Display and Design
The HP 15-r015tu (G8D95PA) comes with a glossy and highly reflective 15.6-inch HD Brightview LED backlit display that offers comfortable viewing experience with a native resolution of 1,366 x 768 pixels.
It is packed in a 25.3mm thick body which has a weight of 2.2kg thereby allowing you to carry it around easily. However, it has the shiny black finish which may be eye catchy but is sensitive to fingerprints and scratches.
CPU and OS
On the inside of the HP 15-r015tu (G8D95PA), there is a 1.7GHz Intel Core i3 processor from the 4th generation series which operates on HM76 Express chipset and comes as a bit of surprise in such a low end gadget. It is assisted by a standard 4GB DDR3 RAM expandable up to 8GB via 2 unused memory slots. It gives the responsibility of managing rich graphics to the integrated Intel HD 4400 GPU. Being a low budget laptop, it lacks any preloaded OS.
Camera, Storage and Multimedia
The HP 15-r015tu (G8D95PA) flaunts HP TrueVision HD webcam and digital microphone allowing you to enjoy high resolution video calls devoid of much noise. It boasts of a massive 1TB SATA hard disk relieving you of any storage problem. It even has a SuperMulti DVD burner for transferring data via disks.
The input functions are carried out by full size textured island style keyboard and a gesture supported touchpad. It has got dual stereo speakers providing HD Audio solution.
Battery and Connectivity
This laptop runs the show with the help of a 4 cell Li-ion battery. On the connectivity front, it sports features like digital media reader, HDMI out, 1 USB 3.0 slot, Bluetooth v4.0, WLAN and Ethernet port.