HP Elite Dragonfly (13.3-inch, 2019)

Outstanding Chrome OS performance Superior haptic touchpad Beautiful display Attractive aesthetic Google Enterprise support with vPro Excellent connectivity with Thunderbolt 4

Expensive Below-average battery life

“The HP Elite Dragonfly Chromebook is the ultimate premium Chromebook, especially for business.”

Perfect size for traveling ; Lots of security features ; Incredible battery life ; Great port selection

Older processors ; Keyboard feels cramped

Lightweight ; Attractive design ; Comfortable and quiet keyboard ; Generous port offering for the size

Middling performance ; Battery life could be better

At the end of the day, the Elite Dragonfly is a solid convertible that, despite its business branding, might just hold an appeal to mainstream laptop shoppers.

Sturdy, premium build ; Thin and light ; Nice 3:2 display with 1,000-nit and Sure View Reflect options ; Great speakers ; Fast processor options with vPro ; Sharp webcam with physical shutter

You don’t want to know how much it costs ; Can get warm ; Haptic touchpad is a bit stiff ; Business software isn’t good enough for this price ; Battery life could be better ; Screen can be reflective

But the desktop software that ChromeOS can offer isn’t worthy of this beauty — or this price. Again, I know some of my issues are nitpicky, but this is software that business users use every day and are being asked to pay very high prices to use. And I...

Thin and light ; Beautiful 3:2 aspect ratio touch screen ; Snappy backlit keyboard with haptic touchpad ; Great performance, connectivity, webcam, and sound ; Fingerprint reader and magnetic pen

High price only makes sense for business use ; Windows users will have to learn new keyboard shortcuts

Its price will scare off casual consumers, but HP's flagship Elite Dragonfly Chromebook is a brilliant argument for Chrome OS in business.

Sure View Reflect screen ; Tile tracker works ; Exceptional keyboard ; 11-hour battery life

Expensive ; Screen is quite glossy in privacy mode ; Last-generation processors

This new configuration is largely the same model, with a few differences. It’s now 5G-enabled (coming in mid-2020), has an integrated Tile tracker (coming in mid-May), a new privacy-oriented screen that includes HP’s latest Sure View Reflect...

Light, durable chassis ; Lovely matte blue color that doesn’t collect fingerprints ; Quiet keyboard that’s very nice to type on ; Strong performance for productivity work ; Lots of configuration options

It really should have a 3:2 display ; Power button is in an awkward spot ; Sticker shock ; Some annoying system bugs ; Not available in all of the typical places you buy a laptop

The Dragonfly proves that corporate business machines don’t have to be boring and soulless. In fact, they can be more desirable than their consumer-focused counterparts. It even has a cool name, unlike the jumble of letters and numbers most laptops are...

Extremely light weight. Exceptional build quality. Supports Intel vPro. USB Type-A and HDMI ports. Standard three-year warranty. LTE connectivity.

Frequent fan noise. Uses older-generation CPUs. Only available in dark blue.

Bottom Line: The HP Elite Dragonfly is a no-compromises, no-nonsense business laptop that manages to stay under 2.5 pounds while including a 360-degree convertible hinge.

Lightweight ; Long battery life ; Enhanced security features

CPU performance lags behind others ; Charging ports only on the right side of laptop, which can hinder mouse use ; Some key functions force use of separate function key

As a corporate laptop, the Elite Dragonfly is hardened against attacks, including those to the BIOS. HP says it can both detect scary UEFI-targeting root kits and recover from them. The Dragonfly also integrates in its Sure Click feature. It basically...