CHEAPEST WALMART LAPTOP? - HP Stream 14 Review! 

Good video overall. 5:05 C'mon now, that "slowness" out of the box is because Windows is INSTALLING, not booting. That's a one-time event while Windows settles in, searches for new hardware drivers and updates. Subsequent boots are MUCH faster, you should say that and show that. These Stream 14s are capable computers for general use, I have several and use them for teaching programming and they work just fine. The laptop comes with some pre-installed HP bloatware, it will be snappier if you wipe the SSD and do a clean Win 11 install. You can swap in an 8GB RAM module for better performance. External USB storage and/or cloud storage should be used. As you know, this Celeron N4000, 4GB/64GB are the bare minimums to run Windows 11, and Windows takes ~30GB by itself. That Windows size will inevitably grow as future updates gobble up more SSD space, as happened with Windows 10.

Just got this computer 2 day’s ago, I’ve used it twice and so far it’s not that bad.

Loving you channel mate, keep it up. FYI for anyone - on the vertical 720p is actually HD, FULL HD is what you call 1080p, SD (DVD) is 576P and 4K (Ultra HD) is 2060P on the vertical. Lol, 10yrs in the consumer electronics trade gets you pedantic about what is use less info to most people 😂.

One of my favourite tech RU-vidrs on here. Love your videos!

Love love love this video!! Review!! Thankyou I was literally going to buy this today and it’s a hell no. They should be ashamed to sell such junk . Looking forward to more laptop reviews . Btw cracked me up when you saw how much ram was being used

I took my chromebook back and got this due to it not being compatible with windows apps. Just need it for school.

My previous laptop was just like this with 4gb of ram. Luckily there was an open 4gb ram slot. The 20 dollar upgrade was well worth it. Honestly the only chrome books should be shipped with 4gb of ram nowadays

I've had this for 3 years now and honestly is really good if you take care of it(I didint and it broke only cause I dropped it a dozen times the past 3 years)but it's not a gaming laptop but you can play low storage games and speed on this is good after a while so yea

GREAT video!!.... I just bought this computer a couple of days ago for a high school student going to a trade school for nursing..... She's gonna LOVE it!!!!!!

I have a similar one that came with W10S, which I converted to W10 Home & it was tolerable. Windows 11 is markedly slower. However, it runs really snappily on Linux Mint XFCE or Xubuntu. It would probably be good with Chrome OS Flex as well.

just a thought popped in mind while watching this, part way in, I think a nice follow up to this, a challenge video on how to beef up this exact computer on a budget! If you did this already, do forgive me please, but just maybe you’ll do it inspired by this note! never know! I had this thought purely based on the fact that I am on a terribly small budget to do just this with this lap top here and i don’t know where to begin! 🤪🤓 life.

I got this for school and a little web cam on the side it’s a nice size I agree it does love a little slow but not to the point I am regretting my purchase… it’s easy to set up I think hp overall makes good quality items.. I would like to be able to download more apps but I guess that’s just a Microsoft thing other than that I have no complaints I have had them lap top for 3 weeks now

the freddie kruegar knife bro.

I really like the central trackpad. I really can't stand even slightly off center pads. I always click the wrong button. I might have to grab one of those for simple tasks while traveling. Pop a lightweight linux distro on it and it'll fly I bet.

That EMMC is worse than an HDD actually. An HDD would often be about the same speed as the EMMC, but with a much larger capacity... as well as being replaceable/upgradeable. EMMC though, is typically soldered on directly to the motherboard and cannot be easily replaced/upgraded.

memory usage is attributed to caching, it pre-loads files when it has some free memory to do so, and frees it up when active apps require it. How they say - unused ram is wasted ram.

This is on sale for $129 right now

It's real HD (actually slightly better), just not FHD (Full HD). HD is 1280x720p FHD is 1920x1080p That laptop is 1366x768p, which TBH is about average for a normal cheap/older laptop.

I’ve had this for 6 years now and to be honest it’s really good...

watched this video on the same laptop but i upgraded the ram and done alot of tweaking to it but its a very good laptop and runs 4k videos on brave browser so much better GG

my aunt got this laptop for me as gift its been todays and my laptop is almost full from just download art programs

Bro I just subscribed you are funny af good video 😭🔥

Just a couple of work arounds for you, if you are on a budget and have a little skill, DO NOT BUY this New!!! Buy used in good contrition and with a little work and smart shopping Upgrade!!! Bypass the eMMC for an SSD, the eMMC is your bottleneck, as eMMC is on par to an SD Card. Swap RAM to 8GB and as you are upgrading a used device use "Off Brand" hardware. My 2017 HP Stream went from "Can't run Windows 10 anymore" to Running Windows 10 and Adobe Photoshop CS2 ( Photo Editing on the go) + playing Games (Older Titles) on a 1920x1080 IPS display. All in Under $200 CDN ($145 US), on a newer model the same upgrades will surprise you! A little time, some simple tools, some cheap hardware gets you a fun little laptop.

I tried an hp laptop like that and that strange eye strain thing was what made me return it

funny mine works totally fine and it doesn't take that much time to load

Hello from Gatlinburg TN Smoky Mountains Park...a friend is buying me this to edit my RU-vid video and I've never used a laptop before... Question, will I understand this and not be annoyed? Lol. Great job!

The motherboard smells good, jajaja, I like your video!!

Can’t get a 2nd monitor to extend on this - or any adapter to work. Is there a dock station that will actually work to extend to 2 monitors?

Enjoying the videos

Mine is so slow and take a while till let me click on anything and take longer to respond and open, we bought it couple months ago and I barely use it why it’s slow? Does Microsoft account make it slow?

polignano a mare is a place in Puglia, south east of Italy. a place worth visiting!

To get it working I change the SO to LocOs, from 126mb of free space I get 8gb, my model had 16GB OF DD

No lie, it's a halfway decent laptop when you can get a lightweight Linux distro on there. I installed Debian XFCE on mine, and it made a HUGE difference. When it was running Windows 10S, it was underwhelming. When I switched it to regular Windows 10, the OS ate up most of the storage, and the performance slowed down drastically. When I put Debian on it, I basically turned it into a Chromebook on steroids, albeit with Firefox instead of Chrome, and MUCH more offline usability.

I just need this to run a software for tuning my cars ecu. I hope it’ll be good enough

They also offer higher RAM options like 16gb

I've heard that the HP Stream was slow & this proves it.

If I want to just use it to play The Sims 4 would that be okay? I have a Chrome book and it doesn't run The Sims. All I want a laptop for it that.

11:41 That's what she said!!!! 🎁

I mean the dirt cheap windows laptops are just chromebooks taxed with the price of a heavier OS

I'm trying to find something for my daughter, it's her 12th birthday and she wants a laptop.

i had the 2016 version of this with soldered 2GB RAM on an Intel Celeron N3040 and it barely worked lol

If it had 16 gb would it be faster?

Did anyone upgrade their RAM to 8gb? If so did you notice a performance difference?

Do you know when the computer was realeasd ?

What is out there similar that you suggest to get and it is actually good?

No CD drive but I can't complain it was a gift

Would it be able to run VRChat to Twitch?

Can you play sims 4 on this labtop ?

I got it the other day. It's sooooooo bad 😢 i have to return it!!!

Um idk if any one is seeing this but can someone tell me if the HP Stream 14" HD 1366 x 768 Laptop - Intel N4120, 64GB, 4GB, Window 11, Office 365 - Rose Gold is good for gameing?

I like it I'm going to use it for my yt channel and etc

Well for me Walmart has the best ground beef and meat selection. 😆 I would not think of getting a laptop there but they also have good TV's Nice video.

"I can smell the motherboard" bro I think youre the first person i meet who does the same shi as me hhaha FAMILIA

Would this laptop be good for zoom meetings?

The only reason I could see this laptop is if ur using it for school work and geforce now Other than that I can't see a reason.

the sniffing had me wheezing 💀subbed

Really doesnt run linux any better atleast in video streaming

I feel like a computer should meet these basic requirements * have at 3 tabs in chrome with minimal lag * playback 1080p60 Video (h.264, hevc) with minimal hitching, lag or dropped frames * handle the Microsoft Office Suite with minimal slowdown * Handle Adobe Acrobat Reader with minimal issue * Play Light Games (minecraft, roblox, sims 4, fornight) with playable framerates * handle light photo editing (brightness, contrast, saturation, basic text) * be able to handle a zoom call with minimal lag * have a usable keyboard and mouse * have a webcam with 720p quality * have a display with reasonable viewing angles and at least 1080P res Any computer that doesnt meet these requirements are just E-WASTE thats obsolete the minute you buy it. and as such pcs need to have a quad core processor, 8gb of ram, and a 128gb ssd

Bro put so many fingerprints in seconds 💀

Nice knife

You remind me of my grandson 😂😂😂

Dial up?

ok....wait....First let me say this...can you please accompany my mom when she shops for laptops for X-mas...she needs major help, this is the 3rd Wal-Mart lapot she purchased. I opened this thing up and I felt like I was using a Frischer Price kids first time laptop. I could not stop laughing, thinking I opened the wrong gift (I did not fully open it on X-mas morning....my face does not read well) This thing is preloaded with XBox stuff and I can't remove it. No space what so ever, so I thought..hey go on youtube and find a video to help me. Well here I am watching you and laughing again because I know it's not just me. Thank you so much for your review, I have come to the conclusion.....to just put it back in the box and tuck it away.

Please can I download video game on this laptop I just bought it right now 🙏🥺

Wow, Walmart, sure messed up on securing your package, as soon as I heard you say, how badly it lags, and far worse then my Moto phone, maybe is a referbished, and What gets me to is that some laptops, if they melfuction There is a passkey, to reboot, and that passkey if its not giving that number in the booklet instructions, thats like saying... kiss off...that was the problem with my Torshiba, Thanks for the information great video, I'm removing my Walmart order, Thanks again❤ Sweet Personality 😄👍

U call this camera trash!? Jeeez, u should've seen the webcam era around 2000/2001 won't even recognise yourself lol

Put Linux on it.

Lol this thing is a turd.

the tape is made of cardboard 😆

Damn that memory's horrible ..

Install Linux and it'll probably be a lot faster BTW.

Looks like at this price point, I’d go with a chrome book. Or just save for something else. Windows 11 runs like a dog on 4gb of ram lol

hi i was wondering if you think it would be worth it to mine cryptocurrency on this laptop i have one and don’t use it anymore

They look like school laptops

I got 1 the other day....smh

This laptop is absolute piece of crap I think it make more sense buying used Thinkpad with at least Core i5 for $200

Something worst than my laptop 🗿

6th

That is one ugly looking laptop.

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I just got this today played around with it and I love it this works great for my 3rd work at home job I have 👍🏾

I literally just bought this computer like an hour ago and am watching this video before I decide to open it. The lack of speed is concerning.

For a travel laptop, I recently bought a refurbished 13” MacBook Air for $179 that’s perfect for most people who need something simple. Plus it will actually have capable components. This thing looks unusable 🙃

Mine runs really smooth with a clean install of W11. I have a spare SD card that I use for storage. As far as cheap laptops go, this is one of the best I've used. The RAM does suck though. I wish they put in at least 6 gigs...

I wonder how much of the speed issues are caused by hp bloat ware taking up most the available memory resources. A fresh copy of windows would probably make a world of difference

I understand you wanting to stick with a name brand laptop for their reputation but Walmart also sells an extremely nice selection of Gateway laptops that they exclusively get from Acer, who actually owns the rights to the Gateway name and they licensed it out to various manufactures) but the specs, as well as the features, are really a great value! I got a 15.6 LTP screen with really nice viewing angles, a AMD Ryzen 7 3700U, quad core, 8 thread, CPU with 8GB of RAM and 512GB of SSD storage and 10 battery life for just $279 plus tax! I am not usually very fond of Windows but this one done a decent job with Windows 11 and all in all I am fairly impressed with it's performance!

Got this laptop as a gift and been watching reviews, tbh now that I've got it up and running it's not too bad but more ram is definitely needed. I'll see tomorrow if it helps but it's a decent machine if you wanna do basic websurfing and I like how there isn't too much give and flex as you'd expect for this price.

Seems like the HP Stream laptop is struggling a bit with Windows 11 and its 4GB of RAM. The display issues and slow setup process don't sound very promising either. Thanks for the honest review and sharing your experience with this budget-friendly laptop!

in the next video you should see if you can add ram to it and then see the difference

For 200$ and less this is a pretty basic, good laptop.

Hey man, great video. I think it would be nice if you did a survey on RU-vid and your other platforms to further identify what contents people are looking forward to. Great video.

OMG I need to view your videos daily, Your informational and silly. I enjoyed your review so much! OMG when you notice that 70% of the 4gb ram was being used and nothing was open and running at the desktop face value hahahahhahA that was hilarious! I'm now invested in your channel! LOL ( My twins broke 2 sets of HP STREAMS lol but it was only $199 new,, $119 used, I cared but not really. My heavy handed twin's must be their audience for this branch of hp lol)

I just got this pc for school, I wanted this Asus Vivobook but it was sold out and my budget was super tight. I took it out of S mode and cleaned up any bloatware. Its not the quickest thing but out of S mode it's pretty quick. My major complaint is the storage and the ram. It'll definitely need an upgrade immediately. Other than that I've used it off and on for school and game streaming. It does okay, I would keep it to only that.

I wiped Windows and installed a Linux distro called Solus 4.3 - the performance is dramatically improved. I was even able to play a 720p RU-vid video with good quality with 9 tabs open in the Opera browser. This isn't even remotely possible with Windows.

Tbh, i feel like windows is the most UNOPTIMIZED for no reason, like back in 2017, I had a computer from 2007 with a Intel Celeron (SINGLE CORE MIGHT I ADD), 3gb ddr2, a 160gb mechanical hard drive and intel gma graphics, and windows 10 ran quite well on it. Windows has just gotten so bloated and slow, that mainstream pcs are slow with it.

I have no idea what is causing that laptop to be so slow when it's hardly doing anything. I have an Asus laptop that I paid $140. I purchased it for travel. Mine is 11.6 inches, Windows 11, Intel Celeron N4020 processor, 4 gb Ram, 64 gb Storage, Wifi 5. My little Asus laptop certainly can't compare to a $800+ laptop BUT I am blown away with the performance of this little PC. It has a great responsive keyboard and I have no problem staying connected to the internet. Web pages load quickly as do MS programs with no lag. RU-vid and video streaming sites play flawlessly. MS Office runs just as well as it does on my more expensive PC. The screen is matte which helps to compensate some but it is not enough to be a deal breaker. The one thing I wish Asus would have not skimped so much on is the video camera -it doesn't need to be the best -but average would be nice. All in all I am not going to complain. I have a very responsive zippy little laptop and it even comes with an open SSD slot to add a NVMe.2 to increase storage up to 500 gb. Just remember before you purchase a PC whatever kind no matter the price rang, be sure to do your homework and know exactly what you are buying. Compare prices and watch and read several reviews. Hopefully your research will payoff and you will be satisfied with your purchase. If not make sure the seller excepts returns before you buy. I'd also stay far away from these HP Stream laptops. Not sure why but they have negative reviews.

Hey, that is a perfect laptop for Linux OS

careful.there are places like that in America. Great review by the way : )

my parents got this in blue for the family and i am literally typing on this rn... its decent

4GB RAM would be fine if it weren't for all the bloatware shoved in by Microsoft