A budget laptop with LTE, Full In-depth Review of HP 14s-ef1000tu

A budget laptop with LTE from HP 

HP 14s-ef1000tu

Pros:

1. In Built Sim slot.
2. Type-C port for fast data transfers.
3. Backlight keyboard. 

Cons:

1. Brightness could be better.
As such there are no such major cons.


Box Contents

1. Laptop
2. Power Cable
3. 65Watt Power Adaptor
4. User Manuals


Specifications

1. RAM: 8GB DDR-4 Single Channel 
2. Processor: Intel 11th gen Core-i3(1115G4)
3. Storage: 512 GB NVME SSD 
4. Graphics: Intel UHD Integrated Graphics (4GB Shared Memory)

Connectivity

  • Wifi- 5
  • Bluetooth- 5
  • LTE 

Upgrade Options

  • RAM: 16GB DDR-4 Single channel
  • Storage: 1TB SSD

Exterior Overview


Front View: The device has a very minimalist approach to it and is very light weight. The body is completely finished in plastic. Overall the look is very professional and doesn't feel cheap, built quality is certainly on the premium side the mat-finish  certainly enhancing the looks. There is just a Hp logo on the lid, enhancing the overall look.

Rear View: On the rear the same build is carried as expected which houses an air-vent which allows air-intake by the system. There is also rubber padding which helps the laptop taking in adequate air. 

Ports Available:

Left side:
1. Security Slot
2. USB 
3.2 type-C
3. Sd Card reader 


Right side:
1. Power Input
2. SIM Slot  
3. HDMI 1.4 port
4. USB 3.2 Type-A port  x2 
5. 
Headphone and Microphone jack(3.5mm)

Interior Overview

Screen & webcam: The lid opens to reveal the 14-inch 1080p display surrounded by narrow bezels on all sides except the bottom which houses the Hp logo. Overall the hinge is decent but there is a bit of wobble while typing fast(pretty minor). 
The Hp laptop is also equipped with a 720p webcam which is decent enough and the microphone also performs similar to others in this range.


Keyboard & Trackpad:  The same build is also continued within. Beneath the display there is the keyboard which has decent typing experience with backlight enabled. The trackpad is also decent in size and the experience is also pretty good and also supports every windows gesture. There is a bit of keyboard flex but overall pretty well built. Just above the keyboard there is the speaker grille which has decent sound output.

Display, Sound & Software

Display: The laptop comes with a 14-inch full HD (1920 x 1080p) IPS anti-glare display with 45% NTSC. The brightness is also decent enough which is 250 nits and having almost 84% screen to body ratio. Overall the display is decent enough in real life usage but the maximum brightness can be a disadvantage in outdoor usage.

Sound: The front-firing speakers do produce decent sound as expected but nothing special or overwhelming.


Software: The laptop also comes pre-loaded with Windows 11 home and Microsoft home and office 2019 for lifetime.


Performance

The laptop is powered by  11th-gen Intel Core i3-1115G4 which has a top clock-speed of-4.1 GHz. It also has 2 cores and 4 threads architecture.
In real life,
We also used the device for a few days and it can very easily handle simple tasks like web- browsing and also is benefited by the 8 GB of memory. Overall in normal Power-Point, Words , Excel usage it just flies. We also ran a  few of the games which was certainly playable but not quiet enjoyable. 
Overall it is a decent device and can certainly handle all basic tasks and also can do a bit of photo-editing . You can also do basic 2-D Auto-cad easily so college students can check it.

Verdict

The laptop is in the range of Rs 45,000-50,000, link of the best deal is given below. For the price is offers decent value for money the only drawbacks is the lack of fingerprint sensor. Overall if you are in the market for a LTE enabled laptop then it is the cheapest and only option.
But it have plenty of good stuffs to make up for it like the performance is very smooth , the overall feel and build is also impressive. Overall the laptop is certainly justifies it's asking price. 


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