Say hello to the HP X360. It is the commercial counterpart of the much-loved Spectre x360
laptop from HP.
Kicking things off with the build and design, the Elitebook x360 flaunts CNC Aluminum panels
on both the front and the back. The Elitebook looks elegantly premium while delivering the
underlying feel of robustness. The industrial design incorporates subtle highlights around
the edges which add to the premium look of the machine. However, the beauty is not just
skin deep, the Elitebook 1030 G2 is one of the sturdier machines we have laid my hands
on in recent times. The machine is MIL-810G certified which translates to its ability
to sustain extreme weather. There is no flex whatsoever in the machine. The aluminum chassis
just won't budge under normal pressure. Coming to the weight, this laptop weighs just
1.3 kilograms. The hinge on the EliteBook is so well calibrated that you can open the
laptop with just one hand when kept flat on the table. More importantly, the hinge has
enough resistance keeping the display in the desired position while typing with the machine
on your lap.
Moving to the display, the laptop features a 13.3-inch 1080p touchscreen display, which
supports HP's Active pen, but unfortunately, that is not bundled with the machine, it needs
to be purchased separately. It does however support a normal stylus in case you have one
lying around.
The display itself is quite nice although it is not as bright as the HP Spectre x360.
The colour fidelity is also not as well calibrated out of the box. The touch response is smooth
and accurate.
A cool feature of the laptop is HP Sure View technology. Put simply, you can activate this
by pressing the F2 button and the person sitting next to you will not be able to peep into
your display.
Coming to the connectivity options, on the left, the laptop offers a standard Type-A
USB 3.1 port, a microphone/headphone jack combo, a SIM card slot and last but not the
least, a security card slot. The right side of the machine features a microSD card slot,
USB 3.1 Type-C Thunderbolt 3 capable port, HDMI 1.4 out, another USB 3.1 port and the
standard barrel power port.
There are 2 things to notice here. Firstly, the Kensington lock is right in the middle
of the ports on the right, which seems out of place. Also, HP could have easily powered
the unit with a standard USB Type-C port, which would have added another port to the
machine when not in charge.
Moving to the keyboard, the keys are firm, have good travel and offer a precise feedback.
They come with two-step backlighting.
The touchpad is consistent and precise as well. It is a glass touchpad which means it
is quite smooth.
The laptop also features a fingerprint scanner which works with Windows Hello.
Coming to the heart of the device, the Elitebook 1030 G2 is powered by the Intel Core i7 - 7600U
processor. It is still a dual-core part but the base clock is higher at 2.8GHz and thus
the boost clock is also higher. This is paired with 8GB DDR4 RAM clocked at 2133MHz. This
is a welcome change since most thin and light machines still use DDR3 RAMs. Then you have
the 512GB PCIe NVMe SSD drive from Toshiba, which offers inferior read/write speeds compared
to some of the faster Samsung SSDs available today. The laptop is quick to boot, fast in
tasks and does allow 4K video output over Thunderbolt 3. It doesn't matter whether you
are browsing heavy web pages in multiple tabs or just going over a massive excel sheet,
the laptop remains buttery smooth throughout.
Audio output is handled by a pair of dual speakers on either side of the laptop tuned
by Bang & Olufsen. The bottom-mounted speakers perform well if you have a hard surface underneath.
However, with bottom-mounted speakers, the sound output will suffer when you have the
laptop on your lap. The speaker system on the Elitebook 1030 G2 is fairly loud and does
not get distorted even at the highest volume.
Coming to lifespan, you can expect 9-10 hours of battery life from the HP Elitebook. Which
isn't class leading but it does fall under the realm of 'good battery life' in the
thin and light category. The laptop can be charged with the supplied charger in around
two hours.
All-in-all, the HP Elitebook 1030 G2 is one of the best thin and light convertible business
laptops out there. It has the design, the build quality, the performance, the security
features, the battery life, best-in-class keyboard, a fine touchpad and a good port
selection. The display is the only key area where the HP Elitebook 1030 G2 could have
done better. Priced at Rs 1,61,496, the HP Elitebook G2 does seem to be asking for a
rather stiff premium. However, once you consider that price points for business focussed convertible
ultraportables are around the same range, and the fact that HP offers a 3-year warranty
on the machine, it doesn't come across as an overpriced machine.
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