HP ProBook 465 G11 16" Review

The HP ProBook 465 G11 is a weird one. It's a business laptop with 32GB of RAM and a Ryzen 7 chip, but it's trying to hang with gaming rigs thanks to that discrete Z1 Extreme GPU. The one thing to know? It's a jack-of-all-trades that doesn't quite master any of them. It's fast, but it's also chunky and the screen is just okay.

The performance is a mixed bag, honestly. That AMD Ryzen 7 7735U CPU lands in the 60th percentile, which is solid for everyday work and multitasking. The real surprise is the discrete Z1 Extreme GPU, which pushes graphics performance to the 64th percentile. That means you can actually do some light gaming or video editing, which is unusual for a ProBook. But don't get too excited—it's not a true gaming laptop.

At $1100, it's a tough sell. You're paying for the RAM and the extra GPU power, but you're getting a mediocre screen and questionable reliability. If you absolutely need 32GB of RAM in a Windows machine, it's an option. Otherwise, your money goes further elsewhere.

This sits in a strange middle ground. Compared to an Apple MacBook Pro, you get more RAM and a lower price, but you lose the incredible screen, battery life, and build quality. Next to a Lenovo Legion Pro 7i, this HP gets crushed in pure gaming performance. The most interesting match-up is with the ASUS Zenbook Duo. The Zenbook has a revolutionary dual-screen design and is far more portable, but this HP has more raw power and RAM for heavy multitasking. You choose between innovation and brute force.

I can't recommend it for most people. The low screen quality and reliability concerns are big drawbacks for a daily driver. Only consider this if you have a very specific need for 32GB of RAM and a slight GPU boost in a Windows laptop, and you're willing to sacrifice everything else for it. For everyone else, look at the competitors.