| HP Essential | |
| Aka: | HP Notebook |
| Developer: | Hewlett-Packard (HP Inc.) |
| Type: | Laptop/notebook |
| Release Date: | 2009 |
| Lifespan: | 2009–2024 |
| Discontinued: | 2024 |
| Related: | HP Pavilion HP Stream HP Chromebook |
| Website: | store.hp.com...Essential |
HP Essential was a trademark used by Hewlett-Packard (later HP Inc.) to denote their entry-level, inexpensive laptops using the Microsoft Windows operating system, produced from 2009 to 2024. Products under the "Essential" moniker include the HP Laptop series[1] and HP Notebook series, as well as products simply branded as "HP". A similar line called HP Stream compromised of low-end consumer-oriented laptops and tablets. It is discontinued in 2024 in favor of the revived OmniBook brand of AI-powered laptops.[2] [3]
HP 255 notebook is a budget laptop.[6] [7] [8] The latest (as of 2023) ninth generation model (G9) is equipped with AMD Ryzen 3, 5 or 7 mobile processors.[9]
HP 450 notebook comes in a choice of Intel Celeron, Intel Pentium, and Intel Core i3.[10]
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.
HP 620 notebook from 2010 featured a dual-core Intel Pentium CPU.[11]
HP 630 was released in 2011 with a Intel Pentium P6200 dual-core processor. The HP 635 instead had an AMD Zacate E-350.[12]
The HP Stream series was first introduced in November 2014.[13]
| Type | Laptop | 2-in-1 | Tablet | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Display | 11.6" | 14.1" | 11.6" | 7" 1280×800 | 8" 1280×800 | |||||
| CPU | Intel Celeron | Intel Celeron N2840 | Intel Celeron | Intel Celeron or Pentium | Intel Atom Z73735G | |||||
| Memory | 4 GB | 1 GB | ||||||||
| Storage | 500 GB | 1 TB | 500 GB | 32 GB | ||||||
| HDMI ports | No | Yes | ||||||||
| USB ports | USB | 2x USB 3.0 | 1x USB 3.0 | 1x USB 3.0, 2x USB 2.0 | ||||||
| SD card slot | No | Yes | ||||||||
| Ethernet port | No | No | Yes | |||||||
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.[14]
Since then more generations of the 11 Pro have been released:
The first HP Stream 13 came with a 2.16 GHz Intel Celeron N2480 processor and Intel HD graphics, retailing for $230.[19]
HP Stream 14 came out in 2014 with a AMD A4 Micro-6400T APU[20] (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.[21]
Another Stream 14 revision (model no. series 14-DS) was released in 2020.[22]
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.[23]
A second generation (11-AA) was released in 2016 with CPU upgraded to Celeron N3060.
See main article: HP Stream 7. The HP Stream 7 is a tablet computer that runs the Microsoft Corporation's Windows operating system. It was announced on September 29, 2014.
The HP Stream 8 is a tablet computer designed by Hewlett-Packard that runs the Microsoft Corporation's Windows operating system.