esigned for students, educators, and IT professionals, the 11.6″ ProBook x360 11 G2 EE Multi-Touch 2-in-1 Laptop from HP is a system whose screen can rotate up to 360° to vary between laptop, tent, stand, and tablet mode. Laptop Mode features the traditional layout of a laptop where you use the keyboard and touchpad to navigate the screen. Stand Mode is where you can watch videos and view photos with little to no touch interactions with the computer. Tablet Mode is when you push the screen all the way back, transforming this notebook into a tablet. Tent Mode is when you stand the system up on its edges, resembling a tent, which is well-suited for PowerPoint presentations. This system can easily transition between the classroom and home.
The ProBook x360 11 G2 EE has an 11.6″ 1366 x 768 LED-backlit display, a 16:9 aspect ratio, a typical contrast ratio of 300:1, a brightness of 220 cd/m2, a refresh rate of 60 Hz, 135 ppi, and viewing angles of 45/45/25/35°. The display is also a touchscreen, which supports the 10-point multi-touch gestures incorporated into Windows 10 Pro. There’s also an HDMI 1.4b port, so you’ll be able to output video to an external display at resolutions up to 3840 x 2160 @ 30 Hz.
The system is powered by a 1.0 GHz Intel Core m3-7Y30 Dual-Core processor that boosts up to 2.6 GHz when needed. It also has 8GB of 1866 MHz DDR3L RAM for quick access to frequently used files and programs. Please bear in mind that the RAM is soldered to the motherboard and may not be upgraded. For storage, it has a 128GB M.2 2280 SATA III SSD. Other integrated features include two USB 3.0 Type-A ports, one USB 3.1 Type-C port (data transfers only), Gigabit Ethernet, 802.11ac Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.2, a microSDXC card slot, a user-facing 720p webcam, a world-facing 1080p webcam, dual digital microphones, and built-in stereo speakers. The non-removable 3-cell / 41Wh lithium-ion prismatic battery lasts for up to 13 hours before recharging is required, and the installed operating system is Windows 10 Pro (64-bit). Also included is a WaCom AES pen, an AC adapter and a 3.3′ power cord.