Author of this article: glb1031
There was a chance to get the full blood version of Star 14 before, but unfortunately I missed it. This Double 11 took advantage of the need to buy a computer and got started with this upgraded version of Star 14. There is no change in price, but the processor has been further improved. Compared with the i5-8250U, the turbo of the i5-8265U can reach up to 3.9GHz. Overall, the processing performance will be improved by 10% to 15% compared to the i5-8250U. In addition, Star 14 can also be equipped with a full-blooded version of MX150. This configuration allows you to deal with some medium-sized shows in daily life.
HP (HP) Star Series Star 14-ce1004TX Thin and Light Paint 14.0-inch Laptop (I5-8265U 1TB+128GB 2G Independent Display Silver) 5299 yuan Suning.com
Appearance Display:
This one I got started is silver and the design is very simple. The front has a metallic cool feeling, and the HP logo on the front uses a mirror treatment.
In addition, there is a long antenna design on the top of the A side, and this opening is mainly used as a WIFI antenna.
Opening the notebook, the first thing I was amazed by the screen with a narrow border design, although the upper and lower sides were still slightly wider. However, the left and right sides narrowed to 5.52mm.
Although the camera is still on the top of the screen, the overall visual effect is still shocking. I wonder which one will take the lead in adopting a borderless design?
C surface adopts a metal panel, the keyboard area adopts a sinking design, the keyboard key position is moderate, but the key feels a little softer, and the key feedback is not obvious. The speakers with a diamond-shaped C-side design are very eye-catching, and the speakers are still certified by BO.
keyboard supports three-stage lighting mode, which is convenient for use at night or in dim lights.
touchpad area is not very large, and there are chamfered designs on all sides, supporting a variety of touch modes.
D surface is relatively traditional and integrated design. But the D panel is not metal, and there are X-shaped anti-slip foot patches on all corners. A rectangular opening mainly plays the role of air inlet and helps the computer to dissipate heat. It is worth mentioning that the computer adopts a dual fan design, so the overall temperature control is pretty good. The specific temperature test is placed behind.
is the outlet position of the heat dissipation in the body and the axis of the screen.
This laptop also has a very clever design. A bracket-like design is designed at the back of the screen. Every time you open it, you will enter and leave the laptop with the air inlet position on the desktop.
The bracket effect, you can see that some space is left at the bottom to facilitate heat dissipation.
body adopts a wedge-shaped design with slightly convex upper and lower convex middle. Make it easier to open and close the screen with one hand.
Rich expansion:
This laptop has a rich expansion performance. On the left side of the body is a circular power interface and RJ45 network port , HDMI and a Type-C interface are also on this side. The rectangular area is the fingerprint recognition area, and it is rare that the fingerprint recognition design is on the side of the body. However, the recognition speed is still very good.
On the other side are two USB3.1 interfaces, headphone interfaces and keyholes, and the standard SD card card reader is also on this side.
actual measurement found that the card reader speed is only 2.0, and the reading and writing of high-speed SD cards are both around 30MB/s.
Type-C interface supports rich extensions. You can recharge the laptop through a mobile power supply or you can extend an HDMI or USB interface through a HUB device.
power adapter that comes with
is very small in size and is a 65W power adapter.
Since Type-C supports charging, it is actually a good choice to choose a mobile power supply that supports PD when going out, or simply replace the power adapter with a Type-C interface.
As a thin and light laptop, I recommend choosing a Bluetooth mouse in terms of peripherals. This will further save a U port.
Performance geometry? In fact, everyone has similar configurations in thin and light laptops like
. The screen is the most intuitive to see if the color is good or not. In order to test the screen, use Red Spider 4th generation to detect it! For the accuracy of the test, the computer had been warmed up for an hour before the test.
The overall feeling of this screen is still good through detection. Although the color gamut does not reach 99% sRGB, it is much better than the laptop of the same price.
71% sRGB 55% AdobeRGB color gamut, and the photometric curve is also close to the preset value of 2.2. In terms of color temperature, it is basically stable after 20% brightness. What is very embarrassing is that when testing screen uniformity, Red Spider 4th generation can no longer adapt to the current narrow-bezel notebook. So the test results are completely wrong. 48 sets of colors were tested in color accuracy. The color accuracy is good, with a maximum value of 5.97 and a minimum value of 0.07 and an accurate value of only 1. Overall, the screen performance of Star 14 at this price is still very good.
Tell me what Red Spider is embarrassed about. It cannot fit the screen completely, making the test data inaccurate when testing the brightness uniformity of the bottom area.
With the good color screen and the performance of the i5 processor, the experience is pretty good when using PS or LR graphics processing software. The screen color is good and the photo editing feels better. This laptop is very suitable for ordinary home users or office workers.
Entertainment Master Check out the basic configuration. The memory adopts a single channel design, so the upgrade can only consider starting with a single 16GB. The combination of 128GB solid-state and 1T mechanical hard drives meets the needs of speed and storage. Entertainment Master scored 151829.
CPU-Z Check the processor parameters, i5-8265U only has 15W TDP, 4 cores and 8 thread design. The third-level cache of 6MBytes will be slightly less than that of i7-8550U, but the performance of turbo frequency 3.9GHz is basically comparable to that of i7-8550U. In terms of memory, a single 8GB DDR4 2400MHz memory is also very mainstream. CPU-Z processor multi-core score 1023.
dual graphics card design takes into account performance and battery life. The full-blooded version of MX150 still performs well when playing some medium-demand games.
solid state comes from Samsung with a capacity of 128GB and the mechanical hard disk is Seagate's 1T. This combination is also a very mainstream configuration in thin and light notebooks nowadays. The following test results also show that the solid state read and write speed is basically close to 500MB/s, and 4K random read also has good performance. The computer system starts very quickly.
Cinbench R15 test processor multi-core score: 453cb, single core: 144cb.
games, because I am not a gaming laptop, I mainly experience what I often play, such as "CS:GO", which actually performs well. When entering the game, it is the highest frame, basically around 50 frames, and the overall game effect is pretty good. It's okay to play with chickens at the lowest frame rate, but it still has some impact on the performance in the tense confrontation.
The traditional running score was conducted with 3D Mark tests Sky Diver score 9914, the graphics card score 10770,
PCMark10 scored 3552, including 6555 basic function score, 5815 productivity score, and 3192 points for digital content creation.
Use PCMark8 to test the battery life performance of 4h17min. You should know that this is a test conducted when the battery is 82%. Since the test is so boring, I just run the laptop until it runs out of power, so I conducted this test. The actual 100% battery should be better.
In terms of heat dissipation, I tested the surface temperature of the notebook when roasting chicken. Since there is heating at home, the room temperature is around 21°. The temperature of the C-side of the notebook is measured as shown in the figure. How many more can be upgraded to
?
As a 5K-speed bucket model, how many other things can be upgraded? Let's take a look at it for you. How difficult is it to disassemble the machine? It is worth noting that there are two screws hidden under the foot pads. This may affect the beauty of the machine after disassembly. It is recommended to use a hair dryer to blow it first.After disassembly, you can see that the overall workmanship is regular, and the low-voltage version of thin and light laptops is still difficult to design with simple dual heat sinks and double fans.
Battery capacity is 3470mAh, 41.7Wh.
Dual fans and dual heat sink pipe design help the computer to dissipate heat better, and the fan noise is also well controlled when fully loaded. However, for the single memory slot design, you can only choose a single 16G memory for later upgrades.
Summary
In 5K notebooks, HP's Star 14 has good overall quality. First of all, HP, as a traditional PC brand, has after-sales service in all cities, and there is no need to worry about not being able to find a place for offline experience. The upgraded i5-8265U processor further improves performance, which can basically be leveled with the 6th-generation mobile version's standard voltage processor, so you don't need to worry about it, and the design of the low-power version will have excellent battery life. In terms of cooling, the dual fans design ensures that the feel and temperature are very low. The combination of 8GB memory and 128GB solid-state 1T mechanical hard drive is also the standard configuration of the "bucket model".
Advantages:
1, enhanced version i5-8265U and full-blood version MX150 perform well;
2, fingerprint recognition adds it to more meet the needs of light and light business travel;
3, rich expansion performance, multi-channel Type-C interface and RJ45 network port are easy to use, and the retention of standard SD card slots also makes it more convenient for users to use.
Disadvantages:
1. The touch panel touch area is small, and plastic material is somewhat difficult to operate on touch;
2. The single memory port design upgrade limitation is relatively large;
