HP ELITE DRAGONFLY G3 13.5" WUXGA PLUS INTEL CORE I5-1235U 1.3GHZ / 16GB RAM / 1TB SSD

YUKI93

03.09.2023

Quote from: Faris Hanafiah on July 23, 2023, 18:27:55 Quote from: Faris Hanafiah on July 23, 2023, 18:27:55 I can agree with that. NBC's Robo & Kala review shows that ARM still has its advantage on battery life. HP really missed the opportunity to create a whole lineup of Microsoft Surface Pro 9 alternative. I'm not sure if HP will make the ARM version any cheaper than the x86 counterpart, but it'd be great if they do.

Faris Hanafiah

23.07.2023

I still think there should be an ARM version of this laptop. ARM chipset in general always gives better battery life than Intel x86 CPU. Also, it can be cheaper since it won't have a Thunderbolt port.

mh

04.09.2022

Hi, I've had the g3 for about a week now with an i7-1255u, 32GB RAM and the 1000nits Sureview display and can share some additional perspectives. Display: it's "ok". I can work in office lighting with minimum display brightness (yes I'm also surprised) but don't expect anyone sitting next to you to see anything (despite privacy mode off) when not on full brightness. You have to adjust the display angle to get a decent view. That's a downside. Also you have to enable the privacy screen in dark rooms, otherwise the minimum brightness is way too high. The display is actually pretty matt and you can work in direct sunlight with maximum brightness. Battery life is truly amazing for an Intel machine. It's also surprisingly efficient, e.g. a typical 40 min League of Legends game drains <15% battery. That said, I don't have a good reference coming from an i5-8265u (Thinkpad T490s). HP bloatware: it's too much. But don't uninstall since it changes bios settings regarding battery stuff etc. You can turn most of it off though. Wolf Security is a nightmare. Turn off immediately, especially as a developer. It runs everything it doesn't know in a micro VM, which causes issues. E.g. WSL installations might bug... Can be turned off, but you have to know about it and the documentation is not good. Performance: I'm not sure to what extent the environment has affects on it, but I'm getting way better numbers than reported here. I suspect the micro VM security ****. On cinebench r23 single core I'm getting 1567 on battery and 1632 when plugged in. It's 24° C outside and I'm testing on a wooden table directly after restart. I have to run the numbers again, as the Windows settings were on "Balanced" power mode. One thing I kinda miss, coming from a Thinkpad T490s, is a outside sleep indicator LED (it's on the power button). When closing the lid, it resumes so fast, that the screen is already on when I open the lid again and I'm constantly worried about it when putting the laptop in my bag.

Jam65

30.08.2022

Good laptop, however for the price range and features is smashed by the Asus S13 OLED (um5302 model). This HP offers an excellent choice of ports for connectivity on comparison to the Asus one. However the Asus model comes with a much more performant CPU and integrated graphics, it is slightly lighter and offers a sharp OLED screen for 1300€ (price from Asus store Germany). HP is offering a good product, but in my opinion the price is not justified in comparison to other products on the market.

Bareback

29.08.2022

Quote from: honza on August 29, 2022, 20:00:08 Quote from: honza on August 29, 2022, 20:00:08 Bhahahha Welp, that's Allen Ngo for you

honza

29.08.2022

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