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If you’re paying **£1,789.43 ex‑VAT**, you want this EliteBook to be more than just “a nice laptop.” The good news: the EliteBook Ultra G1i is aimed at exactly the kind of person who lives in meetings, emails, and cloud apps all day—and cares about a premium, reliable business experience. HP’s EliteBook range typically delivers strong build quality, dependable thermals, and sensible management/driver support, which matters in a UK B2B environment where you’re not interested in troubleshooting. If you also like the idea of onboard AI/Copilot-style features, this is the sort of machine that will feel like a step above standard business laptops, especially for productivity workflows and faster day-to-day responsiveness.
That said, **I wouldn’t buy it for everyone**. If your users only do basic Office, web, and shared drives, you’re almost certainly overpaying—there are cheaper business laptops that will feel similar in day-to-day use. And if you’re a company already deep in Microsoft 365, you’ll want to sanity-check whether the “AI PC” angle actually changes the way your staff work, or whether it’s just tech marketing. Bottom line: **buy it for knowledge workers who need a premium, dependable daily driver and will actually use the smarter features**, but **think twice** if it’s going to go to general users with lightweight workloads.
Let nothing stand in your way
Power through your day with Windows 11 Home and the powerful collaboration and connectivity features from HP.[4]
Intel® powers next Gen AI PCs
Free up time to focus on what matters with the latest Intel® Core™ Ultra processor purposely built for the next era of AI software. Three compute engines manage AI workloads, help improve video con...
Fast and efficient wireless LAN
The portability of your PC and the reliability of a fast connection determines where you can work. Get a fast and reliable connection in dense wireless environments with gigabit data rate Wi-Fi 7.[7]
Browse confidently
Help protect your PC from websites and read only Microsoft Office and PDF attachments with embedded malware, ransomware, or viruses with hardware-enforced security from HP Sure Click.[8]
HP Sure Sense
Malware is evolving rapidly beyond traditional antivirus capabilities. Protect your PC against never-before-seen attacks with HP Sure Sense, which combines behavioral analysis with advanced AI tech...
Automatic recovery from firmware attacks
Firmware attacks can completely devastate your PC. Stay protected with HP Sure Start, the self-healing BIOS that automatically recovers itself from attacks or corruption.[11]

HP
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