HP Pro X2 612 G1 in Review: Very good business notebook

As a detachable notebook, the HP Pro X2 612 G1 consists of two parts: the tablet and the touchpad. Together they reach a thickness of 25 millimeters. Both parts hold together a fairly tight mechanism, but it separates them quite simply at the push of a button. The well one kilogram heavy and stable keyboard part offers a neat keyboard with background lighting, splash protection and touchpad. But their remote keys are too soft for us. In addition, there are two USB 3.0 ports, Gigabit LAN and one SD card reader, VGA, DisplayPort and headphone output.


Conclusion


Only when you disconnect the tablet part, the other interfaces come to the fore. On the lower side there is a further USB 3.0 interface, an audio port, a microSD card reader and the SIM card slot for the built-in LTE module. WLAN wireless and Bluetooth are also available as additional wireless connections. A 2- and a 5-megapixel camera including flash light and a microphone array with noise reduction function are also included. We find: quite a bit for such a compact notebook. The bright 12.5-inch display (Full-HD) can be used as usual with your fingers or the precise Wacom pen, which is placed in a small tube of the tablet.


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HP gummed its back of the case, which is why the 985 gram tablet does not slip easily from the hands - a pretty good idea. It contains an Intel Core i5-4202Y (2.0 GHz maximum), 8 GB of RAM and a 256-gigabyte SSD. The performance of this trio is easy enough to work with current office and browser applications. The 4.121 points achieved with the PCMark 7 testify to us.


The fast Sandisk SSD (448 MByte / s during reading) contributes to this good result. Intel has trimmed the Core i5-4202Y less on power than on power savings. The values ​​in the graphics and CPU test are therefore only on a satisfactory level: 3,305 points in the 3DMark Cloud Gate and 1.86 CPU points in the Cinebench R11.5. The HP-Detachable is not meant to play, but to work.


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In the case of the benchmarks, the operating noise of the Pro X2 612 G1 was noticeable. The small rushing fan tried quietly, but constantly, the generated waste heat from the housing to blow. The fact that HP's Pro X2 612 G1 is well suited to work was also shown in the runtime test. In the demanding battery test of the PCMark 8, the business detachable takes a considerable six hours.


HP wants it with the Pro X2 all right. Thanks to great equipment, long running time and good performance, this is almost perfect. However, the weight and the volume fall slightly.