HP 15-dy2795wm review

A 2020 HP 15 ultrabook with maxed-out RAM at a fair price

The HP 15-dy2795wm (2020) pairs an 11th-gen Intel Core i5 1135G7 with 64 GB of RAM and lands at $305, below the ultrabook-class median of about $373. Its one genuine strength is memory (64 GB, 100% above the median, "pro" level); the honest constraint is integrated-only graphics, which limits creative and gaming use. The pricing is fair for the memory alone.

64 GB of RAM is the headline

The i5 1135G7 is a capable 11th-gen quad-core processor for everyday multitasking, and 64 GB of RAM at a "pro" level is genuine headroom for memory-bound workflows — large browser sessions, light developer tooling, big spreadsheets. Few ultrabooks at this price match the memory.

Integrated graphics are the ceiling

The weak spot by level is graphics performance: there is no discrete GPU, so this is a machine for everyday media and office work, not for gaming or GPU-accelerated creative tasks. The strong memory is wasted on anyone who needs GPU power, so the value proposition depends on the workload.

Depreciation tracking the class

From a base near $1400, the laptop has depreciated to $305 at roughly 8.9% per year, with a projected value around $253 in two years — a typical curve for a 2020 ultrabook of its generation.

Pricier and cheaper peers nearby

Slightly pricier options include the HP 255 G10 ($349) and HP Laptop 15-fc0102nr ($333); cheaper alternatives include the Lenovo V15-IIL ($264) and Lenovo ThinkPad A485 ($264), which offer similar hardware for somewhat less.

Bottom line

The HP 15-dy2795wm is worth the asking price for a memory-bound office user or light developer who wants ultrabook portability and does not need GPU power. Buyers who need any graphics headroom for creative work or gaming should look at a dGPU-equipped alternative, since the iGPU-only config is the one real ceiling.