- HP Elitebook 8 G1 has modular parts for fast hardware replacement
- Battery, fans, SSD, memory and keyboard can be swapped in minutes
- Self -adjustment display and available components simplify repairs and upgrades
We are big fans of Framework’s modular laptops that allow you to choose the components you want, replace or upgrade parts, and even add third-party custom modules such as this drone destruction.
It’s almost a surprise that other large portable producers have not followed a similar path, but HP seems to have the bomull on to this approach with its new elitebook, which was revealed today in Amplify 2025.
Enterprise-ready elitebook 8 G1, with an AMD or Intel processor, is designed to be easily repaired or upgraded, with HP that says the battery, fans, SSD storage and Sodimm memory can be replaced in less than 10 minutes and the wireless LAN and mobile broadband M.2 cards are also fully available and quickly replaced. If that is not enough, the modular keyboard can also be removed and changed and the self-adjusting display does not require EXPENDER-JIGS for replacement.
Redesigned inside and out
HP says the new elitebook 8 G1 has been “redesigned from the inside out” and offers up to 224% better effective. The series 8 G1 PCs are also manufactured using a wide range of recycled materials including glass, cooking oil, rare soil magnets, magnesium, aluminum and sea-bound plastic.
There is a choice between the next GEN AI PCs (with 40-60 Tops NPUs) and regular AI PCs (with less than 40 Tops NPUs). They come in G1A (AMD) or G1I (Intel) models, available in 13-inch (with soldered memory), 14-inch and 16-inch sizes.
Everyone has a Wuxga (1920×1200) Display, a redesigned thinner chassis, new glacier silver color, larger pointed field, fingerprint reader in the power button, double thunderbolt 4-ports, USB-C and USB-A settings, HDMI 2.1 and support for Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.3 or NFC and SmartCard. They support up to 64 GB of RAM and up to 2 TB SSD storage.
There is no word about pricing or accessibility for the new models yet, but we need to know it soon.
