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HP Pavilion Aero Laptop 13-be0097nr, 13.3", Windows 11 Home, AMD Ryzen™ 7, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, WUXGA
HP Pavilion Aero Laptop 13-be0097nr, 13.3", Windows 11 Home, AMD Ryzen™ 7, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, WUXGA
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DiscontinuedThis product has been discontinued.
Screen Size13.3"ColorNatural silver magnesium-aluminum Thixomolding cover and keyboard frame, natural silver base
- Windows 11 Home
- AMD Ryzen™ 7 processor
- AMD Radeon™ Graphics
- 16 GB memory; 512 GB SSD storage
- 13.3" diagonal WUXGA displaySee all Specs
Engineered for SustainabilityHP Pavilion Aero Laptop 13-be0097nr, 13.3", Windows 11 Home, AMD Ryzen™ 7, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, WUXGA
Nothing will hold you back with the HP Pavilion Aero. Incredibly lightweight and packs a punch to the most demanding tasks at hand. This laptop has a 16:10 micro-edge display[2] that lets you see more for a better entertainment experience and do more for your productivity. Get up to speed with the powerful performance of an AMD processor[1].
Ultra-lightweight
Incredibly lightweight and packs a punch to your most demanding daily tasks.
Amazing viewing experience
See more of your content and enjoy stunning life-like visuals on a 16:10 micro-edge display[2] with up to 400 nits of brightness.
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Get a fresh perspective
Windows 11 provides a calm and creative space where you can pursue your passions through a fresh experience. From a rejuvenated Start menu, to new ways to connect to your favorite people, news, games, and content—Windows 11 is the place to think, express, and create in a natural way.[6]
AMD Ryzen™ 7 Processor
Tap into truly impressive notebook performance. A revolutionary new architecture with amazing battery life that delivers exceptional multi-threaded processing and Vega graphics for intensive multimedia tasks.[7]
Anti-glare panel
Enjoy the sun and your favorite content with this anti-glare panel. Non-reflective and low gloss means you'll get less glare while you're outside.[8]
100% sRGB
Showcase your creations in all their colors on the 100% sRGB display for maximum color broadness and accuracy.[8]
Visibly brilliant detail
With 400 nits of brightness, view beautiful details, enhanced image quality, and distinct shades of color—even in bright lighting conditions.[8]
Ocean-bound plastic
Built with the environment in mind, our laptop design includes sustainable materials like ocean-bound plastic in the speaker enclosure.[9]
Keyboard keycaps contain post-consumer recycled plastic
We're bringing a more sustainable design to our keyboards by using keycaps made with post-consumer recycled plastic.[10]
McAfee® LiveSafe™
Protect your operating system with a free 30-day McAfee® LiveSafe™ subscription.[11]
Adobe Offer
Get a complimentary 1 month trial of the best creativity and productivity apps from Adobe with the purchase of a computer from HP. Create anything you can imagine – photos, videos, graphics, webpages, PDFs, and more. Get started with the app that best fits your need.[12]
Liberating battery life
Take on your day without worrying about recharging. With up to 10 hours of battery life, you can work, watch more, and spend more of your time totally untethered.[13]
HP Fast Charge
When your laptop is low on power, no one has time to wait hours to recharge. Power down your device and go from 0 to 50% charge in approximately 45 minutes.[14]
PCIe SSD storage
Boot up in seconds with lightning fast speed with up to 512 GB PCIe SSD storage.[14]
Technical details
HP Pavilion Aero Laptop 13-be0097nr, 13.3", Windows 11 Home, AMD Ryzen™ 7, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, WUXGA is rated
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511.
Rated 3 out of
5
by
JDC— from
Good machine but not great
This computer basically lives up to its advertised capacity but it would be better with a touchscreen, micro SD card, and a bit faster processor—hesitates a bit with word processing longer text documents (no photos).
Date published: 2024-04-25
Rated 5 out of
5
by
Janimal from
Super lightweight laptop with a great display
Incredibly lightweight (just under 1 kg/2.2 pounds) and slim for much less than other ultra portable laptops. The screen is brilliant!
My configuration -
AMD Ryzen 5 w/ 8 Gig memory
1 TB SSD
Backlit keyboard
3 Year Pickup And Return with Risk Free for NB
The fingerprint reader is very convenient and makes it easy to securely log in.
The dual charging is extremely convenient - use the supplied small charging brick with its charging plug or use charge via the USB C port. I use a small 100 watt multi-port USB charger instead of the heavier & bulkier HP supplied 65 watt charger making it very easy for carrying for traveling. I would already be travelling with a multi-port USB charger for my other USB devices such as my phone, watch and battery pack.so I can eliminate the charging brick & heavy thick cords.
Only negative is that there is only 1 USB C port but has 2 USB A ports. When charging via the USB C port, there is no place to plug in an USB-C device.
Small NITPICK - the power button is in an odd location - 2nd key from the right on row of function keys. It would be easier to locate if it was in an isolated location rather than embedded within the function keys.
Side note - one reviewer lamented that the Aero is not a LENOVO implying it's not as good.
I have a 2.3 pounds Lenovo Ideapad that cost a lot more and MANY things have failed on it even though it is not very old. My Lenovo freezes frequently, the keyboard dies until the laptop is powered off and allowed to "rest" then it revives itself, not to mention that it gets too hot to touch and has speakers on the underside that produces muffled sound when on my lap. The Aero also has speakers underneath but are at least angled out to the side which the Lenovo is not.
That same reviewer states that a Lenovo's keyboard is better but I don't feel much of a difference. On the keyboard subject, I appreciate and make much use of the column of keys on the right with dedicated HOME, Page UP & Down & END keys. My Lenovo requires me to use the FUNCTION key and then PRESS the HOME, Up / Down Arrow and END keys to execute the same navigation with a single key, not 2 keys in conjunction.
All in all, very happy. I hope this new one lasts as long as my other HP Laptops. I am typing this review on an HP laptop that is so old that it came with Windows 8 with a mechanical HARD DRIVE and does not even have bluetooth and it is still going strong, albeit, slowly as to be expected for such an old laptop.
Date published: 2024-03-29
Rated 5 out of
5
by
Anonymous from
Perfect for my needs.
Perfect for my needs. Small, lightweight, and a ton of storage. Much easier to travel with than my old, reliable, HP 17" laptop.
Date published: 2024-03-28
Rated 5 out of
5
by
EricBri from
Ideal lightweight, slim travel laptop offers business quality at a value price
Exactly what I was looking for in a travel laptop. Fast processor, great keyboard, good brightness, higher resolution option makes a difference on the eyes and creates a larger desktop on a small screen. Touchpad clicks are a little stiff, but not annoyingly so. RTL8852BE wifi driver not automatically found in Linux Mint install, so Windows it is.
Date published: 2024-03-06
Rated 3 out of
5
by
Jason B. from
Solid Specs, But I Have Trouble Recommending It
On sale, around $550.00 US, this isn't a bad laptop. The Processor, RAM, and battery life are all good at that price point, but there are more than a few pain points I have with it that make it difficult to recommend.
The Ryzen 5 paired with 16gb of LPDDR5 is good enough and fast enough for the majority of folks. Anyone who isn't trying to run creator apps or games on this thing should be fine. The RAM is soldered to the board (anything sporting LPDDR is), which means upgrading it is impossible. I consider this a huge misstep on HP's - and every manufacturer's - part, but this is common practice on thin and light laptops.
256gb of storage is just not enough in 2024; with no other apps installed, hampered by HP's bloatware, you're losing almost 50gb right off the bat. Luckily, it's just an m.2 ssd and can be swapped in about fifteen minutes by anyone with a bit of expertise. My only complaint here is that HP hid the screws to remove the bottom case under the rubber feet. Good luck getting them off in one piece, and good luck getting them back on if you do.
The display... Oh, where do I begin... To be honest, HP's displays have always lagged behind other manufacturers in the space, and despite the fact that promises 100%sRGB at 400 nits, it's... not great. Chiefly it comes down to black uniformity, light bleed, and brightness stepping. Black uniformity is terrible, mostly because of the light bleed so common to HP laptops that the company doesn't consider it a problem. If you buy it, be prepared to deal with it. Lastly, the display's stepping from dimmest to brightest isn't great; it's hard to dial in a good brightness in medium lighting conditions, which makes the screen either just a hair too dim or eye-searingly bright. On the good side, 400 nits is pretty bright, which means outdoor use on non-sunny days is at least possible.
My other big issue is the build quality. The hinge feels distressingly light and easy to move, but not in a 'MacBook' sort of way, more a 'I'm gonna snap this thing if I move it too hard' way, and the overall feel of the laptop is cheap and hollow, not helped by the thin metal they made the casing out of to keep weight down. The result is a laptop that feels cheap, even though it's made from 'premium' materials.
On the bright side, the laptop is super light, and packs well. Battery life is good at this price range at about 8 hours of real-world use, and the keyboard is acceptable, if uninspiring with a heavy keypress and not a lot of travel. A Lenovo thinkpad this ain't, but it's not pretending to be. One odd note about the keyboard, though: while it is backlit, that feature doesn't seem to extend to the spacebar. I thought this was a defect, but other models of consumer HP laptops I've seen have the same issue, and all the digging I've done seems to indicate that this is an intentional design decision, which is... very odd.
TL;DR: Is it bad? No. Is it good? Also no. There are better thin and light options out there, and after dealing with HP's tech support, customer service, and escalations team after a nine-month odyssey of pain regarding a different laptop, I have serious reservations about ever recommending you buy any of their products.
Date published: 2024-02-05
Rated 5 out of
5
by
David_B. from
A nice, very light laptop for travel
I wasn't looking for a cutting edge laptop; I needed something small and light that would run Microsoft Office and let me do email and zoom meetings on the road. This laptop works really well for that purpose. It's small and very light, and it was very easy to set up. An excellent choice for someone who travels and has modest computer needs.
Date published: 2024-01-25
Rated 1 out of
5
by
WOW HP major fail from
Ummm.... WiFi not working... this is sort of a big deal on a laptop
WiFi won't connect to any network. When the laptop first tries to set up, Windows 11 will not let you start without an internet connection. But then the WiFi doesn't connect to any network (not my home router, not my iPhone hotspot, not an xfinity public hotspot. The problem is clearly THIS HP laptop, because I bought two other laptops from HP (in the same shipment) and they connected to internet immediately on the first try. Eventually I plugged in the laptop to wired ethernet via a USB adapter, and Windows 11 sets up like it's supposed to. But even after updating drivers for the WiFi via this wired connection, the WiFi still won't work. This is just horrible quality control on HP's part. I'm sending this back for a replacement or refund. I've already spent hours trying to fix this, and I'm not some tech illiterate person...
Date published: 2023-12-26
Rated 5 out of
5
by
tanaka from
More than expected, light and powerful
First impression is feeling lighter than expected.
I had concerned that Ryzen CPU was powerless for my usage before purchasing,
but it could satisfy with my heavy work.
Graphic, SSD, sound; all are more than expected.
Date published: 2023-12-11
I know from an answer to a previous question that this silver model does not have a backlit keyboard. Is a backlit keyboard available on a model in a different color or as an added cost feature?
The silver model available from Costco "13-be1075cl" has a back lit keyboard.
Date published: 2023-05-27
Does this model support keyboard backlight?
No backlight in this version
Date published: 2023-05-27
Does this laptop get heat problems with its high performance and lightweight.? Is there a good cooling system? How long does it take to get the temperature high?
I've been doing quite intensive jobs and I did not notice any problem with the temperature. Fan kicks in when load goes up. It seems quite efficient heat dissipation.
Date published: 2023-05-27
Is the USB C port only for use in charging? I need a USB C port to attach a USB C to Ethernet adapter so that I can have a direct Ethernet connection.
Hello. Thanks for your question. You can plug an USB C to Ethernet adapter into the USB C port on this HP Pavilion Aero Laptop 13-be0097nr laptop.
Date published: 2023-05-27
Hello there! I was wondering about the availability of the hp pavilion aero 13. How long do you guys think it will take until the pavilion aero 13 is in stock again? I really wanted to buy one :,(.
Thank you for your question! Unfortunately, this forum does not have ETAs on out-of-stock items. However, there is a customizable HP Pavilion Aero model located here that can be customized to fit the specs on this one. Go to this link: https://www.hp.com/us-en/shop/pdp/hp-pavilion-aero-laptop-13z-be100-502q9av-1
Date published: 2023-05-27
Can the hard drive be updated later to 1 TB if needed (ie an aftermarket upgrade)?
Thank you for your question! Yes, the HP Pavilion Aero Laptop 13-be0097nr can be upgraded later. Hard drive slots are accessible/upgradeable by IT or self-maintainers only.
Date published: 2023-05-27
Does it have the option/specs to add either a graphics card or an external GPU
Thank you for your question! The HP Pavilion Aero Laptop 13-be0097nr will not be compatible with an internal graphics card. This laptop is preconfigured and will come with the specifications that are stated. For external GPU compatibility please visit the GPU manufacturer's website for system requirement information.
Date published: 2023-05-27
Does this laptop come with a back lit keyboard? I have seen some reviews that say that it does you have to press the button to turn in on and off. I'm just trying to make sure
Thanks for your question! According to the specifications on this HP Pavilion Aero Laptop 13-be0097nr, this comes with a Full-size, natural silver keyboard and will not be backlit.
Date published: 2022-06-25
Return and exchange information
HP.com will accept returns or exchanges for this product up to 30 days from the date of delivery. A 15% restocking fee may apply. For details, please visit: https://www.hp.com/us-en/shop/cv/returnsandexchanges.
