– HP has released the EliteBook X G2i 14 globally, replacing the X G1i with newer Panther Lake options and a variety of SKUs mainly concentrated in the UK.
– European pricing is notably different from the US, with UK starting prices around £1,595 and Germany showing high-end configurations near €3,121, while the US shows several premium configurations exceeding $4,000–$6,000.
– All configurations share a 68 Wh battery and up to 100 W charging, with high-end models offering OLED 120 Hz displays, up to 2 TB PCIe Gen 5 SSDs, and up to 64 GB RAM.
HP launches the EliteBook X G2i 14 globally
HP has now released the EliteBook X G2i 14 globally. For context, the new 14-inch laptop replaces the EliteBook X G1i we reviewed almost a year ago (curr. $949 – renewed on Amazon). While the EliteBook X G1i leveraged Intel’s Lunar Lake platform, the EliteBook X G2i adopts newer Panther Lake alternatives.
Pricing in different regions
Currently, HP is selling far more SKUs in the UK than elsewhere. For instance, we can only find a single SKU on HP’s German website. Listed as being out of stock at the time of writing, this variant costs €3,121 with a Core Ultra X7 358H, Arc B390 graphics, 32 GB of LPDDR5X-9600 RAM, 1 TB of storage and a 1800p OLED display. For reference, this panel also features a 120 Hz refresh rate, 500 nits peak brightness, 100% DCI-P3 colour space coverage and HP’s Eye Ease technology.
US pricing and processor quirks
Meanwhile, this configuration runs to $3,189 in the US. For some reason, HP charges more for slower processors, though. For instance, a Core Ultra 5 335 variant with 512 GB storage, 32 GB of RAM and a 1200p display costs over $4,000. Worse still, HP has priced a Core Ultra 7 366H model with 64 GB of RAM at $5,998.
Starting prices and top configurations
By contrast, pricing starts at £1,595 with the Core Ultra 5 325, 16 GB of RAM, 512 GB of storage and a 1200p IPS display. For now, the EliteBook X G2i 14 retails for up to £4,259 with a Core Ultra X7 358H, 64 GB RAM, a 2 TB PCIe Gen 5 SSD and a 120 Hz OLED display. All variants ship with a 68 Wh battery that supports up to 100 W charging. Please see our launch article and HP’s website for more details.
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