What is the future of business office? I believe that many young professional elites will think about this issue. It is foreseeable that the future office scenes should be diversified, and working methods will become more flexible, and will never be confined to a fixed small office; of course, more complex requirements also bring more challenges In order to face the office needs of the new generation, major PC manufacturers have launched a new generation of business notebooks to provide solutions.
Two years ago, HP launched the Elite Dragon series mobile super version, as a convertible that supports flipping the screen, this product line reveals the difference from the inside out, it can be called The perfect balance of high appearance, high portability and high performance meets the requirements of many business elites for product personality and quality. The time has come to 2021, and many changes have taken place in the PC industry. In order to meet the increasing use needs of business people, HP has once again upgraded its high-end convertible product line and launched a new generation of Elite dragon series. It has been fully upgraded in hardware configuration, screen display, interface scalability and other dimensions. It has also passed the rigorous certification of the Intel Evo platform and is committed to providing the ultimate mobile office experience.
Of course, there is no proof. The PConline evaluation room has already got the Elite Dragon series. The author of this review will also give a comprehensive interpretation of its highlights. Let’s take a look at this new thin and light notebook, which is positioned at 10,000 yuan. What are the advantages that can perfectly meet the needs of future business office.
Extremely thin and light all-metal body
Lightweight and portable is the rigid demand of business people. Many manufacturers are also committed to making business books lighter and thinner. Of course, it is not without cost to make the product thin and light. For example, many products on the market will use plastic materials to make the fuselage to control the weight of the whole machine.
In this regard, the HP Elite Dragon series has not compromised. The A, C, and D sides of the fuselage are all made of high-strength magnesium alloy , which is stronger than the traditional aluminum alloy. Higher, stronger corrosion resistance, but also more conducive to weight control. Thanks to this, HP Elite Dragon series can not only provide elegant and noble texture,To meet the pursuit of appearance by the Appearance Association, it also controls the weight and body weight to 1kg, allowing excellent portability to help mobile office.
Although the HP Elite Dragon series is very thin and light, it also passed 19 US MIL-STD-810H military standard tests, which can guarantee to deal with a variety of harsh outdoor environment tests, such as high temperature of 60℃ or low temperature of -29℃ The environment is operating normally. In addition, the whole machine has also passed the 900,000-hour mean time between failures test conducted by the National Computer Quality Supervision and Inspection Center, which further proves the excellent durability in long-term use.
The screen part is also the highlight of the HP Elite Dragon series, with a size of 13.3 inches. Thanks to the narrow bezel design, the screen-to-body ratio can reach more than 90%, which further controls the volume of the body and further improves the overall size of the machine. Face value. Of course, these details are not the highlights of the Elite Dragon series screen. More importantly, the brightness of this screen has reached 1000nits, supplemented by anti-glare design, which can clearly display the screen content even in direct sunlight outdoors. , Of course, the HP Elite Dragon series also supports one-click anti-peeping, which effectively protects privacy in the office. It is worth noting that, in order to meet the needs of different users, the HP Elite Dragon series also provides a low-power screen of 400nits, and a 4KUHD ultra-clear resolution screen to choose from.
On the narrow top frame, the HP Elite Dragon series retains a 5 million pixel wide-angle camera, supports 720P video recording, combines 4 integrated multi-array microphones with hidden design for 360° radio, and is unique to HP The intelligent noise reduction algorithm, using it for remote video conferences, can effectively avoid external noise interference and efficiently transmit important information.
It is worth noting that, using SpydexXElite software for actual measurement, the NTSC color gamut coverage of this HP Elite series screen is 74%, which is actually slightly higher than the official 72%.
HP Elite Dragon series fuselage is equipped with a hinge that can rotate 360°, and the whole machine can be switched to tent mode or tablet mode. Of course, in order to make the touch design worthwhile, it is recommended to use it with the stylus (which can be attached to the body),In order to bring maximum content creation efficiency. For business people who pursue the ultimate, in order to work efficiently in multiple scenarios, their needs for notebook functions are also complex. Sometimes they need traditional keyboard operations for document editing, and sometimes they need to use a stylus to write freely. At the same time, there is also the need for quick external display and sharing of screen content...In short, in order to meet these scenarios, a powerful and very flexible productivity tool is essential. Based on this, this is the core value of the reversible convertible in the high-end business market. .
HP Elite Dragon series switch to tent mode.
uses the standard stylus of HP Elite Dragon series to operate, supports 4096-level pressure-sensitive touch, and feels good.
The stylus can be attached to the top of the fuselage.
Double-click the button on the top of the stylus to take a screenshot of the screen, which is very convenient.
The stylus has a USBType-C interface, which can be connected to the HP Elite Dragon series for charging.
On the C side of the fuselage, the HP Elite Dragon series adopts the same "Morandi Blue" color scheme as the A side, which brings a more noble and elegant texture. At the same time, the keyboard input area has been optimized and improved, except for the inheritance. In addition to the backlit design, splash resistance, and abrasion resistance of the keyboard of the first generation of products, the official said that the improved rubber dome and shockproof hook technology have been added to the Elite Dragon series keycaps, which can provide constant feedback force, based on this, without affecting the typing experience at the same time , And also made it more muted.
HP Elite Dragon series speakers are also very distinctive. In addition to the two speakers on the left and right ends of the C-side keyboard, there are also two speakers in the middle of the D-side. The maximum volume has reached 76dB, which is far exceeding the product of the same volume. Can bring a full range of stereo effects. Of course, in addition to the loud volume, HP also cooperated with BANG & OLUFSEN, a well-known headphone and speaker manufacturer in the industry, to further improve the sound quality level.
It should be emphasized here that the speaker shell and screen bezel of the HP Elite Dragon are made of 45% recycled plastic and 5% marine plastic; the keyboard and keycaps are made of 50% recycled DVD; the body is made of 50% recycled DVD. The paper material of the outer packaging box can also meet 100% sustainable use,These details fully reflect the efforts and vision of the HP brand for the sustainable development of the earth's ecology.
The Intel 11th-generation Core processor and Intel Iris Core display logo sticker in the lower right corner of the C side indicates that the HP Elite Dragon series has been upgraded to the latest hardware configuration. Around the sticker, there is a push-type fingerprint recognition module, combined with a face recognition camera (supporting HP status awareness), allowing users to log in safely and conveniently.
Finally, let’s look at the interface. The HP Elite Dragon series also keeps pace with the times. Thanks to the new features of the 11th-generation Core Processor Tiger Lake series, the HP Elite Dragon series brings 2 Thunderbolt 4 interfaces. Compared with the previous generation Thunderbolt3 interface, it further improves the standard offline and brings more functions.
Specifically, for example, thanks to the ultra-high bandwidth of 40Gbps, the Thunderbolt4 interface of the HP Elite Dragon series can achieve data transmission, fast charging, external independent graphics card expansion dock and other operations. In addition, Thunderbolt4 also further improves the video Output function, you can connect two 4K resolution ultra-definition monitors, and considering that the HP Elite Dragon series also has an HDMI video output interface, the HP Elite Dragon series can finally achieve external three-screen display output; this function is very practical and allows The thin and light notebook instantly becomes a desktop workstation, and multiple screen displays help spread out more windows, effectively avoiding cumbersome operations caused by frequent screen cutting, thereby improving office efficiency.
Of course, in the details, the HP Elite Dragon series has also been upgraded and evolved, such as supporting the latest Wi-Fi6 network and Bluetooth 5.0 technology, bringing a faster wireless connection experience, and you can do the same after getting rid of the network cable. To fast sharing of files and data.
On the left side of the fuselage, the HP Elite Dragon series also provides a USB3.1Gen1Type-A interface for the connection of compatible traditional devices.
passed Intel Evo stringent certification,Bringing next-generation performance experience
As a high-end thin and light business notebook in 2021, all HP Elite Dragon series are equipped with Intel's 11th-generation Core processor TigerLake. The specific model of the machine we received is Core i7-1165G7 , The specification is 4 cores and 8 threads, the base frequency is 2.8GHz, the highest single-core turbo frequency can reach 4.7GHz, the three-level cache is 12MB, and the TDP range is 12-28W.
Due to the ultra-thin design, in order to reduce heat generation and fan noise, the HP Elite series has relatively conservative limits on the power consumption of the processor. Through AIDA64 software identification, the long-term power consumption of PL1 is set at 18W, the short-term power consumption of PL2 is set at 35W, and the switching time from PL2 to PL1 is 28 seconds.
Use AIDA64 for single-bake stress test. After the final 20 minutes, the processor power consumption of Core i7-1165G7 can be stably released in the early 10W, the core frequency is 1.7GHz, and the temperature is controlled at 62°C.
CPU-Z1.96 version can already identify the relevant parameter information of the Core i7-1165G7 processor. In the built-in performance test of CPU-Z , the HP Elite Dragon series has a single-thread score of 605.1 and a multi-thread score. 2817.1, because the test time is short, it can be controlled within the PL2 time, so that the processor's turbo frequency is basically full.
Geekbench5 is a well-known cross-platform testing software. It uses the latest version 5.4.1 for testing. The HP Elite Dragon series processor scores 1544 in single thread and 4357 in multi-thread, reflecting the Core i7-1165G7 WillowCove micro-architecture single-threaded advantage.
Cinebench is a benchmark software developed by MAXON, which can effectively reflect the rendering performance of Cinema4D . The R23 version has been released. In the R23 test, due to the long test time,And the PL1PL2 power consumption limit is relatively conservative, so the performance of the HP Elite Dragon series is relatively moderate, with a single-thread score of 1346pts and a multithreaded score of 3689pts.
V-Ray is a rendering software developed by CHAOSGROUP, a professional renderer development company. It is currently the most popular rendering engine in the industry. It is tested with the 5.0.20 version of Benchmark (with processor rendering), HP Elite Dragon series The score is 2577vsamples.
The 11th generation Core processor TigerLake not only upgrades the core to improve performance, but also upgrades the IO configuration. For example, it adopts a new memory controller , which can support both DDR4-3200MHz and LPDDR4x. -4266. Although LPDDR4x-4266 has a higher latency, it also provides a higher memory bandwidth, which can help release a complete nuclear display performance. As a UMA product certified by the Intel Evo platform, the HP Elite Dragon series is equipped with LPDDR4x-4266 high-frequency memory, and adopts a dual-channel design, with a large capacity of up to 32GB, which can be regarded as one step! Through AIDA64 actual measurement, reading, writing, and copying all exceed 60000MB/s.
The Core i7-1165G7 of the HP Elite Dragon series integrates the Iris Xe core display, adopts the XeLP architecture, has a scale of 96EU and a Boost frequency limit of 1.3GHz.
used 3DMark for performance testing. In FireStrike, TimeSpy and NightRaid, the graphics scores of the HP Elite Dragon series reached 4486, 1378, 17156, which basically met expectations. Deal with some common online games without too much pressure.
Let's take a look at the overall performance test of the whole machine,Using PCMark10 Professional Edition for benchmark testing, the HP Elite Dragon series has an overall score of 5026. Specifically, the basic function score is 10821, the productivity score is 6915, and the digital content creation score is 4606. The overall performance is quite satisfactory.
In order to ensure that there are no shortcomings in the hardware configuration, the HP Elite Dragon series is equipped with a 2TB high-capacity solid state drive. The specific model of this test machine is Samsung PM981A. It is tested by CrystalDiskMark, and the read and write speeds exceed 3000MB/ s, it is the high-end level of PCIe3.0 protocol solid state drive.
Endurance is also an important criterion for measuring business notebooks. The HP Elite Dragon series uses a 4-cell 56WHr long-life battery internally while keeping the fuselage light and thin, in order to bring longer battery life as much as possible. Use the PCMark10 modern office scene to test, and switch the screen brightness to 75% in the system, and connect to the Wi-Fi network to simulate daily office use.
From the results, it can be found that even if the screen brightness is not limited (the HP Elite Dragon series screen is still brighter than most notebooks when 75% brightness is turned on), under this setting, the HP Elite Dragon series can still persist Running for more than 10 hours, compared with similar ultra-thin notebook products on the market, this performance is very good; if the screen brightness is appropriately reduced, the HP Elite Dragon series will also have a chance to obtain a longer battery life.
Summary——This small blueprint meets all expectations for business office
What kind of product is called a high-end business book? What are the characteristics of a future-oriented office productivity equipment?
Obviously, the HP Elite Dragon series has given the answer. As a model model that meets the stringent certification standards of the Intel Evo platform, in addition to the latest hardware configuration, the HP Elite Dragon series is also in product form, appearance, and design. Many details have brought new thinking and set new standards for the next generation of flipped and deformed business books.
In order to keep it light and thin, it uses a high-strength magnesium alloy body to maintain a metal texture while also achieving reasonable weight control; CNC integrated design and diamond cutting technology,With the new Morandi blue color scheme, it always shows the elegant and high-end feeling; the hinge that supports 360° rotation allows the whole machine to switch to tent mode or tablet mode, and the stylus can unlock more usage methods to cope with a variety of Scene: Stereo BANG & OLUFSEN audio, 4 integrated multi-array microphones with hidden design, and other functions, further enhance the experience of business office.
At the same time, considering that the HP Elite Dragon series also meets 19 US MIL-STD-810H military standard tests and MTBF testing and certification, the durability and stability of the fuselage are trustworthy. In short, the new generation of HP Elite Dragon series, which meets high performance, high value, ultra-thin and ultra-portable, can be called the ultimate choice for business people's mobile office!
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