HP Pavilion 15-ab028TX Laptop (Core i3 5th Gen/4 GB/1 TB/Windows 8 1/2 GB)

Wonderful laptop.Good performance and great battery life. It has FULL HD display which many other laptops in this segment lacks.nnI am getting more than 6 or 7 hours of battery life on normal use.(On the first day I got 8 hrs).This is because its running latest Intel 5th gen processor which is optimized for more battery life..nnI am not a gamer but this laptop has AMD R7 graphic card which must be sufficient if you are not a hardcore gamer..nnB&O audio is awesome through the headphones.nnThe added advantage of Back to College offer(2 years of extended warranty etc)from HP makes this the best buy laptop under 45K. Check out HP site for more details of this offer.nnThe built quality is very good and I haven't had any noise or heating issues so far.

I bought this laptop after a couple of days of "hard" research, going through a bunch of different sites and hundreds of reviews as I was looking for the perfect laptop in my budget. I wanted my laptop to have 1) a good screen, preferably Full HD 2) atleast 5th gen Core i3 / i5 processors 3) a DVD drive 4) ethernet adaptor 5) an HDMI port 6) decent amount of RAM and performance 6) somewhat light weight 7) good battery life (upwards of 4 hours on a single charge) 8) should be below 40knnSurprisingly, only a couple of laptops met all these criteria: this laptop as well as one from Lenovo. But the Lenovo one (forgot the model number), although slightly lighter did not have a DVD drive and was eliminated. So I went with this HP model. nnDelivery was very quick and happened as promised by Flipkart (even though it was a Sunday and I was not expecting such promptness). One thing to note: the laptop is much whiter than it appears in the pictures and might prove difficult to maintain clean if you are the clean types. But overall, I liked the look.nnOne thing that I initially disliked was the placement of the trackpad, its not quite in the center of the laptop (although it is placed bang in the center of the QWERTY keyboard). But it somehow drove me crazy the first day. Also, the trackpad is quite bad, with a hollow click sound that feels quite plasticky. Of course, this might be because I am comparing it to my old Macbook's touchpad and that's just unfair. I am now using a normal wired mouse with it and the trackpad doesn't bother me anymore.nnOtherwise, the laptop has been just awesome. Battery life has been much better than expected, with quick charging and back-up well in excess of 4 - 5 hours. The screen is brilliant for watching movies or generally browsing and working. The computer is fast enough to allow multi-tasking, even with multiple Chrome and Office 2016 windows open simultaneously, while watching videos at the same time. And of course, the free Windows 10 upgrade is the added bonus, allowing me to skip the awkward Win8 interface altogether. The keyboard is also pretty good, except for the lack of a backlit keyboard (which I was not really looking for)nnOverall, this is a great laptop (so far). If you are looking for something in this price range which has included Windows 10 upgrade and has the latest specs and a Full HD screen, then I suggest you give this one a try. Even with the awful trackpad, am giving this 4 stars.