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HP Envy x360 15-cp0010ca
Introduction
Inspiration can strike anytime, anywhere, and with the ENVY x360 you’re ready to take your ideas to the next level. Get ready to naturally create from any angle with a touchscreen and full-size keyboard, while enjoying rock-solid security and an incredible audio and video experience. Say goodbye to creative block and hello to an unparalleled creative process.
Taken from HP website about HP Envy x360 15-cp0010ca Overview
Specification
- Manufacturer HP
- Processor AMD® APU Ryzen 2500U Processor (2 GHz base frequency, up to 3.8 GHz burst frequency, 6 MB cache, 4 cores)
- Chipset AMD CZ FCH
- Memory 8GB DDR4 2400 MHz SDRAM
- Display 15.6" 16:9 Full HD (1920x1080)
- Graphic AMD Radeon® Vega8 with 1GB DDR4 VRAM Built-in Ryzen 2500U
- Storage 2.5" 9.5mm SATA 1TB 7200 RPM
- Card Reader 2 -in-1 card reader ( SD/ SDHC/ MMC)
- Camera HP Wide Vision FHD IR Camera with integrated dual array digital microphone
- Networking Integrated 802.11b/g/n/ac (2x2) Wi-Fi® and Bluetooth® 4.2 combo
- Interface 1 USB 3.1 Type-C™ Gen 2 (Data Transfer up to 5 Gb/s, Power Delivery, DisplayPort™ 1.4, HP Sleep and Charge), 2 USB 3.1 Gen 1 (1 HP Sleep and Charge), 1 HDMI 2.0, 1 headphone/microphone combo
- Audio Built-in Speakers And Microphone, Bang & Olufsen
Linux compatibility as tested on updated Fedora 29
| Devices | Compatibility | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | Yes | Works out of box. Detected as AMD® Ryzen 5 2500u with radeon vega mobile gfx × 8 (optimization requires xorg-x11-drv-amdgpu) |
| Display | Yes | Tested on both Gnome Session and Gnome on Wayland |
| Storage | Yes | Works out of box |
| Graphic | Yes | Detected as AMD® Raven |
| HDMI port | Yes | Works out fox (tested on an external HD TV monitor) |
| Display port | Yes | Works out box |
| Sound | Yes | Works out of box |
| Microphone | Yes | |
| Headphone+Microphone combo | Yes | |
| Wireless | Yes | Works out of box |
| Bluetooth | Yes | Version 4.2 |
| USB | Yes | Works out of box |
| Card Reader | Yes | Works out box |
| Webcam | Yes * | Gnome Cheese handle both regular and infrared camera. |
| Keyboard | Yes | Works out of box including the backlight. |
| Touchpad | Yes | Works but miss right click. |
| Suspend/Resume | Yes | Works out box. Need xorg-x11-drv-amdgpu which is not automatically installed |
Notes
- Mesa for AMD Vega 8 sometimes displays artefact when loading some applications like Mozilla Firefox.
Summary
- All test is done on an Design Suite 29 based on Fedora Workstation with nearly out-of-box experience.
- A bug related to ACPI prevents touchscreen and stylus to properly run.
- The battery usage is about 6 hours depending of the use. Optimization such as powertop is needed to fully maximize power saving.
- Microsoft Windows 10 has webcam handling authentification via Windows Hello. The equivalent howdy is yet available on Fedora repository but currently use CLI.