HP Essential 14" TPN-Q221 Silver 2026
CPU Intel Celeron
RAM 8 GB
Storage 128 GB
Screen 14" 1366x768
GPU Intel Integrated
OS Windows 11 Home
Weight 3.2 kg
47 Overall Score
Price $195
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (91th percentile) 91th
Cons
- Below average screen (0th percentile)
- Below average storage (11th percentile)
- Below average ram (14th percentile)
- Below average reliability (32th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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Owner sentiment has cooled since launch
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The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Celeron |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 2.6 GHz |
Graphics
| GPU | Integrated |
| Type | integrated |
| VRAM | 8 GB |
| VRAM Type | Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage 1 | 128 GB |
| Storage 1 Type | SSD |
| Storage 2 | 32 GB |
| Storage 2 Type | eMMC |
Display
| Size | 14" |
| Resolution | 1366 |
| Panel | TN |
| Brightness | 220 nits |
| Color Gamut | 45% NTSC |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 3 |
| HDMI | 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 MWP72LL/A | Lenovo Yoga 7 83JR0001US | ASUS Zenbook UX3407QA-X1P512 | Samsung Galaxy Book4 NP750XGK-KS2US | Dell LDB04255-A369BLU-PUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Celeron | Intel 10th Generation Core i5 | AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-64-100 | Intel Core 7 150U | AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 128 | 512 | 1000 | 512 | 512 | 1024 |
| Screen | 14" 1366x768 | 13.3" 2560x1600 | 14" 1920x1200 | 14" 1920x1200 | 15.6" 1920x1080 | 14" 1920x1200 |
| GPU | Intel Integrated | Intel Iris Plus Graphics | AMD Radeon 860M | Qualcomm Adreno | Intel Graphics | AMD Radeon 840M |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | Mac OS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 3.2 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 1.5 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | - | 70 | - | 35 | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP Essential 14" TPN-Q221 | 48.2 | 46 | 14.3 | 53.7 | 0.4 | 55.3 | 11.1 | 32.3 | 90.6 |
| Apple MacBook Pro MWP72LL/A Compare | 72 | 51.9 | 49.7 | 97.4 | 81.7 | 90.8 | 39.4 | 96.5 | 90.8 |
| Lenovo Yoga 7 83JR0001US Compare | 75.5 | 60.8 | 66.5 | 71 | 80.9 | 79.9 | 64.1 | 79.2 | 96.6 |
| ASUS Zenbook UX3407QA-X1P512 Compare | 91.3 | 38.5 | 68.6 | 66.4 | 80.9 | 88.6 | 39.4 | 58.9 | 95.4 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book4 NP750XGK-KS2US Compare | 47.2 | 55.8 | 57.1 | 96 | 53.2 | 51.3 | 39.4 | 79.2 | 96.6 |
| Dell LDB04255-A369BLU-PUS Compare | 75.5 | 59.2 | 66.5 | 71 | 66 | 73.8 | 69.3 | 32.3 | 96.6 |
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