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HP Essential 14" Rose Gold 2023
CPU Intel Celeron
RAM 16 GB
Storage 64 GB
Screen 14" 1366x768
GPU Intel UHD Graphics
OS Windows 11 Home
Weight 1.5 kg
41 Overall Score
Price CA$0
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (91st percentile) 91st
- Strong portability (78th percentile) 78th
Cons
- Below average screen (4th percentile)
- Below average storage (4th percentile)
- Below average reliability (32nd percentile)
- Below average gpu (33rd percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
ExclusiveBased on when customers actually wrote their reviews - so you can see whether early praise held up.
Owner sentiment has cooled since launch
Based on 12 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Celeron |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 2.6 GHz |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM Type | Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 64 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 14" |
| Resolution | 1366x768 |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 4 |
| HDMI | ✓ |
| Wi-Fi | ✓ |
| Bluetooth | ✓ |
| Ethernet | RJ-45 |
Physical
| Weight | 1.5 kg / 3.2 lbs |
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | HP Essential 14" | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max | ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 | Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | Dell Premium LDA14250-7667SLV-PUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Celeron | Apple M4 Max | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Intel Core Ultra 7 255H |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 64 | 32 | 64 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 64 | 4096 | 2000 | 2048 | 1000 | 1000 |
| Screen | 14" 1366x768 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 2560x1600 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 14.5" 3200x2000 |
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics | Apple (40-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | Intel Arc Graphics | Intel Arc Graphics |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 5 | 1 | 1.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 72 | - | - | - | 62 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP Essential 14" | 47.7 | 32.8 | 37.5 | 48.7 | 4 | 77.5 | 4.4 | 32.4 | 91.3 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare | 92.4 | 84.8 | 96.4 | 77.8 | 99.3 | 68.3 | 98.7 | 97.1 | 88.7 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 88.9 | 91.9 | 92.4 | 91.1 | 96.2 | 73.7 | 89.9 | 59.6 | 98 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 Compare | 96.3 | 92.9 | 98.8 | 99.8 | 95.4 | 6.4 | 97.6 | 80 | 87.3 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 63.8 | 62.5 | 81.6 | 81.3 | 91.4 | 96.2 | 73 | 59.6 | 87.5 |
| Dell Premium LDA14250-7667SLV-PUS Compare | 84.9 | 62.5 | 90.7 | 71.2 | 96.8 | 57 | 63 | 32.4 | 97.1 |
Usage Scores
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