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I tested HP's new EliteBook X G1i, and it's a featherweight champ in the office


HP's new EliteBook X G1i is the little laptop that could, delivering decent performance on a battery that lasted me 18 hours on a single charge.

Back in 2024, HP announced that it was simplifying its laptop portfolio and combining everything into two new commercial lines: Omni for regular consumers and Elite for businesses. Seemingly, in an effort to compensate for the small screen area, the taskbar is hidden by default, leaving only a virtual touch bar denoting its location. The trackpad takes up a larger area of the wrist rest, even sporting a small divet on the bottom for comfortable scrolling.

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