HP Pavilion 17.3-inch Laptop vs HP 17.3" Touchscreen Laptop
Buy the Pavilion 17 if you want a sharper screen and known battery life. Buy the HP 17.3" Touchscreen if you want the faster CPU, more storage and a touchscreen. The Pavilion's FHD IPS panel and published 8+ hour runtime beat the Touch model's HD+ panel and unstated battery. The Touch model wins on the 13th-gen i7, 1TB SSD, Wi-Fi 6 and touch input. Both are plastic 17-inch laptops with Iris Xe graphics, so neither is a gaming or editing machine.
- Choose the HP Pavilion 17 if you want a full HD screen for documents and video and a battery figure you can plan around.
- Choose the HP 17.3" Touchscreen if you want the newest i7, a 1TB drive and touch input, and can live with an HD+ panel.
Prices
- HP Pavilion 17.3-inch Laptop: $688.75 at Newegg.com (last seen Nov 13)
- HP 17.3" Touchscreen Laptop: $989.10 at Amazon (checked today)
- Difference: the HP Pavilion 17.3-inch Laptop is $300.35 cheaper than the HP 17.3" Touchscreen Laptop at the latest prices (Nov 13 and Nov 14)

