HP Essential

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HP Essential
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An "HP Laptop" branded laptop
Also known as
  • HP Destkop
  • HP All-In-One
  • HP Notebook
  • HP Laptop
Developer Hewlett-Packard (HP Inc.)
Type Personal computers
Release date2009
Operating system Windows
Marketing target Consumer / Home purpose
Related
Website HP Store - HP Essential Desktops
HP Store - HP Essential Laptops

HP Essential is a trademark name used by HP Inc. (formerly Hewlett-Packard) to denote their own line of entry-level, inexpensive desktops and laptops produced since 2009.

Contents

Products under the "Essential" moniker include the HP Desktop, [1] HP All-In-One, [2] HP Laptop [3] and HP Notebook series, as well as products simply branded as "HP". A similar line called HP Stream consisted of low-end consumer-oriented laptops and tablets. All HP Essential products use the Microsoft Windows operating system.

The HP Essential line is currently being supplanted by the Omni brand (consisting of the OmniBook (a 2024 revival of a 1993–2002 brand), OmniDesk, and OmniStudio brands) in the United States, due to a corporate streamlining of products that happened in 2024. [4]

Models

Several different models of desktops, all-in-ones, and laptops under the HP Essential brand have been produced. As of October 2025, at least one desktop model, 16 all-in-one models (including eight AI-powered models), and 43 laptop models in the HP Laptop, HP Notebook and HP series (including seven AI-powered models) are currently being offered.

The HP Essential all-in-ones and laptops are only customizable in the United States. A variety of preconfigured models with different setups are available in other countries.

HP Desktop

HP All-In-One

Certain all-in-one models include artificial intelligence technologies, and are branded as "AI PC" or "Copilot+PC".

HP Laptop

HP Laptop AI

HP Laptop models featuring artificial intelligence technologies.

  • HP Laptop AI 17 (Intel Core Ultra 5 / Intel Core Ultra 7)
  • HP Laptop AI 15 (Intel Core Ultra 5 / Intel Core Ultra 7)
  • HP Laptop AI 14 (Intel Core Ultra 5)

HP Notebook

HP

200 Series

HP 255 notebook is a budget laptop. [7] [8] [9] The latest (as of 2023) ninth generation model (G9) is equipped with AMD Ryzen 3, 5 or 7 mobile processors. [10]

300 Series

HP 340S notebook comes with a choice of Intel Core i3, i5, and i7 processors.

400 Series

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HP 450 notebook

HP 450 notebook comes in a choice of Intel Celeron, Intel Pentium, and Intel Core i3. [11]

500 Series

HP 520 notebook, a low-end business laptop with either Core Duo T2400 or other Celeron M processors, and either with Windows Vista Business or Basic preinstalled, or if chosen, Red Hat 10.

600 Series

HP 620 notebook from 2010 featured a dual-core Intel Pentium CPU. [12]

HP 630 was released in 2011 with a Intel Pentium P6200 dual-core processor. The HP 635 instead had an AMD Zacate E-350. [13]

HP Stream series

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An HP Stream 11

The HP Stream series was first introduced in November 2014. [14]

Laptops

HP Stream 10

HP Stream 11

HP Stream 11 Pro

The first generation Stream 11 Pro was introduced in January 2015, with the same 1366x768 11.6-inch display as Stream 11, but with a different keyboard. [15]

Since then more generations of the 11 Pro have been released:

HP Stream 13

The first HP Stream 13 came with a 2.16 GHz Intel Celeron N2480 processor and Intel HD graphics, retailing for $230. [20]

HP Stream 14

HP Stream 14 came out in 2014 with a AMD A4 Micro-6400T APU [21] (model no. series 14-Z0).

An updated version came in 2016 (model no. series 14-AX, 14-CB?) with 1.6 GHz Intel Celeron N3060. [22]

Another Stream 14 revision (model no. series 14-DS) was released in 2020. [23]

HP Stream 14 Pro

HP Stream x360

The Stream x360 is a 2-in-1 convertible that came in 11.6" (model. 11-P0) and 13.3" variants when released in 2015. It had a Intel Celeron dual-core 2.16 GHz N2840 chip with 2 GB of RAM. [24]

A second generation (11-AA) was released in 2016 with CPU upgraded to Celeron N3060.

Tablets

HP Stream 7

The HP Stream 7 is a tablet computer that runs Microsoft Corporation's Windows operating system. It was announced on September 29, 2014.

HP Stream 8

The HP Stream 8 is a tablet computer designed by Hewlett-Packard that runs Microsoft Corporation's Windows operating system.

First generation comparison

Stream 10Stream 11Stream 11 ProStream 13Stream 14Stream 14 ProStream x360 Stream 7 Stream 8
TypeLaptop2-in-1Tablet
Display11.6"14.1"11.6"7" 1280×8008" 1280×800
CPUIntel CeleronIntel Celeron N2840Intel CeleronIntel Celeron or PentiumIntel Atom Z73735G
Memory4 GB1 GB
Storage500 GB1 TB500 GB32 GB
HDMI portsNoYes
USB portsUSB2x USB 3.01x USB 3.01x USB 3.0, 2x USB 2.0
SD card slotNoYes
Ethernet portNoNoYes

See also

References

  1. ↑ "HP Desktop Tower 344539 | HP® Store". www.hp.com. Retrieved 2025-10-03.
  2. ↑ "HP All-in-One 27" | HP® Store". www.hp.com. Retrieved 2025-10-03.
  3. ↑ "HP Laptop 344532-1 - HP® Store". www.hp.com. Retrieved 2025-10-03.
  4. ↑ Harding, Scharon (May 20, 2024). "HP resurrects '90s OmniBook branding, kills Spectre, Dragonfly". Ars Technica. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
  5. ↑ "HP Notebook 15 Review". Lifewire. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
  6. ↑ Andrew E. Freedman (2016-04-08). "HP Notebook 15 - Full Review and Benchmarks". LaptopMag. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
  7. ↑ McFerran, Damien (13 July 2015). "HP 255 G3 Review". Trusted Reviews. Retrieved 2021-01-16.
  8. ↑ Harrison, Andrew. "The HP 255 G4 is a budget 15in laptop that's a good all-rounder if you're on a very limited budget". Tech Advisor. Retrieved 2021-01-16.
  9. ↑ "HP 255 G7 Ryzen 3 Review". Dove Computer Solutions Ltd. 2019-09-01. Retrieved 2021-01-16.
  10. ↑ "HP 255 15.6 inch G9 Notebook PC". h20195.www2.hp.com. Archived from the original on 2025-01-17. Retrieved 2025-02-07.
  11. ↑ "HP 450 Notebook PC Product Specifications". support.hp.com. Archived from the original on 2023-11-01.
  12. ↑ October 2010, Alex Bentley 19 (19 October 2010). "HP 620 review". TechRadar. Retrieved 2021-01-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  13. ↑ ihebin, Chinedu; Says, U. (June 2013). "HP 635 Cheap Business Laptop with AMD Inside Launched – Laptoping" . Retrieved 2021-01-16.
  14. ↑ "HP Stream 11 review: a $200 Windows laptop meant to be a Chromebook killer". Engadget. 28 November 2014. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
  15. ↑ "HP announces £179 Windows laptop for schools: the Stream 11 Pro". Alphr. 22 January 2015. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
  16. ↑ "HP Stream 11 Pro G2 Notebook PC Specifications". support.hp.com. Archived from the original on 2021-05-18.
  17. ↑ "HP Stream 11 Pro G3 Notebook PC - Specifications". support.hp.com. Archived from the original on 2021-05-18.
  18. ↑ "HP Stream 11 Pro G4 EE Notebook PC Specifications". support.hp.com. Archived from the original on 2021-05-18.
  19. ↑ "HP Stream 11 Pro G5 Notebook PC Specifications". support.hp.com. Archived from the original on 2021-05-18.
  20. ↑ "HP Stream 13 (13-c020nr) Review". PCMAG. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
  21. ↑ Mölck, Sascha (2014-10-25). "HP Stream 14-z050ng Notebook Review". Notebookcheck. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
  22. ↑ Goldman, Joshua. "HP Stream 14 review: This laptop's best feature is its rock-bottom price". CNET. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
  23. ↑ "The HP Stream 14 is a reliable little bud for only $220".
  24. ↑ Taylor, Alun. "HP Stream x360: Flippable and stylish Chromebook killer". www.theregister.com. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
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