HP ProBook x360 series guide

Where the ProBook x360 line stands in 2026

HP's budget convertible family splits cleanly into two very different groups: 7 models total, 2016 to 2022, priced $122 to $783 — but four of them are Pentium-class 11.6-inch education machines (the "EE" rows) at $122–160, and one is a proper modern 13.3-inch convertible at $783. The median of $155 describes the education quartet, not the family's capability. Screens are 11.6 and 13.3 inches, weights 1.45 kg throughout, RAM ceiling 32 GB.

The configuration spread

The CPU counts tell the split story: Pentium chips in 4 configurations (N4200, N5000, N5000 again, N5030) against single Ryzen 3, Ryzen 5 and Ryzen 7 entries — though the only row our roster prices at full money is the 2022 Ryzen 3 5425U machine. Graphics are integrated everywhere, with one recorded option (Radeon RX Vega 6) on that same 2022 row. This is a family where the spec sheet matters less than which half of the family you are reading about.

Price versus age

The two-tier shape is the whole story: the 2016 G1 EE at $150, three 2021 education models at $122–160, and then the 2022 ProBook x360 435 G9 at $783 — five to six times the education money. There is no ladder between the tiers, only a cliff. Within the education tier, price barely moves across five years and three generations, which is what disposable hardware pricing looks like.

Which one to buy

The only row we would recommend for regular use is the HP ProBook x360 435 G9 (2022, $783, Ryzen 3 5425U + Radeon RX Vega 6, 13.3-inch) — a real modern convertible with a serviceable APU, and the family's only machine with recorded GPU options and 16–32 GB RAM configurations. Of the education quartet, the ProBook x360 11 G5 EE (2021, $155, Pentium Silver N5030) is the newest and the one we would accept as a child's first computer or a kitchen tablet-laptop; the G1 EE and G3 rows we would pass on — their silicon is below any practical threshold this catalog measures.

Bottom line

Across the roster the numbers describe the education quartet more than the 2022 flagship: best CPU median 9.3, performance index 4.6, USComp Score 28, best GPU median 0, and zero games clearing recommended settings at the median configuration — with the caveat that the single modern row posts far better figures than these medians suggest. Portability 86.5, mobility 73 and energy efficiency 74.9 are the family's genuine strengths; reliability 33 is not. The summary: buy the 435 G9 at $783 if a budget convertible is the need, accept the G5 EE at $155 as a disposable secondary — and skip the rest.