Desktops and laptops

HP Laptop 14s-dq4000TU review

HP Laptop 14s-dq4000TU

CHOICE Expert Rating

70%
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Good points

Good Points

  • Very good touchpad
  • Full-sized HDMI port
  • Full-sized SD card slot
  • Very good Wi-Fi speed
  • Very good viewing angles
Bad points

Bad Points

  • SD cards hard to remove due to the way they sit in the slot
  • Power button a bit too shallow and hard to press cleanly
  • USB-C port is not Thunderbolt

Type

Ultraportable
Ultrabook
Tablet mode
Operating system
Windows 11 Home

Recommended products

Recommended
Recommended for tablet use

Test results

CHOICE Expert Rating
70%
Performance score
59%
Tablet use score
N/A
Ease of use score
76%
Battery life score
69%
Display score
77%
Audio score
50%
Wi-Fi score
83%
Storage write-speed (MBps)
1086
Storage read-speed (MBps)
2882
Wi-Fi speed (MBps)
46
Average battery life – heavy usage (hours)
6:18
Charging time to 80% full (h:min)
1:12
Expert tester comments
HP's Laptop 14s can be considered good value for money since it costs under $900 (at the time of testing) and comes with a Full HD screen that features wide viewing angles. It also has a good range of ports, including USB-C (though this is not Thunderbolt). There are some drawbacks in the build quality, including a card slot from which SD cards are very hard to remove, and a shallow power button that can be hard to press cleanly.

Sustainability

Shop Ethical rating
C
Warranty (years)
1
Replaceable battery
Not collected
Replace/upgrade RAM
Not collected
Slots for additional RAM
Not collected
Replace/upgrade storage
Not collected
Slot for additional storage
Not collected
Replace/upgrade Wi-Fi
Not collected
Country of origin
China

Related products

Availability
Discontinued model

Cost

Price
$896.00

Specifications

Screen size (inches)
14
Native screen resolution (pixels)
1920 x 1080
Processor (CPU) type
Intel Core i5-1155G7
CPU frequency (GHz)
2.5
RAM (GB)
8
Video graphics type
Intel Iris Xe
Storage capacity (GB)
256
Available user space (GB)
193
Storage type
SSD
Wi-Fi version
5
Weight of laptop (kg)
1.4
Weight of power supply (kg)
0.26
Size (mm, H x D x W)
20 x 222 x 323

Features

Screen finish
Glossy
Touchscreen
USB-C
USB 2.0 ports
0
USB 3.0 ports
2
USB 4 as USB-C port
0
USB-C (USB 3.2 Gen 1 or 2, not Thunderbolt 3 or 4) ports
1
Thunderbolt 3 or 4 (as USB-C) ports
0
SD card slot (full-size)
SD card slot (micro)
HDMI port
Gigabit ethernet port
Rear camera
Backlit keyboard levels of brightness
2

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