
HP EliteBook 6 G1q Review: An Always-Connected Laptop
Christopher Null
created: Oct. 14, 2025, noon | updated: Oct. 16, 2025, 8:28 p.m.
Benchmark scores were unsurprising, turning in slightly above-average numbers across the board when compared to other Snapdragon X Plus laptops.
(It feels heavy in the hand and on the lap as well.)
Port selection is also solid, including two USB-C ports with USB4 support, two USB-A ports, a full-size HDMI jack, and a drop-jaw Ethernet port.
The SIM card slot is also accessible from the side of the device; users can bring their own data plan if they don’t want to use the multicarrier HP Go, which works via eSIM.
Poor ValuePhotograph: Chris NullThe G1q is a Copilot+ PC and, as with more general workloads, it turned in perfectly acceptable scores on AI-based jobs like image generation and computer vision tests.
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