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HP 550

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alaScore 80

64 reviews

Jan, 2025

alaTest has collected and analyzed 64 reviews of HP 550. The average rating for this product is 4.0/5, compared to an average rating of 4.0/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. People are impressed by the design and battery. The performance and usability are also mentioned favorably, but there are some mixed reviews about the keyboard and sound. Some have doubts about the reliability and durability.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other products in the same category the HP 550 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 80/100 = Very good quality.

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Consumer review (amazon.com)

Amazon.com review summary for HP 550

 

alaTest has collected and analyzed 4 user reviews of HP 550 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 3.5/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.9/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.com. People are impressed by the price and keyboard. The battery and usability also get good feedback, whereas there are some critical views about the durability and portability.

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75% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Jan, 2025

Expert review by : Tobias Winkler (notebookcheck.net)

Review HP 550 Notebook

 

Low-Cost Notebook with pitfalls. 500,- Euro…too expensive? 400,-

Very low price; Relatively good display; Acceptable battery life; Adequate performance for office tasks; Many but relatively expensive upgrade options; Strong Linux compatibility

Case is not resistant to pressure; Poor processing unit; Actual weight exceeds manufacturer's claim by 120g; Loud fans; Interfaces are problematic; Problematic installation of the OS; Poor distribution of connections; Inadequate performance for...

For a little moe, there are already competitors equipped with dual-core CPU's. Otherwise the HP 550 competes with alternatives such as the Lenovo 3000 N200, the Acer Extensa 5220, 5230, Dell Vostro 860 or the MSI Megabook VR602.

Dec, 2010
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Expert review by : Michael Browne (techradar.com)

HP 550 review

 

A comfortable laptop to use that offers a fair degree of use, at a great price

Easy to use ; Tough design ; Bright screen ; Low price

Poor quality keyboard ; Disappointing battery life

Appealing in spec and price, this is a great value laptop for users with more modest needs

Dec, 2008
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Consumer review (reviewstream.com)

HP 550 Intel Core 2 Duo T5270 2GB 160GB 15,4 DVD-RW DOS

 

Notebook HP 550 with an Intel Core Duo Processor, 2 GB of RAM, 160 GB HDD and a basic DOS OS is a third laptop I've bought. I've had prior experience with HP brand, but this is my first

Oct, 2009
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Consumer review (product-reviews.net)

HP 550 Notebook

 

As an entry level model it was not very bad performer, yet it has quite serious issues. It is not able to normally control the fan to cool itself down. Every couple of seconds on high load, it switches the fan on full RPM and switches off a bit later...

Dec, 2010
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Consumer review (product-reviews.net)

HP 550 Notebook

 

i have owned my hp 550 for a little over a year now and i only paid $350 for it at comp usa it was good at first but after a wile the windows vista basic that came with it kept crashing even with nothing on the hard drive… you cant open more then 3...

Aug, 2010
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Consumer review (product-reviews.net)

HP 550 Notebook

 

Hey guys I have been using my HP550 for a little more than a year now without any problem….untill today.All of the speakers are not working(laptops spkrs) but i can hear when/if i connect headphones.Would some one pleaseeeeee help me out?

Jul, 2010
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Consumer review (product-reviews.net)

HP 550 Notebook

 

This laptop is freakin sweet I Love It..

Apr, 2010
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Consumer review (product-reviews.net)

HP 550 Notebook

 

Great Laptop! Excellent price / use relation. About the fan noise, never heard any sound coming out from the FAN, nor the speaker, LOL. Really lousy sound, no stereo. About the conectors, nothing to say, it all fits perfecly, even though that they are...

Jul, 2009
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HP 550 Notebook

 

This laptop is good, if you downgrade to xp. With vista it's terribly slow. Cost me some trouble, but all i had to do was disable the native sata in the bios… now it works like a charm. This laptop has much brighter colors than my old one (didn't...

Jun, 2009
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Consumer review (reevoo.com)

HP 550 FS357AA

 

Everything good about it. Nothing to complain about so far.

Better battery life would be an improvement.

May, 2009
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