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Among the myriad detachable-hybrid Windows tablets on the market today—and in the shadow of the new Microsoft Surface Book ($495.00 at Amazon)(Opens in a new window) —there are midrange models that don’t produce much hype, but are solid alternatives to pricier Windows laptops. Take, for instance, the HP Elite x2 1011 G1 Tablet with Power Keyboard ($1,629 as tested), a business-oriented detachable-hybrid tablet, aimed at corporations and SMBs. This Windows 10 system lacks a truly powerful processor to compete with the Microsoft Surface Book, but its strong battery life and solid performance scores make it worth a look if you’re a regular business traveler who needs the extra boost in battery.
Design and Features
The tablet portion of the Elite x2 1011 G1 ( at Amazon)(Opens in a new window) sports a matte-silver finish and is small and light, at 11.73 by 7.58 by 0.42 inches (HWD) and 1.92 pounds. Combined with the Power Keyboard, it measures 11.73 by 8.04 by 0.82 inches and weighs 3.63 pounds. The tablet is oriented in Landscape mode, which is ideal for performing everyday computing tasks like Excel spreadsheets and viewing videos.
The In-Plane Switching (IPS) touch screen sports a 16:9 aspect ratio and a 1,366-by-768 resolution, which is fairly standard for widescreen Windows tablets. It’s a higher resolution display than the one on the Acer Aspire Switch 10 E (SW3-013-11N8) ($313.99 at Office Depot® & OfficeMax®)(Opens in a new window) , which has a 1,280-by-800 panel. However, the Editors’ Choice Dell Latitude 13 7000 Series 2-in-1 (7350) ($1,299.00 at Dell Technologies)(Opens in a new window) features a Full HD (1,920-by-1,080) IPS screen.
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On the bottom-front of the Elite x2 tablet is a grid that covers the speakers. On the back of the tablet is a power toggle, which you can use to wake it from sleep, but you have to press the Power icon on the screen to go back to Sleep mode. The screen does not rotate automatically; you have to push a button on the back to change the orientation of the screen to either Portrait or Landscape mode. The back also has the volume buttons.
There are no ports on the tablet itself, except for a headphone jack, which is covered up when the keyboard is attached. The ports are actually located on the keyboard. On the right side of the keyboard are a USB 3.0 port, a DisplayPort, and a power jack. On the left are another USB 3.0 port and a headphone jack.
There are two slots and a small port at the bottom of the tablet to connect it to the keyboard. In order to connect the tablet, you have to align the connectors to their corresponding spots on the keyboard, and press down. The keyboard backlight will light up when it’s connected; to detach the tablet, you have to press a button near the top of the keyboard and pull the tablet off. Make sure you have the latest drivers installed; one problem that consistently occurred in testing was that upon detaching and reconnecting the tablet to the keyboard, the touchpad stopped working—no mouse cursor movement—though the keyboard itself remained fine. Once we downloaded the latest driver for the keyboard from HP’s site, the problem was fixed.
There’s a small hinge on the bottom of the keyboard that holds the display up, like a kickstand, and it can be uncomfortable when you prop the system on your lap. There’s also a slot on the bottom left of the tablet that holds the included stylus. The stylus works quite well and is very responsive—highlighting text and clicking on icons with it is a breeze.
The tablet has a rear-facing, 5-megapixel camera that takes bright, decent photos. There’s also a front-facing, 2-megapixel camera that’s adequate for video calls. A fingerprint reader is located on the right side of the keyboard, where you can register up to 50 fingerprints, which makes securing the system straightforward, even for multiple users. This is an attractive feature if your business requires biometrics to meet IT policy requirements.
Performance 
The Elite x2 1011 G1 comes with a 1.2GHz Intel Core M-5Y71 processor, 8GB of RAM, and a 256GB solid-state drive (SSD). The Core M-5Y71 is the same CPU found in the Dell Latitude 13 7000 Series 2-in-1 (7350), our Editors’ Choice business-oriented detachable-hybrid tablet, and the Asus Transformer Book T300 Chi ($599.00 at eBay)(Opens in a new window) . In terms of work performance, the Elite x2 stands up fairly well against the competition. On the PC Mark 8 Work Conventional test, which looks at day-to-day performance, the system scored 2,483 points. This beats the Dell Latitude 13 7350 (2,426), the Lenovo Yoga 3 Pro ($949.99 at Lenovo)(Opens in a new window) (2,094), and the HP EliteBook Folio 1020 ($1,249.99 at Amazon)(Opens in a new window) (1,464), but doesn’t measure up against either the Asus Transformer Book T300 Chi (2,615) or the Microsoft Surface Book (2,583).
When it comes to graphics performance, the Elite x2 is mediocre, but that’s to be expected of a business system with integrated graphics. It runs the same integrated GPU—an Intel HD Graphics 5300—as many other detachable-hybrid models, but it suffers from poor performance on the 3DMark Cloud Gate test. It scored 2,690, while the Dell Latitude 13 7350 scored higher, at 3,570, and even the Lenovo Yoga 3 Pro got 2,977. It beat more budget-friendly devices like the Toshiba Satellite Click 2 2 L35W-B3204 ($429.00 at Amazon)(Opens in a new window) (1,558), but you’re not going to be playing too many games on this business tablet.
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Battery life is where the Elite X2 flexes its muscles. On our rundown test, the system lasted an impressive 15 hours 5 minutes, which is way longer than the Dell Latitude 13 7350, which lasted 9:51. The system almost beat the Microsoft Surface Book, which sports an Intel Core i5 processor and two batteries and lasted 15:41 in our testing, and the Lenovo Yoga 3 Pro, which lasted 8:19.
Conclusions
The HP Elite x2 1011 G1 is a highly portable detachable-hybrid tablet. Its battery life is one of the best in its class, and its performance on our productivity tests is solid. You’ll need to download the latest driver, however, to avoid the touchpad glitches we encountered when detaching from and reconnecting the tablet to the keyboard. For a powerful Windows-equipped, detachable-hybrid tablet, we still recommend the Editors’ Choice Dell Latitude 13 7000 Series 2-in-1 (7350), which has the same RAM, processor, and storage as the Elite x2, as well as about the same list price, but sports a higher-resolution screen, decent graphics, and good performance scores on our tests.
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The HP Elite x2 1011 G1 is a solid Windows business tablet with strong battery life, but it lacks the performance of other, more powerful detachable-hybrid models.
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