HP EliteBook X Flip 14" B86CFUT#ABA Silver 2025

The EliteBook X Flip G1i is a light, well-connected business 2-in-1 with a bright touchscreen and all-day battery. Its best score is port selection at the 83rd percentile, but gaming is a 19.6 out of 100 and reliability is a concern. Worth it for vPro enterprise buyers, a hard pass for everyone else.

The Core Ultra 5 236V is an 8-core chip that sits around the 62nd percentile in our database, so it's solid but not a barn burner. Day-to-day office work, spreadsheets, video calls, and light photo editing will feel snappy, especially with 16GB of fast LPDDR5X. The integrated Arc 130V lands at the 66th percentile for GPUs, which means it clears the low bar of integrated graphics but won't make anyone forget a discrete card. Storage is dead average at the 52nd percentile, and the 512GB drive fills up faster than you'd think once Windows 11 Pro and a few AI models get comfortable. The 68Wh battery is a bright spot, and combined with Intel's efficiency-focused Core Ultra platform, you should get through a full workday without hunting for an outlet.

Stacked against the Apple MacBook Pro M4 Pro, the HP gets absolutely smoked on raw performance and GPU muscle, though the MacBook costs more and isn't a 2-in-1. The Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 is the more natural rival, offering similar business credentials with better reliability and upgrade options. The Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro brings a gorgeous OLED screen and lighter build, but skips the convertible hinge. The ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 and MSI Prestige are different animals entirely, one chasing gaming and the other chasing thin-and-light productivity. For pure business flexibility, the HP holds its own, but it doesn't lead the pack in any single category.

At $1,369 USD, this is a tough sell unless you specifically need a vPro-enabled business convertible with AI acceleration. The port selection is strong at the 83rd percentile, and the compact design is genuinely nice, but you're paying a premium for the EliteBook name and enterprise features. If your work doesn't require vPro or HP's management tools, you can find similar specs for less. The 512GB SSD at this price feels stingy, especially when the whole pitch is AI workloads that chew through storage.

The HP EliteBook X Flip G1i is a business 2-in-1 that leans hard into the AI hype with Intel's Core Ultra 5 236V. It's compact, light at 1.40kg, and the 360-degree hinge plus included stylus makes it a natural for note-takers and road warriors. The 14-inch 1200p touchscreen hits 400 nits and full sRGB, so it's bright enough for most offices and coffee shops.

But this is not a cheap machine, and the specs tell a mixed story. You get 16GB of LPDDR5X and a 512GB SSD, which is fine for productivity but nothing special at this price. The integrated Arc 130V graphics can handle light creative work, but our gaming score of 19.6 out of 100 tells you everything about its gaming ambitions. This is a work laptop, full stop.

Skip this if you need any real GPU power. The gaming score of 19.6 out of 100 means even older titles will struggle at native resolution. Also skip it if you're a value shopper, because $1,369 USD buys a lot more raw performance elsewhere. And if reliability is a top concern, the 33rd percentile score should give you pause before committing to a fleet deployment.

Buy this if you're an IT manager deploying fleets of vPro-managed laptops, or a professional who wants a light convertible with a stylus and all-day battery. The build quality and port selection are genuinely good, and the AI features will matter more as Windows 11 evolves. Everyone else should think twice. There are better values out there if you don't need the enterprise extras.