[HN Gopher] HP Reveals Keyboard Computer with Ryzen AI Chip
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HP Reveals Keyboard Computer with Ryzen AI Chip
Author : tonymet
Score : 81 points
Date : 2026-01-07 22:36 UTC (6 days ago)
(HTM) web link (www.hp.com)
(TXT) w3m dump (www.hp.com)
| halperter wrote:
| How does cooling get implemented? I can only really think of a
| Pi500 as a similar concept, except that the Pi is (likely) much
| less power intense. If they're using a Ryzen 300, wouldn't heat
| dissapation become an issue? The keyboard looks too thin for
| extensive heat transfer. I guess they could use a undervolted
| Ryzen 300 but it just seems like there is too much power delivery
| needs inside such a small frame.
| tonymet wrote:
| specs are unclear, but given the size, TDP and optional
| battery, it almost certainly has a laptop-scale fan and heat
| sink. Modern fans are pretty quiet, nearly silent at idle, so
| it's not an issue.
| tonymet wrote:
| there was a teardown showing the fan. very typical laptop fan
| LoveMortuus wrote:
| One of the YouTubers had open it up, it uses laptop fans, it
| itself, is basically a squished laptop.
|
| I'm excited though. I always liked that form factor. Add some
| good HUD glasses and a mouse and were sailing free!
| brudgers wrote:
| In a few years, there will be more (relative} gold in thriftshop
| keyboard sludge-piles.
| kstrauser wrote:
| Yep. Found my cyberdeck, a couple years out!
| amlib wrote:
| making a beowulf cluster out of keyboards, maybe that's the
| future given the increasing scarcity around computer parts...
| claaams wrote:
| I want less microsoft/copilot in things, not more.
|
| I don't know who this is for.
| Nextgrid wrote:
| I don't understand the advantages of this over a laptop (this
| is essentially laptop-grade hardware and thermal profile but
| without the screen & battery).
| ghshephard wrote:
| It has an optional battery. This could be pretty epic for a
| glasses interface.
| bitwize wrote:
| So a real cyberdeck then? (Case's Ono-Sendai was a plain
| slab with a keyboard and interface for the "trodes" that
| communicated directly with your brain.)
| prmoustache wrote:
| You'd want a TKL, not a 105 keys at the very least if you
| were interested by portability.
| AdrianB1 wrote:
| You don't have to pay for the small laptop screen. That makes
| it cheaper, smaller, lighter, in theory.
| Kwpolska wrote:
| It also ties you to a desk. If you're working in one
| location, a desktop PC would be more cost-effective and
| more performant. If you need mobility between desks, a
| small form factor PC would be easier to carry. And if you
| are an employer and expect employees to work from home on
| this keyboard, you need to buy monitors for their homes.
| toyg wrote:
| _> a desktop PC would be more cost-effective and more
| performant._
|
| But ugly and taking up space, which is why the iMac
| exists and has been pretty successful for decades at this
| point.
|
| _> If you need mobility between desks, a small form
| factor PC would be easier_
|
| Maybe, but performant AR glasses are changing that
| equation. The cyberdeck, as an ideal, still exists for a
| reason.
|
| _> if you are an employer and expect employees to work
| from home on this keyboard, you need to buy monitors for
| their homes._
|
| Do you? Is that law where you live? Because it's
| definitely not here in UK. I'd rather work on my trusty
| 4k than some shitty cheapo Dell only provided to tick a
| box.
| AlotOfReading wrote:
| The first thing I thought of when I saw this was using a
| phone as the display. Not as good as an actual monitor,
| but a far more interesting setup than what you're
| imagining.
| toyg wrote:
| It's for businesses that don't need high computation,
| achieving effectively the same "monitor and keyboard" effect
| as the iMac; and for people using AR glasses like XReal One,
| Viture, etc.
| hulitu wrote:
| > It's for businesses that don't need high computation
|
| 100 svchost.exe processes, Croudstrike, Ivanti and one more
| antispyware for "compliance". Yes, no more power left for
| actual computation.
| toyg wrote:
| Countdown to the first blog post about Linux "running so
| fast" on this thing.
| diffeomorphism wrote:
| Companies often have flex offices with docking stations.
|
| So previously you would have a screen, mouse and keyboard at
| every desk and people would move a laptop (ignoring its low
| res screen and bad keyboard).
|
| Here you would have just a screen at every desk and people
| move their mouse and keyboard.
|
| Also, this does have a battery.
| dragonwriter wrote:
| > Also, this does have a battery.
|
| It has an "Optional...internal battery" that "lets you go
| between workspaces without rebooting".
| clnhlzmn wrote:
| So instead of carrying a slightly larger but perfectly
| useful computer (a laptop) I have to carry a smaller but
| useless keyboard and mouse for the benefit of not having a
| keyboard and mouse sitting on a desk when the desk isn't
| being used? I still don't get it.
|
| I could see the benefit if this thing dropped the keyboard
| entirely to make it as small as possible but still I'd
| rather just carry a small laptop.
| jayd16 wrote:
| I guess think of it as a different form factor for a NUC?
| Tempest1981 wrote:
| Numeric keypad? Spill-resistant.
| happymellon wrote:
| Office PC thats easier to steal?
| nucleardog wrote:
| > I don't know who this is for.
|
| I think I could build a pretty clean and stylish looking office
| out of it.
|
| No laptop banging around, no PC to hide away, etc. Could throw
| this on a minimalist or partially glass desk with an
| (unfortunate) single cable up to a monitor on an arm for video
| and power, use wi-fi, and essentially have a fully functional
| workstation for most people seemingly out of nothing. No bulky
| AIO, no PC strapped to the back of the monitor, etc.
|
| So I guess that's my guess.
|
| Though my impression from the linked page is more "HP doesn't
| know who this is for either". There's not much in the way of
| clear messaging, lifestyle photos, or anything else.
| tonymet wrote:
| copilot is an easy toggle. It's a PC with UEFI so you could
| boot linux as usual.
|
| If they strike the right price I will buy one. I currently
| carry a raspi + keyboard + power supply and I would prefer
| something clean with a backup battery (one less tether)
| gnabgib wrote:
| Editorialized title ( _The powerful AI PC that hides in plain
| sight_ )
|
| Actual coverage from Ars: _HP 's EliteBoard G1a is a Ryzen-
| powered Windows 11 PC in a membrane keyboard_ (3 points)
| https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46551335
| hunterloftis wrote:
| Given the weird take on x86 being inherently "more powerful"
| and the copy-pasted error from the marketing site (32W vs 32WH)
| this "article" looks like gently massaged advertising copy:
|
| > Alternatively, HP's EliteBoard will bring Windows and a more
| powerful x86 architecture to the keyboard-PC form factor. HP
| says the EliteBoard will support Windows 11 Pro for Business
| and an AMD Ryzen AI 300-series processor with an up to 50 TOPs
| NPU. The device will be sold with a 32 W internal battery and
| is part of Microsoft's Copilot+ PC program.
| KerbalNo15 wrote:
| Incorrectly advertising battery capacity as 32W instead of
| (presumably) 32WH is a hilarious mistake for a company the size
| of HP
| kstrauser wrote:
| You beat me to it. 32W, but for how long? 8 hours? 11 seconds?
| 32W would be true in both cases.
| atoav wrote:
| 5 attoseconds
| ksec wrote:
| I mean at least they didn't use mah. I am surprised it actually
| have a battery in it I thought you would have to plug it in to
| use it.
| dragonwriter wrote:
| The battery is optional, and from the ad copy not intended to
| power active "use" only moving between different (presumably
| nearby) work locations without shutting down (probably
| sleep.)
| Karliss wrote:
| I would guess that it also helps with accidental restarts due
| to power loss while repositioning the keyboard on your desk.
| It doesn't take much force to pull out USB-C.
| perihelions wrote:
| If there was any doubt left whether Hewlett-Packard is still a
| company run by engineers, that was a clean way to dispel it.
| Tempest1981 wrote:
| Perhaps some rogue proofreader "fixed" a stray character
| tonymet wrote:
| W & watts has become a colloquialism for watt-hours in the EV
| space at least.
|
| e.g. "how much did consume at the super charger" -- about 10
| watts (WH).
|
| So it's not literally correct, but it's becoming commonplace to
| say that.
|
| slang , pigeons and dialects all develop based off of context
| like this.
| plagiarist wrote:
| Are the little NUC sized boxes too obtrusive? I don't understand
| who will buy this keyboard.
| tonymet wrote:
| integrated keyboard & power mean only a single connection when
| you arrive. Even BT can be a pain, especially if it doesn't
| pair, you are left with a headless and keyboardless NUC box.
| supermatt wrote:
| > the worlds most serviceable keyboard PC.
|
| Any idea why raspberry didn't use compute modules in the pi500?
| IMHO that should have been trivially upgradable but will likely
| be the shortest lived keyboard I've ever had when the pi6 comes
| out.
| bilekas wrote:
| > Launch Microsoft Copilot in Windows with a touch of the Copilot
| key,4 to write content, analyze data, and stay organized.
|
| Oh thank goodness.
|
| This whole product idea is further trying to gatekeep computing
| hardware. You will pay a cloud subscription to perform anything
| remotely computationally taxing.
| chroma205 wrote:
| > You will pay a cloud subscription to perform anything
| remotely computationally taxing.
|
| What's wrong with that?
| isoprophlex wrote:
| Concentration of compute will be used as a vehicle for
| further concentration of power and wealth.
| venndeezl wrote:
| Nah by then the collapse of jobs will have freed up 10s of
| millions with access to guns. Lots of guns.
| TehCorwiz wrote:
| People are being shot in the face right now by the
| government and the people who own the most guns are
| cheering them on. Guns won't solve this.
| venndeezl wrote:
| Depends on your definition of solve.
| throwaway132448 wrote:
| The complete lack of autonomy.
| faust201 wrote:
| Some want to use their brain.
|
| Do you market Copilot?
| SkyeCA wrote:
| I'd like to own things and have control over what I can and
| can't do on a computer.
| ceejayoz wrote:
| The inevitable price hikes once they've killed the local PC?
| TehCorwiz wrote:
| "Sorry, I can't print that article on social democracy for
| you as it violates our content guidelines."
|
| "Sorry, I can't provide information on sexual reproduction
| due to our content guidelines."
|
| "Your account has been flagged and locked for community
| guideline violations. No explanation will be given and this
| cannot be appealed."
| perihelions wrote:
| The historical irony is that Hewlett-Packard was (debatably[0])
| the inventor of the PC--the _personal_ computer--the product
| concept which _liberated users from mainframes_ , which
| replaced dumb terminals with fully-independent local
| computation.
|
| [0]
| https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_personal_computers#...
|
| Here's[1] how HP marketed the "first personal computer", in
| 1968:
|
| > _" Ready to relieve you of waiting to get on the big
| computer," the ad declares. "Willing to perform log and trig
| functions, even hyperbolics and coordinate transformations at
| the touch of a key. Able to take on roots of a fifth-degree
| polynomial, Bessel functions, elliptic integrals and regression
| analysis."_
|
| [1]
| https://www.hp.com/hpinfo/abouthp/histnfacts/museum/personal...
| ( _" History of the 9100A desktop calculator, 1968"_)
|
| They've now gone full circle, from _" Ready to relieve you of
| waiting to get on the big computer"_, to _" here's a dedicated
| key for remote computing, the core concept of this product"_.
| tonymet wrote:
| this is easily disabled with 1 click.
| outrun86 wrote:
| "Ok hear me out, a laptop but without the screen"
| isoprophlex wrote:
| Not any laptop, an AI copilot laptop!
| bitwize wrote:
| Ah, the HP-99/4A. I'd heard of this and kinda almost wanted one,
| but I think skyrocketing RAM and SSD prices will make it even
| more not worth the money/hassle.
| nl wrote:
| _AMD Ryzen AI 300_
|
| These are _great_. The Ryzen AI series are the ones that allow
| memory to be shared between the GPU and CPU, so you can use
| almost all your system RAM to run local models.
|
| The AI 395+ MAX is available with up to 128Gb RAM (and I think
| 256Gb is coming).
|
| The important thing is how much RAM it comes with because it is
| soldered - and for some reason this doesn't seem to show the RAM!
| ItsBob wrote:
| If you scroll further down, there's an image of a woman holding
| an opened keyboard with a SODIMM in her other hand so I'd guess
| that means it's user-swappable.
| toyg wrote:
| If really aimed at the business segment, as it appears to be,
| it's likely to have serviceable RAM.
| olyjohn wrote:
| What's old is new again. Hasn't anybody seen a Commodore 64?
| sfortis wrote:
| My first PC was a Schneider Euro PC. Now, this is even slimmer!
| hulitu wrote:
| Compared with Commodore 64, this HP is a parody. They spared
| the space to a minimum (is cheap plastic so expensive ?), the
| keyboard is terrible.
|
| The main advantage seems to be that, if you try to actually use
| it, it will force you to take a break, because your fingers
| will be burning from touching the keys heated by the processor.
| prmoustache wrote:
| I'd welcome a heated keyboard right now, temp is 17degC in my
| office as I am writing this and I do feel my fingers tend to
| be less reactive.
|
| Funny because I don't mind 17degC outside.
| mannycalavera42 wrote:
| and to reset it you just have to type SYS 64738
| toyg wrote:
| I actually love the concept. It's effectively like the iMac,
| except more flexible and serviceable - great for kiosks and
| shared workstations.
|
| One could also couple it with AR glasses like the XREAL One and
| have portable computing but more immersive (although it looks a
| little big for that).
|
| I don't understand the scepticism - surely it's good that we see
| some experimentation again on the form factor of computing, we
| cannot just accept that the laptop is all we'll ever get. Yeah,
| the copy is stupid, but that's just marketing.
| wolrah wrote:
| > great for kiosks and shared workstations.
|
| Absolutely not.
|
| For a kiosk, I want everything the user is touching to be
| effectively disposable. Keyboards and mice are cheap and
| trivial to replace, this design integrates the most important
| part of the system in to one of the easiest parts to
| damage/steal. It's possibly the worst way to do a kiosk.
|
| For a shared workstation, likewise if I'm the user I want to be
| able to bring my own keyboard and mouse, both for sanitary
| reasons (have you seen the way people treat their own
| keyboards, much less shared ones?) and for personal preference.
| This design integrates the most important part of the system
| with the part most likely to get gunked up.
|
| Even for the idea of a shared docking station where each user
| has their own keyboard PC, it's a crappy keyboard. Perhaps if
| it were a nice mechanical board with swappable keyswitches that
| might not be terrible, but as it is it's all of the downsides
| of a laptop without the ability to actually use it undocked.
|
| Whatever use cases may exist where this is actually an
| improvement are very specific niches.
| boobsbr wrote:
| > For a kiosk, I want everything the user is touching to be
| effectively disposable.
|
| Or built like a tank that is easy to powerwash.
| nxobject wrote:
| As someone who's wrangled IT in college libraries before,
| that's _slightly_ unfair - they do have a Kensington lock for
| the keyboard.
|
| It's locking up the rest of the cables that'll be the issue,
| as well as a preference for ethernet. Mice and ethernet
| cables were stolen the most... inevitably the mice ending
| making cheapo Chromebooks less miserable, and the ethernet
| cables ended up at LAN parties.
|
| The users we trusted got laptops anyway.
| toyg wrote:
| _> Perhaps if it were a nice mechanical board with swappable
| keyswitches_
|
| Are you serious? 99% of computer users don't even know those
| words.
| GeorgeTirebiter wrote:
| I want one the size and shape of the HP-200LX. Oh, in that case,
| please add a 4K color OLED screen and 5G radio. Lenovo stick for
| mouse.
| sfortis wrote:
| no thanks, i prefer a https://frame.work/gr/en/desktop
| Animats wrote:
| The fine print:
|
| HP recommends Windows 11 Pro for Business. Not all features are
| available in all editions or versions of Windows. Systems may
| require upgraded and/or separately purchased hardware, drivers,
| software or BIOS update to take full advantage of Windows
| functionality. Windows 11 is automatically updated, which is
| always enabled. High speed internet and Microsoft account
| required. ISP fees may apply and additional requirements may
| apply over time for updates.
|
| Features and software that require a NPU may require software
| purchase, subscription or enablement by a software or platform
| provider, and third-party software may have specific
| configuration or compatibility requirements. Potential NPU
| inferencing performance varies by use, configuration, and other
| factors.
|
| Microsoft Copilot requires Windows 11. Some features require an
| NPU. Timing of feature delivery and availability varies by market
| and device. Requires Microsoft account to log in. Where Copilot
| is not available, the Copilot key will lead to the Bing search
| engine.
| toyg wrote:
| That's... standard Windows? It's 100% the same for Apple
| machines, if stated in more mellifluous tones (or not stated at
| all, because "screw you, we're Apple"), and even more so for
| Chromebooks.
| bilekas wrote:
| > It's 100% the same for Apple machines,
|
| > Requires Microsoft account to log in. Where Copilot is not
| available, the Copilot key will lead to the Bing search
| engine.
|
| An Apple account is most certainly not needed to log in. In-
| fact being online is not even a requirement for Apple
| devices. Wild idea, I know.
| Karliss wrote:
| Windows11 making it hard to create a local account is a
| separate topic.
|
| The fine print notes refer to to specific features. In this
| cases it's "4." for Copilot.
|
| You don't need apple account if you are fine with not using
| half the features listed in the marketing page for apple
| hardware. If you looked at the bottom of page for any of
| apple computers you will see similar fine print. For
| example https://www.apple.com/macbook-air/ .
|
| > 22 Requires that your iPhone and Mac are signed in with
| the same Apple Account using two-factor authentication,
| your iPhone and Mac are near each other and have Bluetooth
| and Wi-Fi turned on, and your Mac is not using AirPlay or
| Sidecar. Some iPhone features (e.g., camera and microphone)
| are not compatible with iPhone Mirroring.
|
| > 23. SMS requires an iPhone or iPad with iOS 8.1 or later
| or iPadOS. iPhone calls require an iPhone with iOS 8 or
| later.
|
| > To access and use all Apple Card features and products
| available only to Apple Card users, you must add Apple Card
| to Wallet on an iPhone or iPad that supports and has the
| latest version of iOS or iPadOS.
|
| > iMovie, GarageBand, Pages, Numbers, and Keynote are
| available on the Mac App Store. Downloading apps requires
| an Apple Account and a device that is compatible with the
| OS version required for each app.
|
| And seems like there are a few more things advertised as
| features of specific apple hardware which probably won't
| work without apple account but lacks fine print at the
| bottom for example iCloud.
| bilekas wrote:
| > Windows11 making it hard to create a local account is a
| separate topic.
|
| Hard is a generous take. They litterally removed their
| offline phone mode.
|
| > You don't need apple account if you are fine with not
| using half the features listed in the marketing page for
| apple hardware.
|
| Can you name the hardware features? Because Apple take
| the approach of opt-in in my experience. And don't get me
| wrong.. I'm adamantly pro choice.
|
| Features are one thing. Getting installed without an
| account is another thing. Imagine now you buy a
| laptopwith windows, you can activate it until you connect
| to the internet.
|
| Apple, buy a notebook. Install the os. Nice airgapped
| system to test with.
|
| Added software is another story. You're conflating the
| two I feel.
|
| > You don't need apple account if you are fine with not
| using half the features listed in the marketing page
|
| I want an OS I paid for. Why should I connect to your
| CNC?
| toyg wrote:
| _> They litterally removed their offline phone mode._
|
| https://www.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/s/ifseb3L17G
|
| _> buy a notebook. Install the os. Nice airgapped system
| to test with._
|
| Whereas Microsoft provides testing images, so you don't
| need to kill the planet just to test if a link really
| looks blue.
|
| Why are you trying so hard to apologise for one of the
| worst corporations in the world? They are all bad and
| they all want the same things from you (money and
| personal data); they just go about it in slightly
| different ways.
| merelysounds wrote:
| I dislike how ai is a major selling point of this computer; then
| again, I understand it's a buzzword at this point.
|
| Funnily enough, with the name being "HP EliteBoard G1a Next Gen
| AI PC", I know I'm supposed to read it as "(next gen) ai", but I
| can't help seeing "next (gen ai)".
| thisislife2 wrote:
| I think I'll just wait for Chinese to create their clones of this
| and buy it at half the price.
| ghusto wrote:
| Wedge computers came out in the 80s, I'm not sure which part of
| this is "revolutionary".
| Findecanor wrote:
| I have seen a new wedge computer in the news every now and then
| since the '90s, and not just new retro computers with new
| innards.
| rbanffy wrote:
| The TRS-80 model I came out in 1977. It took HP just 49 years
| to launch a competitor.
| mindcrime wrote:
| OK, great. I like what I've heard about the Ryzen AI chips so
| far. But can I install Linux on this thing?
| tonyplee wrote:
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAIzlGwEAO0&t=300s This seems
| provide instruction on that. There are a lot of other yt videos
| on this topic.
| daveguy wrote:
| Of course you can. It's an amd64 processor with a different
| name and a coprocessor. Linux doesn't have any problem
| installing on UEFI, so unless they did something weird, it
| shouldn't be a problem. Apparently linux runs pretty well on
| the AMD AI cpus (benchmarks of lunar lake primarily vs Ryzen AI
| 300 in OP):
|
| https://www.phoronix.com/review/core-ultra-7-lunar-lake-linu...
|
| But concept-wise I think it's a dud. A laptop without a
| monitor. So you either carry the laptop as two pieces (some
| good portable monitors around) or you are limited to only
| plugging it in where there's a monitor available.
|
| Also, it seems they couldn't be bothered to spring for
| mechanical switches when the entire product is focused around a
| keyboard. Sheesh.
| mindcrime wrote:
| _so unless they did something weird_
|
| That is the concern! Hopefully not, but with HP who ever
| really knows?
| bsoles wrote:
| Raspberry Pi 400 did it (TM) , minus the AI PC crap.
| tonymet wrote:
| like any PC you can run what you like. even on Windows it's
| easy to turn off AI stuff (I've done that for years , back when
| it was spammy Cortana and MSN content).
|
| You want more designs like this, which will encourage more
| Raspberry PI and other competitors to jump in.
|
| It's a win win for everyone
| ArtemZ wrote:
| I don't think I am ever buying another HP product. I've had
| enough with their office PCs and printers
| PurpleRamen wrote:
| So it's a laptop, without display. Can I attach my own keyboard?
| From the pictures, I get the impression the keyboard sucks.
| jayd16 wrote:
| It's got USB so I'm sure you could.
| protimewaster wrote:
| > From the pictures, I get the impression the keyboard sucks.
|
| That was my initial thought. They made the keyboard a big part
| of the product, and that is the keyboard they came up with?
|
| It's like advertising a fancy new type of AIO and then putting
| a crummy 50% sRGB gamut 480p TN panel in it.
| wildzzz wrote:
| Most people don't care about mechanical keyboards, they just
| use whatever their employer provides, comes free with the PC,
| or is just the best deal on Amazon.
| rbanffy wrote:
| And Lenovo launched an AIO with a 2560x2880 display.
| delecti wrote:
| I don't want one, but all the skepticism is weird. I can see it
| making sense for hot desking office workers, or other similar.
| When I worked from home at my last job, I kept the laptop closed
| and out of sight and just connected my own monitors. Most people
| aren't picky about keyboards, so this seems like a perfectly
| reasonable product for plenty of people.
| Gracana wrote:
| It would work, but is it any better than existing options like
| a little computer on the desk, a computer on the back of the
| monitor, or an AIO PC?
|
| I dunno. I like it. I think it's neat. I won't buy one, but I
| look forward to the Cathode Ray Dude episode about it 25 years
| from now.
| protimewaster wrote:
| > It would work, but is it any better than existing options
| like a little computer on the desk, a computer on the back of
| the monitor, or an AIO PC?
|
| I don't see how it would be better than just a mini PC.
| Presumably most people will be using a mouse in addition to
| the keyboard, so they've already got to plug in at least the
| mouse and the display. It seems like the added flexibility of
| being able to pick your own keyboard, and carry something
| smaller, would make a mini PC win at the cost of having one
| extra connector to plug in.
| delecti wrote:
| Well I did mention hot desking, and the options you mention
| definitely aren't as convenient for that. They also can't
| match some of the benefits this thing brings by including a
| battery.
| mrheosuper wrote:
| Well, it looks "cleaner" and more "professional" than hanging
| a lump behind your monitor. It may not benifit to all people,
| but it is not worse than exist option, so, why not.
| tonymet wrote:
| i've traveled with a Raspi + bt keyboard for this reason.
| Lighter, and far more durable. I don't mind stowing it in
| checked duffel bag. I would never put my laptop in checked
| luggage, certainly not a duffel
| rbanffy wrote:
| Finally HP launched a competitor to the VIC 20.
| 827a wrote:
| The HP EliteBoard runs a "AMD Ryzen AI 300 series processor", "50
| TOPS NPU", with "800M series graphics" and up to 64gb of memory.
|
| As far as I've seen, they have not publicly stated which specific
| processor its running. This combination means: Its not a Ryzen AI
| Max 300 processor, because these run the 8060S integrated
| graphics. (also, they'd have probably stated Max if it was).
| Moving down-range: the HX375 has 55 NPU TOPS, so its more likely
| that the _best_ chip it could run is the HX370 (12c /24t); but it
| could be as low as the 330 (4c8t).
|
| The HX370 posts geekbench 6 scores of single core ~2917 multi-
| core ~15249.
|
| For comparison: the Apple M5, found in the iPad Pro and upcoming
| Mac Mini, scores single core ~4291 multi-core ~17469.
|
| Overall, I think this is cool and evocative, and depending on the
| chip they use the performance could be pretty solid. However, I
| don't like the idea of a desktop PC being so integrated with a
| peripheral, such as a keyboard or monitor.
| n8m8 wrote:
| Interesting idea, seems like an adventurous v1 idea. Feels like
| it would be hard to sell this to enthusiasts who want a nicer
| keyboard, and hard to sell to the average consumer who'd still
| rather have a laptop or iPad.
| rendaw wrote:
| I like that it's washable! I wish all peripherals had some
| thought for cleaning them.
|
| I'm embarrassed to have people over because of my mouse and
| keyboard. My last mouse fell apart (coating started to peel) when
| I cleaned it and other parts were just unreachable.
| stanfordkid wrote:
| Cool to see some innovation from HP, this is actually unique and
| fills a niche of going from desk to desk (home->office), without
| needing mobile. Much better than ripping off the latest aluminum
| MacBook designs.
| clnhlzmn wrote:
| If this is better than a laptop for mobile work why include the
| keyboard? Why not just make it a tiny box with a single USB C
| connector to plug into the dock on your home and work desks?
| Since you already must have monitors and mice at those
| locations (or bring them with you) I'm failing to see the point
| of including the keyboard in this package (except of course to
| be able to advertise the "copilot key")
| tonymet wrote:
| The battery + thermals give you either a large cube (like a
| Beelink++) or cigarette carton. It's wise to go with a
| cigarette carton and include a keyboard.
|
| Especially since remote work took off, offices are full of
| vacant workstations. Why drag a small monitor around when you
| can hook into a 32'' monitor at the office?
| poulpy123 wrote:
| An amislop 500 or an atari 520 STslop ?
| jiehong wrote:
| First thing I had in mind was "Oh, like an Atari ST"!
| calin2k wrote:
| I want it with a TKL layout, low travel mechanical switches
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