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日本HP EliteBook 650 G10 review – offers capable cooling solution and long battery life
Design and construction
Not much has changed compared to the 650 G9 version. It’s not a bad thing since the machine looks modern. It’s not among the thinnest and lightest though. The profile thickness is 19.9mm and the laptop stops the scales at 1.78 kg (that’s the starting weight). So, the new notebook is slightly heavier than its predecessor.
The lid can be opened with a single hand but you can twist the unit with ease. The base is solid, you can slightly bend the zone above the touchpad and below the Arrow keys but that happens only when you press down the base on purpose. The chassis is mostly made of metal.
The bezels around the panel are narrow and the top one houses a 720p Web camera with a privacy shutter and Temporal Noise Reduction.
There is also an optional 720p IR unit and a 5MP IR variant.
The lid lifts the back of the laptop when the angle of opening is very wide. Unfortunately, there are no rubber feet at the bottom of the lid so scratches are inevitable.
The speaker grill is placed above the keyboard. The latter is very comfortable for long hours of typing because of the long travel and the clicky feedback of the big keycaps. The board is spill-resistant but the backlight isn’t a standard feature.
The optional fingerprint reader is positioned below the NumPad section. The touchpad isn’t among the smoothest that we have tested but its accuracy is above average which is good. However, you’ll notice an annoyingly loud sound when left-clicking with the pad.
The bottom plate is business as usual – two long rubber feet and a decently sized ventilation grill. The heat is guided through a vent on the back of the laptop that aims at the hinge cover. Part of the hot air makes its way to the display when the CPU is working hard.
Ports
On the left, you can spot a Nano Security Lock Slot, LAN, a USB Type-A 3.2 (Gen. 1) port, and an optional Smartcard Reader. On the right, there is a power connector, a Thunderbolt 4, a USB Type-C 3.2 (Gen. 2) port, a USB Type-A 3.2 (Gen. 1) port with charging capabilities, an HDMI 2.1, an Audio combo jack, and an optional Nano SIM card slot. Both Type-Cs support USB Power Delivery and DisplayPort 1.4.
