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HP Pavilion X360 11.6 Review

The Good: Very thin, light, and portable. Powerful enough for all basic tasks. It has a touchscreen display and doubles as a tablet. Built-in speakers are pretty good.

The Bad: Screen size may be too small for some people. It may not be the best choice for engineering students, who generally need more powerful specs.

The Verdict: For most students, the HP Pavilion X360 11.6 is a perfect choice thanks to its portability. There are better choices in this price range, but only if you need a really powerful laptop.

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Why is the HP Pavilion X360 11.6 the best student laptop under $500?

For most college students, portability is one of the most important features, and this is where this laptop really shines. It's not as lightweight as your average tablet, but it's far from the weight of your typical 15-inch laptop. HP Pavilion X360 11.6 is really light and thin, and it's super easy to lug it around in a backpack. It's also very stylish!

This computer is very versatile as well. You can use it as a standard laptop, or you can flip the screen around and use it as a tablet, since it features a touchscreen display. The screen is very responsive to taps and swipes and it's a pleasure to use it. Compared to most laptops, HP Pavilion X360 11.6 has a smaller screen, but most students will be happy with its size for studying.

The screen has a resolution of 1366x768, which isn't great, but isn't bad either, especially considering the relatively small screen. It is great for watching movies and TV shows (after you're done studying, of course), as long as you don't back away too far from it. The HP Pavilion X360 11.6 has pretty decent speakers, courtesy of Bang and Olufsen, which is a bit of a surprise for such a small laptop.

The laptop has an HD webcam and an integrated microphone, which means you can Skype with your family and friends without having to buy additional hardware.

The HP Pavilion X360 11.6 is running on Microsoft's latest operating system - Windows 10. The processor is powerful enough for it to run smoothly, and browsing the web and using everyday apps like Word, Excel is a pleasure. 

Tech Specs:

  • Screen size:     11.6 inches
  • Screen Resolution: 1366x768 pixels
  • Processor: 1.6 GHz Intel Pentium N3700
  • Memory: 4GB RAM DDR3
  • Storage: 500GB HDD
  • GPU: Intel HD Graphics
  • Weight: 3.2 pounds (1.45 kg)
  • Dimensions: 8.19 x 12.05 x 0.89 inches (20.8 x 30.6 x 2.3 cm)
  • OS: Windows 10

Conclusion 

If you're looking for an extremely portable laptop that's a joy to carry around in the backpack, then the HP Pavilion 11.6 X360 is the one for you. As an added bonus, it has a touchscreen display, which means that as soon as you're done studying, you can flip it around and enjoy a movie or two.

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