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HP ZBook Studio x360 G5

 & Eric Grevstad Contributing Editor

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Meet the HP ZBook Studio x360 G5

HP calls the Studio x360 G5 the world's most powerful convertible PC, offering a choice of Xeon or Core i9 silicon, up to 64GB of memory, and up to 4TB of NVMe solid-state storage.

Rear View

The aluminum-clad workstation is no shrinking violet, weighing 4.9 pounds and measuring 0.74 by 14.2 by 10 inches. It's passed numerous MIL-STD tests for durability.

The Studio Keyboard

The shallow-but-snappy keyboard rests between a large touchpad and a grille concealing the HP's far-from-quiet quad speakers.

Touchpad and Fingerprint Reader

Unlike some other ZBooks, the Studio has neither a pointing stick embedded in its keyboard nor discrete buttons for its touchpad.

The Studio's Left Ports...

You won't find a volume rocker, but you'll find two USB 3.0 Type-A ports, a SIM card slot, a security lock, and the power button on the left edge of the convertible.

...and Its Right Ports

An SD card slot (that leaves cards slightly protruding), an audio jack, an HDMI port, two Thunderbolt 3 ports, and the AC-adapter connector grace the HP's right side.

Tent Mode

This mode and the kiosk-like easel mode are good options for giving a presentation or showing a new rendering to the boss or a client.

Tablet Mode

The Studio x360 is too heavy to hold for long in your hands instead of resting in your lap (and you can also see how reflective the screen is), but it's an effective platform for pen input.

About Our Expert

Eric Grevstad

Eric Grevstad

Contributing Editor

My Experience

I was picked to write PCMag's 40th Anniversary "Most Influential PCs" feature because I'm the geezer who remembers them all—I worked on TRS-80 and Apple II monthlies starting in 1982 and served as editor of Computer Shopper when it was a 700-page monthly rivaled only by Brides as America's fattest magazine. I was later the editor in chief of Home Office Computing, a magazine about using tech to work from home two decades before a pandemic made it standard practice. Even in semi-retirement, I can't stop playing with toys and telling people what gear to buy.

The Technology I Use

I wish I still had my TRS-80 Model 4P, Laser 128 (educational toymaker VTech's Apple IIc clone), Psion Series 5, and ThinkPad 701C with the fold-out "butterfly" keyboard.

My main machine is a Lenovo Yoga 9i all-in-one desktop with a 13th Gen Core i9 and 32-inch 4K display running Windows 11 Home, Microsoft 365 Family, and Norton 360 with LifeLock. My wife and I get 400Mbps Spectrum internet as part of our homeowners' association fee, but I pay a fortune for streaming services.

I also have a Google Pixel 7 Android phone and pay Mint Mobile $15 a month. We share a Volvo XC60 Recharge plug-in hybrid; I'd have a car of my own, but it seems wasteful to buy a Corvette E-Ray to drive 10 miles a week.

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