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
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (92nd percentile) 92nd
- Strong portability (78th percentile) 78th
Cons
- Below average screen (4th percentile)
- Below average storage (5th percentile)
- Below average reliability (33rd 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 MVVK2LL/A | Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon 21KC00A8US | Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge NP960XMA-KB1US | ASUS Vivobook TP3407SA-DS74T | Microsoft Surface Laptop 165H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Celeron | Intel 9th Generation Core i9 | Intel Core Ultra 7 155U | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | Intel Core Ultra 7 165H |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 64 | 1000 | 512 | 512 | 1024 | 256 |
| Screen | 14" 1366x768 | 16" 3072x1920 | 14" 1920x1200 | 16" 2880x1800 | 14" 1920x1200 | 13.5" 2256x1504 |
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics | AMD Radeon Pro 5500M | Intel Graphics | Qualcomm Adreno | Intel Arc Graphics | Intel Arc Graphics |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro |
| Weight (kg) | 1.5 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.4 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | - | 57 | 35 | 70 | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP Essential 14" | 48.1 | 36.2 | 37 | 41.7 | 4 | 78.3 | 4.7 | 33 | 91.8 |
| Apple MacBook Pro MVVK2LL/A Compare | 81 | 71.2 | 25 | 99.8 | 90.2 | 22.5 | 61.2 | 97.6 | 91.3 |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon 21KC00A8US Compare | 51 | 55.5 | 63.5 | 78.4 | 74.7 | 90.6 | 51.7 | 81 | 98.4 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge NP960XMA-KB1US Compare | 98.7 | 27.9 | 51.2 | 53.1 | 95.7 | 40.8 | 51.7 | 81 | 96.4 |
| ASUS Vivobook TP3407SA-DS74T Compare | 66.7 | 65.5 | 51.2 | 72.1 | 81.2 | 74.3 | 79.7 | 60.2 | 62.6 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 165H Compare | 78.5 | 65.5 | 51.2 | 3.8 | 79.2 | 90.7 | 16.3 | 81 | 93 |
Price
Value & Pricing
Price History
Usage Scores
A full written review is coming soon. The specs, scores, prices and charts above are always up to date.
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