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HP squeezes a GPU into its thinnest notebook

  HP has been making beautiful lightweight notebooks for a few years now. Introducing new colors, some trimmed with wood, and each new one lighter and thinner than the previous one. This time, they have done the impossible—put a full-fledged GPU in a super thin and light notebook in an all-metal chassis. The 14-inch HP Pavilion Plus is only 16.5mm ...

Jon Peddie

  HP has been making beautiful lightweight notebooks for a few years now. Introducing new colors, some trimmed with wood, and each new one lighter and thinner than the previous one. This time, they have done the impossible—put a full-fledged GPU in a super thin and light notebook in an all-metal chassis. The 14-inch HP Pavilion Plus is only 16.5mm (0.65-inch) thick and draws 45W, weighs 3 pounds, and sells for $800. The OLED screen, Pavilion’s first, is 2880 × 1800 (2.8K at 16:10), with 100% DCI-P3, and up to 90 Hz refresh. There’s a 5 MP camera built into
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