HP Essential 14" 14-dq6017nr Jet black
HP
10 Overall Score
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ASUS Zenbook 14" UX3407QA-X1P512 Zabriskie Beige 2025
ASUS
64 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
HP Essential 14" 14-dq6017nr Jet black
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ASUS Zenbook 14" UX3407QA-X1P512 Zabriskie Beige 2025
72 out of 100 medium confidence 13 reviews
The ASUS Zenbook A14 is widely praised for its extreme lightness, long battery life, and vibrant OLED display. However, some users report color fringing on small text due to Windows ClearType incompatibility with OLED sub-pixel arrangements, and the Snapdragon ARM chip can cause performance issues with emulated apps. Overall, it's a great travel laptop for general use, but may not suit those needing high-resolution text or native app performance.
Pros
- Extremely lightweight
- Long battery life
- Vibrant OLED display
- Elegant design
- Great keyboard
Cons
- Color fringing on small text
- Windows ClearType incompatibility with OLED
- Snapdragon ARM chip performance with emulated apps
- Speakers not great
- Original price too high
Weight and portability 5
Battery life 4
Display quality 5
Build and design 3
Processor performance 3
Value for money 2
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Specifications
| HP Essential 14" 14-dq6017nr | ASUS Zenbook 14" UX3407QA-X1P512 | |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | ||
| CPU | — | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-64-100 |
| Cores | 4 | 8★ |
| Frequency | — | 3.4 GHz★ |
| L3 Cache | — | 6 MB★ |
| Graphics | ||
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics | Qualcomm Adreno★ |
| GPU Benchmark Score | — | 59★ |
| Type | — | integrated★ |
| VRAM Type | — | Shared |
| Memory & Storage | ||
| RAM | 4 GB | 16 GB★ |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 | LPDDR5X★ |
| Storage 1 | 64 GB | 512 GB★ |
| Storage 1 Type | eMMC | SSD★ |
| Display | ||
| Size | 14" | 14" |
| Resolution | 1280 px | 1920 px★ |
| Panel | — | OLED★ |
| Refresh Rate | — | 60 Hz★ |
| Brightness | 250 nits | 600 nits★ |
| Color Gamut | 45% NTSC | Pantone-validated |
| Connectivity | ||
| USB-C Ports | 1 | 2★ |
| USB Ports | 2★ | 1 |
| Thunderbolt | — | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | HDMI 1.4b | HDMI 2.1 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 | Wi-Fi 6E★ |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.4★ | Yes |
| Physical | ||
| Weight | 1.47 kg | 1.09 kg★ |
| Battery | 41 Wh | 70 Wh★ |
| OS | Windows 11 Home in S Mode | Windows 11 Home |
Pros & Cons
HP Essential 14" 14-dq6017nr Jet black
- Strong portability (78th percentile)
- Below average screen (2nd percentile)2nd %ile
- Below average ram (2nd percentile)2nd %ile
- Below average storage (5th percentile)5th %ile
- Below average gpu (14th percentile)14th %ile
ASUS Zenbook 14" UX3407QA-X1P512 Zabriskie Beige 2025
- Strong social proof (97th percentile)97th %ile
- Strong cpu (91st percentile)91st %ile
- Strong portability (91st percentile)91st %ile
- Strong screen (83rd percentile)83rd %ile
- Below average gpu (28th percentile)
- Below average user sentiment (34th percentile)
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Verdict
Winner: ASUS Zenbook 14" UX3407QA-X1P512
Scores 64 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 18 of 27 specs.
