From £1,618.80
hp.comWE’RE IMPRESSED Excellent
looks; superb screen; long
battery life.
WE’D IMPROVE Average audio;
trackpad could be better; no
discrete graphics.
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it looks great and ticks a lot of
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HP Elite Dragonflyhe HP Elite Dragonfly is making a
strong claim to be one of the best
Windows laptops of the moment.
With a beautifully well-designed
chassis, a keyboard that’s a pleasure to type on,
a gorgeous display and some top-tier specs, it’s
going to take some beating.
Ostensibly designed for business types, it’s
actually a great laptop for anyone – or at least
anyone who can afford it, because all of this
polish and power doesn’t come cheap. Even at
its premium price though, we’d say you’re
getting plenty in return for your money.
This is primarily a laptop, but it does double
duty as a 2-in-1 if you need it to. That means the
superb-looking display folds right over against
the keyboard when necessary. It’s not very
practical, but you can use it as a tablet, at a push;
you can also prop it up in a tent mode if you
want to sit back and enjoy some Netflix or
YouTub e v ideo s.
The Elite Dragonfly does really well to cram a
13.3-inch (1,920 x 1,080 pixel) display into a
laptop so compact and so light. That display isA gorgeous screen and
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bright, vivid and sharp, with bezels you’ll
hardly notice: whether you’re ploughing
through rows of spreadsheets or watching
movies, it’s a fantastic screen. You can also ramp
up the display to a 4K resolution, if you want
(and you have some extra cash to spare). Audio
isn’t anything special, but it’ll do for what you
need it for, unless you’re thinking about
running a small disco with it.
The magnesium-based, dark blue chassis is
a joy to look at and to handle, and the typing
experience is one of the best we’ve come across
too. The trackpad can’t quite match the keyboard
in terms of quality and sensitivity, but it’s fine.
A shout out too for the battery life, which is
excellent – we put this through a 12-hour
workday and it still had some juice left at the
end. And if you’re not on it all the time, it’ll last
you well into two or three days.
Overall, the looks, the finish and the
lightness definitely make the HP Elite Dragonfly
worthy of your attention. It oozes style and feels
premium in use, and you can add to that the
very good specs and the excellent battery life on
offer. There are a few categories where it is just
good rather than very good – the graphics, the
audio, the trackpad – but really these are minor
annoyances that don’t detract much from
what’s a really good overall package.T