EliteBoard G1a: HP unveils a keyboard with an entire PC in it

[Redaktion]

The HP EliteBoard G1a, a fully functional PC installed inside a keyboard, has been shown off at CES 2026. It uses AMD's Ryzen AI 300 Krackan Point CPUs and can support up to 64 GB RAM, 2 TB storage and power two 4K displays.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/EliteBoard-G1a-HP-unveils-a-keyboard-with-an-entire-PC-in-it.1196935.0.html

[Ubersonic]

"HP has a fresh new take on low-profile PCs."

If by fresh you mean identical to almost every home computer of the 80s then sure :P

[Mister Dalliard]

A fresh take? What's next? Devices for recording TV shows on tape?

My guess is that whoever wrote the press release wasn't even born when the Commodore 64 I used as a teenager was built. That's no excuse for repeating it.

[questions]

Similar to, as of recent, a raspberry pi 400, but with up to 64 GB upgradable DDR5-6400 SODIMMs, nice (up to 64 GB RAM is good, it allows for some decently smart/capable LLMs). But what happens if a (sugary) liquid splashes on the keyboard, is it replaceable? Individual keys easily repairable? I suppose the internals are at least to some degree protected from liquid floating from above? And how good is the keyboard?