The HP EliteBook X Flip G1i is an excellent convertible laptop, with a strong build, stellar performance, and a number of extra features at a good price.
For the past few weeks, I’ve been doing most of my traveling with an HP EliteBook X Flip G1i. It’s proven to be a terrific 2-in-1 laptop for executives and others who want a relatively lightweight yet powerful and flexible PC.
Like others in the high-end of HP’s EliteBook family, the EliteBook X looks and feels very solid. The 14-inch machine is available in either atmospheric blue (which I used) or glacier silver (similar to the AMD-based EliteBook X G1a I tested earlier this year).
Measuring 12.36 by 8.66 by 0.41 to 0.58 inches, and weighing 3.16 pounds (3.67 pounds with the included slim 65-watt charger and pen), the EliteBook X Flip is notably thicker and heavier than the EliteBook Ultra G1i but lighter than the AMD-based EliteBook X G1a and pretty much on par with the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 2-in-1 Gen 10. In general, 2-in-1s are slightly thicker and heavier than their pure laptop counterparts, as they require a rotating hinge.
It has all the ports you would expect. The left side features an HDMI port, along with two 40Gbps USB-C/Thunderbolt ports and an audio jack. The right side includes a locking slot, a USB-A port, a 10Gbps USB-C port, and an optional nanoSIM slot (not present on my unit). I appreciate having HDMI and USB-A slots built in. It’s unusual to find both, as well as USB-C ports, on both sides, which makes charging more convenient.
The model I tested is based on the Intel Core Ultra 7 268V (Lunar Lake) processor, the high-end of the Lunar Lake series aimed at thin laptops, which comes with Intel Arc Graphics and 32GB of memory. This device features four performance cores and four low-power efficiency cores, with a base speed of 2.2GHz and a maximum turbo speed of 5.0GHz, as well as a neural processing unit (NPU) rated at 48 TOPS. My unit had a 512GB SSD.
The Flip features a 14-inch, 1,920-by-1,200 IPS touch screen with 400 nits of brightness, which looks quite good. It’s not as detailed or bright as the 2.8K 120Hz OLED display on the EliteBook Ultra I tested, but most people will be quite happy with it. HP has discussed a 2.5K high-color gamut panel as an option, but I haven’t tested it.
The keyboard was quite good, featuring modern conveniences you’d expect, including a large touchpad, a Copilot key, and a fingerprint sensor integrated into the power button.
