MAY 2020 • TECH ADVISOR 37active. Luckily there’s a fingerprint reader as an
alternate authentication method.
The Synaptics trackpad is glass and smooth. It
is compliant with Microsoft’s Precision touchpad
requirement, which is an indication of its accuracy.
Oleophobic coating
Here’s another fairly unique features on the Elite
Dragonfly: an oleophobic coating to help it repel
fingerprints and other greasy marks. We tested it
against our typical snack fare, and found it effectively
repelled most smudges from fingers that had recently
handled corn chips and nacho tortilla chips. However,
it was no match for the gold standard of potato chips,
which caused our fingers to leave a snail-like trail on
the palm rest. The oleophobic coating helps, but don’t
expect it to work miracles.
Security features aplenty
As a corporate laptop, the Elite Dragonfly is hardened
against attacks, including those to the BIOS. HP says
it can both detect scary UEFI-targeting root kits and
recover from them. The Dragonfly also integrates
Bromium’s security technology in its Sure Click feature.
It basically takes the sandboxing approach of many
browsers, but enforces it in hardware.
Set up as a consumer would, the Sure Click would
automatically sandbox PDF files in micro-virtual
machines. By default, risky attachments are opened in
micro-virtual machines using the Chromium browser.
With its hardware-based security, the Elite Dragonfly
lets you set up the laptop with measures ranging from