As a long time HP Elitebook 8560/Zbook user, seems like the new trend is P16 gen 3:
https://thinkstation-specs.com/thinkpad/p16-gen-3/
As it seems to have 3 m.2 slots now and full sized 2.5Gbit pot...
HP just keeps on putting blocks and barriers like fan control, UV, keyboard replace, only HP screens!!!, whitelists, and adding AI cooling, just being an adversary instead of a partner.
I bought my first 8560w piece by piece and assembled and was AMAZED by it, with it's peak being the Zbook 15 G3, used in space station, the best laptop ever made!!! Dead silent in full load with UV and Fan Control, excellent sound, keyboard, trackpad, chasis, 3D Drive Guard (tested! :))) ), everything was unparalelled, it can be used in every single domain a PC can be used, with all the ports needed and even more. I exchange my keyboard about every 2 year, due to work and it's a breeze. I can do video editing and 3D navigation in video production softwares just by using the 6 button touchpad with very high speed. It even runs Houdini like a champ with 3 SSD-s and 64 RAM, does not know what bluescreen is, crashes are just to remind to change the outfit as a season has passed (from a 9 year old computer, shame on you, the rest!)!
Then they started the downhill, probably just like M$ after W8.1, might said something like "we beat ourselves, now let's just crappify it!" - so barrier after barrier, bad decision one after another. When I bought the G6 it could do undervolt and fan control, but after bios update not only they stopped, but couldn even go back. They made sure of that. Spent 2 years trying to find a full dump of 01.02.02 until gave up on it and sent it away. With the G8 Fury, what to say... I picked it in favor of G9 just because of the still easy removable keyboard, but when they named Fury they probably meant for the noise and the fury of the user being blocked to fully utilise his asset.
So, yeah, after more that 10 years of being an HP fanboy, as they don't seem to be be on the right track anymore and don't seem to want that, I think it's time to say "P16! This whole thread was just a loong waiting for something that did not come"
