Best laptop so far. Display, fonts, images feel easy on eyes. Feels smooth luxurious and quality laptop. Very light weight.

The fourth generation of HP's 14-inch business slimline combines a muscle-car CPU with luxury-car conveniences to create a highly appealing executive laptop.

Bright; sharp display; Speedy quad-core CPU; Crisp keyboard with Skype function keys; 12.5-hour battery life; Impressive sound

Not cheap; Clumsy cursor arrow keys; No SD card slot

The HP EliteBook 1040 G4 wraps powerful components in a beautiful chassis. The option for a quad-core 45 W CPU may be a boon for professionals in need of more power than is offered by the 15 W dual-core chips typically used in business notebooks.

beautiful metal chassis; excellent heat management; very long battery life; powerful performance; fast charging; dual-Thunderbolt 3 ports w/ four PCIe lanes; instant authentication (IR camera; fingerprint sensor

terrible webcam; a bit heavy for its class; display brightness is uneven; keyboard clatter can be loud; sorely lacks option for dedicated GPU

Back in September, HP announced some new PCs from its Elite lineup, which is its brand for business devices . Alongside the EliteOne all-in-one series, there were two new laptops: the EliteBook 1020 x360, and the EliteBook 1040.

Late in 2017 at its Reinvent event (HP's largest global partner conference), the US-based company outlined its vision to design solutions for the way people now work and live, with the introduction of new premium laptops and all-in-ones, along with displays and accessories.

Purchased this laptop. Had heat issues. HP Replaced. the second now has some issue with default functionality like adjusting brightness through keyboard. contacted HP Support. Support said, reset it to factory settings. not so great experience.

The HP EliteBook 1040 G4 we tested is a very capable business ultraportable, with sleek styling, a powerful processor, an excellent display, and long battery life. Unfortunately, all of those capabilities come at a high price, which makes it uncompetitive with mainstream business laptops like the...

Full HD touch screen gets very bright; Comfortable keyboard has built-in Skype for Business controls; Core i7 delivers good computing performance; Long battery life

Included software is glitchy; Pricey as configured

HP Inc is now on to the fourth generation of its 14-inch Elitebook 1040 , a sure sign that the design is a winning formula worthy of regular refreshes. Back in 2014, I reviewed the first generation of this notebook, judging it "every inch a business executive's ultrabook".

Excellent battery life; Bright IPS touch-screen; Two USB-C/Thunderbolt and two USB 3.1 ports; Useful Privacy Screen mode; Multiple off-the-page configurations

Expensive; especially at the top end of the range; No 8th generation Core processors yet; No discrete GPU option