HP’s New Elite Dragonfly Is the World’s Lightest Laptop to Date
Sep. 19, 2019At a launch event in Tokyo, Japan, HP has today taken the wraps off the world’s lightest business convertible laptop called the Elite Dragonfly. The name should already tell you that it’s a part of HP’s long-running EliteBook lineup and well, the highlight of Dragonfly would have to be its weight. It weighs less than 1 kilogram.
HP has managed to bring the weight down as compared to previous EliteBooks using a “CNC machined magnesium construction,” which also adds to the durability of the new laptop. The HP Elite Dragonfly is certified to MIL-STD 810G standards, so it can surely survive drops from a height of up to 76-centimeters.
HP Elite Dragonflysports a 13.3-inch touchscreen display,with up to UHD resolution, 500 nits of brightness, and HDR support. It can be folded 360-degrees like the company’sx360 lineup, which is great for being productive when you’re on the move.
This convertible laptop is powered by 8th-Gen Intel Core U-series vPro processors. This would be coupled with up to 16GB of dual-channel LPDDR3 RAM and up to 2TB of NVMe solid-state storage (SSD). It doesn’t come with dedicated graphics memory, well, since business professionals do not really need one.
There’s a 720p webcam with Windows Hello support and the nifty HP Sure View feature that keeps nosy people at bay. As for the battery onboard, well, you have a choice here and your decision will change whether your HP Dragonfly will be the lightest commercial business laptop or not.
You could pick between a lightweight 38Wh battery pack with a 16.5-hour backup, or a performance 56Wh battery pack with a 24.5-hour backup. The laptop also supports HP’s Fast Charge feature to charge your laptop from 0% to 50% in under 30 minutes. HP has decided to take on the lightweightLG Gram serieswith this new Elite laptop.
HP Elite Dragonfly has been priced starting at $1,549 (roughly around Rs 1,11,000) and will initially be available in select Asian markets starting from 25th October. HP will most likely launch this commercial-oriented (but also consumer-friendly) laptop to India in the coming months. So, stay tuned to the Beebom app for more updates.
