2022 HP 14 Laptop with AMD Ryzen 3 3250U & Vega 3 iGPU
2022 Newest HP 14 is a budget priced modern laptop with a HD IPS display, mid-range power AMD Ryzen 3 3250U processor, built-in Radeon Vega 3 iGPU graphics card, 128GB Solid State Drive, 8GB DDR4 SDRAM memory, Windows 11 Home 64-bit operating system, decent connectivity including a USB Type-C port. It first became available on May 20, 2022 and has a decent average user rating of 4.7 out of 5 stars by 33 customers at the time of this post release.
The quarter two of 2020 release, ultra low voltage, dual core AMD Ryzen 3 3250U (4 MB L3 cache, 2 cores, 4 threads with hyper-threading) works at a base speed of 2.6GHz that goes up to 3.5GHz with the turbo boost function. The typical TDP- Thermal Design Power is 15 watts and the average CPU Passmark benchmark score is 3962 at the time of this post release. It is is an entry level to mid-range processor that is comparable to Intel i3-10110U in terms of overall performance and is good for daily tasks like web browsing or video streaming and some casual gaming.
8GB DDR4 SDRAM at 2666MHz offers adequate multitasking power which is also helped by the Ryzen 3 processor. And you can have a few browser tabs and a couple of apps or programs running at the same time without freezing or lagging. 128 GB M.2 Solid State Drive is not a lot of local storage space, but lets you experience 15 times more speed than a regular HDD SATA hard drive. Windows 11 Home operating system comes pre-installed on this HP laptop and has a brand new user-friendly interface with the rounded corners and the taskbar in the middle, just like on Mac OS.
It offers a long battery life of up to 10 hours and with the HP Fast Charge the laptop can be charged up to 50% in 45 minutes. You’ll get a microfibre cloth included in the package. You have the option to purchase this computer with 4GB, 8GB, 16GB and 32GB of RAM and 128GB, 256GB, 512GB and 1TB of SSD. Please check out the Amazon product page for the current prices of different combinations and availability. Connectivity options include the 802.11ac wireless, Bluetooth, a USB Type-C port, 2 x USB 3.0 Type-A ports, a HDMI 1.4b output, a headphone/microphone combo, Media Card Reader and HP Fast Charge.
14-inch high definition BrightView micro-edge non-touch display has the 1366 x 768 pixel resolution, 16:9 image aspect ratio, 220 nits of brightness, good contrast and vivid colours and IPS panel with the 178-degree viewing angles both vertically and horizontally. AMD Radeon Vega 3 graphics has a video card benchmark score of 887 and is fine for daily graphics needs and casual gaming with a performance level comparable to the Intel UHD 620 graphics. You can play the Formula 1 2021 at low settings and 720p resolution. Vega 3 doesn’t have a memory of its own and shares the memory with the Ryzen 3 3250U processor. Please note that this computer should work fine between 100-240V and will be fine in the UK or other countries as well with a plug adapter. But please check with the seller prior to your purchase.