HP Essential 14" TPN-Q221 Silver 2026
CPU Celeron
RAM 8 GB
Storage 64 GB
Screen 14" 1366x768
GPU Intel UHD Graphics
OS Windows 11 Home
Weight 3.2 kg
32 Overall Score
Price $230
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (92nd percentile) 92nd
Cons
- Below average user sentiment (2nd percentile)
- Below average storage (6th percentile)
- Below average screen (8th percentile)
- Below average ram (14th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
ExclusiveBased on when customers actually wrote their reviews - so you can see whether early praise held up.
Owner sentiment has cooled since launch
38/100Our AI sentiment read
Based on 32 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Celeron |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 2.6 GHz |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM | 8 GB |
| VRAM Type | Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage 1 | 64 GB |
| Storage 1 Type | eMMC |
| Storage 2 | 32 GB |
| Storage 2 Type | eMMC |
Display
| Size | 14" |
| Resolution | 1366x768 |
| Panel | IPS |
| Brightness | 220 nits |
| Color Gamut | 45% NTSC |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 3 |
| HDMI | ✓ |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Ethernet | RJ-45 |
Physical
| Weight | 3.2 kg / 7.0 lbs |
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | HP Essential 14" TPN-Q221 | Apple MacBook Pro MVVK2LL/A | Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge X1E-80-100 | Lenovo LOQ 15IRX9 | ASUS Vivobook TP3407SA-DS74T | Microsoft Surface Laptop 165H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Celeron | Intel 9th Generation Core i9 | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 | Intel Core i5 13450HX | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | Intel Core Ultra 7 165H |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 64 | 1000 | 512 | 512 | 1024 | 256 |
| Screen | 14" 1366x768 | 16" 3072x1920 | 14" 2880x1800 | 15.6" 1920x1080 | 14" 1920x1200 | 13.5" 2256x1504 |
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics | AMD Radeon Pro 5500M | Qualcomm Adreno | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 | Intel Arc Graphics | Intel Arc Graphics |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro |
| Weight (kg) | 3.2 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 1.4 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | - | 35 | 60 | 70 | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | User Sentiment | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP Essential 14" TPN-Q221 | 47.9 | 34.1 | 13.8 | 50.3 | 7.5 | 58.7 | 6 | 1.7 | 32.8 | 91.8 |
| Apple MacBook Pro MVVK2LL/A Compare | 83.1 | 69.9 | 25.4 | 99.8 | 90.1 | 22.9 | 62.3 | 0 | 97.3 | 90.7 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge X1E-80-100 Compare | 98.9 | 25.5 | 52.1 | 52.6 | 93 | 89.3 | 37.7 | 58.3 | 80.5 | 94.9 |
| Lenovo LOQ 15IRX9 Compare | 76.5 | 74.5 | 56.8 | 72.2 | 70.5 | 27.5 | 52.3 | 79.1 | 80.5 | 86.3 |
| ASUS Vivobook TP3407SA-DS74T Compare | 66.9 | 63.9 | 52.1 | 75.1 | 80.4 | 74.7 | 80.4 | 0 | 59.7 | 60.9 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 165H Compare | 78.5 | 63.9 | 52.1 | 4.6 | 78.7 | 90.4 | 17.7 | 58.3 | 80.5 | 92.6 |
Price
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