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HP bets on AMD Ryzen 5000 in its new Pavilion Aero laptop lineup

HP bets on AMD Ryzen 5000 in its new Pavilion Aero laptop lineup

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On Tuesday, HP launched a new line of lightweight consumer laptops called the Pavilion Aero 13.

The newest addition to HP’s affordable home-targeted lineup sports a powerful AMD Ryzen 5000 series CPU and a 2.5k resolution display at a 16:10 aspect ratio (2560×1600) and 400 nits of brightness. It weighs less than 1 kg (2.2 lb).

AMD gets a chance to shine

Most of the concrete specifications for the Aero 13 lineup are still missing—all we know aside from the display specs and weight is that the Aero 13 begins at $749, and its maximum CPU spec is Ryzen 7 5800. We’re still waiting for details on what CPU will be in that $749 system, as well as how much RAM and storage to expect.

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