The HP 3168NGW Laptop is a HP 250 G6 Ram Model produced by HP, an American multinational information technology company, headquartered in California.
Many Reviewers expressed their concern about the speed of the laptop, with the hard drive running at full capacity on standby as well as the lengthy time to start the computer. The HP 3168NGW Laptop is a very affordable laptop.
Overall reviewers have left lower ratings for this laptop mainly because of the speed issue.
written by DWGonzalez on 23/02/2022
Don't waste your time or effort. I've had this laptop for over a year. I don't know what it's doing in the background, but this laptop does not prioritize input from the user. Imagine that? Most times up to 10-15 minutes to star up? Seriously? Takes forever to load MS Edge. If you walk away from it and it goes to sleep, forget about it. It's done. Hard shutdown required and another 15 minutes to start up. In this case, you absolutely get what you pay for. Lowest priced laptop means biggest piece of junk made. Find a way to spend some extra money on a different. Otherwise, save yourself time and aggravation. Just flush your money down the toilet NOW!
written by JudithThomson414 on 20/03/2020
Hard drive is at full capacity on standby. RAM on overdrive. Takes 15 minutes to process anything. It’s terrible. We are about to take it apart and try and find another hard drive to put in it. It is the worst thing I’ve ever seen!!!!!
written by IanTernet on 23/05/2018
HP i5 Windows 10 laptop runs painfully slowly; setup is 'as supplied'. While not running games or videos, just the basic stuff, it is hopeless. Even opening browsers or accessing files can take an age, only occassionally, briefly, does it run as it should. Looking through the apps there is a lot of surplus junk, not just from Microsoft but also from HP. The manufacturers obsession with taking control away from the user means it is not posssible to have a clean machine; a clean build is already bloated. It just fails to do the job so I cannot find anything good to say about it.
Written on: 03/07/2021
I have had simple loading problems with this lap top for a lot of the time since I purchased it three or so years ago (for AUS 799). I am a positive guy, but I have lost so much time using this lap top! This has been the most unsatisfactory lap top I have used (for its price). I thought there was something wrong with it, but reading this review, you have articulated exactly what I have done through. I shall now upgrad without regret.
I need to keep wiping the computer back to factory default just to allow it to load simple websites.
I have nothing against HP as a company, but I just don't know what happened with this computer ....
Written on: 04/07/2021
Replace the hard drive with a SSD one, and do a straight Windows build (download on to a USB stick from Microsoft)
It seems to pick-up the neccessary drivers without the HP junk and the licence should be automatic as it is tied to the device.
My laptop was transformed and now loads in seconds.
Written on: 05/11/2021
Mine was exactly the same until it just went blank.
I’m looking to replace hard drive with SSD one but unsure what one would be compatible.
Which SSD hard drive did you get
Many thanks
Written on: 09/11/2021
I used a Seagate Barracuda SSD (500GB)
ZA500CM1A002
Regulatory model: STA012
PN:2MF108-570
(probably now superceeded)
It just needs to be compatible to fit the bay, and match the interface.
I just did a web search for SSDs that were compatible with standard laptop HHDs
Written on: 05/11/2021
Hi, what SSD hard drive would you recommend please?
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Hankf68's Response to DWGonzalez's Review
Written on: 26/12/2022
You answered yourself by loading MS Edge. Delete it from the computer and you will see a big difference. That or delete Windows and download a Linux distro. I run both on the laptop and it does just fine for what you paid for.. juat sayin'.