Laptop HP 255 G7 – AMD Ryzen 3 3250U – 4GB RAM – 1TB HDD – 15.6-inch HD – Radeon RX Vega 3 Graphics – DOS

HP 255 G7

Design

No surprise at this price point, the 255 G7 is mainly made of durable plastic. Generally it’s sturdy all round apart from the display lid which could do with more protection. Bending a bit too much for my likely. To some the design is a little too bland to others it’s just a laptop to work on. The 255 G7 weights 1.78kg helped by the expanse of plastic

There is no maintenance cover underneath the 255 G7, instead, the HP engineers have made it as awkward as possible to remove the casing to get to the internal components. A fair amount of the screws are hidden underneath the two long rubber feet. These can easily stretch and break

Display

The review model has a 15.6″ Full HD anti-glare display. It’s a SVA panel rather than IPS and it shows. Viewing angles are poor, finding yourself constantly moving the lid square on to make it readable. Colours look washed out and brightness is weak at 220 nits. No surprise image editing with the 255 G7 is inadequate at 67% sRGB.

Processor

• AMD Ryzen 3 3250U Processor, 2.6 GHz (4MB Cache, up to 3.50 GHz,of Cores: 2)

Memory

• Installed Memory: 4GB
• Memory Type: DDR4

Display

• 39.6 cm (15.6 in) diagonal HD SVA eDP anti-glare LED-backlit slim, 67% sRGB, 220 cd/m2 (1366 x 768)

Graphics

• Graphics Processor: Radeon RX Vega 3 Graphics

Storage

• Storage Capacity: 1TB

Optical Drive

• DVD Writer

Inputs and Outputs

• 2 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 (1 charging)
• USB Type-C™
• DisplayPort™ 1.2
• VGA
• RJ-45
• docking connector
• headphone/microphone combo
• AC power8

Hardware

• Keyboard: Full size textured island-style with numeric pad
• HP TrueVision HD Camera
• (2)Integrated stereo speakers

Networking/Wireless

• Integrated 10/100/1000 GbE LAN
• Realtek RTL8821CE 802.11ac (1×1) Wi-Fi
• Bluetooth 4.2

Software

• Operating System: FreeDOS

Power

• Battery: 3-cell (41Wh)