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HP Laptop 14-em0117AU review

HP Laptop 14-em0117AU

CHOICE Expert Rating

63%
What is the CHOICE Expert Rating?
Good points

Good Points

  • Can upgrade or replace some components (SSD, Wi-Fi, battery)
  • Short time to charge to 80 per cent
  • Full-sized HDMI port
  • Large touchpad
Bad points

Bad Points

  • USB-C port limited to USB devices only (no power or display)
  • Narrow viewing angles
  • Keyboard is not backlit
  • Lacks an SD card slot
  • Charger is not USB-C

Type

Ultraportable
Ultrabook
Tablet mode
Operating system
Windows 11 Home S

Recommended products

Recommended
Not recommended
Recommended for tablet use

Test results

CHOICE Expert Rating
63%
Performance score
54%
Tablet use score
N/A
Ease of use score
75%
Battery life score
67%
Display score
56%
Audio score
43%
Wi-Fi score
73%
Storage write-speed (MBps)
1650
Storage read-speed (MBps)
1760
Wi-Fi speed (MBps)
35
Average battery life – heavy usage (hours)
7:57
Charging time to 80% full (h:min)
1:09
Expert tester comments
HP's Laptop 14-em0117AU has some promising specs, including an AMD Ryzen 3 CPU, 8GB of RAM, and a 256GB SSD, but it's let down by a low resolution, glossy screen with narrow viewing angles, which can make the laptop quite uncomfortable to use. If not for the screen, it would be a laptop worth considering.

Sustainability

Shop Ethical rating
C
Warranty (years)
1
Replaceable battery
Replace/upgrade RAM
Slots for additional RAM
Replace/upgrade storage
Slot for additional storage
Replace/upgrade Wi-Fi
Country of origin
China

Related products

Availability
Discontinued model

Cost

Price
$849.00

Specifications

Screen size (inches)
14
Native screen resolution (pixels)
1366 x 768
Processor (CPU) type
AMD Ryzen 3 7320U
CPU frequency (GHz)
2.4
RAM (GB)
8
Video graphics type
AMD Radeon 610M
Storage capacity (GB)
256
Available user space (GB)
196
Storage type
SSD
Wi-Fi version
6
Weight of laptop (kg)
1.4
Weight of power supply (kg)
0.29
Size (mm, H x D x W)
21 x 215 x 324

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
0

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