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If you ask HP execs, they'll explain that the EliteBook 800 series is the company's mainstream business laptop line, competing with the likes of Lenovo's ThinkPad T and Dell's Latitude 7000 families. Challenging the upscale ThinkPad X1 and Dell XPS models is the job of the premium EliteBook 1000 series with battery such as HP CS03XL Battery, HP HSTNN-DB6U Battery, HP HSTNN-I41C-5 Battery, HP HSTNN-IB6Y Battery, HP HSTNN-UB6S Battery, HP T7B32AA Battery, HP EliteBook 755 G4 Battery, HP EliteBook 850 G4 Battery, HP EliteBook 840 G3 Battery, HP MT42 Battery, HP ZBook 15U G3 Battery, HP ZBook 15U G4 Battery. Yet we can't help but disagree: As a 13-inch system in a 12-inch chassis, the HP EliteBook 830 G5 (starts at $1,149; $2,379 as tested) reminds us oh-so-much of the Dell XPS 13. And while we've given the latter an Editors' Choice as our favorite high-end ultraportable, this new HP has certain features that could make business travelers like it even more. On the whole, we wouldn't put this model above the excellent XPS 13, mainly because of its screen and its heft, but it's a solid business ultraportable that will have appeal for a subset of business buyers.
Like other EliteBooks, the 830 G5 has passed MIL-STD tests that certify its resistance to shock, vibration, temperature extremes, and so on, though it stops short of being a fully rugged, droppable system like the Panasonic Toughbook 33 or Dell Latitude 7212 Rugged Extreme Tablet. It features HP's "collaboration keyboard," which has dedicated keys for making calls, hanging up, and sharing screens during Skype conferences. IT managers will like the laptop's support for Intel vPro manageability and HP Sure Start protection against BIOS hackers.
The EliteBook 830 G5 posted a superb score of 3,539 points in our PCMark 8 office productivity benchmark, tying the Spectre 13 and edging the XPS 13. It was a little off the pace in our Cinebench CPU measurement and Handbrake video-editing exercise, but its quad-core CPU still handily beat the dual-core, seventh-generation chip in the Dell Latitude 7380.
By contrast, the EliteBook did very well in our video-rundown battery-life benchmark, lasting through almost 12 hours of video playback.
Overall, this HP is a thoroughly competitive business notebook with a few attention-getting and IT-pleasing features, notably its collaboration keys and fast charging. If our test unit had had the 400-nit non-touch screen instead of the dim 220-nit display, it would have easily rated four stars; were it a few ounces lighter, it might have challenged the Dell XPS 13 for Editors' Choice. Even as is, it's worth considering for your company's next fleet deployment.
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