HP Pavilion Plus 14 (2024) review

HP Pavilion Plus 14 (2024)

The Pavilion Plus 14 (2024) completes the ladder at $650: a Core Ultra 5 125H with 32GB of RAM and integrated graphics. The 2023 sibling kept a small dedicated card; the 2024 sheet drops it — and the axes show exactly what that costs.

Where it holds up

Reliability at 88 runs 63% above the general-class median of 54, and mobility at 76 adds a 52% cushion — the two pillars of the refresh. Light office work at 88.99 is top-tier, portability at 70.1 sits in the high band, and value at 65.35 reaches the high band despite the losses elsewhere. Overall performance at 46.31 holds mid-tier.

Where it falls short

The graphics score reads zero — a coverage gap rather than a measured zero, since the 125H's integrated GPU has no matched entry in the scoring tables. Downstream, gaming at 19, modeling at 27, engineering CAD at 33 and photo design at 13 all sit in the low band — photo 13 shares the batch's lowest photo reading with the Envy x360 14 (2024). Four low axes is the honest price of dropping the MX550; the 2023 sibling carries five mid-or-better axes for $97 less.

Price and depreciation

At $650 with a 13.89% annual rate, the two-year projection lands near $480 — a standard curve for a mid-cycle refresh whose value case already looks thin against its own family.

Alternatives to consider

The 2023 Pavilion Plus 14 in this batch is the direct verdict: $97 less, a real if small GPU, the best value score in the batch. The OmniBook 7 14 (2025) at $1,232 carries the same integrated-platform signature with newer silicon if office work is genuinely all that matters.

Bottom line

Fairly priced for the class on office terms only. Reliability, mobility and top-tier office work carry the sheet; the graphics coverage gap and four low-band axes make the 2023 sibling the better buy in this batch.