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 ¥60,097
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (91st percentile) 91st
- Strong portability (78th percentile) 78th
Cons
- Below average screen (4th percentile)
- Below average storage (6th percentile)
- Below average reliability (33rd percentile)
- Below average gpu (34th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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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" | MSI Vector VECTOR16HXA2400 | ASUS ROG Strix G16 | Lenovo Legion 5i Gen 10 | Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition | GPD Pocket 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Celeron | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 7 268V | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 16 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 64 | 1000 | 4096 | 2048 | 1024 | 2048 |
| Screen | 14" 1366x768 | 16" 2560x1600 | 16" | 15.1" | 15" 2496x1664 | ?" 2560x1600 |
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Intel Arc Graphics | AMD Radeon 890M |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.5 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 0.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | - | - | 80 | 66 | 45 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP Essential 14" | 47.9 | 34.1 | 37.6 | 48.1 | 4 | 78.3 | 5.8 | 32.8 | 91.1 |
| MSI Vector VECTOR16HXA2400 Compare | 96.3 | 93.5 | 61.5 | 90.9 | 89.6 | 9.6 | 62.3 | 59.7 | 89.2 |
| ASUS ROG Strix G16 Compare | 94 | 89.5 | 97.9 | 85.8 | 72.4 | 12 | 97.8 | 59.7 | 94.9 |
| Lenovo Legion 5i Gen 10 Compare | 96.3 | 85.6 | 87.5 | 95.2 | 82 | 55.3 | 97.5 | 80.5 | 6 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition Compare | 65.8 | 63.9 | 90 | 64.1 | 90.7 | 57.3 | 80.4 | 80.5 | 47.3 |
| GPD Pocket 4 Compare | 88.8 | 67.1 | 91.2 | 68.9 | 88.5 | 83.5 | 94.3 | 3.7 | 92.1 |
Price
Value & Pricing
From ¥60,097
Amazon.co.jp 1 offer From ¥60,097
We started tracking prices for this product on Jul 7, 2026. The chart appears once we have more data.
Usage Scores
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