HP EliteBook 1050 G1 (15.6-Inch, 2018)

very high-quality metal case ; good input devices ; matte 4K display with good brightness ; solid connection equipment ; infrared webcam with privacy aperture ; good expansion options: two M.2 SSD slots ; case remains cool even under load ; good...

high price ; heaviest and largest model in its class ; weaker GPU than in the Dell XPS 15 ; significant throttling in the stress test ; high-frequency fan runs too often ; bad brightness distribution of the display ; loud coil whine ; bad positioning...

Completely new laptop models without a predecessor, such as the HP EliteBook 1050 G1, are always interesting. Did HP succeed with its first real multimedia model of the EliteBook series, and is it a worthy challenger to the Dell XPS 15?Very good...

Good build quality;Bright screen with 91% sRGB coverage (AUO AUO24ED);2 NVMe M.2 slots;PWM-free across all brightness levels (AUO AUO24ED);Backlit keyboard;Super fast face recognition;Great battery life

Gets noisy under a heavy workload;The keyboard design tries to copy MacBook Pro;Relatively high price

Fantastically good battery ; Solid performer ; Effective privacy screen filter

Expensive ; Excels at office work – but not much else

A powerful battery and a solid privacy feature make the EliteBook 1050 G1 a great choice for office work – but it’s found wanting for other tasks.

Well connected ; Great for gamers ; Brilliantly powerful

Fiddly keyboard ; Not the most portable ; Speakers could be improved

Is this a perfect laptop? No. I took a little time to adjust to the keyboard, for instance, with the single-height Enter key buried among the other buttons. I’m not a lover of the screen either, despite its many assets.

Numerous business features; Solid pace throughout; Screen with privacy mode; Ergonomically impressive; Great battery life

Rivals are a little quicker; Other laptops have better screens; A tad too heavy

The HP EliteBook 1050 G1 doesn’t quite have the panache or the screen quality of some of its rivals, but it does have more business features, better battery life and solid, consistent performance. It’s cheaper than its rivals, too, and it’s ideal for...