HP Essential 14" Rose Gold 2023
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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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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" | 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 | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP Essential 14" | 48.1 | 36.2 | 37 | 41.7 | 4 | 78.3 | 4.7 | 33 | 91.8 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WR-G14.R95070TI Compare | 88.7 | 93.7 | 91.4 | 78.4 | 96.2 | 74.3 | 88.6 | 60.2 | 96.4 |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 Compare | 78.5 | 84.1 | 98.9 | 86.4 | 98.3 | 25.4 | 94 | 81 | 95.2 |
| MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 Compare | 91.7 | 88.1 | 86.9 | 98.7 | 97.7 | 9.2 | 94 | 60.2 | 54.6 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 360 NP964QHA-KG2US Compare | 71.1 | 65.5 | 80.2 | 65.2 | 94.7 | 32.6 | 88.7 | 81 | 95.2 |
| Acer Predator Triton Neo PTN16-51-932N Compare | 82.6 | 88.1 | 80.2 | 68.8 | 95.9 | 18 | 79.7 | 9.8 | 93.1 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
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