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HP EliteBook x360 1030 G2 Full Specifications
As of the time I purchased the HP EliteBook x360 1030 G2, its price was US$341, which comes with the following specs.
General
| Brand Name | (HP) Hewlett-Packard |
| Model | EliteBook x360 1030 G2 |
| Model Number | x360 1030 G2 |
| Dimensions (cm) | 31.69 cm x 21.85 cm x 1.49 cm |
| Operating system | Windows 10 Pro – 64 Bit Edition |
| Colors | Silver |
| Weight (kg) | 1.28 kg (2.82 lbs) |
| Wireless | Intel® Dual Band 802.11a/b/g/n/ac (2×2) with Bluetooth 4.2 Combo |
| Battery life | Up to 16 hours and 30 minutes |
| Battery type | 3-cell Li-ion | Battery Capacity: 57 WHr |
| Fingerprint | Yes |
| Wireless | Intel® Dual Band 802.11a/b/g/n/ac (2×2) with Bluetooth 4.2 Combo |
Display
| Resolution | (1920 x 1080) pixels |
| Size | 13.3 inches (33.8 cm) diagonal, FHD UWVA ultra slim with Corning® Gorilla® Glass touchscreen |
Processor & Memory
| Processor | Intel® Core™ i5-7200U |
| RAM | 8 GB RAM (1 x 8GB) |
| Memory speed | DDR4-2133 MHz |
Storage
| Hard disk Type | Solid State Drive (SSD) |
| Hard disk size | 256 GB M.2 PCIe NVMe TLC |
| Graphics Processor | Integrated: Intel® HD Graphics 620 |
| Optical drive | None |
HP EliteBook x360 1030 G2 Design
The HP EliteBook x360 is beautifully designed with a durable aluminum frame and diamond-cut accents. It has passed twelve MIL-STD 810G tests, ensuring beauty and durability.
This laptop has five different modes: work, share, present, conference, and write. It’s versatile and helps with collaboration and productivity.
For people who mostly go for laptops with better designs (frames) before purchasing them, I strongly recommend the HP EliteBook 840 G5.
HP EliteBook x360 1030 G2 Ports
The laptop has the following features (ports)
- 1 USB Type-C™ with Thunderbolt™
- 2 USB 3.1 (1 charging)
- 1 HDMI 1.4
- 1 external micro SIM
- 1 AC power connector
- 1 headphone/microphone combo (base)
HP EliteBook x360 1030 G2 Durability, Security, and Display
Durability
The HP EliteBook x360 1030 G2 is designed with a durable aluminum frame and has passed twelve MIL-STD 810G tests, ensuring it can withstand various environmental conditions and physical stress. These features make it reliable and durable for daily use, offering peace of mind to users concerned about the longevity of their devices.
Security
The HP EliteBook x360 1030 G2 includes protection against BIOS attacks with HP Sure Start Gen3, the ability to block malicious websites with HP Sure Click, and an optional feature called HP Sure View that keeps visual hackers out.
It also comes with a Click pad with image sensor and glass surface, multi-touch gestures enabled, taps enabled as default, Touch Fingerprint Sensor for fingerprint authentication with Windows Hello.
Display
The laptop comes with a Corning Gorilla Glass touchscreen which makes it easier for people interested in using their laptops without accessing the touchpad or keyboard.
It comes with a screen size of 13.3 inches (33.8 cm) diagonal, which makes it quite good for an average laptop user to carry out their duties.
HP EliteBook x360 1030 G2 keyboard, Audio, and Battery Life
Keyboard
Unlike laptops such as Lenovo ThinkPad E440 which doesn’t come with a keyboard light, the HP EliteBook x360 1030 G2 comes with a Spill-resistant backlit keyboard with drain and DuraKeys allowing users to use their laptops freely even in dark rooms or areas.
Audio
The audio output is top-notch, and listening to music like Pop Smoke Christopher Walking is superb. The speakers are found underneath the laptop. It has the following features;
- Audio by Bang & Olufsen
- Integrated dual-microphone array
- 4 integrated stereo speakers
Battery Life
Talking of battery life, the EliteBook x360 can last up to 16 hours and 30 minutes of battery life. But in some cases where the laptop is used to play games, the battery will drain faster and run low than the time mentioned above.
Also, other factors such as the temperature of the environment, and the tasks performed by the user mines the battery draining rate. Assuming a user uses it to just watch movies or browse the internet while another user uses it to play games, the draining rate won’t be the same.
HP EliteBook x360 1030 G2 performance
The HP EliteBook x360 1030 G2 runs faster than most of its competitors, it comes with Intel © core i5 7th generation pro base @2.90ghz, max turbo frequency @3.50ghz 8MB cache.
It also comes with a 720p HD webcam, and IR camera for face authentication with Windows Hello, making it easy to unlock your laptop with Face ID.