HP Pavilion g6-2147sl review

HP Pavilion g6-2147sl — another 2012 floor-tier APU entry

The Pavilion g6-2147sl is a 2012 budget 15-inch built on AMD's A8-4500M — a Trinity-generation quad-core APU from the entry tier. At $127 it sits 49% below the general-laptop median of $248. The measured profile is the familiar floor: CPU score 0 (data-floor reading), graphics 0, performance index 0 against a 43 median.

What the zero scores mean

A CPU score of exactly 0 places the A8-4500M below the threshold where the scoring model distinguishes capability — commodity entry silicon from 2012, now fourteen years past its design window. In its day the A8 ran a browser window and a video player acceptably; today's web stack strains it visibly on every interaction. The honest envelope is single-window terminal duty at best.

No hidden upside

Graphics 0 and performance 0 complete the categorical picture. The g6 chassis was HP's highest-volume budget line — commodity plastic, built to a price, with no engineering distinction to rescue the platform. The only argument for this listing is price, and the same band offers faster machines at the same money and below.

Price trajectory

From an original $900 to $127 today at 6.41% per year, with a further projection to $111 (a 12.41% drop) over two years. Fourteen years have flattened the curve completely; remaining value tracks unit condition alone.

Where it sits against peers

Pricier neighbors are the HP 17-p023ng ($137) and Compaq Presario CQ60 ($135); cheaper options are the 15-ay087ur ($120) and Compaq 15 ($120). Sideways sit the Inspiron 15 3542 ($123) and IdeaPad Z575 ($122). Every sideways and cheaper rival is a faster platform — the 2147sl has no capability argument in its band.

Bottom line

A measurement-floor APU machine from 2012: CPU, graphics and performance all read zero, and the chassis adds no distinction. Recommended only where price is the sole criterion — the $120-123 neighbors deliver more machine for less.