{"id":668,"date":"2022-06-23T14:38:08","date_gmt":"2022-06-23T14:38:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uptymes.com\/edu\/hp-elitebook-1040-g3-review-full-laptop-review-price-and-specs\/"},"modified":"2022-06-23T14:38:08","modified_gmt":"2022-06-23T14:38:08","slug":"hp-elitebook-1040-g3-review-full-laptop-review-price-and-specs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uptymes.com\/edu\/hp-elitebook-1040-g3-review-full-laptop-review-price-and-specs\/","title":{"rendered":"HP EliteBook 1040 G3 Review, Full Laptop review, Price and Specs"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Design<\/h3>\n

HP EliteBook 1040 G3 Review, The EliteBook 1040\u2019s asteroid-silver, machined-aluminum body and the shiny, metallic beveled edge around the notebook\u2019s base give it a stylish look and feel that match its $1,279 starting price. Its full-size, island-style keyboard is slightly recessed, and the glass touchpad feels luxuriously smooth.<\/p>\n

\"HPMeasuring 0.7 inches thick and weighing 3.1 pounds, the EliteBook 1040 G3 is thinner and lighter than the Lenovo ThinkPad T460<\/strong> (0.8 inches, 3.8 pounds or 4.2 pounds with extended battery). The Dell Latitude E7470<\/strong> (0.7 inches, 3.1 pounds) is of similar weight and thickness.<\/p>\n

HP placed a security lock slot, USB 3.0 port, headphone jack and Smart Card reader on the left side of the notebook. A micro SIM tray, USB Type-C connector, second USB 3.0 port, HDMI port, docking connector and power port sit on the right. The fingerprint reader is found below the right corner of the keyboard.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Sure View<\/h3>\n

The big news about the EliteBook 1040 is the debut of HP\u2019s Sure View technology. Just clicking fn and F2 dims the screen in a way that makes it nearly impossible for someone sitting to your left or right, or standing above you, to read what\u2019s on your display.<\/p>\n

\"\"Up until now, companies that wanted to avoid visual hacking needed to buy annoying $30 privacy screens that must be attached manually. It\u2019s hard to overstate how much more convenient it is to activate privacy mode with a simple keystroke. The feature got rave reviews around the office. One of my co-workers actually said, \u201cWhoa!\u201d when I showed him the feature.<\/p>\n

Sure View works as advertised, but nothing really looks that great on the panel, even with the privacy mode disabled. I\u2019d love to see a panel that sports rich, vivid color get this feature, so hopefully the technology advances soon.<\/p>\n

For now, you\u2019re going to want to toggle Sure View on only when you\u2019re viewing sensitive files, such as banking information, private fiscal results or a creative project you\u2019re worried about someone else aping.<\/p>\n

Display<\/h3>\n

HP EliteBook 1040 G3 Review, The EliteBook\u2019s 14-inch panel offers clear image reproduction, but it suffers from terribly dull colors. When I streamed the latest Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 trailer on the notebook, I noticed that the green of Gamora\u2019s skin appeared muted. I also noticed a persistent white tint, which led to grayish backgrounds in lieu of inky blacks and flat-looking reds.<\/p>\n

The one thing going for this 1920 x 1080-pixel display is its sharpness, as I could see fine details including the Chia Pet-like fuzz on Baby Groot\u2019s head as well as every distinct hair on Rocket Raccoon.<\/p>\n

\"HPAccording to our colorimeter, the EliteBook\u2019s screen reproduces 93 percent of the sRGB gamut, which places it below the Dell Latitude E7470 (118 percent), but above the average thin-and-light notebook (85 percent) and the ThinkPad T460 (67 percent). While we expect better color from a display with a 93 percent score, the EliteBook\u2019s lackluster hues are likely due to a lack of luminescence.<\/p>\n

The EliteBook 1040\u2019s 14-inch panel emits a deplorably low average brightness of 168 nits when all four corners are taken into account. However, the center is quite a bit brighter, registering a respectable 269 nits on our light meter. You\u2019ll find displays with higher average brightness on the ThinkPad T460 (239 nits), Latitude E7470 (338 nits), and average thin-and-light notebook (247 nits).<\/p>\n

The EliteBook\u2019s touch screen accurately tracked my digits as I navigated the desktop, tapping on folders and selecting icons. It even kept up with my input as I speedily doodled in Paint.<\/p>\n

HP EliteBook 1040 G3 Review, Security & Durability<\/h3>\n

IT managers and buyers alike should be happy with the level of security and ruggedness the EliteBook 1040 delivers. The machine passed 12 MIL-SPEC safety tests, the same kinds of evaluations used to make sure equipment is ready for the military. This means this notebook should survive drops (closed, on its edge and on its faces), vibrations against its corners, and extreme hot and cold climates.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"The EliteBook 1040 packs a TPM chip for remote manageability by IT, a fingerprint reader for biometric security and an integrated Smart Card reader for verified logins. Some models, such as the one we tested, feature a vPro chip, which enables encrypted storage of sensitive materials. HP\u2019s SureStart technology will also guard users from attacks on a system\u2019s BIOS, the root-level system that everything loads from.<\/p>\n

HP EliteBook 1040 G3 Review, Keyboard and Touchpad<\/h3>\n

The EliteBook 1040 has an excellent keyboard and touchpad that help improve your productivity. The keyboard provides a comfortable typing experience despite the 1.46 millimeters of travel and required 59 grams of actuation force (we hope to see between 1.5mm and 60 g, respectively). I still clicked my way to 81 words per minute, which edges out my average (80 wpm).<\/p>\n

\"HPThe notebook\u2019s 3.9 x 2.6-inch, buttonless, glass touchpad is one smooth surface. Not only does it offer a solid feel to each click, it also correctly registered two-finger scrolling and three-finger app-switching.<\/p>\n

HP EliteBook 1040 G3 Review, Audio<\/h3>\n

The EliteBook 1040\u2019s Bang & Olufsen-optimized speakers provided enough volume to fill a medium-size conference room with a good rendition of The Weeknd\u2019s \u201cSix Feet Under.\u201d The track\u2019s bass sounded solid, synths hit accurately and vocals came out OK.<\/p>\n

\"\"To improve those vocals, I opened the Bang & Olufsen Audio app, clicked Listening Experience and selected Movie.<\/p>\n

Performance<\/h3>\n

Get our review configuration of the EliteBook 1040 G3, which has a 2.6-GHz Core i7-6600U CPU and 16GB of RAM, if you want a system that enables serious multitasking. I saw no lag when scrolling through web pages and moving among applications after I split my screen among a dozen tabs and a 1080p YouTube video. That seamless experience continued even after I launched the Camera app, Paint and a full-system scan in Windows Defender.<\/p>\n

\"HPThe HP business notebook earned a solid score of 7,470 on the Geekbench 3 general performance benchmark, which bests the scores of the 2.5-GHz Core i5-6300U-powered ThinkPad T460 (6,708) and the 2.3-GHz Core i5-6200U-packing Latitude E7470 (6,059). The thin-and-light notebook average (7,558) was only slightly better.<\/p>\n

The 256GB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD in our EliteBook 1040 G3 copied 4.97GB of media files in 14 seconds, for a blisteringly fast rate of 363.5 MBps. That leaves the 256GB SSD in the ThinkPad T460 (175.5 MBps), the 128GB SSD in the Latitude E7470 (132.3 MBps), and thin-and-light notebook average (161.69 MBps) in the dust.<\/p>\n

The EliteBook 1040 G3 finished our OpenOffice Spreadsheet Macro test (matching 20,000 names to addresses) in 3 minutes and 43 seconds, beating the times of the ThinkPad T460 (4:13), the Dell Latitude E7470 (4:30), and the thin-and light-notebook average (5:10).<\/p>\n

With just its integrated Intel 520 HD Graphics, the EliteBook 1040 G3 scored a 74,551 on the Ice Storm Unlimited graphics test. That score places the EliteBook above the Intel 520 HD Graphics-based ThinkPad T460 (65,981), the Intel 520 HD Graphics-based Latitude E7470 (59,801), and the average for thin-and-light notebooks (71,402).<\/p>\n

Battery Life<\/h3>\n

The EliteBook 1040 G3\u2019s battery life is nothing to brag about. The notebook made it only 6 hours and 15 minutes on the Laptop Mag Battery Test (continuous web browsing over Wi-Fi), which is less than the ThinkPad T460 with touch screen (13:12 with extended battery, 6:40 without it), the Latitude E7470 (9:16), and the average for thin-and-light notebooks (7:46).\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Webcam<\/h3>\n

Skype addicts will find the EliteBook 1040\u2019s 0.9-megapixel webcam acceptable. It accurately rendered the red wall behind me as well as the pinks of my cheeks and the black and white tones of my sweater. It suffers only from fuzzy details, such as when it captured my face in what appears to be a pointillist filter, a problem you\u2019ll find on many integrated webcams.<\/p>\n

Heat<\/h3>\n

Not only does the EliteBook 1040 look slick, but it also stays cool under pressure. After we streamed 15 minutes of HD video on the business notebook, our heat gun registered acceptable temperatures on its touchpad (85 degrees Fahrenheit), G and H keys (85 degrees), and underside (91 degrees). Our comfort threshold is 95 degrees.<\/p>\n

HP EliteBook 1040 G3 Review, Software<\/h3>\n

The EliteBook 1040 G3 comes packed with programs for the business world, though some are trial-ware cruft. HP Touchpoint Manager, for example, enables IT departments to easily manage notebooks remotely, so IT pros can service end users\u2019 systems from afar. The included Drawboard PDF and Foxit PhantomPDF annotator apps seem cool, but HP includes only trial versions for testing.<\/p>\n

HP EliteBook 1040 G3 Review, Configuration Options<\/h3>\n

Our review configuration of the EliteBook 1040 G3 costs $2,432.50 and packs a Core i7-6600U CPU, 16GB of RAM, a 256GB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD and a Sure View 14-inch 1920\u00d71080-pixel touch-screen display. You can save $33 by getting a nontouch version of the same display.<\/p>\n

The entry-level version of the EliteBook 1040 costs $1,233 and includes a Core i5-6200U CPU, 8GB of RAM and 128GB of SATA-3 SSD storage, but it doesn\u2019t offer Sure View technology. Getting a Sure View display bumps the minimum price (with those same specs) up to $1,462.<\/p>\n

Unless you want the luxury of pushing a laptop to its multitasking limits, like I did with the review unit. I\u2019d suggest opting for the Core i5, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD configuration with Sure View, which lowers the price to $1,705.<\/p>\n

Bottom Line<\/h3>\n

If you\u2019re truly worried about someone spying over your or your employee\u2019s shoulders, the EliteBook 1040 G3\u2019s Sure View technology will take away those concerns. Unfortunately, that comes at the cost of a dull, dim screen and short battery life.<\/p>\n

For a brighter screen (albeit one you\u2019d need to attach a dimming panel to), the $1,339 Latitude E7470<\/strong> is a great option, though it\u2019s not as sleek, and its sound quality is weak. The $1,363ThinkPad T460<\/strong> is your best option for lengthy battery life, though that machine\u2019s display doesn\u2019t deliver the best color. Overall, the mix of Sure View, speedy performance and a comfortable keyboard makes the HP Elitebook 1040 G3 a powerhouse for privacy- and productivity-minded workers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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