HP Essential Laptop Computer 15.6" HD Natural silver
CPU Intel Core i5 8
RAM 8 GB
Storage 256 GB
Screen 15.6" 1280x720
GPU Integrated: Intel Iris X? Graphics
OS Windows 11 Home
Weight 1.6 kg
Battery 41 Wh
39 Overall Score
Price $450
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong gpu (97th percentile) 97th
- Strong cpu (84th percentile) 84th
Cons
- Below average screen (2nd percentile)
- Below average ram (14th percentile)
- Below average storage (18th percentile)
- Below average social proof (29th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5 8 |
| Cores | 10 |
Graphics
| GPU | Integrated: Intel Iris X? Graphics |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM | 48 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 15.6" |
| Resolution | 1280x720 |
| Brightness | 250 nits |
| Color Gamut | 45% NTSC |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 2 |
| HDMI | 1 HDMI 1.4b |
| Wi-Fi | WiFi 6 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.4 |
Physical
| Weight | 1.6 kg / 3.5 lbs |
| Battery | 41 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | HP Essential Laptop Computer 15.6" HD | Apple MacBook Pro 14-inch Laptop M4 chip Built for Intelligence | ASUS Zenbook UX3405CA-U9321TB | Lenovo Legion Pro 5 83LT000EUS | Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 360 NP964QHA-KG2US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 8 | Apple M4 | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 | AMD Ryzen AI 7 Pro 360 |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 16 | 32 | 16 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 1024 | 1000 | 1000 | 1024 | 1024 |
| Screen | 15.6" 1280x720 | 14" 3024x1964 | 14" 1920x1200 | 16" 2560x1600 | 15" 2496x1664 | 16" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | Integrated: Intel Iris X? Graphics | Apple M4 10-core | Intel Arc Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | Qualcomm Adreno | Intel Arc Graphics 140V |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro |
| Weight (kg) | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | 41 | - | 75 | 80 | 66 | 76 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP Essential Laptop Computer 15.6" HD | 84.3 | 97 | 13.8 | 50.3 | 1.6 | 52.3 | 17.7 | 32.8 | 28.9 |
| Apple MacBook Pro 14-inch Laptop M4 chip Built for Intelligence Compare | 73.3 | 70.1 | 37.6 | 87.7 | 92.7 | 75 | 67.7 | 97.3 | 99.4 |
| ASUS Zenbook UX3405CA-U9321TB Compare | 88.5 | 66.7 | 90.7 | 64.1 | 81.2 | 86.6 | 62.3 | 59.7 | 98.2 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 83LT000EUS Compare | 94.4 | 81.8 | 57.7 | 95.2 | 91.7 | 13.7 | 62.3 | 80.5 | 97.2 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition Compare | 98.9 | 25.5 | 80.9 | 64.1 | 89 | 57.3 | 80.4 | 80.5 | 94.9 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 360 NP964QHA-KG2US Compare | 71 | 63.9 | 80.9 | 75.1 | 94.6 | 32.7 | 89.3 | 80.5 | 90.7 |
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