HP Essential 17.3" 17-cn3057nr Jet black 2025

HP Essential 17.3" 17-cn3057nr Jet black 2025

HP
28 Overall Score
vs
ASUS Vivobook Pro 15 15.6" N6506CU-PS97

ASUS Vivobook Pro 15 15.6" N6506CU-PS97

ASUS
75 Overall Score

What Buyers Say

HP Essential 17.3" 17-cn3057nr Jet black 2025

No customer feedback yet

ASUS Vivobook Pro 15 15.6" N6506CU-PS97

82 out of 100 low confidence 8 reviews

Reviewers generally praise this laptop for its excellent performance in photo editing with Adobe Creative Suite, crisp OLED display, and quiet operation. The main criticism revolves around poor battery life, with heavy editing lasting only about an hour. A few users note issues with build quality like the touchpad placement and a desire for a touchscreen.

Pros
  • Excellent photo editing performance
  • Crisp OLED display with accurate colors
  • Fast and quiet operation
  • Good value for money
  • Includes SD card slot
Cons
  • Poor battery life (1 hour heavy use)
  • Touchpad placement causes accidental touches
  • No touchscreen option
  • Screen quality issue reported
  • Noisy operation reported
👍 Photo editing performance 6
👎 Battery life 2
🤔 Display quality 6
🤔 Build quality 3
👎 Noise level 2
👍 Value for money 2

Scores

Creator
HP
16
ASUS
86
Developer
HP
31
ASUS
82
Entertainment
HP
23
ASUS
79
Gaming
HP
9
ASUS
79
Business
HP
22
ASUS
72
Student
HP
22
ASUS
71
Compact
HP
15
ASUS
65
Ai Llm
HP
14
ASUS
39

Specifications

HP Essential 17.3" 17-cn3057nrASUS Vivobook Pro 15 15.6" N6506CU-PS97
Processor
CPUIntel Core 5 8Intel Core Ultra 9 285H★
CPU Multi-Core ScoreNo data
34,200
Cores1016★
Frequency1.5 GHz2.9 GHz★
L3 Cache—24 MB★
Graphics
GPU*Intel GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050★
GPU Benchmark Score
3,170
14,244
Typeintegrated★discrete
VRAM—6 GB★
VRAM Type—GDDR6★
Memory & Storage
RAM8 GB24 GB★
RAM GenerationDDR4DDR5★
Storage 1256 GB1 TB★
Storage 1 TypeNVMe SSDNVMe SSD
Display
Size17.3"15.6"
Resolution1280 px2880 px★
PanelIPSOLED★
Refresh Rate—120 Hz★
Brightness250 nits500 nits★
Color Gamut60% NTSC100% DCI-P3
Connectivity
USB-C Ports12★
USB Ports22
Thunderbolt—Thunderbolt 4
HDMIHDMI 1.4bHDMI 2.1
Wi-FiWi-Fi 6Wi-Fi 6E★
BluetoothBluetooth 5.4★Bluetooth 5.3
Ethernet—Gigabit Ethernet
Physical
Weight2.09 kg1.80 kg★
Battery41 Wh75 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)

ASUS Vivobook Pro 15 15.6" N6506CU-PS97

  • Strong port selection (95th percentile)95th %ile
  • Strong screen (95th percentile)95th %ile
  • Strong cpu (88th percentile)88th %ile
  • Strong social proof (80th percentile)80th %ile

Pricing

HP Essential 17.3" 17-cn3057nr Jet black 2025 is $1,100 cheaper (3.8x less).

HP Essential 17.3" 17-cn3057nr Jet black 20250.071score per dollar
vs
ASUS Vivobook Pro 15 15.6" N6506CU-PS970.050score per dollar

HP Essential 17.3" 17-cn3057nr Jet black 2025 offers 1.4x better value for money

HP Essential 17.3" 17-cn3057nr Jet black 2025

ASUS Vivobook Pro 15 15.6" N6506CU-PS97

Verdict

★ Winner: ASUS Vivobook Pro 15 15.6" N6506CU-PS97

Scores 75 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 20 of 30 specs.

ASUS Vivobook Pro 15 15.6" N6506CU-PS97 Better at:

Ai LlmGamingCompactCreatorStudentBusinessDeveloperEntertainment

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