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HP Essential 17.3" 17t-cn300 Natural Silver
CPU Intel Core i7 1355U
RAM 16 GB
Storage 512 GB
Screen 17.3" 1600x900
GPU Intel Iris Xe Graphics
OS Windows 11 Home
Weight 1.8 kg
Battery 41 Wh
30 Overall Score
Price $870
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
Cons
- Below average compact (6th percentile)
- Below average screen (9th percentile)
- Below average gpu (19th percentile)
- Below average reliability (32th percentile)
What owners think
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i7 1355U |
| Cores | 10 |
| Frequency | 1.7 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics |
| Type | integrated |
| VRAM Type | Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 17.3" |
| Resolution | 1600 |
| Panel | IPS |
| Brightness | 250 nits |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 2 |
| HDMI | HDMI 1.4b |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3 |
Physical
| Weight | 1.8 kg / 3.9 lbs |
| Battery | 41 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | HP Essential 17.3" 17t-cn300 | Apple MacBook Pro M5 Pro | ASUS ROG Flow Z13 GZ302EA-XS99 | Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 Aura Edition | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i7 1355U | Apple M5 | AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 24 | 128 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 2000 | 1024 | 2048 | 1000 | 1024 |
| Screen | 17.3" 1600x900 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 13.4" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics | Apple M5 Pro 16-core | AMD Radeon | Intel Arc 140V | Intel Arc | Intel Arc |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | Mac OS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 1.2 |
| Battery (Wh) | 41 | - | 70 | 57 | - | 15 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP Essential 17.3" 17t-cn300 | 44.5 | 18.7 | 38.8 | 53.8 | 9.1 | 5.9 | 53.7 | 32.1 | 35.8 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M5 Pro Compare | 82.2 | 18.7 | 59.6 | 73 | 99.4 | 67.9 | 90 | 96.4 | 86.3 |
| ASUS ROG Flow Z13 GZ302EA-XS99 Compare | 95.4 | 80.1 | 99.9 | 77.5 | 89.8 | 92.8 | 81.5 | 58.6 | 95.1 |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 Aura Edition Compare | 64.1 | 64.3 | 93.3 | 92.1 | 95.1 | 90.4 | 94.6 | 78.9 | 83.1 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 64.1 | 64.3 | 81.4 | 82.9 | 90.4 | 95.2 | 73.9 | 58.6 | 85.5 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Compare | 67.3 | 64.3 | 81.4 | 66.5 | 95.1 | 85.5 | 81.5 | 78.9 | 96.5 |
Price
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