- Cyber Security
Firewall Requirements for Cyber Essentials Plus
6 Jun, 2026







£961.62 inc. VAT
AI-generated summary
If you’re looking for a solid “goes-anywhere” 2‑in‑1 for day-to-day business—meetings, document work, Teams, travel, the odd bit of light spreadsheet/CRM use—the HP Pro x360 435 G10 is a sensible choice. The 13.3" touchscreen format is genuinely useful in the real world (flip-and-go for presentations, tablet mode for notes), and the Ryzen 5 should feel responsive enough for typical office workloads without feeling like a compromise. For £801.61 ex‑VAT, it’s not a bargain-hunting monster, but it’s in the zone where you’re paying for reliability and a business-class experience rather than chasing specs.
That said, I wouldn’t buy this if your users expect heavy multitasking, lots of browser tabs plus apps, or anything more demanding than office work and light tools—there are cheaper ways to get more performance-per-pound if that’s the priority. Also, 8 GB and a modest SSD tend to become the bottleneck before the laptop itself feels “obsolete,” so if this is for longer-term use or power users, you’ll want to sanity-check whether it can be upgraded in your estate or whether you’ll be swapping machines sooner than planned. Overall: good fit for mobile office users who want a reliable 2‑in‑1, less ideal for performance-hungry teams trying to stretch value over several years.

Lenovo
Lenovo Chromebook Duet EDU G2 83HJ - With detachable keyboard - Kompanio 838 up to 2.6 GHz - Chrome OS - Mali-G57 MC3 - 4 GB RAM - 64 GB eMMC - 10.95" IPS touchscreen 1920 x 1200 - Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth - luna grey - kbd: UK

Dell
Dell 14 Premium DA14250 - Intel Core Ultra 7 - 255H / up to 5.1 GHz - Evo - Win 11 Pro - GF RTX 4050 - 32 GB RAM - 1 TB SSD NVMe - 14.5" IPS 1920 x 1200 @ 120 Hz - Wi-Fi 7 - platinum - BTP - with 1 Year ProSupport with Next Business Day On-Site Service

HP
HP EliteBook X G1i Notebook Next Gen AI - Copilot+ PC - Intel Core Ultra 5 - 226V / up to 4.5 GHz - Win 11 Pro - Intel Arc Graphics - 16 GB RAM - 512 GB SSD NVMe - 14" IPS HP SureView 5 1920 x 1200 - NFC, Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth - atmospheric blue - kbd: UK

Asus
ASUS ROG Strix G16 G615LR-S5191W - Intel Core Ultra 9 - 275HX / up to 5.4 GHz - Win 11 Home - GeForce RTX 5070 Ti - 32 GB RAM - 2 TB SSD NVMe - 16" 2560 x 1600 (WQXGA) @ 240 Hz - 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet - Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth - eclipse grey