The HP ProBook 4 G1i 14 Notebook AI PC with Core Ultra 5, 16GB RAM is marked down to $949.00, which means you are saving $1,412.00, or 59% off the regular price. For a business-grade 14-inch notebook with Windows 11 Pro, that discount is pretty strong, especially if you want something that can handle work, travel, and some AI features without getting into premium gaming laptop prices. At this price, you are getting a machine that is more than enough for office work, web, meetings, light creative jobs, and the usual mix of apps most people keep open all day.
The Intel Core Ultra 5 225U processor is the main thing that makes this model stand out. It can reach up to 4.8 GHz with Intel Turbo Boost, and it has 12 cores and 14 threads, so you can run many apps at once without the system feeling slow. This is helpful if you keep way too many browser tabs open, bounce between email, spreadsheets, video calls, and maybe a photo editor or two. The built-in Intel AI Boost NPU (12 NPU TOPS) is there for AI tasks, which means some newer apps that lean on AI tools can run right on the laptop instead of sending everything to the cloud. You may not think you need that right away, but over the next few years more programs are going to tap into those AI features for things like background blur, noise removal, and auto summaries.
For graphics, this ProBook uses integrated Intel Graphics, which is what you want if you care more about battery life and a cooler, quieter laptop than about heavy gaming. You can still do normal photo editing, video streaming, and casual titles just fine, but this is built more for work and school than for high-end gaming. The 16 GB of DDR5-5600 memory is a nice sweet spot because you can run big spreadsheets, Chrome, Teams or Zoom, and some extra apps without running into random slowdowns that you might get with 8 GB. The memory is in a 1 x 16 GB stick and there are 2 SODIMM slots, so you can open it up later and add more RAM if you want, instead of being stuck with what you buy now.
Storage is handled by a 256 GB PCIe NVMe SSD, which keeps boot times and app launches quick. For heavy media use you may want to add an external drive or lean on cloud storage, but for normal office documents, school work, and common apps, 256 GB is fine to start with. Since this is a ProBook, you are also getting a more business-focused build, with Windows 11 Pro instead of Home. That matters if you plan to join a work domain, use BitLocker, or connect to a managed network. Taken together—the Core Ultra 5 CPU, the AI Boost NPU, 16 GB DDR5 RAM, upgradeable slots, fast SSD, and Windows 11 Pro—this is a sensible pick if you want a solid, carry-friendly 14-inch work laptop and want to grab it while it is more than half off.
