Sure, that’s a two-year-old chip, but that’s a lot of performance for a 14-inch laptop. On PCMark 10, the Dragonfly Pro just beats the HP Spectre x360 16 with its beefy 45-watt 11th Gen Intel Core i7. That’s quite impressive, although such a lead will be compromised when put up against Intel’s 13th Gen series instead of last year’s CPUs. That said, on Cinebench 23, it beats the Dell XPS 13 Plus with its tuned-up and beefier P-series 28-watt processor (1,650 / 10,661 versus 1,527 / 11,444 from the Dragonfly Pro). For instance, the Lenovo Yoga 7i 14 with a Core i7-1255U still beats it out on Geekbench 5. Regarding performance, it’s a fine chip but nothing extraordinary compared to Intel. The Dragonfly Pro is my first laptop with the AMD Ryzen 7 7736U, which features 8 cores, 16 threads, and a base clock of 2.7GHz with a max boost of 4.7GHz. The other on the right is a standard Type-C (10Gbps) with power delivery, DisplayPort 1.4, and HP Sleep and Charge (but no data). Ports are also limited to just three Type-C, and two are on the left side, both Thunderbolt 3 (which is interesting for an AMD laptop). The sparkling is mild, so don’t think of it as glitter, but rather a slight shimmer – it’s a nice effect. The sparkling black colorway is lovely, with a matte finish and a subtle textured feel. It feels premium and not something like a toy, which is nice. Much of that is likely due to the decently sized 65WHr battery and use of heavier materials compared to the Elite Dragonfly, making it feel more solid and robust.
(Image credit: Daniel Rubino)Īs previously mentioned, the Dragonfly Pro comes in at a relatively hefty 3.53 lbs, over a pound heavier than the updated Elite Dragonfly G4 (I called the G3 model one of my favorite laptops ever), which is 2.22 lbs (1kg).
Dragonfly Pro's build quality is solid and sturdy, even if slightly heavy.
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