The HP EliteBook 1040 G9 finally goes to 16:10 with Intel 12th Gen CPUs

Hp Elitebook 1040 G9 Workspace Source: HP

What y'all need to know

HP is refreshing the EliteBook 1040 to G9.
This height-tier business concern clamshell is getting Intel 12th Gen and a taller 16:ten display.
Availability volition be in March.

HP's signature business concern clamshell laptop, the EliteBook 1040 G9, is getting a much-needed refresh for CES 2022 (see our review of the G7).

Hp Elitebook 1040 G9 Rear Left Source: HP

Featuring Intel's latest 12th Gen mobile processors, optional 5G, and upwards to a whopping 64GB of RAM (that is user upgradeable), this height-tier laptop has everything for the mobile executive who simply wants the best.

The EliteBook 14040 G9 finally drops the also cramped 16:9 aspect and opts for the increasingly mainstream (and taller) 16:10. Resolution is fixed at 1920x1200 to maximize battery life with options for ultra-low power 250 nit brandish, 400 nits, or the premium version with HP's Surve View Reflect privacy engineering science, which hits ane,000 nits. All are non-bear upon except for the 250 nit model.

Port are just the important ones, including a couple of Type-A, Type-C with Thunderbolt 4, HDMI, headphone/mic, and nano-SIM slot. That SIM slot is for the optional 4G LTE or 5G modems that can be configured. Likewise, HP lets you tack on Tile (to rail the laptop) and NFC for smartcards.

Category	HP Elite 1040 G9
Brandish	xiv-inch, 16:10, 1920x1200 250 Nits (Touch), 400 Nits Non-touch on, 1000 Nits w/Sure View Reflect Non-touch
Processor	twelfth Gen Intel with vPro and Evo
Graphics	Intel
Memory	Up to 64GB 2x DDR5 User upgradable
Storage	Upwardly to 2TB M.2 PCIe 4.0 SSD
Front Camera	5MP photographic camera with separated 940nm IR camera
Security	Windows Hello IR
Connectivity	Wi-Fi 6E Bluetooth 5.2 Optional: 4G LTE, 5G, NFC, Tile
Ports	2x USB-A iii.1 (1x charging port, 1/side) 2x USB-C (Thunderbolt 4) 1s HDMI ii.0 Nano SIM slot Combo Headphone /Mic
Sound	iv Stereo Speakers with Discrete amplification, 73 dB / 400Hz two Mics, Bang & Olufsen, HP Sound Calibration
Battery	38Whr or 51Whr with Fast Charge
Dimensions	315 ten 225 x 17.95/19.2mm 12.40 ten 8.86 x .71 in/.76 in
Weight	Starting at 2.60 lbs. / ane.181kg
Colors	Silver

Audio should be good, too, with quad speakers with discrete amplifiers at 73dB.

While HP's premier Dragonfly Max laptop had a 5MP camera, HP is now expanding that to all its premium devices, including the 1040 G9. Moreover, it has separated out the infrared (IR) camera (used for Windows Hello) from the RGB 1 (the webcam), which results in higher fidelity and a cleaner paradigm. Previous cameras combined both IR and RGB into one with around 20% loss in pixels due to the IR applied science.

Hp Elitebook 1040 G9 Front Left Source: HP

HP also boasts that the EliteBook 1040 G9 "is at least 30% mail-consumer recycled plastic in the bezel, at least 50% post-consumer recycled plastic in the keycaps, and the outer box packaging is 100% sustainably sourced."

And if traditional clamshell laptops are not your affair, fret not as HP offers the same laptop as the x360 EliteBook 1040 G9 with touch, pen back up, and a 360-hinge.

The HP EliteBook 1040 G9 and HP EliteBook 1040 G9 are expected to be available in March. Pricing will be bachelor closer to production availability, though traditionally, this laptop starts nearly the $ii,000 mark.

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