A few months ago, HP announced a pair of new EliteBook laptops. There was the EliteBook x360 1020, and the EliteBook 1040. The numbers go in order of display size, so while the 1020 has a 12.5-inch screen - I reviewed the 13.3-inch x360 1030 earlier this year - and the 1040 is 14 inches.
You might notice that the 1040 isn"t an x360 device; it"s a standard laptop form factor with a touchscreen. But while you"re sacrificing some functionality there, you"re making up for it in power. It comes with up to a Core i7 HQ series processor, which is Intel"s high performance graphics chip. It"s quad-core, compared to the U-series dual-core processors, which is what you"ll find in most ultrabooks and convertibles.
And since it"s from HP"s Elite brand, that means that there are a bunch of business-centric features. Sure Start checks the BIOS against a master copy to make sure it"s not corrupted, and a companion Work Wise app allows you to get alerts if your device has been tampered with. A new feature is Phone Wise, which lets you send texts and make calls from your PC.
Check out our unboxing and first impressions video below:
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