2025 17t Business Professional Rose Gold Laptop, 17.3" HD+ Touchscreen, Intel Core i5-1335U, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Webcam, FP Reader, Backlit KB, HDMI, Wi-Fi 6, Windows 11 Pro

Highly recommend this HP laptop from PCOnline!Background: So Windows 10 is nearing end of life and my HP laptop from 2015 cannot support Windows 11 (no surprise there). Additionally, the 2015 laptop has been experiencing poor response despite my best efforts to improve and sanitize, sluggishness and locking up as the main culprits. At some point old technology can no longer keep pace with new technology! I started researching the latest and greatest, and entered a maddening world of new technologies and associated acronyms. I have always been an HP fan and did not search on any other computer brands. I basically covered the Internet, scoured Amazon from front to back, and reached out directly to HP, to help me understand the new technologies and to decide on everything I would need for personal computer use. And, of course who doesn't like a good deal? Well the price points were directly related to entirety of the computer build, or those retailers looking to make extra, or wildly fluctuating prices, literally at times from hour to hour!My requirements:- The physical: Large laptop, at least 17", backlit keyboard w soft touch, crisp/clear display, rose gold. Result: Perfect! This laptop does have touchscreen, which I will likely never use.- The build: Windows 11, ample storage and memory to ensure peak performance and fast response, non-gaming, non-video editing or no need for any other seriously advanced functionality, good battery life. Result: Perfect, very smooth and fast response, and should I ever need more advanced functionality, this laptop will deliver! The laptop was easy to set up as well.- Nice to have: If you add the cost of these "Nice to Have's" you will still be ahead as the price of this laptop at the time I purchased it gave me ample wiggle room to later add Microsoft Office or an external drive. Some Nice-to-have are already included.* Microsoft Office Lifetime: Researching the Microsoft Office Lifetime, I discovered this mostly means 365 Office. 365 Office is relatively new and is subscription based access. For those computers here on Amazon that state Microsoft Lifetime License in the title, be sure to read the additional details, esp. if you are looking for Microsoft Office 2021. I have since discovered that you can find this separately here on Amazon, or for cheaper elsewhere, like from HP-direct.* DVD player: For the DVD slot I have always had that is now apparently no longer built-in, there are many option available for external drives. HP-direct sells a reasonably priced one, and many here on Amazon.* Webcam, FP Reader, HDMI, Wi-Fi 6: This laptop has all these features, and do appear to be pretty standard inclusions across the board.- Warranty support: Access to HP and retailer support in case of issues or general help. While retailer is not part of the direct product review per se, for me, it is very crucial for product help/information/detail. Without this base covered, I would not have bought this laptop from PCOnline. I had questions prior to purchase and then found it cheaper, and my inquiries were promptly answered and I received near instantaneous price-match. If I have any issues whatsoever, I know I will have ready help in this retailer.

This is a great deal for a fast reliable computer. I will share the one thing that I had to work hard to configure. The backlit keyboard (controlled by F4) ships with a factory timeout of 30 seconds. I found this to be a hassle, especially as I tend to keep the laptop plugged in, and I feel like I need the backlit keyboard. I did not know how to change the setting for this until I asked Copilot! Then I learned that I had to use a BIOS setting to set the timeout to "never". I could still turn it on/off, or set to various brightness levels with F4. The instructions were: Using my HP 2023 17t Business Professional, how do I set the backlit keyboard to stay on all the time?To set the backlit keyboard on your HP 2023 17t Business Professional to stay on all the time, follow these steps:Restart your laptop and immediately press the F10 key repeatedly until the BIOS setup opens.Navigate to the Advanced tab using the arrow keys.Go to Built-in Device Options and press Enter. The Enter key enables selection of item choices.Select Backlit Keyboard Timeout and press the spacebar to open the settings.Choose "Never" to keep the backlight on at all times.Thanks CoPilot! I do like the keyboard, and the fingerprint reader!