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The HP Elitebook Folio Notebook Shows How Thunderbolt 3 Helps to Bring Sexy Back to Windows PC’s

The HP Elitebook Folio Notebook PC (W8H05PA) is slim, light weight and sleek. It comes with Windows 10 Pro 64 OS, an Intel Core m7-6Y75 with Intel HD Graphics 515 (1.2 GHz, up to 3.1 GHz with Intel Turbo Boost Technology, 4 MB cache, 2 cores) processor, 8 GB LPDDR3-1866 SDRAM memory, 256 GB M.2 SATA MLC SED SSD hard drive, Intel 802.11a/b/g/n/ac (2x2) and Bluetooth 4.2 Combo wireless, integrated Intel HD Graphics, and a long life 4-cell, 38 Wh Li-ion polymer battery.

The HP Elitebook Folio Notebook PC (W8H05PA) gets it's sexiness by taking advantage of two Thunderbolt 3 ports to channel all the digital connectivity you could ever need in two slim USB Type-C ports that gives the notebook its ultra slim form factor.  No more fat ugly connectors for power, data, or video.  With Thunderbolt 3, you can get 40 Gb/s Thunderbolt links, USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10 Gb/s), Display Port 1.2, and USB Power Delivery to both charge the notebook as well as provide power and quick charging to other peripherals.

I purchased the HP Elitebook Folio Notebook PC (W8H05PA) through HP's online store in India. The listed price in the HP online store was 1,43,100 INR and it took 3 weeks to deliver. The shipment packaging was good and shipment logistics was taken care of by Savex Technologies, while the actual delivery was handled through Blue Dart courier.  

You can see the speakers placed at the bottom of the HP Elitebook Folio Notebook PC (W8H05PA). 

The HP Elitebook Folio Notebook PC (W8H05PA) comes with various accessories including a USB Type-C to USB 3.0 Adaptor, which allows you to connect external USB drives, another USB Type-C to Ethernet Adaptor to plug Ethernet cable, and a USB Type-C based 45 Watts Smart AC adapter. 

The 45 Watts Smart AC adapter provides 10 watts (5 volts @ 2 amps), 36 watts (12 volts @ 3 amps), and 45 watts (15 volts @ 3 amps).

Along with these accessories, HP provided a Application and Driver Recovery DVD.

On the right side of the PC, you can see two USB Type-C with Thunderbolt 3 support.

On the other side, you can see one 3.5 mm audio jack. 

HP Elitebook Folio Notebook PC (W8H05PA) comes with a keyboard with backlight and a touchpad supporting multi gestures, two-finger scroll, pinch/zoom, edge swipe.

Once you turn on the HP Elitebook Folio Notebook PC (W8H05PA), you need to set up the WI-FI network, creating an account on the PC, and follow the steps below. 

Windows 10 setup for the HP Elitebook Folio Notebook PC (W8H05PA) is relatively quick and painless. 

One of the cools things that the HP Elitebook Folio Notebook PC (W8H05PA) can do unlike Apple Mac products is the ability to rotate the screen a full 180 degrees.

The HP Elitebook Folio Notebook PC (W8H05PA) is great for consumers looking for good performance in a sexy portable notebook PC but professional users by warned that it can be very slow while using professional tools like OrCAD.