HP Essential 14" Rose Gold 2023
CPU Intel Celeron
RAM 16 GB
Storage 64 GB
Screen 14" 1366x768
GPU Intel UHD Graphics
OS Windows 11 Home
Weight 1.5 kg
41 Overall Score
Price $276
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (91st percentile) 91st
- Strong portability (78th percentile) 78th
Cons
- Below average screen (4th percentile)
- Below average storage (6th percentile)
- Below average reliability (33rd percentile)
- Below average gpu (34th 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
Based on 12 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Celeron |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 2.6 GHz |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM Type | Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 64 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 14" |
| Resolution | 1366x768 |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 4 |
| HDMI | ✓ |
| Wi-Fi | ✓ |
| Bluetooth | ✓ |
| Ethernet | RJ-45 |
Physical
| Weight | 1.5 kg / 3.2 lbs |
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | HP Essential 14" | Apple MacBook Pro Geek Squad Certified Refurbished 16" | Lenovo Yoga Slim 7x 7x | ASUS ZenBook UM3406KA-WS79T | Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge X1E-80-100 | Microsoft Surface Laptop 165H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Celeron | AMD Ryzen 5 5500 | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 | AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 | Intel Core Ultra 7 165H |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 16 | 32 | 32 | 16 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 64 | 1000 | 1000 | 1024 | 512 | 256 |
| Screen | 14" 1366x768 | 16" 3072x1920 | 14.5" 2944x1840 | 14" 1920x1200 | 14" 2880x1800 | 13.5" 2256x1504 |
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics | AMD Radeon Pro 5500M | Qualcomm Adreno | AMD Radeon Graphics | Qualcomm Adreno | Intel Arc Graphics |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro |
| Weight (kg) | 1.5 | 2 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.4 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | - | 36 | - | 35 | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP Essential 14" | 47.9 | 34.1 | 37.6 | 48.1 | 4 | 78.3 | 5.8 | 32.8 | 91.1 |
| Apple MacBook Pro Geek Squad Certified Refurbished 16" Compare | 63 | 69.9 | 26.7 | 99.6 | 90.1 | 21.8 | 62.3 | 97.3 | 90.7 |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7x 7x Compare | 98.9 | 25.5 | 93.6 | 54 | 98 | 72.2 | 62.3 | 80.5 | 98.2 |
| ASUS ZenBook UM3406KA-WS79T Compare | 77.5 | 69 | 80.9 | 83.2 | 80.1 | 86.6 | 80.4 | 59.7 | 35.2 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge X1E-80-100 Compare | 98.9 | 25.5 | 52.1 | 52.6 | 93 | 89.3 | 37.7 | 80.5 | 94.9 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 165H Compare | 78.5 | 63.9 | 52.1 | 4.6 | 78.7 | 90.4 | 17.7 | 80.5 | 92.6 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Price History
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