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    HP EliteBook Folio 1020 Review

    Discussion in 'Notebook News and Reviews' started by Michael Wall, Dec 23, 2014.

  1. Michael Wall

    Michael Wall Notebook Consultant NBR Reviewer

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    Armed with Intel’s new Core M processor the HP EliteBook Folio 1020 arrives as one of the thinnest and lightest premium business notebooks on the market. Offering a number of businesses friendly features including a fingerprint scanner, docking station support and MIL-STD testing the sleek laptop brings more to the table than just a thin waist line.

    However, the unit Notebook Review tested wasn’t exactly cheap at $1,500, and in terms of raw performance the Intel Core M is actually a step backwards when compared to last generations Intel Core i5 and i7 CPUs.

    The new lightweight fanless design certainly has its merits with the excellent portability and long battery life, but it is worth the price tag? Read the full review to find out.

    Read the full content of this Article: http://www.notebookreview.com/notebookreview/hp-elitebook-folio-1020-review/
     
    Michael Wall, Dec 23, 2014
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  2. Charles P. Jefferies

    Charles P. Jefferies Lead Moderator Super Moderator

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    Nice review Mike - and very cool notebook. Finally a fanless Broadwell computer and it's great to see it gets just lukewarm under extended usage. I'm a fan of this notebook's design and the keyboard layout as well. I'd almost prefer a lower resolution screen to avoid needing scaling (1600x900, probably, at just 12.5") since scaling is terrible in Windows.

    Edit: I just realize I said I'm a fan of the notebook and it literally doesn't have a fan ...I love the irony. :D
     
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  3. johnmathew

    johnmathew Newbie

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    Which laptop is best in HP Brand? HP Elitebook or HP Envy? Please, someone suggest me....
     
    johnmathew, Dec 26, 2014
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    NB-R Notebook Enthusiast

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    Most magazines have reviewed this product quite badly giving 3 or 3.5 stars out of 5 stars. Just goes to show the reviewers don't quite understand the product.

    The performance of the Core-M CPU is absolutely fine especially given passive cooling. The unit has no moving parts which is a step forwards, not backwards. Some reviewers call the Core-M a step backwards. Not true!

    I have 13+ office apps running including a x64 VM and the performance quality is still quite usable. You can also do video editing on this machine without problems.

    The quality of the screen and input devices is second to none. The SSD is also quite fast. So I would say that overall the performance of the unit is quite evenly distributed across the system. We aren't seeing everything being overloaded onto a hot and noisy CPU.

    HP have made a really fine and unique product.
     
    NB-R, Jun 11, 2015
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