EliteBook 1050 G1 with GeForce GTX 1050: HP challenges the Dell XPS 15

[Redaktion]

The market for premium laptops has been growing in recent years, with thin and powerful 15-inch laptops like the Dell XPS 15 or Apple MacBook Pro 15 as one of the growth-segments. Reason enough for HP to release the new EliteBook 1050 G1, which offers a hexa-core CPU and the Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 in a thin 15-inch chassis.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/EliteBook-1050-G1-with-GeForce-GTX-1050-HP-challenges-the-Dell-XPS-15.303480.0.html

[DF]

HP at least puts the camera in the right place!

[alexc]

Even premium gaming 15" notebooks can't handle i7-8750H 3x3900Hz turbo boost. This tiny gadget will blow up at 3k.

[27646283]

Why in god's name do they keep placing the fan exhausts and main ports on the right side where my right mouse/hand is?

Do they not understand that there are many users who do not use an external keyboard with these type of laptops?

[Benjamin Herzig]

@27646283,
This model has a dual-fan design, which is necessary to cool these components in a chassis this thin: http://www.www8-hp.com/us/en/images/i_01_hero_slide_1_tcm245_2619912_tcm245_2619910_tcm245-2619912.png

So it has exhausts on both sides, its just a necessity. Maybe they could put the exhaust at the back of the machine, but with the common drop-down-hinge design, the airflow probably would be a problem.

[Nexus7]

Geez, 4.54 lb. and it isn't even a 2-in-1. Even the Spectre x360 is around that weight. HP missing the point. Lighter is more premium, but of course, Apple's making porky laptops, so HP has to copy.

[Sukhoi]

Wonder how this will handle ~100W of cooling demands seeing as the similar Elitebook 1040 couldn't even handle an H-class CPU by itself