Portable Desktop – An ultra-high-performance mobile workstation laptop that is lightweight and portable, despite being equipped with an Intel HX-class CPU and an NVIDIA RTX™ professional-grade GPU.

HP Inc.
Portable Desktop – An ultra-high-performance mobile workstation laptop that is lightweight and portable, despite being equipped with an Intel HX-class CPU and an NVIDIA RTX™ professional-grade GPU.
Professionals such as engineers and designers require desktop workstation-level performance in the field, but existing laptops have insufficient performance to handle large 3D modeling or AI training tasks. Furthermore, even though 17-inch or larger laptops have large screens, they often fall short of professional work standards in terms of resolution and color accuracy. There is an increasing need for a reliable mobile platform that can smoothly run ISV-certified software and handle multiple workflows simultaneously, even when traveling on business.
Industry's first 18-inch large screen (approximately 30% larger workspace than the existing 17″) while maintaining the weight and chassis size at the 17″ product level, achieving both portability and viewing efficiency. Equipped with a built-in NPU in the Intel Core Ultra 9 HX processor to accelerate on-site AI computation, and adopting the NVIDIA RTX™ 5000 Ada Generation GPU (based on Blackwell) to perform VR/AR content creation or real-time ray tracing on mobile devices like a desktop. In addition, it secures heat control and ease of upgrade with 3-fan cooling and a tool-less structure, and ensures the color accuracy and compatibility required for professional work through DreamColor display options and ISV software certification. Security/convenience features such as an AI-based privacy camera (screen blurring when detecting people nearby) are also at the industry's leading level.
Individual professionals who require high performance, such as CAD designers, VFX artists, and data scientists, are the main users. Large enterprise IT departments, design studios, and research institutions that purchase their equipment in bulk are the direct purchasers. Although it is B2B-centric, there is also individual purchase demand from freelance professionals. It is not aimed at general students/general users due to the high price range, and professional organizations with the necessary budget are the main customer base.
As a product that follows the standards used in the global workstation market, it can be released without regional restrictions and supplied to companies/research institutes around the world. However, since mobile workstations themselves are a specialized niche market, sales volume is inevitably limited. HP can expand the application of the high-performance NPU/camera sensors applied to this product to consumer creator laptops in the future. In addition, as it has been recognized for its sustainability aspects, such as the use of recycled materials to reduce its carbon footprint, it is likely to meet the ESG requirements of companies and establish itself as a workstation standard.
Selected as an honoree in two categories at the CES 2026 Innovation Awards, Computer Peripherals & Sustainability, and recognized for both its technological prowess and eco-friendly design. Industry experts praised it as *"breathing the soul of a desktop into a mobile device,"* and in particular, gave favorable reviews for the adoption of the 18″ large screen, calling it a *"portable workshop."* On the other hand, some took a cautious stance, saying that commercial success remains to be seen, citing the limited market size. In terms of technical completeness, it was evaluated as having implemented everything without any underestimation factors, and although the price is high, there are almost no criticisms that it is overvalued thanks to its clear target audience.
📌 Solution limited to a specific niche (a top-of-the-line mobile workstation for a very small number of experts, focusing on a professional niche rather than the general market)
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