HP describes this as the world’s “most powerful detachable computer”. It’s available in different configurations for different types of creative users: Digital Artists, Photographers, Video Editors, and Pro Digital Artist / Photographer. Whichever version of the HP ZBook x2 you choose, you can count on it being an excellent investment. You can use it in four different modes as well: Laptop, Tablet, Detached, and Docked. Get creative with the professional Wacom EMR pen.
Work comfortably and quickly with 18 preconfigured shortcuts, customized for popular Adobe applications. You can switch the brush hardness and size, see full-screen previews, pan and zoom, turn touch on / off, lock and unlock, etc. The keyboard is full-size and Bluetooth enabled to stay active – even when it is detached.
Here’s a quick overview of the configurations and ideal specs:
Digital Artist
• 8GB memory
• i7 7500U dual-core CPU
• UHD HP Dream Color
• NVIDIA Quadro M620
• 256GB SSD
Photographer
• 16GB memory
• i7 8550U 4-cores CPU
• UHD HP Dream Color
• NVIDIA Quadro M620
• 512GB SSD
Video Editor
• 16GB memory
• i7 8650U 4-cores CPU
• UHD HP Dream Color
• NVIDIA Quadro M620
• 512GB SSD
Pro Digital Artist and Photographer
• 32GB memory
• i7 8650U 4-cores CPU
• UHD HP Dream Color
• NVIDIA Quadro M620
• 1TB SSD
The 4K multi-touch display is very impressive with its 1 billion colors. You can easily work in any lighting on this anti-glare touchscreen.
There are very useful ports that come with the HP ZBook x2, including a power connector with LED, USB 3.0 charging port, HDMI 1.4, two Thunderbolt 3 ports, and combo headset port. There is also a fingerprint reader, SD card slot, and volume up / down controls.
Thanks to the active cooling system, this mobile workstation never overheats. It contains a dual-fan cooling system, which is designed to dissipate heat from the graphics cards and processor.
The NVIDIA Quadro graphics are superior and deliver real-time visualization of multi-layered creative projects – particularly artwork. The quad-core processor is also superior and offers up to 4.2-GHz with turbo boost technology.
What about battery life? Since this is a mobile workstation, it comes with an HP Long Life four-cell Li-Ion polymer battery (70-Wh) with a life up to 10 hours. Fast Charge ensures that it gets back up to 100% in a very short amount of time.
Additional features of the HP ZBook x2 include a 90W external AC power adapter, 720p HD webcam (w/ IR front-facing), 8MP cam (world-facing), and Bang & Olufsen audio technology / dual stereo speakers. Whichever configuration of this detachable workstation you want, be sure and use HP coupons to help you save.