HP Pavilion 10-e010nr 10.1-Inch Touchscreen Laptop (Sparkling Black)

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1. World Traveler says:

   January 4, 2014 at 3:10 am

   A Goldilocks computer; not too big, not too small, just right Rating technology is tricky since it relys on the acumen of the user. So first a bit about me.I am an average tech user. I know how to fix basic problems but I really don’t care about the small details as long as my device is functional.Uses: Mainly this device would be for travel or meetings.Pros: It is small 10.1 screenThe battery is detachable, which makes it easier to switch out.The battery life is decent: I got a little less than 5 hours from a mix of internet searches, video watching and photo editing.The operating system is actually 8.1.It came with Microsoft Office Home and Student.It was very easy to set up.It is a very functional little computer for a good price.It has built in Windows security softwareThe keyboard was just right for me but then I have rather small hands.It stays pretty cool when you have it on your lap for hours at a time.Cons:The touchscreen is responsive but I found that sometimes it was easy to accidentally go to a previous page or another screen entirely by touching the wrong part of the screen.It takes an inordinate amount of time to download things (but that could be attributed to my wifi)They have a somewhat limited selection of “apps” some of them (like a microphone) are already on your computer.The whole windows 8 interface is more of a step sideways than a step forward.There is not much information out there on this computer. Not even on HP’s website. If you go looking for this elsewhere it has another name:HP Pavilion 10 TouchSmart 10z-e000 Notebook PC (ENERGY STAR)

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2. D. Cushman says:

   January 4, 2014 at 3:41 am

   WARNING: Do NOT use “Express Setup” – only use “MANUAL Setup”! Do not believe the nay-sayers. Their problem is NOT the laptop….their problem is their own lack of understanding how to set up and configure a laptop, so the problems they describe are their own fault, not that of HP or Microsoft.So be warned….when you first open and launch Windows, you will be presented with the option to select EXPRESS Setup or MANUAL Setup. If you do as others do and you mistakenly select Express Setup, you WILL have a slow-running laptop on your hands that constantly updates itself and throws popups at you. However, if you wisely select MANUAL Setup, you can easily disable all the unnecessary background apps that are not required for Windows to run. Don’t be afraid of this process. It’s simple and easy.I’ve owned several different laptops over the years (Dell, HP and Sony brands), and I can confidently say this is a GREAT little laptop. I wanted to get something small and compact for my 9 year old daughter for Christmas, but since most of the websites she visits require Flash, that immediately disqualified anything with Chrome OS, Apple iOS, and Android OS. So I wanted to find a small laptop with Windows OS as well as MS Office and a touchscreen. When I found this laptop, I was excited because it offers so much for so little. However, I was skeptical because it’s brand new to market and as of 12-15-2013, there were almost NO reviews out there I could rely on. However, I invested 2 hours on this laptop before packaging it and handing it over to my daughter for Christmas, and I can confidently give this little beast 2 thumbs up.It IS very small – perfect for a young kid, teen or college student with small hands. It is NOT for someone with large hands or bad vision (the small screen really shrinks everything down). However, it’s perfect for fitting right into a purse or backpack, and it comes with MS Office (perfect for students). It’s very thin, very lightweight, and very compact. It has a quality build to it – not cheap and flimsy. My daughter already dropped it from 3 feet off the floor and it didn’t crack or dent, and the hard drive wasn’t affected in the least.BUT REMEMBER THE WARNING YOU MUST HEED: when you power it up, you will be taken through a series of setup processes before you can use it. This is where the nay-sayers all went wrong. I cannot emphasize enough how important it is to NOT select “Express Settings”. If you do, you WILL regret it. There are a great deal of background apps and services that are defaulted to launch on Startup and constantly seek updates. This will result in slow operation and response times. However, if you choose the Manual setup process, you can disable many unnecessary processes and updates that are not needed to run Windows. Those processes are still available whenever you want them – but they do NOT need to automatically load and run in the background each time you start this laptop, so disable all the unnecessary apps and set them to manual. If you choose Manual Setup, you will be walked right through this process and it’s easy to complete. But if you choose Express Setup, you will be defaulting them to run automatically on startup which is going to place a lot of unnecessary demand on the processor and memory, slowing the machine down and resulting in negative reviews, when in fact the problem is the user, not the laptop. Simply disable the services that aren’t required to run on Startup and it’ll be quick and responsive.You will also need to open Internet Explorer and update Windows even though it comes with 8.1 installed. That process alone will take a solid 30 to 45 minutes to complete all necessary updates. And don’t forget to download and install Flash. Plan on 2 hours to complete ALL setup steps and learning to add/remove/relocate apps on the Start screen, as well as configuring the laptop to run only necessary Windows processes. It’s easy to do, but a bit time consuming and well worth the time invested. If you’re lazy and choose to simply hit “Express” settings, then you’ll be one of the unhappy reviewers like a few others here. However, take my advice and select the custom manual setup, and you’ll find it runs quick and you’ll be quite happy with it.While others complained about Windows 8.1, I was impressed with the number of user-controlled settings that Windows is providing with this new OS. It’s new and different, but like anything that needs to be learned, I found it to have a lot of features I really liked.The touchscreen really impressed me. I expected it to be a bit inaccurate and unresponsive like so many smartphone touchscreens are, but in fact it is VERY responsive and accurate, down to the tiniest little box to be checked with your finger. Picture quality is not high definition, but it’s normal, and since it’s a 10-inch screen, high definition detail cannot be seen anyway. Video quality is perfectly…

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