It’ll be one of the lightest workstations you can buy.
The other thing I’ve always liked about the ZBook Studio is the RGB keyboard. That’s not generally something you’d expect to see anywhere near a business laptop. This isn’t one of those, either. It’s per-key, customizable, and as flashy and bright as the gaming rigs of old. The idea, I assume, is that you may want to use the device for some gaming at home when you’re done with your data science workload, or whatever, for the day.
The universally praised OLED screen returns to the 2022 ZBook Studio, but, in more welcome changes, the device has been moved to 16:10 — an objectively better aspect ratio than the previous 16:9. Sorry, haters.writer Cameron Faulkner used the words “stunning,” “brilliant,” and “a treat to look at” to describe this panel in his review of
. In even better news, this year’s screen has a 120Hz refresh rate, whereas last year’s buyers had to choose between the OLED and 120Hz.Professionals who don’t mind a bit more heft may be more interested in the ZBook Fury G9, also refreshed for 2022. This laptop, which starts at 5.4 pounds, will be powered by what HP describes as “a desktop class 55W Intel CPU,” which we can safely assume means that it will be in the first wave of laptops to incorporate.
Both the ZBook Studio and the ZBook Fury are expected in June with pricing still to be announced. They are, let’s say, unlikely to be cheap. Our 2021 Studio configuration, which had an RTX 3070, was almost $5,000.Subscribe to get the best Verge-approved tech deals of the week.Please confirm your subscription to Verge Deals via the verification email we just sent you.