Just look at the EliteBook x360 1030 G2 from 2017, which was just 12.48x8.6x0.59 inches. In fact, it's more similar to that of a 13-inch convertible. HP also shrunk down the body by quite a bit, and it has a 10% smaller footprint than the 1040 G4.

It feels very comfortable to touch and hold, as it's not too smooth. I do like the feel of the chassis though. The EliteBook is a fine-looking machine, and if HP didn't make such beautiful consumer PCs, I wouldn't even bring it up. HP's Spectre laptops are among the most beautiful on the market, and I really wish that they would bring some of those designs over to the Elite lineup.ĭon't get me wrong. HP only makes its EliteBooks in Natural Silver, but you just have to look across the board to its consumer Spectre PCs to see just how much better they could look. To me, this is the biggest and one of the only downsides of the PC. The HP EliteBook x360 1040 G5 comes an an aluminum unibody design, with a Natural Silver color. With the new x360 model, it uses a 15W U-series chip, which is better for productivity tasks, and it also has some big improvements along the keyboard and the display. It also had a 45W H-series CPU, a strange choice given the lack of dedicated graphics, and that also impacted battery life. It was a clamshell, and this year's is the first x360 from the 1040 lineup. I reviewed the EliteBook 1040 G4 just over a year ago.

But the fifth-generation model is a huge departure from the EliteBook 1040 models from generations past. x360 means that it's a convertible, 1040 means it's the 14-inch model, and G5 means it's the fifth generation. This thing is just phenomenal.Įlite is HP's business brand, so obviously this is a business laptop. But the HP EliteBook x360 1040 G5 gets that title as well. Up until now, the only PC I've ever said might be the perfect laptop is the 2017 Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga with its OLED display. There are very few laptops that I'd put into the 'nearly perfect' category.

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