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HP Elite Dragonfly officially launches in the UAE

HP Inc. today announced the availability of the HP Elite Dragonfly in the UAE, which the company says is its the lightest compact business convertible laptop yet. Weighing in at under 1kg and featuring a distinct ‘Dragonfly blue’, the Elite Dragonfly is designed to be powerful yet provide superior security features.

Commenting on the launch, George Rouppas, Head of Personal Systems Category at HP Inc. Middle East, Saudi Arabia & Turkey said, “The way people work, live and play is changing significantly. People are no longer bound to their desks and this means they need equipment that supports this lifestyle. Business professionals need to be mobile, move fast and freely in increase efficiency and productivity. With this in mind, we designed the HP Elite Dragonfly to make a bold, personal statement. A PC should provide freedom, adapt, and transform how and where today’s business professionals work, thus at HP we are constantly trying to reinvent how technology empowers the workforce.”

The HP Elite Dragonfly is the company’s first notebook to include ocean-bound plastics. Its speaker enclosure component is made with 50 per cent post-consumer recycled plastic including 5 percent ocean-bound plastics.

Specs-wise the HP Elite Dragonfly sports an 8th Gen Intel Core vPro processor, 16GB of RAM, Wi-Fi 6, 13” display, a CNC-machined magnesium body, and up to 2TB of storage. It also features various HP security features to assist with privacy and defend against malware attacks.

HP Elite Dragonfly is expected to be available from December, starting at AED 5,499, including VAT.



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