HP EliteBook Folio 1040 offers ultrabook style to business users (hands-on)

Business laptops are usually big, boring machines designed to get the job done with little style. For the past couple of years, HP's tried to make its EliteBook line a bit more exciting by blurring the line between it and the company's consumer ultrabooks. The latest fruit of that labor is the EliteBook Folio 1040 G1, a 14-inch ultrabook that weighs 3.3 pounds and is 0.63 inches thick. That makes it a bit thicker and heavier than some of our favorite ultrabooks like the Acer Aspire S7, but at least there's a good reason for it: HP says the machine meets ruggedization standards (MIL-STD 810G), so it should be able to hold up to the rigors of a business lifestyle.

HP calls the EliteBook Folio 1040 its top-of-the-line business ultrabook,...

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