HP ZBook Studio G3 (15.6-Inch, 2016) Series

Two USB-C ports with Thunderbolt 3 support. 4K screen. ISV-certified hardware. Reasonably sized.

Display is a little dim and washes out in bright light. Unexceptional battery life. Non-swappable battery. Non-touch display. Some fan noise.

The HP ZBook Studio G3 is certainly a multimedia and mathematical powerhouse. Though it's thin and light, it is set to serve the digital photographer, video maestro, geek scientist, or master builder who needs phenomenal computing power to solve daily...

Gorgeous finish ; Quadro GPU comes with 4GB memory ; Thunderbolt 3 ports

No DisplayPort ; No option for mechanical drives ; Battery is not removable, no higher capacity models ; Battery life is relatively poor

HP has delivered a beautiful product with the ZBook Studio. However, there have been some important concessions made due to aesthetic factors which may disappoint pragmatics who prefer substance over style.

Ultrafast performance; Stylish design; Light for a workstation ; Relatively dim display; Bottom runs warm ; The HP ZBook Studio G3 is a phenomenal workstation with serious power and an eye-catching design that won't add heft to your bag.

Relatively dim display; Bottom runs warm ; The HP ZBook Studio G3 is a phenomenal workstation with serious power and an eye-catching design that won't add heft to your bag.

The HP ZBook Studio G3 is a phenomenal workstation with serious power and an eye-catching design that won't add heft to your bag.

excellent case ; modern ports ; very good UHD-IPS display ; good input devices ; high performance, also under load

alarmingly high temperatures (surfaces and internally) ; loud and pulsating fans ; short battery runtimes ; no SmartCard reader ; no WWAN ; expensive

The ZBook Studio G3 is a small mystery to us. HP delivers a great product in some respects, while it disappoints in other categories. Sadly, overall, our impression of the ambitious workstation is negative. This is mainly a result of the emissions as...

Superb quad-core Xeon performance ; Stylish design ; Thin and light for a workstation-class laptop ; Good keyboard ; Plenty of ports and slots

Limited battery life ; Default screen brightness setting is too low

Excellent performance ; Amazing Bang & Olufsen speaker system ; Privacy screen option ; Excellent keyboard ; Great trackpad ; Discreet Nvidia graphics processor

Excellent performance ; Amazing Bang & Olufsen speaker system ; Privacy screen option ; Excellent keyboard ; Great trackpad ; Discreet Nvidia graphics processor

As mentioned in the beginning, I’m a big fan of the HP Z series of high-end workstations. The HP ZBook X2 with a Wacom digitizer and DreamColor display was totally drool-worthy. The latest HP ZBook Studio models continue targeting the high-end creative...

I can finish this write up as I started it: a wonderful laptop.

The HP ZBook Studio G3 is a beast of a laptop, and has a price to match. Still, you're getting a hugely impressive machine that's Independent Software Vendors (ISV)-certified and ready for serious work – and serious performance.