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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 $260
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 MWP72LL/A | Microsoft Surface Laptop | ASUS ZenBook UM3406KA-WS79T | Lenovo LOQ 15IRX9 | Samsung Galaxy Book5 NP750XHD-KB1US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Celeron | Intel 10th Generation Core i5 | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 | AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 | Intel Core i5 13450HX | Intel Core Ultra 7 255U |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 16 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 64 | 512 | 1024 | 1024 | 512 | 512 |
| Screen | 14" 1366x768 | 13.3" 2560x1600 | 13.8" 2304x1536 | 14" 1920x1200 | 15.6" 1920x1080 | 15.6" 1920x1080 |
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics | Intel Iris Plus Graphics | Qualcomm Adreno | AMD Radeon Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 | Intel UHD Graphics |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 1.6 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | - | 54 | - | 60 | - |
| 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 MWP72LL/A Compare | 71.5 | 38.5 | 48.9 | 97.1 | 82.9 | 92 | 37.9 | 97.1 | 91.6 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop Compare | 98.9 | 24.4 | 52.9 | 58.7 | 88.3 | 88.9 | 81 | 80 | 97.1 |
| ASUS ZenBook UM3406KA-WS79T Compare | 77.6 | 67.9 | 81.6 | 83.6 | 80.1 | 86.2 | 81 | 59.6 | 36 |
| Lenovo LOQ 15IRX9 Compare | 76.6 | 73.6 | 57.5 | 72.7 | 70.6 | 26.6 | 52.9 | 80 | 87 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 NP750XHD-KB1US Compare | 60.8 | 32.8 | 52.9 | 86.1 | 42.3 | 51.6 | 52.9 | 80 | 99.3 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Price History
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