![]() ![]() Since none of these are meant to be used frequently, daily, or even weekly (maybe camera settings), they could've been half-size buttons hidden by the function keys. I can't tell you how many times I've hit the camera settings button when I meant to hit the Enter key. The placement of these buttons isn't great, though. The top one opens myHP, the second one is dedicated to getting support, the third is a shortcut to camera settings, and the final one is customizable. You'll also notice four shortcut keys on the right. I'd love to see HP expand the touchpad, so it uses more of the available real estate. Last year, HP actually debuted the new Elite Dragonfly G3 alongside the Elite Dragonfly Chromebook, and only the latter had a haptic touchpad. It also has a haptic touchpad, a first for a Windows-flavored Dragonfly laptop. I'm not sure why they wouldn't be the same under the hood (although that's true of a lot of aspects), but they're not. The keyboard is both comfortable and accurate, and frankly, it's better than the one on the Chromebook. While the Dragonfly Pro isn't perfect, mainly because it's heavier than I'd like, it's fantastic. ![]() HP's and AMD's goal was responsiveness, which Arm laptops have been praised for, and it has met it. That means that it comes with excellent performance and great battery life. Aside from just being a great build, which HP always puts together, it solves a lot of pain points traditionally found in x86 PCs with AMD's Performance Management Framework, dynamically adjusting performance as you use it. If we're talking about a 13-inch MacBook Pro with an M2, as opposed to a 14-inch model with an M2 Pro or M2 Max, you can make a case that HP succeeded in taking on Apple. But AMD has Apple in its crosshairs, and frankly, it's put a lot of work into the custom Ryzen chip that's in the Dragonfly Pro to hit some of the features that only Apple has been able to deliver. That's a bold statement, something I've never heard anyone on the Windows side make. When HP held a workshop in New York City and gave out our Dragonfly Pro review units, there was talk about competing with not just Apple Silicon but the new MacBook Pro. Performance: It comes with a custom AMD Ryzen 7030 processor.HP Dragonfly Pro support: A Genius idea.Keyboard: A best-in-class keyboard with a haptic touchpad.HP Dragonfly Pro: Price and availability.
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