Promo €799 This HP ultrabook ridicules the MacBook Air M3 with its 2.8K 120 Hz OLED screen! But it might well surprise you on other points…

Our opinion on the HP Pavilion Plus 14-ew1001nf

Original with its blue design, the multimedia laptop HP Pavilion Plus 14-ew1001nf High Definition High Fidelity easy to transport benefits from a 14 inch 2.8K OLED DCI-P3 16/10th screen with a frequency of 120Hz which improves fluidity in games, a backlit keyboard, an Infrared webcam for biometric authentication easy or even Thunderbolt 4 connectivity. This thin and light compact aluminum Windows 11 Ultrabook focused on gaming and creation whose responsiveness is reinforced by the fast SSD storage of 512 GB is efficient thanks to its 16 GB of RAM and its latest generation Meteor Lake Core Ultra 5 125H hybrid processor with Intel Arc graphics solution suitable for modest games, which accelerates multimedia processing.

Features of the HP Pavilion Plus 14-ew1001nf

The HP Pavilion Plus 14-ew1001nf faces the competition

The HP Pavilion Plus 14-ew1001nf is currently showing in promotion at HP France and at Darty. It positions itself as one of the cheapest in its category to offer such a recent and high-performance processor and graphics solution with Thunderbolt connectivity.

If this HP Pavilion Plus 14-ew1001nf does not meet all your criteria, you will find in our guide Gaming laptop other configurations to play with a similar budget. For the same budget, choose the model with the most powerful graphics card, it will have the greatest impact on performance.
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Chassis, connectors, screen of the HP Pavilion Plus 14-ew1001nf

With its compact, thin and light Moonlight blue aluminum design, this laptop has an original and elegant look.

This versatile multimedia Ultrabook integrates good connectivity with its 2 USB-C including 1 Thunderbolt 4, its Wi-Fi 6E ax and Bluetooth 5.3 modules for remote connections and communications, its practical HDMI video output for easily connecting it to a TV or a monitor for example, its audio port or even its 2 USB 3.0 (USB 2.0 compatible) guaranteeing transfers up to 10 times faster than USB 2.0 if you connects USB 3.0 devices to it.

As the webcam adopts Infrared technology, it can be authenticated biometrically by facial recognition using Windows Hello technology.
Good point: you can close the webcam when you are not using it in order to preserve privacy.

The chiclet keyboard can obviously be backlit so that its keys can be better distinguished in limited ambient light.

The screen will appeal to creatives because it adopts OLED DCI-P3 characteristics offering much more faithful colorimetry than average with very deep blacks and significant viewing angles, both horizontally and vertically. Furthermore, OLED involves minimal latency which, coupled with the frequency of 120Hz higher than the 60Hz standard, reinforces overall fluidity, including in games.
The screen also stands out for its 2.8K definition superior to Full HD but also for its 16/10th format which displays more information on height than the classic 16/9th.
The screen also has a glossy treatment due to its OLED technology, which implies vivid colors but sensitivity to reflections in a bright environment (e.g. outdoors).

Performance, autonomy of the HP Pavilion Plus 14-ew1001nf

The HP Pavilion Plus 14-ew1001nf is a compact multimedia versatile High Definition High Fidelity laptop computer intended for versatile multimedia use on the go.

It delivers solid general performance since it is based on 16 GB of RAM as well as a latest generation processor. Meteor Lake Intel Core Ultra 5 125H with 16 hybrid cores, AI services and integrated Intel Arc graphics solution.

This core will be of particular interest to creators since it notably guarantees faster processing than a classic Quad Core and 8 GB DDR4/5. The difference is particularly noticeable in areas that are intensive in CPU and RAM resources taking advantage of multi-cores and AI services, such as photo editing or video editing.

Thanks to the Intel Arc graphics module, which is more efficient than the classic Iris Xe, you can of course watch HD photos and videos. But also play light to modest games so that we agree to adjustments. Because the 2.8K definition of the screen requires more graphics calculations than Full HD, which results in a lower number of fps.
Lowering the definition therefore allows you to play.

HP obviously entrusts its storage to an SSD since it is more robust than a hard drive but also consumes less energy, is silent and above all much faster, which ensures much better fluidity and responsiveness.

Thanks to the SSD, starts/stops, processing and launches of applications are carried out faster than with a hard drive, and you can access online game cards more quickly.

Here we find a 512 GB SSD, a capacity similar to the standard for hard drives and what many models on the market offer.
However, if additional space is needed, an external storage module can be used. In this case, favoring a USB 3.0/USB-C/Thunderbolt device represents an interesting option for obtaining fast transfers.

As for autonomy while waiting for more concrete tests, count on around 7 hours on battery in light use for this versatile Ultrabook that is easy to transport thanks to its lightness, compactness and finesse. Something to interest some in search of a Student laptop.
However, expect heat and noise in the event of heavy use (e.g. processing) of this computer which can be coupled if necessary to a ventilated support to limit its temperatures (remember to check the dimensions carefully!).