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Title: HP EliteBook 1050 G1 (i7-8750H, 4K, GTX 1050 Max-Q) Laptop Review
Post by: Redaktion on September 20, 2018, 23:17:18
Dell's XPS 15 receives a lot of attention that other manufacturers would like to receive as well. Naturally, HP would also like to compete with Dell's premium laptop. So HP has introduced a device that aims to impress with a unibody case, business features, and powerful components in the market. Find out in our extensive review, whether the new EliteBook 1050 G1 succeeds in this.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/HP-EliteBook-1050-G1-i7-8750H-4K-GTX-1050-Max-Q-Laptop-Review.333328.0.html
Title: Re: HP EliteBook 1050 G1 (i7-8750H, 4K, GTX 1050 Max-Q) Laptop Review
Post by: undervolter0x0309 on September 21, 2018, 05:29:34
Another day, another thermal throttled laptop. What a bad joke. These heatsinks are cosmetic at best.
Title: Re: HP EliteBook 1050 G1 (i7-8750H, 4K, GTX 1050 Max-Q) Laptop Review
Post by: KillerDiller on September 21, 2018, 08:54:35
Thank you for another excellent review as usual.

With these specs, I would buy it for maybe a starting price of $1,000. BUT,

-$100 for zero business features including trackpoint, 180 hinge, gigabit ethernet, WWAN, etc on a "business laptop".
-$100 for the worst cooling system design effectively preventing me from using the laptop on my lap or anywhere on my body or with a mouse.
-$100 for abominable keyboard layout.
-$100 for dreadful sustained performance and throttling.
-$100 for high-pitched speakers, coil whine and fan noise. and
-$100 for... being HP - Horrifying Products.

Which comes down to... $400.

Now that is a tough one. I'll have to think about it.
Title: Re: HP EliteBook 1050 G1 (i7-8750H, 4K, GTX 1050 Max-Q) Laptop Review
Post by: anon on September 21, 2018, 10:21:57
Where is the second M.2 NVMe slot? Also, is the Wi-Fi card soldered or replaceable? Sorry but the picture is hard to make out.