HP ZBook Ultra G1a review: a business-class workstation that’s got game

Source: The Verge

Sleeper laptop.
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Business laptops are typically dull computers foisted on employees en masse. But higher‑end enterprise workstation notebooks sometimes get an interesting enough blend of power and features to appeal to enthusiasts. HP’s ZBook Ultra G1a is a nice example. It’s easy to see it as another gray boring‑book for spendy business types, until you notice a few key specs: an AMD Strix Halo APU, lots of RAM, an OLED display, and an adequate amount of speedy ports (Thunderbolt 4, even — a rarity on AMD laptops).

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