HP ProBook 4 G1i 16” review

HP ProBook 4 G1i 16 (2025) Review: Joint-Top Value in the Batch

The ProBook 4 G1i 16 is the dedicated-graphics member of HP's 2025 entry business line: a Core Ultra 5 225U paired with a GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop and 32 GB of memory at $1,144. A budget badge with a real GPU inside usually hides a catch; here the catch is only the memory cap, because the value reading is the joint-highest in this entire batch.

Where it holds up

The graphics score of 63.1 stands 1543.2 percent above the business-class median of 3.84, in the high band — and the axes spend it well: engineering CAD at 72 in the high band, photo design at 78 high, gaming at 59 mid, modeling at 55 mid. Overall performance reads 73.56, 77.3 percent above the class median, reliability scores 85 — exactly double the class — and the value index lands at 70.15, the joint-best in this batch. The capability checks clear at recommended across Overwatch, Grand Theft Auto V and Rainbow Six Siege, with Photoshop and Visual Studio Code at their bars and AutoCAD passing its minimum check.

Where it falls short

Memory is the flagged weakness: 32 GB sits 20 percent below the business-class median of 40 — the one place the budget badge shows. Portability holds mid at 44.2 in the 16-inch frame, and office work at 84.85 is high-band rather than the top-band readings of pricier business machines.

Price and depreciation

At $1,144 this is the standard ProBook tier price for a sheet that competes with machines costing nearly twice as much. The modeled depreciation curve runs at 12 percent per year, a moderate pace; no listing anchor is available for dollar projections.

Alternatives to consider

The EliteBook 6 G1i 16 (2025) at the same $1,144 is the same idea with 64 GB of memory — performance rises to 80.62 and office to 91.91, fixing this machine's one weakness at the same price. The ProBook 4 G1a 16, also $1,144, drops the GPU for photo design at 82 and a lighter carry story. Upmarket, the OmniBook 7 16 (2026) at $1,400 offers the newer RTX 5050 with gaming at 72 — but at a 33.9 value reading against 70.15 here, the value case stays with this machine.

Bottom line

Fairly priced for the class — emphatically so. The ProBook 4 G1i 16 pairs a real RTX 3050 with a joint-batch-best value index, high-band CAD and photo work; the 32 GB memory cap is the single compromise in an otherwise complete $1,144 package.