HP Elitebook 1040 G4 is the name of the laptop with which HP wants to break the professional and MacBook Pro binomial

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HP is one of the largest firms in the world of hardware. For years, their equipment has appeared on store shelves and in every catalog that comes home. And although surely the popular Pavilion series of laptops comes to mind, the truth is that the American manufacturer has other top-of-the-line laptops that have nothing to envy to other brands "

Just like that, the HP Specter is one of the most beautiful laptops I've ever seen. A personal computer that attracts attention and from HP they have thought Can work and style be combined? A combination that has made them launch a new laptop.It goes by the name of HP EliteBook 1040 G4, and is being advertised as the world's most powerful and ultra-thin 14-inch business laptop

An ultraportable that comes to compete in a range in which there are heavyweights such as the Apple MacBook Pro, the Dell XPS 15, the Xiaomi Mi Notebook Pro or without going any further, the HP Specter others. And not to be left behind, the first thing is the design. A metal finish with stylized shapes and a 14-inch screen where they have taken great care to achieve very small frames (at least the sides).

A laptop that according to them, happens to be the most powerful in its class, a qualifier that owes to the use inside 8th generation Intel Core i7 processors with technology vPro A CPU that is supported by up to 16GB of DDR4 RAM and supports up to 512GB of PCIe SSD storage.

Measuring 32.89 x 23.29 x 1.60 centimeters and weighing just 1.36 kilos, the HP EliteBook 1040 G4 makes use of a 14-inch display on which you can opt for Full HD or UHD resolutions (to suit the consumer). Panels that in both cases have a luminosity of 700 nit. There's even the option of opting for the HP SureView display for users who care about their privacy.

The included Li-ion battery has 6 cells and offers 67 Wh, with the particularity that offers a fast charging system that makes it possible to have half the autonomy with just 30 minutes of charging.

And since it is a team designed for the professional field, the HP EliteBook 1040 G4 offers WWAN support as an optionwith which you can connect to 4G and 3G mobile networks if desired.

Finally, and in the connections section, the American firm has included two USB3.1 ports, two USB 3.1 Type-C ports, one HDMI 1.4 portand a 3.5 jack socket for headphones or microphone.

Price and availability

The HP EliteBook 1040 G4 should hit the markets starting this September at an estimated price of about $1,379, a figure that most likely is very similar in euros.