HP Pavilion Power 15-Cb067tx - i7-7700HQ, 15.6" 4K IPS, GTX 1050 $1499.25 ($1349.25 with AmEx Offer) Shipped @ HP Australia

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4K laptop under $1500 with decent spec
Intel® Core™ i7-7700HQ Processor 7th gen (2.8 GHz base frequency, up to 3.8 GHz with Intel® Turbo Boost Technology, 6 MB cache, 4 cores)
Windows 10 Home 64
15.6" diagonal 4K IPS anti-glare WLED-backlit (3840 x 2160)
1 TB 7200 rpm SATA + 128 GB PCIe® NVMe™ M.2 SSD
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050 (4 GB GDDR5 dedicated)
Ghost white colour
16 GB DDR4-2400 SDRAM (2 x 8 GB)

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  c0balt on 09/07/2018 - 16:30

  +8

  I own this laptop but I got it refurbished at the start of the year for $680 with the 7700hq, 8gb, 1050, 128GB+2TB and 1080p screen. I've since upgraded it to 16gb and hoping for a cheap 512GB to come along, as well as changing the screen to the 4K one which looks to be a really nice panel.

  It's possible it also comes with 3D IR cameras for Windows Hello as mine did, but it makes it all the more expensive for me to find a replacement cable as it shares that with the display cable if I want to change to a 4K panel.

  It's thinner and lighter than most the other laptops with the same specs such as the Dell Inspiron and Acer Nitro, which could be why it costs a bit more. It has a minimalist look which I like. No keyboard flex at all and a nice metal wrist rest which unfortunately is a fingerprint magnet. It has one of those lift hinges so it raises itself when the screen is opened and rests on the hinge. This also angles the keyboard slightly towards you, which is good for typing. The lid is easy to open/close with one hand.

  The CPU undervolts to -0.125 which is needed as the cooling is subpar compared with the competition with big intake/exhaust vents. This one just has a row of tiny intake pin holes on the bottom casing and exhausts upwards over the screen through the hinge. Out of the box it won't be going higher than the baseclock of 2.8ghz after a few minutes of gaming even if it's only 65* (maybe HP set aggressive thermal throttling?). With an undervolt it holds 3.2-3.4 and runs cool. The 1050 with a custom afterburner voltage curve hits 1800mhz at around 0.975v (lower than stock boost voltage), which makes it perform about the same as a 1050ti and it also has 4GB VRAM.

  It has a good battery though at 72wh, it lasts around 6 hours with basic use.

  Undervolting this laptop is pretty important if you get it.

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    FrozenFred on 09/07/2018 - 18:26

    +1

    How'd you find one refurbished? At that price can't be beat!

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      c0balt on 09/07/2018 - 19:00

      +1

      eBay during one of the early 10% off sitewide sales from a shop in Roxburgh Park, Melbourne.

      There was some superficial scratching around the kensington lock (advertised) and didn't come with the original charger (not advertised), which when plugged in wouldn't go past 0.8ghz. It also wouldn't charge unless it was off. The incorrect charger was only rated for 90w. I bought a 120w for $40 locally and it worked. Using a watt meter I can see it draws up to 160w when charging and gaming, so I leave it to get to 100% charge before gaming as I don't want to overheat or blow the $40 PSU. It draws up to 90w if it's fully charged and being stressed.

      It's supposed to come with a slim 150w adapter but the 120w I got is a bit on the chunky side :(

      I still wanted for them to replace the 90w which they did with a 120w one that they assured me would work, that turned out to not work. I wasn't going to argue or take it any further as I knew I got a bargain and had a charger that worked, so I just went on my way gave positive feedback on eBay but mentioned incorrect charger supplied and I had to get my own.

      And that's the entire story of c0balt's Pavilion Power 15.

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        FattyHope on 10/07/2018 - 19:55

        What if you turn the GTX 1050 off and make it the Intel one how much battery does it then get?

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        c0balt on 11/07/2018 - 11:04

        @JayJayAU:

        Nvidia Optimus shuts off the 1050 when it's not being used, which in the case of my 6 hour battery life, is not being used at all.

        If I open MSI Afterburner the monitoring of the GPU(s) is enough to turn on the 1050 at a low clock and leave it idling. This is enough to half the battery life on it's own.

        Having an Nvidia dedicated GPU shouldn't affect battery life more than a percent or two if it has Nvida Optimus, and you are just doing basic tasks like youtube/surfing the net/word processing.

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  MitchyD1989 on 09/07/2018 - 21:38

  Looks like decent specs. Good laptop? My employer lets me salary sacrifice one laptop a year, thinking of cashing in on this one as my current is 3 years old and it's starting to show, plus i have the HP offer on my Amex card so might as well be used.

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  FattyHope on 10/07/2018 - 19:58

  Would I be better off getting this or getting a Lenovo 920 with better battery life + touch screen and buying an eGPU since this laptop doesn't have good battery or Thunderbolt 3

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  FattyHope on 10/07/2018 - 20:00

  Would I be better off getting this or getting a Lenovo 920 with better battery life + touch screen and buying an eGPU since this laptop doesn't have good battery or Thunderbolt 3

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    c0balt on 11/07/2018 - 11:11

    You will be spending ~2x the cost with the Lenovo to get one with a 4k screen, 16GB, i7 8550u and end up with a less portable machine if you need to carry around a big, heavy external GPU with you everywhere.