HP Elite x360 1040 G11 Intel Core Ultra 7 155H Hybrid (2-in-1) 35.6 cm (14") Touchscreen WUXGA 16 GB LPDDR5x-SDRAM 1 TB SSD Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) Windows 11 Pro AI PC Silver

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The HP Elite x360 1040 G11 is exactly the sort of premium “work everywhere” 2‑in‑1 that justifies its price—*if* you’re actually living in the £2k+ laptop world. £2328 ex‑VAT is not a casual purchase, and in return you get the feel and reliability of a true business machine: quick resume, solid build, and the kind of touchscreen/convertible flexibility that’s useful for sales engineering, fieldwork, exec comms, and anyone who presents on the road. If your team uses it daily for Outlook/Teams + doc work, light analysis, and regular travel, this is the model that won’t annoy people after six months.

I’d be cautious if your use case is mostly “email + spreadsheets in a static office” or if you don’t use the hybrid form factor. For that budget you could get an equally fast straight-laptop with better upgrade flexibility (and often better total value) unless you *need* the 2‑in‑1. Also, at this price point, make sure the procurement checks line up—replacement policy, warranty terms, and whether your IT team is comfortable managing Windows 11 Pro and the HP management tooling. Net: buy it for mobile professionals who value stability and usability over pure cost-cutting; don’t buy it just because it’s “nice” if your workflows don’t use the touchscreen/convertible advantage.