HP 255 G8 with ryzen 7 - 5700U?

[Mare992]

Hello everyone!

I have a specific question, I hope I have chosen the right category, I can only find the answer here. In my country (Serbia) there is an HP 255 G8 laptop with a Ryzen 7 5700U processor. It is an official sale. I can buy it cheaply and I probably will, however, I don't understand why I can't find such a configuration anywhere else on the internet? The HP website says that the HP 255 G8 comes with a ryzen 5 processor at best. Does this mean that the vendors subsequently tweaked the configuration? And do you recommend such a purchase? Are sellers allowed to do such a thing?
I also contacted the store and they assure me that they get such a configuration from HP.
Please note, this is an official sale, a large company.

[Paul_Tikkanen · Accepted solution]

Hi:

Page 4 of the HP Quickspecs for the model series indicates that the 255 G8 can come configured with an AMD Ryzen™ 7 5700U APU, so it is probably the 'real deal.'

HP 255 G8 Notebook PC

Processors and graphics are integral parts of the motherboard so in order for a reseller to modify a processor configuration, they would have to replace the motherboard, and no one is going to do that.

[Mare992]

Hey man, thanks for such a quick and to the point answer. I needed that, to be sure about the purchase. All the best! 🙌

[Paul_Tikkanen]

You're very welcome.

Enjoy your new notebook.

I have a HP notebook with the Ryzen 5 4500U processor, and I love it.

I have always bought Intel PC's in the past and this one was a very pleasant surprise.