HP 17.3 laptop i5-8250U 16GB 500GB SSD Linux Mint Cinnamon DVD+-RW

HP 17.3-inch laptop with Intel Core i5-8250U

This 17.3-inch HP laptop ships new with Linux Mint Cinnamon 64-bit pre-installed. It combines a quad-core Intel Core i5-8250U processor reaching 3.4 GHz with 16GB DDR4 memory and a 500GB SSD. The HD+ display resolves 1600 x 900 and uses Intel UHD Graphics 620 with shared video memory. A DVD+-RW burner and SD card reader complete the feature set.

Suited to office work

The 17.3-inch HD+ panel and full-size keyboard make this machine comfortable for documents, spreadsheets and streaming. Buyers who need a touchscreen, a higher-resolution panel or a discrete graphics chip for gaming or 3D rendering should look at something else. The optical drive adds legacy media support that many modern ultraportables omit.

Verify that Linux Mint meets your software

Confirm that any proprietary Windows or macOS applications you rely on have Linux equivalents or run acceptably under compatibility layers. Check that your peripherals — printers, scanners, external displays — have Linux drivers. Ensure the single 500GB SSD provides enough local storage for your workflow before ordering.