HP 255 G5 Notebook review
HP 255 G5 Notebook — from 2018, 1.96 kg, performance 21.
Technical specifications
| Type | Laptop |
| Release year | 2018 |
| Screen | 15.6" · 1366x768 |
| Processor | AMD E2 7110 , AMD A6 7310 |
| Graphics | Radeon R2 , Radeon R4 |
| Max. RAM | 16 GB |
| Weight | 1.96 kg |
| Battery | 31 Wh |
Performance scores
HP 255 G5: the $245 paradox — floor-tier compute, high-band office
The HP 255 G5 is the batch's sharpest split in the budget rows: an E2 7110 with Radeon R2 graphics whose task axes read zero and performance sits in the low band — yet the office index lands at 73.74, high band — the best office reading among the family's floor-tier rungs. At $245 it is a machine that does exactly one modern job well.
Where it holds up
No axis clears the low band decisively enough to be claimed as a strength by the verdict logic, but the office reading deserves its own words: 73.74, high band, against a general-class backdrop of floor-tier siblings. Whatever the comfort model measures — the day-to-day feel of office work rather than raw compute — this configuration delivers it. The 16 GB memory pool doubles the era standard of its G1–G4 siblings, and at $245 the ticket is the batch's cheapest entry to a high-band office reading. Portability at 41.2 is mid-band.
Where it falls short
The flagged weakness is the composite score: 14 against a general-class median of 53, budget-segment territory. Performance reads 20.6, low band; the task axes all read zero — coverage gaps rather than measured zeros on a part this weak — and no flag exists to confirm any game or software workload. Reliability of 20 against a median of 54 is low-band: the years are part of the ticket. The 9.1 percent yearly decline is moderate by the batch's standards.
Price and depreciation
The asking price sits at $245 with a modeled decline of 9.1 percent a year. No launch anchor is recorded, so the resale math stays at the rate level — at this ticket, the entire risk is the machine's remaining years, not its resale curve.
Alternatives to consider
The 255 G6 at $289 keeps the high-band office reading (65.66) with the same zero task axes; the G7 at $339 is the first rung with confirmed flags and non-zero task axes. For $130 more than this ticket, the G8 at $399 brings recommended-level greens and a mid-band performance sheet — the better machine if the budget stretches.
Bottom line
Fairly priced for the class, the HP 255 G5 is a one-trick budget seat: a high-band office reading and a doubled memory pool at $245, with zero task axes, no flags and low-band reliability as the honest cost.
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⭐ What stands out
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composite score is lower than typical general laptop class (+73.6%).
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reliability is lower than typical general laptop class (+63%) (low tier).
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overall performance is lower than typical general laptop class (+52.2%) (low tier).
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⚙️ Configuration analysis
Top configuration is built for office apps, web browsing, and basic daily tasks.
🤔 How to choose
Universal advice for any use case.
- Reliability vs price: reliability (median 54) ↔ price (median 247.9).
- Weight vs CPU: mobility (median 50) ↔ overall performance (median 43.1).
- Upgradeability vs battery: upgradability (median 50) ↔ battery life (median 2.3).
255 G5 Notebook: verdict
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