Design
From a design standpoint, the HP EliteBook x360 830 G6 fits in with the other recent EliteBook generations. The chassis is almost completely adorned in a silver color, only the LCD bezel and keyboard provide a little bit of optical contrast. Compared with the HP EliteBook x360 1030 G3, the design is not quite as sophisticated looking, as the corners are more rounded and the integration of the WWAN antenna into the lid is more crude A¢a,¬" the EliteBook x360 1030 G3 has just a tiny piece of plastic in its lid, but on the EliteBook x360 830 G6, the entire front side of the lid is made out of plastic.
Apart from this part, the chassis is nearly completely made out of metal (with a glass screen-bezel). HP combines aluminum (lid & palmrest) with Magnesium (bottom cover). The workmanship of the laptop is perfect and the stability is on a very high level. Neither the base nor the LCD cover are susceptible to twisting and the palmrest can not be flexed down anywhere. On the other hand, even moderate pressure on the back of the LCD cover can affect the LCD panel. Still: This is the only small weakness in an overall high-quality construction.