HP Pavilion x360 2-in-1 Laptop 15.6" i7-8550U 8GB 256GB Radeon 530

Convertible 15.6-inch IPS FHD touchscreen

The HP Pavilion x360 is a 2-in-1 laptop with a 360-degree hinge that rotates the 15.6-inch IPS display into tablet, tent or stand modes. It runs on an Intel Core i7-8550U quad-core processor with a 1.8GHz base clock and 4.0GHz turbo frequency. The system includes 8GB of DDR4 memory at 2400MHz and a 256GB SSD for the operating system and applications. AMD Radeon 530 graphics with 2GB of DDR3 video memory handle dedicated visual tasks.

Simple setup with fixed memory and single drive

Windows 10 Pro is pre-installed so the device is ready to use after the initial out-of-box configuration. The 8GB of DDR4 memory is soldered to the board and cannot be expanded beyond the factory amount. Storage uses a single 256GB SSD; adding a second drive requires opening the chassis and checking for an available slot, which is not guaranteed on this chassis. Driver updates for the Radeon 530 and Intel UHD graphics should be applied early to avoid display switching issues.

Suits mobile professionals needing pen

This convertible fits users who want a 15.6-inch 1920 x 1080 touchscreen with stylus support for note-taking, sketching or presenting in multiple orientations. The silk gold finish and backlit keyboard with number pad suit office environments. Buyers who want more storage than 256GB, upgradeable system memory, or higher graphics performance for modern gaming should look at something else. The 8GB memory ceiling also limits heavy multitasking and virtualisation workloads.