and professionals who need best display screens. So check other options before making a final decision.


1 comment:

  1. Alexander NumannMay 8, 2014 at 6:51 AM

    Display is IGZO - not sure if that is a type of TN or not.

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