HP recently updated its North American online store with new high-end EliteBooks featuring AMD Strix Point APUs. Three models are capable of supporting up to 128 GB of LPDDR5X-8533 memory, a detail that caught the attention of tech enthusiast Hoang Anh Phu (AnhPhuH). The advertised maximum transfer rate of 8533 MT/s exceeds Team Red's official reference figure of 7500 MT/s for the EliteBook X G1a's Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 APU. Moving up the Team Red "Strix Point" product stack, the Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 375 spec sheet boasts a maximum LPDDR5x transfer speed of 8000 MT/s. Some press outlets have expressed skepticism when examining three of HP's EliteBook X G1a SKUs, suggesting that the product pages may contain placeholder information or inaccuracies.
Operating under the assumption that the specifications are accurate, AnhPhuH remarked: "this is the first laptop to feature 128 GB LPDDR5x-8533 128-bit memory. This would imply that it's using four 256 Gb x32 modules. Currently, all three major DRAM manufacturers only have 128 Gb x32 modules...the EliteBook X G1a utilizes Strix Point, not Strix Halo, so it only pairs with four x32 modules (two 64-bit channels)." HP's website indicates that the EliteBook X G1a models are set to launch on March 14. Hopefully, more details and concrete specifications will be available online closer to the release date. The starting price is $2749 for the least expensive of the three models equipped with "128 GB LPDDR5X-8533" memory. The top-tier "HP EliteBook X G1a 14 inch Notebook Next Gen AI PC Wolf Pro Security Edition" model comes in at a hefty $4299.
