HP Elite Dragonfly G3 review: the C-Suite laptop MSRP $2,686.00 Score Details DT Editors' Choice “The HP Elite Dragonfly G3 is fast enough for business users and offers superior battery life, along with an elegant and mostly solid build.” Pros Cons When it comes to business laptops that don’t feel like business laptops, HP’s Elite Dragonfly laptops lead the way. The usual security measures are in place, but these laptops aren’t afraid to stand out in a crowd.
The Elite Dragonfly G3 is constructed of magnesium and aluminum, giving it both light weight and a mostly sturdy build. There’s a tiny bit of bending in the lid and some flexing in the keyboard deck, but nothing egregious. A compelling compromise The typical businessperson depends on running applications like Microsoft Office, Slack, Teams, Outlook — often all at the same time. Today’s most common CPUs provide more than enough productivity performance, whether we’re talking about Intel’s 12th-gen Core processors or AMD’s Ryzen 6000 chips.
Here, the HP did much better. In fact, it’s a class-leading laptop when it comes to battery life, demonstrating that HP created a solid compromise between performance and longevity. There are 68 watt-hours of battery capacity tucked away inside the laptop’s diminutive chassis, which is a fair amount for the 13.5-inch 3:2 WUXGA low-power IPS display. The Elite Dragonfly G3 makes great use of its battery capacity and lower performance tuning to turn in some impressive battery life scores.
It’s one of the better keyboards on a business-class machine. The touchpad is large with plenty of space on the palm rest thanks to the 3:2 display, and its glass surface is smooth and precise with confident yet quiet button clicks. A touch display is optional and not included in my review unit.