HP EliteBook Folio 1040 G3

HP EliteBook Folio 1040 G3

The HP EliteBook Folio 1040 G3 is a thin and light Ultrabook with a premium aluminum shell and powerful specs. With optimized hardware and robust security built into its high-end aluminum chassis, the HP EliteBook Folio 1040 G3 delivers strong, dependable performance, and this business laptop stays cool even during long sessions.

Design

Looking at the HP Elitebook Folio 1040 G3, you get the impression of a gleaming silver slab. The entire body is carefully machined from shiny unibody aluminum with an elegant silver sheen. The slim design tapers toward the front, and the 4 gently rounded corners add to its refined look. The HP Elitebook Folio 1040 G3 measures 13.31 x 9.19 x 0.63 inches and weighs 1.5kg. At that size and weight, you can comfortably carry this laptop throughout a business trip or vacation without it ever feeling cumbersome.

On the left side of the Elitebook Folio 1040 G3, HP has placed a security lock slot, 1 USB 3.0 port, 1 2-in-1 3.5 audio jack and 1 SmartCard slot. On the right side, you will find a micro SIM slot, a USB-C port, 1 USB 3.0 port, an HDMI port, a docking connector and the charging port. The fingerprint sensor sits in the bottom-right corner below the keyboard.

Display and audio

The HP Elitebook Folio 1040 G3 has a 14 in display with sharp Full HD 1920 x 1080 resolution. The screen's color reproduction measured 93% of the SRGB color space. Brightness is moderate and not too harsh on the eyes. The touch glass responds quickly and accurately, and you can absolutely use the HP Elitebook Folio 1040 G3's screen as a drawing tool.

The HP Elitebook Folio 1040 G3's speakers were developed in partnership with renowned audio brand Bang & Olufsen. This ultrabook's sound can easily fill a large meeting room, with solid audio, strong and warm bass, and very clear vocals. You can tune the sound to your personal taste with the Bang & Olufsen Audio app.

Keyboard and touchpad

The HP Elitebook Folio 1040 G3 has an excellent keyboard. Even though key travel is only 1.46mm and actuation force is 59gr, typing on the HP Elitebook Folio 1040 G3 is very comfortable and accurate. The keyboard is backlit, which helps you work more efficiently in low light.

The 9.9 x 6.6 cm touchpad has a smooth surface that lets your fingers glide easily and precisely. The touchpad and the 2 integrated mouse buttons below it respond quickly without any lag.

Security

The HP Elitebook Folio 1040 G3 offers excellent security. Its design has passed 12 grueling MIL-SPEC tests, which means this handsome ultrabook can survive a fall off your desk, violent shaking from an earthquake, or very hot or very cold climates.

The HP Elitebook Folio 1040 G3 integrates a TPM chip that allows the machine to be managed remotely, a fingerprint reader and a SmartCard slot to verify each login. The laptop also includes SureStart technology, which protects users against attacks on the system BIOS.
You can also check other configurations in HP laptops. You can also compare it with the HP EliteBook x360 1040 G10 (2023) or the HP EliteBook x360 1040 G11 (2024).

Performance

*Configuration used in the performance review: Core i7-6600U 2.6GHz, RAM 16GB, SSD 256GB M.2 PCIe NVMe

A quick glance at the specs makes it clear that the HP Elitebook Folio 1040 G3 is a capable multitasker. In a quick test, we browsed 10 web tabs, with 1 tab playing a 1080p YouTube video, and opened the camera and Paint apps at the same time while Windows Defender ran a full system scan, and the system kept running smoothly without any slowdown.

The HP Elitebook Folio 1040 G3 scored 7470 points for overall performance as measured by Geekbench 3. The 256GB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD copied 4.97GB of multimedia data in 14 seconds, a rate of 363.5MBps. The HP Elitebook Folio 1040 G3 finished the OpenOffice test (matching 20,000 names to addresses) in 3 minutes 43 seconds, well ahead of the thin-and-light average (5 minutes 10 seconds).

With integrated HD Graphics 520, the HP Elitebook Folio 1040 G3 scored 74,551 points on the Ice Storm graphics test, well ahead of its rivals in the same segment. With this graphics chip, HP Elitebook Folio 1040 G3 users can play popular games such as World of Warcarf or CS:GO.