HP Pavilion x360 14 (2024) review

HP Pavilion x360 14 (2024)

The Pavilion x360 14 (2024) is the ladder's top rung: a Core 3 100U with 32GB of RAM at $1,084 — budget-class silicon at a mid-premium price, the batch's clearest case of paying for the year instead of the hardware.

Where it holds up

Reliability at 84 runs 71% above the convertible-class median of 49 — the stated strength and the one axis where the refresh genuinely delivers. The integrated GPU scores 14.08 against the class median of 3.84, the same 267% cushion the whole x360 line posts, and portability at 68 sits in the high band. Gaming at 64 reads mid-tier, and overall performance at 47.47 holds 27% above the class median. Overwatch, Grand Theft Auto V and Rainbow Six Siege clear their minimum bars.

Where it falls short

The battery is the stated weakness — 43Wh against a convertible median of 54, unchanged from the 2021 chassis — and the value case is the deeper problem: 47.8 mid-band at a $1,084 price the Core 3 silicon cannot justify against the 2021 sibling at $666 with the same battery, the same GPU cushion and double the memory. Photo design at 20 and modeling at 24 sit in the low band.

Price and depreciation

At $1,084 with a 13.87% annual rate, the two-year projection lands near $805 — a mid-pack curve on the batch's weakest price-to-silicon ratio.

Alternatives to consider

The 2021 Pavilion x360 14 in this batch costs $418 less with 64GB of RAM; the 2022 member splits the difference at $783. If the money must stay in the Pavilion line, every sibling in this batch argues against the 2024 sheet.

Bottom line

Fairly priced for the class on paper only. Strong reliability and the family's usual GPU cushion — but the Core 3 platform at this price is the weakest value proposition in this batch's convertible field.