Design
The EliteBook devices have always been boasting a great build quality. And this unit is not an exclusion. It is almost entirely built out of aluminum, and itAA¢a,A¬a,,A¢s pretty solid when it comes to structural integrity. In terms of measurements, it weighs 1.67 kg and has a profile of 19.2mm. Since the device comes in a touchscreen variant, you should expect it to be slightly bulkier and heavier than the non-touchscreen. Also, the finish of the laptop is matte, which results in very little fingerprints being attracted to the surface.
ItAA¢a,A¬a,,A¢s also safe to say that the lid can be opened with a single hand. This year, we see a lot of slimmer bezels on the top and bottom, with the latter housing an IR face recognition system.
Then, there is the great keyboard unit. It has a NumberPad section, two-level backlight, long key travel, and clicky feedback. Also, you can see there is a Nipple, which comes with its own set of buttons above the touchpad. By the way, we werenAA¢a,A¬a,,A¢t able to make them work, which was a bit weird, but it could be an isolated issue with our unit. By the way, apparently, HP is now utilizing the same terrible positioning of the Power button on most of its 2020 devices, as the EliteBook 850 G7 is the latest model to be sabotaged this way. Other than that, the notebook features a glass touchpad, with great tracking and gliding, as well as a fingerprint reader on the right side of the base.