Hands-on review: HP Elite x2 1012

Hands-on review: HP Elite x2 1012

By Juan Martinez

Hands-on review: HP Elite x2 1012

Introduction

2015 will be remembered as the year of the hybrid laptop. With amazing new devices, including the Microsoft Surface Book, Surface Pro 4 and Apple’s iPad Pro, consumers have a plethora of attractive tablets that can be used with a keyboard to function as a capable notebook.

The hybrid laptop category isn’t new. But 2015 will be remembered as the first year on record during which nearly every manufacturer produced at least one solid hybrid. If you got rid of the aforementioned industry-leading devices, you’d still have the Google Pixel C, the Dell XPS 12, the HP Spectre x2 and the Lenovo IdeaPad Miix 700 over which to salivate.

Not to be outdone, HP has upgraded last year’s Elite x2 1011, a business-class hybrid with a sturdy build, a stellar battery, but much too heavy and mediocre to compete with the big dogs in the consumer class.

With the introduction of the HP Elite x2 1012 (starting at $899, £749 [without keyboard], AU$1,250) HP has propelled itself to the top of the hybrid pack. The word mediocre won’t ever be used to describe the Elite x2 1012. This is a gorgeous device, at an attractive price-point – one that …read more

Source:: techradar.com – PC and Mac

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