HP Forgot How Math Works, 15.6" 512GB Laptop Drops 72% From $2K to Almost Nothing - Kotaku

"HP keeps premium positioning in the Windows laptop segment where finding capable machines under $1,000 proves challenging, particularly on their official website where aggressive discounting rarely appears. The good news is that at $569, down from a typical $1,999, this 15.6-inch touchscreen laptop featuring Intel's 13th Gen i3-1315U processor, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, and Windows 11 Pro has crashed 72% below typical pricing during Black Friday on Amazon. See at Amazon Can Handle Real Workloads"

"The Intel Core i3-1315U processor has 6 cores that are split between performance and efficiency designs, and this hybrid architecture speeds up demanding tasks while keeping battery life. The performance cores take care of heavy tasks like video conferencing, photo editing, and data analysis while the efficiency cores take care of light tasks and background tasks without wasting power. The 15.6-inch HD touchscreen makes it easy to use Windows by letting you pinch, zoom, swipe, and tap to navigate"

"The 16GB DDR4 RAM gets rid of memory bottlenecks that annoy people who use memory-heavy programs like virtual meetings, big spreadsheets, or a lot of professional software at once. This amount of memory lets you run Windows 11 Pro and a lot of productivity apps at the same time, do a lot of research in your browser, and keep your communication tools running without slowing down the system."

HP maintains premium pricing in the Windows laptop market, making capable machines under $1,000 rare on the official site. A 15.6-inch touchscreen HP laptop with Intel 13th Gen i3-1315U, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, and Windows 11 Pro is available on Amazon for $569, down from a typical $1,999, a 72% reduction during Black Friday. The i3-1315U uses a hybrid 6-core design with performance and efficiency cores to accelerate demanding workloads while conserving battery life. The touchscreen supports pinch, zoom, swipe, and tap interactions and features thin bezels with an 85% screen-to-body ratio. The 16GB DDR4 RAM enables smooth multitasking and memory-heavy workloads. The 512GB SSD provides fast boot and application load times and sufficient local storage for productivity and media files.

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