As mobile processors contain more and more components and the associated mainboards can therefore be made smaller and smaller, new possibilities are opening up for them. At CES, HP is presenting a keyboard that also brings the technical interior of a notebook with it: the EliteBoard G1a features a Ryzen AI 300 processor with up to eight cores (Krackan Point). Something like this was only available recently with a much weaker interior, namely a Raspberry Pi.
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HP sees the EliteBoard G1a for employees with daily changing workstations (Shared Desk) who do not work mobile and therefore do not need a full notebook. Like a notebook, the EliteBoard can be put into a (supplied) sleeve at the end of the workday and locked away to protect the data on the SSD. At the wor…
As mobile processors contain more and more components and the associated mainboards can therefore be made smaller and smaller, new possibilities are opening up for them. At CES, HP is presenting a keyboard that also brings the technical interior of a notebook with it: the EliteBoard G1a features a Ryzen AI 300 processor with up to eight cores (Krackan Point). Something like this was only available recently with a much weaker interior, namely a Raspberry Pi.
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HP sees the EliteBoard G1a for employees with daily changing workstations (Shared Desk) who do not work mobile and therefore do not need a full notebook. Like a notebook, the EliteBoard can be put into a (supplied) sleeve at the end of the workday and locked away to protect the data on the SSD. At the workstation, the EliteBoard can be connected to monitors or docking stations via a USB-C connection, just like a notebook. Data, video signal, and power then flow through a single cable.
Two variants
HP envisions two variants of the EliteBoard. In the first, a USB4-capable USB-C cable is permanently attached, as with classic keyboards; the second lacks it. The other interfaces are identical: both variants offer further USB-C sockets on the back, but only one of them also supports USB4 with 40 Gbit/s – the second is limited to USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10 Gbit/s).
A USB-C cable to the monitor, but at the other end a keyboard PC instead of a notebook - that’s how HP envisions the use of the EliteBoard G1a.
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In addition to Windows 11 Home or Pro and various capacities for SSD and RAM, HP also offers an optional battery, which also finds shelter in the housing. This allows you to build a "notebook for the poor" in combination with a USB-C monitor – also because HP specifies a runtime of at most three and a half hours. The option is therefore more interesting for regions with poor power supply, where the battery then acts as the basis for a system with an uninterruptible power supply (UPS): You can still shut down or put the system to sleep in a targeted manner without the risk of data loss for open documents.
HP has not yet commented on prices and availability dates.
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This article was originally published in German. It was translated with technical assistance and editorially reviewed before publication.