HP EliteBook 8 Flip G1i 13” review

64 GB in a 13-Inch Flip, Paid For in Value

The HP EliteBook 8 Flip G1i 13" (2025) pairs a Core Ultra 5 225U with an unusual 64 GB of memory — double the convertible-class median of 32. At $1,275 it is a memory-first convertible, and its low-band value score of 15.65 is the price the sheet charges for that configuration.

Where it holds up

Memory is the headline: 64 GB, 100% above the class median, in the top quartile. Reliability reads 80 against a median of 49, office work is high-band at 83.57, and portability stays high at 77.2. Performance overall lands mid-band at 39.75 — reasonable for an efficiency-tuned Ultra 5.

Where it falls short

Graphics is a coverage gap rather than a measured zero: no GPU entry exists, and the score reads 0 against a class median of 3.84. The task axes that depend on it sit low — gaming 19, modeling 19, engineering CAD 25, photo design 24. The sharpest number is value at 15.65, firmly low band: this much memory in this chassis costs real money, and the sheet sees it. Performance overall is mid-band at 39.75, so the trade is specifically graphics-and-value, not general capability.

Price and depreciation

The listing price is $1,275. No depreciation baseline is recorded, so no dollar curve is projected; the modeled rate of 15% per year is one of the two steepest in this batch, shared with the X Flip G1i — early-life premium convertibles are priced to fall.

Alternatives to consider

The EliteBook X Flip G1i 14" (2025) costs the same $1,275 and trades half the memory for a stronger CPU (84.33) and a mid-band value score of 46.05. The x360 1030 G8 (2021) offers high-band office performance at less than half the price.

Bottom line

Fairly priced for the class — barely. Buy it for the 64 GB and the reliability; the value axis wants you to wait for a discount.