US EditionThe HP EliteBoard G1a Is A Modern-Day Commodore 64
HP's EliteBoard G1a keyboard PC offers a modular AI-powered solution with up to 50 trillion operations per second, targeting commercial users and hybrid office setups.
- On January 5, 2026, Hewlett-Packard unveiled the EliteBoard G1a at CES 2026, and HP says it will reach the market this spring, available on HP.com in March.
- HP designed the EliteBoard for hybrid work and hot-desking, positioning it as a serviceable, cleaner desktop with a removable keyboard and chassis for IT departments to swap parts quickly.
- Configured with AMD Ryzen AI options, the EliteBoard supports an AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 PRO CPU with up to 50 TOPS, 64GB RAM, 2TB NVMe SSD, and USB-C dongle for two daisy-chained 4K external displays.
- For IT departments, the EliteBoard offers quick replaceable modules, and the kit includes a pre-paired wireless mouse plus a port-splitting dongle to reduce cables.
- With pricing undisclosed but expected near premium laptops, the EliteBoard revives the rare keyboard-computer form factor from the UMPC trend, while reviewers note pre-production units lack benchmarks.
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I Spent a Week With HP's EliteBoard G1a, a Desktop PC Stuffed Into a Keyboard
This new AI "desktop" from HP hides in plain sight, with a design that takes inspiration from classic computers like the Commodore 64 or VIC-20. I got the chance for an extended first look at it before CES 2026.
@BDH: or an Amiga, and the cartridge port and joystick? It's an interesting concept also for reception stations where a clean design is sought, and in the evening the keyboard is locked (i.e. it also has a kensington cable notch for the day)
HP just outdid Apple with its new HP EliteBoard G1a Next Gen AI PC
Macworld For obvious reasons, we here at Macworld don’t cover Windows PCs, except when there’s a PC that’s unique enough to make us wonder why Apple didn’t think of it. That just happened with the new HP EliteBoard G1a Next Gen AI PC, which was announced at the Consumer Electronics Show. HP designed this PC so that the computer itself is housed within the keyboard. Yes, you read that correctly: the CPU, GPU, RAM, SSD, and all the other parts th…
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