In all my years I have had to deal with a lot of different PCs from different manufacturers. As of yet, I haven’t found a laptop from HP that disappointed me. HP seems to be a pretty damn good manufacturer as they provide you with quality goods and excellent service. Even in the eventuality of your computer breaking, you can still fix it in a matter of hours as the extra components are cheap and easy to replace. However, extremely rare is the case in which these laptops break down. They are ridiculously reliable, but don’t take my word for granted and buy one for yourself and see. You will be most satisfied with the results.
The hardware isn’t really much to look at, but the laptop in itself is. What it lacks in strength it makes up for in beauty. Some would argue that beauty in a laptop isn’t really important, but I tend to disagree as you will be spending a lot of time looking at the laptop ( at least a couple of years ), therefore you will most likely like something that also looks good.