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The HP Essential is a 15.6-inch Windows 11 Home laptop built around an Intel Core Ultra 5 225U, a 12-core chip with 14 threads and up to 4.8GHz turbo. It pairs a 1080p anti-glare touchscreen with DDR5 memory and a PCIe M.2 SSD, and it weighs 3.7 lbs at 0.73 inches thick. The screen is the weak spot: 250 nits and 60% NTSC color are dim and muted next to the brighter, wider-gamut panels on many rivals. It suits students and home users who want a touchscreen and current-generation Intel power for everyday work, not photo editing or outdoor use.
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Ratings average 3.8 out of 5 from 37 buyers, a middling score for a budget-tier 15.6-inch laptop. Buyers generally accept the performance and touchscreen for the class, while the display draws the most complaints.
The HP Essential is a 15.6-inch laptop with a Full HD touchscreen. The 1920 x 1080 display has an anti-glare finish, 250 nits of brightness and 60% NTSC color coverage.
It runs Windows 11 Home on an Intel Core Ultra 5 225U processor with Intel Graphics. This configuration has 16GB of RAM and a 512GB solid state drive.
It has two USB Type-A ports, one USB Type-C port, an HDMI port and a headphone/microphone combo jack. It also has a webcam, Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth. There is no optical drive or media drive.
