HP Pavilion 15-P077tx Notebook (Core i5 4th Gen/8 GB/1 TB/Windows 8 1/2 GB)

well..there are many things to be said about this laptop...firstly it is brand new in the market which comes out in the p series...the model near it was the n series which is now out dated..ncoming straight to the review..nnPROS:-nn1.LOOKS:-yes it is one hell of a beautiful laptop..almost gives me a feeling of owning a mac...it is white in color with a brushed parallel pattern..it is sleek and totally worth the second look..nn2.PERFORMANCE:-it comes with a new generation of i5 processor..which gives a clock speed of 1.7 ghz and turbo boost upto 2.7ghz ...the performance so far was smooth...crisp...without any lag..and the complete booting(after the log in also) took merely 45 seconds..i did a lot of multi tasking with ease and without any error..nn3.GAMING:-it comes with geforce 840m which is considered to be 30% faster than 740....but according to my experience i would say it is around 20%...but still i played battlefield 3 with ease and the experience was just awesome(although my first gaming laptop...i was delighted with its performance)nn4.DISPLAY:-the display is bright and clear and very comfortable to thee eyes..nn5.AUDIO:-it comes with the beats audio...the thing missing in the n series...the sound quality is above average and crystal clear without any distortion...totally in love with it..nnBATTERY:-this is the best thing about the laptop..the new i5 series processor keeps the performance so optimized that it nearly gave me a battery backup of 6 hours..this is the actual best thing about this laptop..nnCONS:-nn1.its actually not a fault...the heating while gaming is a bit(just a little bit) high...although there is no such other problem...nn2.its white so it tends to get dirty..but its worth the effort to keep it beautiful...nnaltogether its a perfect laptop for the college goers...who want a decent gaming laptop...and also the style..i got this laptop for 52k with the accessories..dont give any second thoughts now...go for it..its worth the money :P

***GAMING*** The games I have tested so far : 1. Assassin's Creed: Black Flag -- Medium settings @ 1366 x 7682 2. Assassin's Creed Unity -- Low Settings @ 1280 x 720 (Yes it runs this beast of a game, without lag at around 30fps, and believe me, the game looks pretty. You need the 1.2.0 patch for this game though) 3. Far Cry 3 -- Medium Setting @ 1366 x 768 4. Far Cry 4 -- Low Settings @ 1280 x 720 (make sure to keep the lighting settings low to make the game look good. It just looks horrible at high lighting) 5. Bioshock Infinite -- Medium to High Settings @ 1366 x 768 6. Battlefield 4 -- Medium Settings @ 1366 x 768 7. Arkham City -- High Settings @ 1366 x 768 8. Metro Last Light -- Medium @ 1366 x 768 9. Shadow of Mordor - textures and lighting high, rest low @1366 x 768 to get smooth 30 fps 10. Skyrim -- High Settings @ 1366 x 768 11. GTA IV -- High settings @ 1366 x 768 **BATTERY** It gives me anything from 5hrs to sometimes 10 hrs depending on my usage. I took it to college on 70% battery. It was under constant use while being connected to WiFi, typing documents, uploading documents, converting documents, burning 2 CDs. The display was on almost all the time. It lasted from 9am to 3pm with 4% still remaining. That is it lasted for 6 hours starting with only 70% battery ***LOOKS*** Looks beautiful. Outside, it's all white, with silver HP logo. Inisde, it has metallic finishing. The linear text outside is really good. You can get rid of all the marks on the lid including ink by just wiping it with a wet cloth. The base has a different texture than the lid and requires more cleaning. In short, make sure you clean this laptop once a week. ***INPUT*** Track pad is superb. My friend, who's an Envy user says that my trackpad is better. The keyboard is good, but not Envy or XPS level. ***Output*** The display according to me is nice. Decent viewing angels. Doesn't have any tint, blue or yellow. (Thank god it doesn't!) Speakers, despite being "Beats" are average. Sound quality is clear, but not very loud. **BUILD QUALITY** It's average. Made fully of plastic, doesn't feel very sturdy, but it is, which is surprising. The material on the laptop except the lid, is not very good. Requires constant maintenance, which can be a pain for some. ***HEATING*** No heat on normal use, none at all. Runs coooool. On gaming, it depends which game. Runs warm on Assassin's Creed unity and black flag. Runs HOT on Far Cry 3 and 4. Unity clearly require more processing power than the others, but still produces least amount of heat. Either way, I'd recommend a cooling pad with a fan on the left to align with the vents of this laptop.