HP Essential 17.3" 17-cn3057nr Jet black 2025

HP Essential 17.3" 17-cn3057nr Jet black 2025

HP
28 Overall Score
vs
Microsoft Surface Laptop 15" 7th Edition Black 2024

Microsoft Surface Laptop 15" 7th Edition Black 2024

Microsoft
74 Overall Score

What Buyers Say

HP Essential 17.3" 17-cn3057nr Jet black 2025

No customer feedback yet

Microsoft Surface Laptop 15" 7th Edition Black 2024

85 out of 100 low confidence 5 reviews

Users are very satisfied with the Surface Laptop, praising its build quality, smooth trackpad, excellent screen brightness, and long battery life. One reviewer noted a printer connectivity issue, but overall sentiment is highly positive. The magnetic charging port is also appreciated for its durability.

Pros
  • Excellent screen brightness
  • Smooth trackpad
  • Great battery life
  • Well-constructed build
  • Magnetic charging port
Cons
  • Printer connectivity issue
👍 Build quality 3
👍 Trackpad 2
👍 Screen brightness 1
👍 Battery life 1
👍 Charging port 1
👎 Printer connectivity 1

Scores

Student
HP
22
Microsoft
78
Developer
HP
31
Microsoft
77
Business
HP
22
Microsoft
77
Entertainment
HP
23
Microsoft
73
Compact
HP
15
Microsoft
71
Creator
HP
15
Microsoft
34
Ai Llm
HP
14
Microsoft
29
Gaming
HP
9
Microsoft
19

Specifications

HP Essential 17.3" 17-cn3057nrMicrosoft Surface Laptop 15" 7th Edition
Processor
CPUIntel Core 5 8Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100
Cores1012★
Frequency1.5 GHz3.4 GHz★
L3 Cache—6 MB★
Graphics
GPU*Intel Graphics★Qualcomm Adreno
GPU Benchmark Score
3,170
59
Typeintegratedintegrated
VRAM Type—Shared
Memory & Storage
RAM8 GB32 GB★
RAM GenerationDDR4LPDDR5X★
Storage 1256 GB1 TB★
Storage 1 TypeNVMe SSDNVMe SSD
Display
Size17.3"15"
Resolution1280 px2496 px★
PanelIPSIPS
Refresh Rate—120 Hz★
Brightness250 nits600 nits★
Color Gamut60% NTSC—
Connectivity
USB-C Ports12★
USB Ports2★1
Thunderbolt—USB4
HDMIHDMI 1.4b—
Wi-FiWi-Fi 6Wi-Fi 7★
BluetoothBluetooth 5.4Bluetooth 5.4
Physical
Weight2.09 kg1.66 kg★
Battery41 Wh66 Wh★
OSWindows 11 HomeWindows 11 Home

Pros & Cons

HP Essential 17.3" 17-cn3057nr Jet black 2025

  • Strong cpu (71st percentile)
  • Below average portability (5th percentile)5th %ile
  • Below average screen (6th percentile)6th %ile
  • Below average ram (14th percentile)14th %ile
  • Below average storage (25th percentile)

Microsoft Surface Laptop 15" 7th Edition Black 2024

  • Strong cpu (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
  • Strong screen (89th percentile)89th %ile
  • Strong reliability (81st percentile)81st %ile
  • Below average gpu (28th percentile)

Pricing

HP Essential 17.3" 17-cn3057nr Jet black 2025 is $1,499 cheaper (4.7x less).

HP Essential 17.3" 17-cn3057nr Jet black 20250.071score per dollar
vs
Microsoft Surface Laptop 15" 7th Edition Black 20240.039score per dollar

HP Essential 17.3" 17-cn3057nr Jet black 2025 offers 1.8x better value for money

HP Essential 17.3" 17-cn3057nr Jet black 2025

Microsoft Surface Laptop 15" 7th Edition Black 2024

Verdict

★ Winner: Microsoft Surface Laptop 15" 7th Edition

Scores 74 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 13 of 27 specs.

Microsoft Surface Laptop 15" 7th Edition Better at:

Ai LlmGamingCompactCreatorStudentBusinessDeveloperEntertainment

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