{"id":14632,"date":"2017-04-21T08:30:43","date_gmt":"2017-04-21T06:30:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.pricecheck.co.za\/?p=14632"},"modified":"2017-05-16T09:22:57","modified_gmt":"2017-05-16T07:22:57","slug":"review-hp-250-g5-series-15-6-intel-celeron-notebook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/blog\/review-hp-250-g5-series-15-6-intel-celeron-notebook\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: HP 250 G5 Series 15.6\u201d Intel Celeron Notebook"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The HP 250 G5 is a sure fire value-for-money laptop. It\u2019s ideal for a student who needs functionality that will improve productivity. This will relieve a lot of stress because you\u2019ll have the peace-of-mind that you\u2019ll be able to meet your academic deadlines.<\/p>\n<p>It needs to be said that this is a budget-friendly laptop: it\u2019s perfect for long-period web browsing. Also, low-demanding apps will run without a problem, but don\u2019t expect too much more.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-15549 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.pricecheck.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/hp-250-g5-series-notebook-intel-celeron-dual-core-n3060-160ghz-insert-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/hp-250-g5-series-notebook-intel-celeron-dual-core-n3060-160ghz-insert-300x300.jpg 300w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/hp-250-g5-series-notebook-intel-celeron-dual-core-n3060-160ghz-insert-150x150.jpg 150w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/hp-250-g5-series-notebook-intel-celeron-dual-core-n3060-160ghz-insert.jpg 458w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not going to win any design prizes or stand out from the crowd, but that\u2019s not why it has been created; it\u2019s your electronic study partner that is there to help you on your quest for success.<\/p>\n<p>So, it\u2019s not going to blow your mind, but you can rest assured that like a friend, it won\u2019t let you down and your work will shine.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Key specs<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Manufacturer: HP<\/li>\n<li>Processor manufacturer: Intel<\/li>\n<li>Processor type: Celeron Dual Core<\/li>\n<li>Processor model: N3060<\/li>\n<li>Screen size: 15.6\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Display: WXGA HD (1366 x 768 resolution) LED Backlit Display<\/li>\n<li>Intel HD Graphics 400 (Braswell)<\/li>\n<li>Networking: 11ac Wireless Lan; Bluetooth; Webcam<\/li>\n<li>Memory: 4 GB DDR3L-1600 SO-Dimm Memory<\/li>\n<li>Processor speed: 60Ghz with Turbo Boost up to 2.48Ghz 2MB L3 Cache Processor<\/li>\n<li>OS: Microsoft Windows 10 Home 64-bit<\/li>\n<li>Storage: 500 GB<\/li>\n<li>2 USB 2.0, 1 USB 3.0; 1 HDMI port; Card reader<\/li>\n<li>Battery: 3-cell lithium-ion battery 31 Wh<\/li>\n<li>Weight: 2kg<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Pros: <\/strong>Affordable; stereo speakers; responsive keyboard and trackpad;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cons: <\/strong>Budget processor; chassis made out of plastic; poor build quality; limited viewing angles; not optimal for high-demand games; sub-par battery performance<\/p>\n<p><strong>Verdict: 6\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pricecheck.co.za\/offers\/85427909\/HP+250+G5+Series+15.6%22+Intel+Celeron+Notebook?sst=15.6%E2%80%9D+250+celeron+g5+hp+intel+notebook+series%2Cfkey&amp;ssp=1&amp;sso=0&amp;rc=default\">Available from R4,399<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The HP 250 G5 is a sure fire value-for-money laptop. It\u2019s ideal for a student who needs functionality that will improve productivity. This will relieve a lot of stress because you\u2019ll have the peace-of-mind that you\u2019ll be able to meet your academic deadlines. It needs to be said that this is a budget-friendly laptop: it\u2019s<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"\/blog\/review-hp-250-g5-series-15-6-intel-celeron-notebook\/\" title=\"Read More\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15550,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"amp_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[91],"tags":[1912,1914,1913],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/HP-250-G5-e1492758621879.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14632"}],"collection":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14632"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14632\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16157,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14632\/revisions\/16157"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15550"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14632"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14632"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14632"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}