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Say what you need concerning the inventive energy of AI within the new Microsoft Copilot+ PCs, with its new EliteBook Extremely G1q, HP says, “Why not take it to the workplace?”

This can be a laptop computer that’s all enterprise—an “atmospheric blue” (not black) 14-inch clamshell, with nothing in the best way of design frills other than a silvery HP brand on prime and a row of half-height perform keys which might be a bit lighter in shade. Oh, and there’s a child blue energy button! By no means accuse Hewlett-Packard of not understanding the right way to have a bit enjoyable, even within the nook workplace.

The characteristic record here’s a acquainted one for the Copilot+ PC market, although the specs on this machine are surprisingly entry-level. The slower Snapdragon X Elite X1E78100 serves because the CPU, backed by 16 GB of RAM and a 512-GB solid-state drive. The 14-inch touchscreen decision sits at an oddball 2,240 x 1,400 pixels, a step down from the two,880 x 1,800 decision that has turn out to be the prevailing customary for machines with a 16:10 side ratio. Port choice isn’t spectacular both, with two USB-C ports (one specified at Thunderbolt-class 40 Gbps, the opposite at 10 Gbps) and a single USB-A port. Distinction that with the Asus Vivobook S 15, which has two quick USB-C ports, two USB-A ports, HDMI, and a microSD card reader.

At 18 millimeters thick, the machine cuts a svelte profile, however its 3-pound weight is on the excessive finish for 14-inch laptops. That’s absolutely partly as a result of powerful aluminum chassis—50 % recycled, and the keycaps are made of fifty % plastic—and it’s additionally clear that the laptop computer has been designed to be overwhelmed up a bit bit: tossed in a shoulder bag, abused on an airplane’s tray desk. If nothing else, the EliteBook actually feels sturdy sufficient to hit the highway with you with out fear of injury.

Alas, the pretty low-end specs below the hood beget disappointing efficiency, and throughout the board, the EliteBook turned within the lowest benchmark scores amongst Copilot+ PCs I’ve examined thus far. The delta isn’t large—2 % slower than the Microsoft Floor Professional on broad CPU-focused workloads, and slower by as much as 10 % on most graphics checks—but it surely’s measurable, and generally noticeable on duties akin to Stay Captions, which had bother maintaining with faster-moving speech. As anticipated, the EliteBook has the identical lingering compatibility points as different Qualcomm Snapdragon-based laptops that make the most of the ARM structure, which I clarify in broader element right here.