HP EliteBook 16" 8 G1a Glacier Silver 2024

HP EliteBook 16" 8 G1a Glacier Silver 2024

HP
53 Overall Score
vs
Microsoft Surface Laptop 15" 7th Edition Black 2025

Microsoft Surface Laptop 15" 7th Edition Black 2025

Microsoft
75 Overall Score

What Buyers Say

HP EliteBook 16" 8 G1a Glacier Silver 2024

No customer feedback yet

Microsoft Surface Laptop 15" 7th Edition Black 2025

85 out of 100 low confidence 5 reviews

Users are very satisfied with this Surface Laptop, praising its build quality, smooth trackpad, excellent screen brightness, and long battery life. One reviewer noted a printer connectivity issue, but overall sentiment is highly positive.

Pros
  • Excellent screen brightness
  • Smooth trackpad
  • Great battery life
  • Solid build quality
  • Magnetic charging port
Cons
  • Printer connectivity issue
👍 Build quality 3
👍 Trackpad 2
👍 Screen brightness 2
👍 Battery life 2
👍 Charging port 1
👎 Printer connectivity 1

Scores

Developer
HP
64
Microsoft
80
Student
HP
49
Microsoft
79
Business
HP
49
Microsoft
77
Entertainment
HP
55
Microsoft
74
Compact
HP
45
Microsoft
71
Creator
HP
65
Microsoft
35
Gaming
HP
63
Microsoft
20
Ai Llm
HP
33
Microsoft
33

Specifications

HP EliteBook 16" 8 G1aMicrosoft Surface Laptop 15" 7th Edition
Processor
CPUAMD Ryzen 7 PRO 350★Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100
CPU Multi-Core Score
24,926
No data
Cores812★
Frequency2.0 GHz3.4 GHz★
L3 Cache8 MB★6 MB
Graphics
GPU*AMD Radeon 860M★Qualcomm Adreno GPU
GPU Benchmark Score
4,864
59
Typediscreteintegrated★
VRAM Type—Shared
Memory & Storage
RAM32 GB64 GB★
RAM GenerationDDR5LPDDR5X
Storage 1512 GB1 TB★
Storage 1 TypeNVMe SSDNVMe SSD
Display
Size16"15"
Resolution1920 px2496 px★
PanelIPSIPS
Refresh Rate60 Hz120 Hz★
Brightness300 nits600 nits★
Color Gamut62.5% sRGBsRGB
Connectivity
USB-C Ports3★2
USB Ports11
ThunderboltThunderbolt 4USB4
HDMIHDMI 2.1—
Wi-FiWi-Fi 7Wi-Fi 7
BluetoothBluetooth 5.4Bluetooth 5.4
Physical
Weight1.69 kg1.66 kg★
Battery62 Wh66 Wh★
OSWindows 11 ProWindows 11 Pro

Pros & Cons

HP EliteBook 16" 8 G1a Glacier Silver 2024

  • Strong ram (87th percentile)87th %ile
  • Strong port selection (81st percentile)81st %ile
  • Strong cpu (77th percentile)
  • Strong screen (68th percentile)
  • Below average social proof (2nd percentile)2nd %ile
  • Below average portability (33rd percentile)
  • Below average reliability (33rd percentile)

Microsoft Surface Laptop 15" 7th Edition Black 2025

  • Strong cpu (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong ram (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong screen (91st percentile)91st %ile
  • Strong reliability (81st percentile)81st %ile
  • Below average gpu (28th percentile)

Pricing

HP EliteBook 16" 8 G1a Glacier Silver 2024 is CA$485 cheaper (1.2x less).

HP EliteBook 16" 8 G1a Glacier Silver 20240.018score per dollar
vs
Microsoft Surface Laptop 15" 7th Edition Black 20250.022score per dollar

Microsoft Surface Laptop 15" 7th Edition Black 2025 offers 1.2x better value for money

HP EliteBook 16" 8 G1a Glacier Silver 2024

Microsoft Surface Laptop 15" 7th Edition Black 2025

Verdict

★ Winner: Microsoft Surface Laptop 15" 7th Edition

Scores 75 overall, wins 5 of 8 usage categories and 10 of 28 specs.

HP EliteBook 16" 8 G1a Better at:

GamingCreator

Microsoft Surface Laptop 15" 7th Edition Better at:

CompactStudentBusinessDeveloperEntertainment

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