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HP has announced three new 14″ Elitebooks powered by the latest Intel processors at CES 2025. The Elitebook Ultra G1i, which has a 3K screen with OLED, a 9MP camera and a haptic touchscreen, is part of the laptop lineup. There are also two Elitebook Xs, including a 360-degree folding 2-in-1. HP has marketed these laptops, as expected, as AI PCs. This is partly due to the unwritten rule of every new gadget having AI inside. But it’s also due to Intel’s Core Ultra 5 or 7 chips, which are built specifically for this purpose with three compute engines to perform AI tasks on-device. All three Elitebooks can perform AI tasks at 48 TOPS.
The Elitebooks are available in 16GB, 32GB, or 512GB storage configurations.
The EliteBook Ultra G1i has a higher-end screen, webcam and touchpad than the others. Its display will be available in touch and non-touch configurations, both of which are 14-inch OLED panels with 2,880 x 1,880 resolution. The laptop has a 9MP webcam, and its onboard AI can upscale video calls beyond that. Its audio setup should impress, too, with “studio-quality dual microphones” and quad speakers.
The non-touch version weighs 2.63 pounds (just under 1.2 kg), and the touch model is slightly heavier at 2.68 pounds (around 1.2 kg). Its touchpad is haptic-based (like Apple’s MacBooks have been for years). That should make it evenly “clickable” — it doesn’t click inward but feels that way — across its entire surface.
HP’s EliteBook X G1i and EliteBook X Flip G1i are similar and differentiated mostly by form factor. The Flip earns its name by flipping back with a 360-degree hinge, while the standard one has a traditional clamshell design. Compared to the Ultra, these models have lower-resolution LCD panels: 1,920 x 1,200 in most configurations, with a 2,560 x 1,600 option also available for both. The machines also have a lower-resolution webcam (5MP) than the Ultra.
In line with its 2-in-1 nature, the Flip has a touchscreen in all variants, while the standard has touch and non-touch models. It works with (but doesn’t include) HP’s $99 Rechargeable Active Pen.
HP hasn’t announced pricing or release date info for any of the new Ultrabooks, but they’ll be on display at CES 2025 in Las Vegas this week.
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