HP 14-dk0028wm & 14-dk0024wm 14″ HD Laptop, AMD Ryzen 3 Review

HP 14-dk0028wm & 14-dk0024wm 14″ HD Laptop

HP 14-dk0028wm (silver) or 14-dk0024wm (gold) is a budget priced entry level, slim and portable 14″ HD laptop for reliable performance in everyday use. It comes with the AMD Ryzen 3 processor, Radeon Vega 3 graphics card, 4GB DDR4 SDRAM, 128GB SSD, Windows 10 Home operating system, 8 hours of battery life, micro-edge display and good connectivity.

The dual core AMD Ryzen 3 3200U processor (2 cores and 4 threads with hyper-threading) works at the speeds between 2.6GHz and 3.5GHz. PassMark benchmark score is 4568 at the time of this product review and is classified as a high-end CPU that can handle most of your regular and demanding tasks on a daily basis. The Thermal Design Power is 15 watts for this AMD Ryzen 3 processor for a longer battery life of up to 8 hours. 4GB DDR4 SDRAM is sufficient at this price level for running 3-4 browsers and a couple of applications simultaneously without running into any major problems.

You can be out and about all day long and get your work done without recharging for up to 8 hours. This will depend on the power energy settings and what you use the laptop for. 128GB Solid State Drive offers some storage space and plenty of speed and should be enough for most users as long as they don’t save a lot of videos and media files. 14″ diagonal high definition SVA BrightView WLED-backlit display has the 1366 x 768 pixel resolution. You have more screen space on the 14″ micro-edge HD display and you have more to look at. AMD Radeon Vega 3 graphics has a video card benchmark score of 1072.

You can expect a similar performance level to the dedicated GeForce 910M. And you can only play some of the latest games at low settings and resolutions. There is a HD webcam on the top bezel with the dual speakers for your live chats. HP 14″ Laptop weighs 3.2 pounds and measures 12.76L x 8.89W x 0.78H inches- is compact and portable. Connectivity options include the 802.11ac wireless, Bluetooth 4.2, Multi-format Media Card Reader, an HDMI output, a USB 2.0 port, and 2 x USB 3.0 ports.

There is no optical drive and you can connect one easily wirelessly or through one of the USB ports. Both the memory and the storage can be upgraded to very large amounts like 16GB and 1TB SSD. It will be fine with the media editing and some entry-level gaming. It will run very smoothly overall with the extra RAM as the AMD Ryzen 3 is a fairly powerful processor. And it is great value for the price even without the upgrades. This HP 14-dk0028wm is a brand new laptop with a year of warranty and you can contact the HP Customer Service if you need any help. And Amazon technical support is included free of charge.

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