HP has got it’s design just right. Instead of looking and feeling like an overweight monster, the Pavilion Plus comes across as accessible and sleek for its size. The chassis has a frosted surface that not only looks great but is fingerprint resistant, so your grime and sweaty finger marks are no issue. Another thing I absolutely love about it is the 1.8Kg weight! It is a joy to carry around in your backpack all day without needing a trip to your chiropractor.
The build quality is good and the aluminum finish looks premium. It’s a no frills approach here and I dig it! Created for creators, the Pavilion Plus features a host of ports on the side and that huge trackpad is unmissable. There’s Thunderbolt 4 on board here with 40GBs speeds and another Type C which supports 10GB rates. But the winner here is the full fledged HDMI 2.1 port that allows you to connect to any high-speed display. What’s missing though is an SD card slot.