Rounded corners, effectively deburred edges and details, such as the lowered area in front of the touchpad on the base and the appealing, successful integration of the wireless and mute keys, show that the designers and engineers have put great effort in the casing. Positive: The casing mostly resists fingerprints, and thus usually looks immaculate. Allover metallic surfaces, in matte, neutral silver dominate the exterior only the lightly rubber-coated underside for better grip, the matte display bezel with a protruding edge and hinge, and the keys are black. Simple elegance, paired with high-quality looking materials, low weight, a height of just 15.9 mm (~0.6 inches), and an absolutely immaculate build is how HP presents the review sample's casing. A 250 GB Samsung SSD is the storage device in the T440s. Both Lenovos have matte displays (via a film in the Carbon). The ThinkPad T440s 20AQ0069GE sports the same CPU and storage equipment as the X1 Carbon, but its non-touch screen relies on the Full HD resolution. The second comparison device also comes from Lenovo, who puts special focus on business laptops. Other differences are its IPS touchscreen with a QHD resolution, and its spectacular carbon casing. The first is Lenovo's ThinkPad X1 Carbon Touch 20A8-003UGE with a potentially stronger Intel Core i7-4600U (2x 2.1 - 3.3 GHz, TDP: 15 W), which comes from Intel's current Haswell generation, like the CPU in our review sample, 8 GB of RAM and a 240 GB SSD. We chose two ultrabooks also with a 14-inch screen size that are within the same price range for comparison. A marginally faster Intel Core i5-4300U (2x 1.9 - 2.9 GHz, TDP: 15 W) and 1920x1080 pixel screen makes the F4X88AW version something special we did not ascertain any other differences compared with the review sample. During an extensive price comparison, we discovered other models (H5F64EA, H5F63ET, F1N34EA) featuring the same equipment but with a 256 or 128 GB SSD and/or Full HD screen (IPS? Touch?). Though other versions of the 1040 G1 exist, HP has not yet aggressively advertised them they also only had a limited availability in our region at the time of this review. The storage device is a 180 GB SSD from Intel. An Intel Core i5-4200U (2x 1.6 - 2.6 GHz, Hyperthreading, TDP: 15 W, Haswell) alongside the integrated Intel HD 4400 graphics is under the hood, and is supported by 4 GB of RAM. Up to now, it is proclaimed to be the thinnest ultrabook that HP has to offer with a height of just 15.9 mm (~0.6 inches), and is fully tailored to fit the needs placed on the mobile business field with its numerous security features. Our HP EliteBook 1040 G1 (H5F62ET) review sample - a lightweight 1.5 kg (~3.3 pounds), 14 incher with a (non-touch) screen resolution of 1600x900 pixels - is no exception here. At 2000 Euros (~$2749), the steep price boosts it into direct competition with the flagship models of other manufacturers. For the original German review, see here.ĮliteBook is the name of HP's premium-range laptops with a correspondingly premium price.
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