HP ZBook 8 G1as 14 mobile workstation review (AMD Ryzen AI 9 PRO 375, 14 inch WQXGA HP Dreamcolor)

A review of the HP ZBook 8 G1as AI mobile workstation. (AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 375, 32 GB DDR5-5600 memory, 1TB PCIe Gen4x4, AMD Radeon 890M iGPU, 14 inch, WQXGA (2560 x 1600) HP Dreamcolor touchscreen)

What's up, everyone, and welcome back to the channel! Today, we're getting our hands on a business-focused mobile workstation alternative: the HP ZBook 8 G1as. The entry level ZBook excels at business intelligence, financial modelling, technical documentation, light CAD work, and AI-enhanced productivity.

In this full review, we'll dive deep into its design, performance, display, keyboard, connectivity, and, of course, the all-important question: is this the right mobile workstation for you?

00:00 Introduction
00:36 Design
01:24 Sustainability
01:43 Upgrade Options
02:09 Display
03:06 Connectivity
04:09 Keyboard & Touchpad
04:59 Audio & Webcam
05:25 Audio Samples
06:04 Performance
06:53 Benchmarking Results
07:49 CPU, Fans & Temps
09:55 Target Audience
10:23 Graphics
11:33 Gaming
11:44 Gaming Samples
13:08 Security
13:30 Battery Life
14:00 The Good, The Bad and The Really Bad
14:02 Gorgeous DreamColour
14:16 Build Quality
14:27 Upgradable Memory
14:38 Impressive I/O’s
14:52 Good Inputs
15:02 Poor 890M
15:27 No GPU Options
15:46 Questionable QA
16:10 Competition
16:45 Summary
17:39 Outro

*Gaming Sample average FPS
Apex Legends 44 FPS 1600P High
Counter Strike 2 24 FPS 1600P High
Days Gone 31 FPS 1200P High
GTA V Enhanced 36 FPS 1600P High
Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty 10 FPS 1600P Medium
Black OPS 6 Campaign 44 FPS 1600P Low
Red Dead Redemption 2 21 FPS 1600P Ultra
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III 64 FPS 1600P Low
Helldivers 2 9 FPS 1600P High

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MUSIC::
Club Love - Everet Almond

Wallpapers:    / @vibevaultmusic   & Adobe Firefly AI generated.

UK Review Models:
8T156EA £1379.99p + VAT (£1655.99p inc. VAT)
HP ZBook 8 G1as UMA Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 375 14 inch / 1TB PCIe-4x4 2280 NVMe TLC / 32GB (1x32GB) DDR5 5600 SODIMM Memory / W11p64extGenPremium / 14.0 AG WQXGA (2560x1600) LED 500 f5MP IR 120Hz DrC bnt L

Alternatives:
8T157EA £1609.99p + VAT (£1931.99p inc. VAT)
AMD Ryzen™ AI 9 HX PRO 9 HX 375, 64 GB RAM, Storage2 TB SSD, Display35.6 cm (14"), WQXGA (2560 x 1600), GraphicsAMD Radeon™ 890M Graphics

Competition::
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 (14" AMD)
Dell Precision 3490 (2025)
Lenovo ThinkPad X9-14 Gen 1 (Intel)
Gigabyte AERO 14 OLED (2023)
HP ZBook 8 G1a
ASUS ExpertBook B9 OLED (B9403)

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