HP review
Updated September 30, 2026 · GizmoCue Editorial Team · Facts checked September 30, 2026
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Our verdict
HP sells across laptop, gaming laptop and desktop, so a single vendor covers laptops, gaming machines and desktops, and its support runs on email, phone and help centre. Buyers who want a long trading history and support beyond email will find it a safe pick, with a range that stops short of mini PCs.
Key facts
- Best for
- A single storefront for laptops, gaming machines and desktops with support that reaches past email.
- Markets
- AR, AT, AU, BD, BE, BG, BO, BR, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CZ, DK, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, GT, HK, HR, HU, ID, IE, IL, IN, IT, JP, KE, KR, KZ, LK, LT, LU, LV, MX, MY, NG, NL, NO, NP, NZ, OM, PE, PH, PK, PL, PR, PT, PY, QA, RO, RS, RU, SA, SE, SG, SI, SK, TH, TR, TW, UA, US, UY, VE, VN, ZA (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Legal entity
- HP Development Company, L.P. (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Headquarters
- United States (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Founded
- 1939 (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Support channels
- Email, Phone, Help-centre, Community (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Products
- Laptop, Gaming laptop, Desktop, Gaming pc
- Official website
- hp.com
Pros and cons
Pros
- Everyday and gaming buying sit in the same catalogue: laptop, gaming laptop and desktop covers laptops, gaming laptops, desktops and gaming PCs under one roof.
- Support is not tied to a single channel: email, phone and help centre pairs written contact and a phone line with a help centre and a community board.
- A long trading record: founded 1939 and headquartered in the United States.
- Reach beyond a home market: the store lists AR, AT and AU, so buyers outside the founding country are covered too.
- Wider than the compact specialists: set against mini pc and laptop, HP adds desktops and gaming PCs to the laptop shelf.
Cons
- No mini PCs: laptop, gaming laptop and desktop omits the format that GEEKOM makes its main line in mini pc and laptop.
- Support runs on email, phone and help centre, and chat is not among the listed channels.
- Warranty length varies widely here: the middle of the laptop listings sits at 1 years, with the shortest terms near 0.02 years, so a long default term cannot be read from the brand name alone.
Who it suits
- Households and small offices buying a laptop, a gaming laptop, a desktop or a gaming PC from a single seller.
- Buyers in Argentina, AT and AU who want email, phone, help centre and community support after the sale.
- People who prefer a company founded 1939 and a named legal seller, HP Development Company, L.P., behind the checkout.
Who should look elsewhere
- GEEKOM, if a mini PC is what you want: mini pc and laptop puts that format at the center of the range and HP's laptop, gaming laptop and desktop does not include it.
- Scan, if you want mini PCs and gaming PCs in the same basket, since laptop, gaming laptop and desktop covers both.
- GEEKOM, if you want a deliberately small catalogue: mini pc and laptop is a short range beside HP's laptop, gaming laptop and desktop.
Who runs it
HP is a company founded in 1939 and headquartered in the United States, and the store sells under the legal name HP Development Company, L.P.. That entity is the name on an invoice, so it is the party that carries a warranty or refund claim rather than a trading name on the box. After the sale, support runs on email, phone and help centre, which pairs written contact and a phone line with a help centre and a community board. Alongside the newer computer storefronts it is compared with, the dated public history, the named legal seller and support that goes past email are what stand out.
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Where HP is available
- Available
- Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mexico, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam
Countries from the brand (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of computer does HP sell?+
The catalogue runs to laptop, gaming laptop and desktop. That puts everyday machines and gaming machines in the same storefront, so a household buying a work laptop and a games desktop can stay with a single seller rather than splitting the basket across stores. The format left out of that list is the mini PC.
How do I reach HP support after buying?+
Support is offered on email, phone and help centre. In practice that means written contact, a phone line, a help centre of self service material, and a community board. The phone line and help centre cover the cases where written answers are not enough, while the board adds peer answers to common setup problems.
How long has the company behind the HP store been trading?+
The company dates from 1939 and is headquartered in the United States. A history that length matters when buying a computer, because documentation, drivers and parts for older models tend to outlive a single product generation, which makes an aging machine easier to service than it looks.
Who is the legal seller at the HP store?+
The store sells under HP Development Company, L.P., and that is the entity named on an invoice. It matters in a dispute, since the legal name is the party that carries warranty and refund obligations, while the HP brand on its own says less about who must answer a claim.
Which countries does the HP store serve?+
The store lists AR, AT and AU. Buying inside your own market usually makes life easier, because warranty handling, plug types and keyboard language all follow the country of purchase, and a machine bought outside it can be harder to claim against later.
Should I choose HP or Scan?+
It turns on the format. Scan lists laptop, gaming laptop and desktop, which adds mini PCs to the laptop, desktop and gaming lines, while HP covers laptop, gaming laptop and desktop. A buyer who wants a compact machine next to a gaming desktop has more room at Scan, while a buyer after a mainstream laptop or desktop finds the same core ground at both.
Does HP sell mini PCs?+
Not on the current list. laptop, gaming laptop and desktop leaves the format out, and that is the sharpest gap against the alternatives. GEEKOM makes mini PCs its main line in mini pc and laptop, and the other GEEKOM storefront lists mini pc and laptop, so anyone set on a compact machine looks elsewhere first.
What warranty should I expect on an HP computer?+
Warranty length varies across this category rather than sitting at a single house figure: the middle of the laptop listings is 1 years, the shortest terms sit near 0.02 years and the longest reach 3 years. Read the term printed against the machine you are buying, since it shifts with the line.
Sources
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HP_Inc. checked September 30, 2026
Backs: Founded, Headquarters
“Hewlett-Packard was founded in 1939 by Bill Hewlett and David Packard, who both graduated with degrees in electrical engineering from Stanford University in 1935.”
- hp.com/us-en/shop checked September 30, 2026
Backs: Legal entity, Markets, Products, Support channels
“©2026 HP Development Company, L.P. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice.”
Compiled from 2 source pages, checked September 30, 2026. We did not open an account.
Not confirmed yet: Operating systems.
HP
A single storefront for laptops, gaming machines and desktops with support that reaches past email.