Can someone please recommend a HP touchscreen laptop?

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turtleattacks

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#298989 1-Aug-2022 15:23

Hi team,

In the process of updating my partner's Macbook Air and for some reason, she wants a HP Touchscreen laptop.

Not exactly sure why, but she quite likes the one she uses at work. (I'm not sure which one she has).

I used to use an Elitebook at work and hated it, the keyboard was of poor quality and wasn't a fan of the build.

Can someone please recommend a decent HP business laptop at around $2500?

What's the difference between the Elitebook, Envy, Probook, Spectre?

She would just need to use it for writing notes, Spotify, Youtube so nothing graphic intensive.

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MikeAqua

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#2949320 1-Aug-2022 16:18

Having has several HPO Laptops at work I can recommend that no one buy one ever.

My current one has an unexplained rattle if shaken lightly.

Mike

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#2949323 1-Aug-2022 16:21

Exactly! My HP Elitebook had a keyboard failure, mic failure and the fan is consistently on.

Plus the battery would only last a few hours compared to 8-10 hours of the Apple Silicon chips.

I can make the recommendations to her but in the end, it's her business and her decision.

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wratterus

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#2949329 1-Aug-2022 16:22

Elitebooks are normally pretty darn good...is she after a 13.3" specifically?

Maybe look at an Elitebook 630 G9? 3 year onsite warranty, 12th gen intel, they are pretty nice.

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#2949331 1-Aug-2022 16:25

wratterus:

Elitebooks are normally pretty darn good...is she after a 13.3" specifically?

Maybe look at an Elitebook 630 G9? 3 year onsite warranty, 12th gen intel, they are pretty nice.

Something portable so she can take it on the road.

I'm not really up to date with the latest Windows laptops but are the newer Intel chips fairly energy efficient and can she get around 6-8 hours out of it?

I know on HP's website, they are claiming 10+ hours but is that realistic?

My Elitebook only had 3-4 hours tops and it's a pretty recent machine (10th gen Intel)

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