HP 14" Essential
About This Laptop
HP 14" Essential — CPU Intel Celeron, RAM 8 GB, storage 64 GB, screen 14" 1366x768, GPU Intel, OS Windows 11 Home.
- CPU Intel Celeron
- RAM 8 GB
- Storage 64 GB
- Screen 14" 1366x768
- GPU Intel
- OS Windows 11 Home
- Weight kg 3.2
Overview
Performance
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (90th percentile) 90th
Cons
- Below average storage (6th percentile) 6th
- Below average screen (8th percentile) 8th
- Below average ram (14th percentile) 14th
- Below average cpu (17th percentile) 17th
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Celeron |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 1.3 GHz |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel |
| Type | integrated |
| VRAM | 8 GB |
| VRAM Type | Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 64 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 14" |
| Resolution | 1366 |
| Panel | IPS |
| Brightness | 220 nits |
| Color Gamut | 45% NTSC |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 3 |
| HDMI | HDMI |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Ethernet | RJ-45 |
Physical
| Weight | 3.2 kg / 7.0 lbs |
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
Value & Pricing
vs Competition
| Spec | HP 14" Essential | ASUS ROG Flow Z13 GZ302 | Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon X1 Carbon Gen 13 | MSI Stealth A3XWHG-079US | Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition | Acer Predator Helios Neo Helios Neo 16S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Celeron | AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 | Intel Core Ultra 7 268V | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 7 268V | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 128 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 64 |
| Storage (GB) | 64 | 1024 | 512 | 2048 | 1024 | 2048 |
| Screen | 14" 1366x768 | 13.4" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 2560x1600 | 13.8" 2304x1536 | 16" 2560x1600 |
| GPU | Intel | AMD Radeon 8060S | Intel Arc Graphics 140V | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop GPU | Intel Arc Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 3.2 | 1.2 | 1 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 2.3 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 70 | 57 | 100 | 39 | 230 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP 14" Essential | 17.2 | 45 | 14.4 | 55.9 | 7.9 | 54.5 | 5.9 | 31.7 | 90.1 |
| ASUS ROG Flow Z13 GZ302 Compare | 95.1 | 79.8 | 99.9 | 78.7 | 89.4 | 92.9 | 81.5 | 58.2 | 99.1 |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon X1 Carbon Gen 13 Compare | 66.2 | 64 | 93.3 | 83.9 | 95 | 90.3 | 53.7 | 78.5 | 70.5 |
| MSI Stealth A3XWHG-079US Compare | 86.2 | 89.7 | 91.7 | 81.7 | 92.3 | 16.4 | 94.7 | 58.2 | 81.5 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition Compare | 66.2 | 64 | 93.3 | 62.5 | 86.7 | 86.8 | 81.5 | 78.5 | 70.5 |
| Acer Predator Helios Neo Helios Neo 16S Compare | 96.6 | 83 | 97.9 | 99 | 94.5 | 13.9 | 97.2 | 9.3 | 78.6 |
Usage Scores
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