The HP ZBook Studio G8 Targets On-The-Go Photographers

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The New HP ZBook Studio G8 is tempting with its ethical manufacturing and the Emmy award.

If photographers were to choose a computer besides Apple, many would reach for HP. And during the pandemic, they won an Emmy with ZCentral Remote Boost software, which basically boosts performance. I can’t see most photographers needing this though. What they’d need instead are the SD card ports, security enhancements, a screen that’s dependable, and performance. That’s what the new HPZBook Studio G8 is offering to photographers. There’s also even more power offered with the new Fury lineup. And honestly, they’re incredibly tempting since Apple just keeps letting us down.

What They Have in Common

Designed for the hybrid workforce who works from home and the office
Security enhancements. Tamper lock. If the bottom of the notebook is taken off, there is at least an alert.
Tile feature, sort of like Apple’s Find My
ZCentral Remote Boost software, which helped HP win an Emmy for helping creative collaborate
You can purchase ZCentral on Mac if you want.
49% recycled metal
42% of plastic recycled
All will be available in June or July
All of them have SD card ports.
All of them also have keyboards that look like a Mac’s.

Mind you, for years lots of computer manufacturers have given creatives the SD card port. But the big thing here is the keyboards. Many photographers using Apple devices hate most standard keyboards. The numpad just makes no sense to most of us. It also ends up feeling really cramped. Why use a laptop that feels uncomfortable? These laptops completely remove the numpad, and it instead feels like you’re typing on a Macbook.

HP ZBook Studio G8

Up to 11th Gent Core i9 vPro
Nvidia RTX A5000 option
GeForce RTX 3080 option
32BG of RAM
Very Mac-like keyboard
No more Create G7 or Studio G7, just a single one
Pantone validated display
Dual USB-C, Thunderbolt, HDMI, mini DisplayPort
USB 3.0 charging
Headphone jack
AC port
HP DreamColor at 120hz refresh rate
100% DPI P3
SD card port
Battery life claiming two workdays
15.6 inches
4lbs
HP sound calibration that seems to use AI when you’re on a call, listening to music or other things.
RGB keyboard option
Omen gaming hub lets you customize the colors
720p camera

The HP ZBook Studio G8 is probably what’s going to appeal to photographers the most. It’s the successor to the Create G7. This year, HP did away with the model being split and united it under one product line. Unlike Apple, HP is giving us an SD Card port, 100% of DPI P3 (which is warmer than Adobe RGB), and more. The display is Pantone validated. The keyboard is also very Apple-like. That’s a huge boost over some of the products we’ve tested like the FireFly G8 and the Lenovo Yoga 9i.

We’re curious to see how it handles Capture One Pro. Most computers are tested on the Adobe suite. But Capture One Pro is what staff here trust a lot more for the colors.