It means that the Pavillion 27’s 1TB 7,200 rpm SATA drive should feel close to the speed of an SSD, at a fraction of the cost. It’s combined with a huge touchscreen IPS display with a 4K option and a tilt range of -5 degrees to +35. That technicality has led to comparisons with Microsoft’s Surface Studio, and it’s sleek gray design doesn’t help. However, it reality, it’s clearly aiming at a different market. The HP Pavillion 27 does not support inking, making it more a family device than a creative one.
“We listened to our customers when redesigning the HP Pavilion All-in-One to ensure we’re bringing features consumers crave, making it the perfect overall family PC,” said Kevin Frost, vice president of Consumer Personal Systems, Displays & Accessories. “It’s a powerful desktop that can handle whatever a family wants to do—connect, work, create, or consume—while the architecturally-inspired design packs style and personality to make it a home-enhancing investment.”
HP Pavilion 27 All-In-One Specs
That said, the Pavilion 27 does have some impressive technology under the hood. It features the following hardware:
CPU: 7th-generation Intel Core i7-7700T RAM: 12 GB DDR4-2400 SDRAM Storage: 1 TB 7,200 RPM SATA with Intel Optane boost (2TB option available) GPU: AMD Radeon 530 I/O: 1x USB C, 2x USB 2.0, 2x USB 2.0, HDMI-In, HDMI-Out Screen: Up to QHD 27″ IPS display (24-in model available) Webcam: Built-in webcam hideable webcam with optional Windows Hello authentication Speakers: Dual front-firing speakers tuned with collaboration with B&O Play
This is a relatively high-powered device that’s placed very well with the back to school season. The feature set seems to vary slightly depending on the display size, which comes in 24 and 27-inch variants. The latter seems to have a much thicker bezel and has a webcam switch rather it sliding into the monitor. Unfortunately, HP is yet to announce a price, but so far it looks promising.
