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 (2560x1600) 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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