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hen a business laptop like
the HP Elite Dragonfly
crosses our desk, we kind
of roll our eyes and get on with
testing it. Laptops for professionals
never tend to be too terribly
exciting or much to look at, after all,
as they’re designed to get a job
done rather than be shiny
consumer products. But what if
there was one that could do both?
The HP Elite Dragonfly is packed
not only with the security and IT
features that businesses demand,
but it also includes speedy
hardware, plenty of ports, and most
importantly: an aesthetic to die for.
The Dragonfly is, without a
doubt, one of the most beautiful
2-in-1 laptops we’ve tested in a
long time, and it’s so thin and light
that we took an entire month to
review it – just so we had an excuse
to travel with it.
Now, the Dragonfly definitely
isn’t cheap. This thing will run you
over £1,600 just to get in on theground floor. Being targeted at
travelling professionals means this
price point makes a little more
sense, but this is definitely a laptop
that has major crossover appeal.Hardware and design
What makes this portable PC
indispensable for the travelling
professional, though, is the LTE
integration. Some driver issues
stopped us from having a totally
seamless experience, but it’s a
feature we’re having trouble
imagining life without.
As travelling professionals
ourselves, the Dragonfly has been
a dream come true. If you’re
constantly on the road, the
lightweight design, always-
connected LTE coverage and the
speedy internals make it one of the
best laptops out there.
It comes in a gorgeous Iridescent
Dragonfly Blue colour option that
stands out wherever you plonk it
down. Thanks to the magnesiumchassis, it’s extremely light, too. The
Dragonfly weighs in at just 0.99kg
to start, though it will be a bit
heavier if you go for the optional
larger battery. It has a small
footprint, too, measuring just
30.5cm wide and 1.6cm thick. HP
managed to do this by making a
display with ridiculously thin bezels,
resulting in an 86% screen to body
ratio. We’ve seen thinner bezels out
there, but this is a 2-in-1 laptop, so
we’re suitably impressed.
As a bonus, an oleophobic
coating keeps the laptop looking
fresh no matter how many
fingerprints or stains make their
way onto the chassis. It’s super easy
to wipe it clean without having to
wrestle with a bunch of chemicals.
Our review unit has seen its fair
share of dirt, and it still looks
amazing – albeit with a couple of
scratches on the chrome HP logo.
As this is a professional-oriented
device, ports are super important.
On the right side of the laptop, youHP Elite Dragonfly
From £1,619 | $1,659 http://www.hp.com
A dream come true for the traveling professional
82 |^ |^ March 2020