HP ProBook 635 Aero Powers Optimum Mobility, Performance and Productivity in Ultra-light Design

SINGAPORE, 18 MARCH 2021 — HP today announced the availability of HP ProBook 635 Aero G7, the world’s lightest AMD-based business laptop. ² With a starting weight of under 1 kg³ , the laptop is designed to help small-medium businesses (SMBs) boost productivity, collaborate with ease, and work anywhere, while enjoying strong security and connectivity. It is an integral part of HP’s SMB portfolio which includes services and solutions.

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted work environments around the world and hybrid working environments are the new normal. End users want to have more flexibility working between the home and office, with 53% of them preferring a hybrid work model, and IT estimating an average 27% of workforce will have a permanent hybrid work model ⁴ . More than 60% of SMBs in Asia-Pacific also see digital transformation as key with innovation in work processes, flexible work options and customized products and services identified as future strategies.⁵

“With workspaces at home becoming a part of our new normal and businesses supporting their workforce both remotely and back in the office, the PC is essential to these hybrid work environments. SMBs are looking to ramp up for growth post-pandemic while needing to equip employees with the technology that lets them work productively and securely from wherever they are,” said Koh Kong Meng, Head of Personal Systems Category, Greater Asia, HP. “The HP ProBook 635 Aero is a mobile powerhouse designed to meet the demands of multi-task, multi-place workdays by combining effortless connectivity, integrated security and powerful performance in an ultra-light form factor.”

Freedom to Work Anywhere

Designed for ultimate mobility, the 13.3 inch ProBook 635 Aero is the first ProBook built with magnesium alloy that combines the lightness of magnesium and the strength and sleekness of aluminum. Its elevated design speaks to a generation of mobile professionals who sees their devices as an extension of who they are.

Built with an all-metal body chassis and aerodynamic edges, the ProBook 635 Aero gives a premium touch that is compact and sturdy. Users can see much more with its expanded viewability

featuring 86.2% screen-to-body ratio⁶ that is made possible with ultra-thin 9.5 mm top bezel and 4.28 mm side bezels.

Ideal for mobile professionals working and collaborating in hybrid workplaces, the ProBook 635 Aero’s quiet keyboard, long battery life, connectivity, and security functions, allow them to power through the day.

• Connectivity – Users can now access fast and reliable gigabit-speed^{7, 8} connectivity effortlessly and securely even in dense wireless environments using Wi-Fi 6
• Security – A comprehensive suite of security features protects the device above, in and below the OS. HP Sure View Reflect⁹ allows users to work discreetly. Its copper tinted reflective privacy screen is the world’s most advanced privacy in its class and is two times more effective than competition in both bright and dark environments.¹⁰ HP Privacy Camera, located in the top bezel, can be physically shut to avoid accidental video conferences and keep users hidden from malicious attacks.
• Long battery life – up to 18 hours when configured with the lighter 42Wh battery, and up to 23 hours with the 53 Wh battery¹¹. Device can charge up to 50% battery life in just 30 minutes of charging.¹²

 

Engineered for Performance and Productivity

Powered with the AMD Ryzen™ 4000 Series Mobile Processors with optional PRO Technologies and integrated with the latest AMD Radeon™ technology, the ProBook 635 Aero offers solid performance and configurability. Users can customize processors with optional Pro APUs while extending their investments by upgrading storage up to 1TB¹³ and speeding things up to 32GB with upgradable dual channel memory ¹⁴ , anytime their needs change.

“I’m very pleased to extend our partnership with HP with the ProBook 635 Aero. Through close collaboration with HP, this premium SMB and Enterprise focused offering, powered by AMD Ryzen’s high-performance computing with amazing efficiency, delivers the world’s lightest AMD-based business notebook. This new addition to the HP range further enables AMD to address even more markets and help meet our customers ever evolving needs,” said Peter Chambers, Managing Director – AMD APAC. “Our leading 7 nm process technology allows us to deliver up to 8 Zen2 CPU cores combined with high performance AMD Radeon graphics, making the HP ProBook 635 Aero a multitasking powerhouse to specifically address the needs of today’s mobile professional”.

The ProBook 635 Aero is outfitted to ensure mobile professionals remain effective, moving between different work environments. Collaboration between devices has never been easier with these features:

• USB-C® 3.1 Gen2, (2) USB 3.1 Gen1 (one charging), HDMI 2.0, Headphone and Nano Security Lock Slot so that mobile professionals have what they need to hook up and connect.
• HP QuickDrop¹⁵ , users can wirelessly transfer documents, photos and videos, websites, addresses, and more between devices, eliminating the need to send emails just to move information between devices.

With enterprises typically keeping devices for three to five years, the ProBook 635 Aero is engineered for durability, having undergone, and successfully passed 19 military standard tests¹⁶ and 120,000 hours of HP testings.¹⁷ It can also withstand up to 1,000 cycles of disinfection with household wipes.¹⁸

Proud Addition to HP’s Most Sustainable PC Portfolio

Energy Star and EPEAT Gold certified, the ProBook 635 Aero is a welcomed addition to HP’s most sustainable PC portfolio¹⁹. 100% of the ProBook 635 Aero outer box and fiber cushions are sustainably sourced.²⁰ Other sustainable highlights of the device:

• Over 62% of mechanical parts are made from recycled materials²¹
• Speaker enclosure made from 50% recycled material
• 50% recycled aluminum lid
• Keyboard keycaps made from 50% recycled DVDs
• 90% recycled magnesium on keyboard deck and bottom chassis

New Services for Improved Support

HP offers customizable combinations of devices, security and support services that cover device health, security monitoring, and daily technical support, to enable SMBs to get up and running quickly for hybrid work environments. It has introduced new services and support capabilities including

• HP Smart Support provides fast resolution to IT-related issues to keep employees up and running.²² Built on HP’s focus on insight-driven innovations, the new solution puts the power of insights and AI into the hands of its customers through cloud-based telemetry. Smart Support securely provides HP Support Agents with device health insights and configuration data for them to quickly review, diagnose, and troubleshoot devicerelated issues to keep support calls short giving employees time back to get work done. This new option can be downloaded on select HP commercial devices.
• HP Active Care²³ is a combination of remote technical support, predictive device health analytics, proactive ticketing and remediation services. Employees today want to be able to work and collaborate easily wherever they go but keeping them connected, productive and secure remains a key challenge for IT. With Active Care, IT can ensure optimal uptime and provide faster issues resolution.

 

In addition, HP has a solution-oriented program Business Boost which gives SMBs peace of mind in acquiring and managing new technology. HP Business Boost provides devices including PCs, printers, peripherals, as well as security and support services at an affordable monthly cost.

Pricing and Availability

The ProBook 635 Aero G7 is available today on HP.com, starting from S$1,939 with GST.

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1. 250 nit panel, HP Sure View Reflect, multiple SODIMMs, WWAN, 53Whr battery, and backlit keyboard not available on configurations starting at less than 1kg
2. Based on HP’s internal analysis of AMD-based clamshell laptops with preinstalled encryption, authentication, malware protection, BIOS-level protection and passing MIL-STD testing as of September 2020
3. 250 nit panel, HP Sure View Reflect, multiple SODIMMs, WWAN, 53Whr battery, and backlit keyboard not available on configurations starting at less than 1kg
4. PC is Essential survey, June 202
5. Based on a HP Survey of 1,600 SMBs across Australia, India, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam ⁶ Percent of active plus nonactive viewing area to active viewing area plus border. Measure with lid vertical to the desk.
6. Percent of active plus nonactive viewing area to active viewing area plus border. Measure with lid vertical to the desk.
7. Wi-Fi® supporting gigabit speeds is achievable with Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) when transferring files between two devices connected to the same router. Requires a wireless router, sold separately, that supports 160MHz channels.
8. Wireless access point and internet service required and sold separately. Availability of public wireless access points limited. Wi-Fi 6 is backwards compatible with prior 802.11 specs. The specifications for Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) are draft and are not final. If the final specifications differ from the draft specifications, it may affect the ability of the notebook to communicate with other 802.11ax devices.
9. HP Sure View Reflect integrated privacy screen is an optional feature that must be configured at purchase and is designed to function in landscape orientation.
10. Based on HP’s internal analysis of mobile devices in its class with optional, physically embedded, hardware based, reflective privacy screen. Most advanced based on an average of .32% luminance reduction in privacy mode at 45⁰ as of December 2019.
11. Windows 10 MM14 battery life will vary depending on various factors including product model, configuration, loaded applications, features, use, wireless functionality, and power management settings. The maximum capacity of the battery will naturally decrease with time and usage. See www.bapco.com for additional details.
12. Supports HP Fast Charge with 65W AC Adapter. Recharges the battery up to 50% within 30 minutes when the system is off or in standby mode. Power adapter with a minimum capacity of 65 watts is required. After charging has reached 50% capacity, charging will return to normal. Charging time may vary +/-10% due to System tolerance.
13. For storage drives, GB = 1 billion bytes. Actual formatted capacity is less. Up to 30GB (for Windows 10) is reserved for system recovery software. ¹⁴ Due to the non-industry standard nature of some third-party memory modules, we recommend HP branded memory to ensure compatibility. If you mix memory speeds, the system will perform at the lower memory speed.
14. Due to the non-industry standard nature of some third-party memory modules, we recommend HP branded memory to ensure compatibility. If
    you mix memory speeds, the system will perform at the lower memory speed.
15. Requires Windows 10 PC be preinstalled with HP QuickDrop app and either an Android device (phone or tablet) running Android 7 or higher with the Android HP QuickDrop app, and /or an iOS device (phone or tablet) running iOS 12 or higher with the iOS HP QuickDrop app.
16. MIL STD 810H testing is not intended to demonstrate fitness for U.S. Department of Defense contract requirements or for military use. Test results are not a guarantee of future performance under these test conditions. Accidental damage requires an optional HP Accidental Damage Protection Care Pack.
17. Test results are not a guarantee of future performance under these test conditions. Accidental damage requires an optional HP Accidental Damage Protection Care Pack.
18. Select household wipes can be safely used to clean HP Elite, Workstation PCs and the HP Pro 635 Aero G7 up to 1,000 wipes: See wipe manufacturer’s instructions for disinfecting and the HP cleaning guide for HP tested wipe solutions at How to Sanitize Your HP Device Whitepaper (http://h20195.www2.hp.com/v2/GetDocument.aspx?docname=4AA7-7610ENW). Not applicable to HP Elite c1030 Chromebook. ¹⁹ Applies to HP PCs, Workstations and Displays manufactured after January 2019. Based on most Gold and Silver EPEAT® registrations by meeting all required criteria and achieving 50-74% of the optional points for EPEAT® Silver and 75-100% of the optional points for EPEAT® Gold according to IEEE 1680.1-2018 EPEAT®. Status varies by country. Visit www.epeat.net for more information.
19. Applies to HP PCs, Workstations and Displays manufactured after January 2019. Based on most Gold and Silver EPEAT® registrations by
    meeting all required criteria and achieving 50-74% of the optional points for EPEAT® Silver and 75-100% of the optional points for EPEAT® Gold
    according to IEEE 1680.1-2018 EPEAT®. Status varies by country. Visit www.epeat.net for more information.
20. 100% outer box packaging made from sustainably sourced certified and recycled fibers. Fiber cushions made from 100% recycled wood fiber and organic material. Any plastic cushions are made from >90% recycled plastic.
21. With HP Long Life Battery. By weight. Mechanical parts include chassis, speaker box, keycap mechanism, battery frame and other small mechanical parts as of September 2020.
22. HP Smart Support is available to commercial customers through your HP Service Representative and HP Factory Configuration Services can be downloaded at: https://www.hpdaas.com/software
23. HP Services are governed by the applicable HP terms and conditions of service provided or indicated to Customer at the time of purchase. Customer may have additional statutory rights according to applicable local laws, and such rights are not in any way affected by the HP terms and conditions of service or the HP Limited Warranty provided with your HP Product.