Price: $299.98 - $249.99
(as of Jun 27, 2024 15:34:15 UTC – Details)
Switching out of S mode in Windows 11
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Customers say
Customers like the portability and ease of use of the laptop. They mention it’s light enough for them to carry and strikes an excellent balance between portability, performance, and battery life. They’re also happy with appearance. However, some complain about the speed. Opinions are mixed on performance, quality, value, and the battery life of the product.
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ben –
Great value, love the simplistic design
Very simple and functional yet it has all of the essentials without any of the gimmicky frills. Maybe it takes a $300 laptop so I don’t have to deal with built in Alexa-enabled something, HP-specific ports, fingerprint scanner, and other stuff I don’t want or need. They don’t try anything fancy with this one which for me is a positive. Plus it’s TKL keyboard which really should be the new norm. Does not have a backlit keyboard which is a slight miss but for the price it’s not a huge deal.
You can take it out of S-mode easily and remove a lot of the addons and you have yourself a perfectly functional Windows machine. Despite the lower-tier hardware it still starts up very quickly if you make sure you don’t have too much bloatware. Sure it’s a little slow at times but if you’re using it for day to day tasks it should be fine. Battery life seems very good, the laptop is also fairly lightweight as well. What more could you ask for at this price point.
Kristine Bennett –
Portable Powerhouse: A Review of the HP 14″ Stream Ultralight Laptop”
The HP 14″ Stream Ultralight Laptop is a stellar choice for students and business professionals seeking a versatile and reliable computing solution. With its sleek design and under 3-pound weight, it’s effortlessly portable for on-the-go use.
Powered by an Intel Celeron N4000 series processor and 8GB of RAM, this laptop handles everyday tasks with ease while delivering crisp visuals on its 14″ HD display. Plus, with up to 10 hours of battery life, it’s perfect for all-day use without constantly needing to recharge.
While storage capacity may be limited for some users, the addition of cloud storage options and a microSD card slot helps alleviate this concern. Overall, the HP 14″ Stream Ultralight Laptop strikes an excellent balance between portability, performance, and affordability, making it a top choice for those with busy lifestyles. Highly recommended!
Heather Shepard –
Not enough RAM
I knew it was a risk when I bought it but there is not enough memory for what I need this laptop for. I use it primarily for my small business and need to upload and store product pictures. Iâve had to transfer files to a jump drive to free up space. It would be great though for a student it if using it just to get online! The other thing I noticed is that the brightness is just not that bright. Not great for editing pictures or watching videos, but would be fine for other things. I do have to restart it quite often if Iâm working on it quite a bit. It starts to slow down and freeze.
Dennis Sandberg –
locked into MS S mode, be careful of the bait-n-switch
5/31/2024
Update: Revised review to 4 stars from 1. If you’re lured to these by an Amazon flash offer, and begin to compare other options/offers, be sure to throughly compare the descriptions. Or you’ll purchase something you didn’t want. If you find this out after you set everything up and there is no problem with the computer itself, you’re stuck with it. The other issue I had was the inability to exit Win 11 S mode. After hours of trying the standard method and several youtube videos with complex work arounds, I gave up. Today I decided to express my feelings in the MS Edge search window and I received this response from Copilot. (posted in the picture above). I post because subsequent requests produced different results. This work around worked quickly and was a three step fix. Have exited S mode and am happily running Google Chrome. Plus all my Google info and files from my broken laptop ported over. One last note: this is definitely a computer for students. It is priced reasonably considering post Covid greedflation prices. It is comparetively slow and not for use use for gamers. I will keep it as I need a computer for research and writing papers.
5/30/2024-My laptop broke. Needed to complete paperwork for a project with tight time lured by “Deal” for laptop with 4GB ram 64 storage Bluetooth, Wi-Fi. $169, 12hr delivery. I figure it was good enough to get my work done. At the site several other options were available with the same features and more memory. All had delivery dates of 1=2 days except 1 with 8GB ram, 192GB storage for $259 w/ $40 coupon, Thought extra memory and storage was worth extra $90. Computer arrived. It took an 1-1/2 hr to do updates. When I tried to download Chrome to work in Google docs {state recommended for changes}. This computer is locked into MS S mode blocking download of apps not in MS store. After spending 2hrs trying different S mode exit directions is was resolved to doing the work on my Samsung S20 which took 3 hours to do 1 hr of work. This computer doesn’t have Bluetooth, is extremely slow. MS locks y into using Edge in a worse case scenario than they did with Explorer 25 yrs ago. Don’t be lured by the free1yr of Home 365. Cannot return because I used it and is technically not broken. HP is obviously returning to the days of cheap low-grade Compaq. Clearest example of Greedflation. It also moved data from broken laptop creating what will be hours of scrubbing to sell at 1/2 price on Ebay.
PBandJ –
Spot on for the price
Very solid laptop. Bought it for our daughter whose Chromebook screen had cracked.
Just make sure that you get the right item. We ordered it again for my wife and they mistakenly sent the wrong laptop. The one they sent did not have a port for the removable SSD hard drive so I was stuck with only the 64 gigs that are on board. Versus the 128 that we bought.
However, in general it’s a great laptop and Amazon was really great in sending us. The replacement. Hasn’t arrived yet, but I’m sure it’ll all work out.
So just make sure when it comes out of the box that is the one you ordered.
Denise Koebel –
Lightweight and fast
It is smaller than I really wanted, but it is very light weight, the battery life is great, and it is so much faster than my previous laptop. Worth the money for sure.
Sabrina Walker –
So glad I purchased this
I bought this computer for my job. I needed a new laptop cuz I work from home every other Friday. This computer has been great. Its fast and lightweight.