HP 15-BA069NR 15.6″ 768p laptop (AMD A10-9600U/6GB/1TB/DVDRW) @ Staples Online $299.99

By | January 7, 2017 9:35 pm EST

http://www.staples.com/HP-NOTEBOO…ct_2460647
On sale for $299.99
Specs:
Operating system: Windows 10 Home
Processor: 7th Generation AMD A10-9600P APU
Display: 15.6-inch diagonal HD SVA BrightView WLED-backlit (1366×768)
Memory: 6 GB DDR4 SDRAM (2 DIMM)
Hard drive: 1TB 5400RPM Serial ATA hard drive
Graphics: AMD Radeon™ R5 Graphics with up to 3247 MB total graphics memory
Battery life: Up to 5 hours and 30 minutes
Optical drive: SuperMulti DVD burner
Product weight: 4.73 lb
Keyboard: Full-size island-style keyboard with numeric keypad
Wifi according to the internet is just ABGN, and Bluetooth is v4.0.
1 USB3 and 2xUSB2. 1 HDMI. Ethernet is 10/100.
The A10-9600P APU is similar in performance to the Core i3-6100U. Passmark score for the A10-9600P is 3689, 3890 for the Core i3-6100U:
Passmark comparison: http://www.cpubenchmark.net/compa…5B%5D=2793
A similar laptop with 4GB of RAM and a 500GB HD from Lenovo was on sale for $250 this past week:
The $50 price difference includes:
2GB more of RAM
500GB more of HD
Bluetooth 4.0 vs 4.1
No Wifi AC
10/100 ethernet (vs 10/100/1000 in the Lenovo)
Windows 10 Home (vs Windows 10 Pro in the Lenovo)
And 1 extra pound of weight
A recent YMMV clearance from Walmart was for a higher up model: https://www.walmart.com/ip/HP-15-…about-item
That one is the same laptop but with 8GB of RAM (yes, for less money, I know, but YMMV clearance deals are always hard to come by).
Price research:
eBay – lowest is $342
Quill.com – $320

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