HP Essential 14" Rose Gold 2023

★★★★☆ 4.0 (506)
CPU Intel Celeron
RAM 16 GB
Storage 64 GB
Screen 14" 1366x768
GPU Intel UHD Graphics
OS Windows 11 Home
Weight 1.5 kg
HP Essential 14" Rose Gold 2023 laptop
41 Overall Score

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Snapshot

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Strong social proof (92nd percentile) 92nd
  • Strong portability (78th percentile) 78th

Cons

  • Below average screen (4th percentile)
  • Below average storage (5th percentile)
  • Below average reliability (33rd percentile)

What owners think

How owner sentiment changed over time

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Owner sentiment has cooled since launch
1★2★3★4★5★Q2 '24: 5.0★ · 1 reviewQ3 '24: 1.0★ · 1 reviewQ1 '25: 5.0★ · 2 reviewsQ2 '25: 5.0★ · 2 reviewsQ3 '25: 3.0★ · 3 reviewsQ4 '25: 5.0★ · 1 reviewQ1 '26: 4.5★ · 2 reviews1122312Q2 '24Q3 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26
Avg ratingHappy (4-5★)Unhappy (1-2★)Bar height = number of reviews

Based on 12 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.

The proof

Performance

Performance Percentiles

CPU 48.1
GPU 36.2
RAM 37
Ports 41.7
Screen 4
Portability 78.3
Storage 4.7
Reliability 33
Social Proof 91.8

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" ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WR-G14.R95070TI Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 360 NP964QHA-KG2US Acer Predator Triton Neo PTN16-51-932N
CPU Intel Celeron AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 Intel Core Ultra 7 165H Intel Core i9 14900HX AMD Ryzen AI 7 Pro 360 Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
RAM (GB) 16 32 64 32 32 32
Storage (GB) 64 1024 2048 2048 1024 1024
Screen 14" 1366x768 14" 2880x1800 16" 3840x2400 16" 3840x2160 16" 2880x1800 16" 3200x2000
GPU Intel UHD Graphics NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Intel Arc 140V NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
OS Windows 11 Home Windows 11 Home Windows 11 Pro Windows 11 Home Windows 11 Pro Windows 11 Home
Weight (kg) 1.5 1.6 1.8 2.7 1.7 2.1
Battery (Wh) - - 90 100 76 76
Compare Compare Compare Compare Compare
Product CPUGPURAMPortsScreenPortabilityStorageReliabilitySocial Proof
HP Essential 14" 48.136.23741.7478.34.73391.8
ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WR-G14.R95070TI Compare 88.793.791.478.496.274.388.660.296.4
Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 Compare 78.584.198.986.498.325.4948195.2
MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 Compare 91.788.186.998.797.79.29460.254.5
Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 360 NP964QHA-KG2US Compare 71.165.580.265.294.732.688.78195.2
Acer Predator Triton Neo PTN16-51-932N Compare 82.688.180.268.895.91879.79.893

Price

Value & Pricing

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Usage Scores

Overall (40.9)AI/LLM (15.7)Gaming (11)Portability (56.5)Creator (15.4)Student (50.4)Business (45.1)Developer (39.1)Entertainment (32.6)

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