HP EliteBook x360 1030 G8 review

A 2021 Convertible That Still Clears the Business Bar

The HP EliteBook x360 1030 G8 (2021) carries an i5 1135G7 and 32 GB of memory in a 1.21 kg convertible chassis — an ultralight reading for its class. At $666 on the used market it remains a legitimately quick business machine, with a high-band CPU score of 70 and no below-median weaknesses in its sheet.

Where it holds up

CPU performance reads 70 in the high band, 17% above the convertible median of 59.6. Office work lands high-band at 70.41, portability reads 82.9, and the 1.21 kg weight sits well under the class median of 1.45 kg — the mobility index of 79 lands in the top quartile. Performance overall is mid-band at 41.32 and value reads a fair 51.25.

Where it falls short

There is no top weakness flagged, but the low bands are real: photo design at 17 is the lowest measured axis, with gaming at 23, modeling at 19, and engineering CAD at 22 close behind. These are integrated-graphics limits on a 2021 ultrabook — expected, but worth naming with numbers. The 32 GB of memory, matching the class median, keeps those limits from being memory-made: they are graphics ceilings, not configuration ones.

Price and depreciation

The listing price is $666. No depreciation baseline is recorded, so no dollar curve is projected; the modeled rate for its cohort is 11.12% per year — moderate for a 2021 premium convertible.

Alternatives to consider

The EliteBook x360 830 G8 (2020) offers the same CPU and memory for $100 less with a mid-band office score of 60.41 but a higher value reading of 56.5. For a newer generation, the EliteBook X Flip G1i (2025) doubles the reliability story for nearly double the price.

Bottom line

Fairly priced for the class. A light, quick, high-reliability convertible whose weaknesses are exactly the ones a 2021 iGPU machine is allowed to have.