At CES 2026, HP is releasing the EliteBoard G1a, a keyboard with a modular business Copilot+ PC inside. And this isn’t just vaporware; HP says the keyboard PC will hit the market this spring. The new HP EliteBoard G1a Next Gen AI PC features an AMD Ryzen AI 300 Series processor, fans, and dual stereo microphones and speakers.
Keyboard computers have been around since the late 1970s, although they were not very advanced and were intended for education or 8-bit games (see: Apple II, BBC Micro, Commodore 64, and ZX Spectrum). Recently, the $70 Raspberry Pi 400 hit the market as an affordable home computer.
However, the EliteBoard G1a marks a new breed of modern all-in-one (AIO) PCs, which are usually monitors with integrated components. (The Apple iMac is one popular example.) Unlike traditional all-in-ones, the EliteBoard contains all the necessary hardware inside the keyboard itself. It’s portable and minimalist, measuring 0.7 inches thin and starting at less than 1.5 pounds, it fits neatly inside a backpack.
The keyboard. It’s a computer. HP EliteBoard G1a.
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The EliteBoard G1a is also designed for ease of use, with modular components that IT departments or users themselves can swap out in minutes. You can remove the bottom cover to replace the RAM, SSD, speakers, battery, fans, or WiFi module. The top keyboard itself can also be turned off.
HP promises it doesn’t sacrifice performance, either. The EliteBoard G1a can be configured up to an AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 PRO chip for business purposes, offering up to 50 TOPS of AI processing power. (That represents Trillions of Operations Per Second, a metric for AI performance.) It will have AMD Radeon 800 Series integrated graphics, up to 64GB of RAM, and up to 2TB of SSD storage. It also supports two external 4K daisy-chain displays.
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The HP EliteBoard G1a weighs 1.49 pounds without the built-in battery.
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For everyday users with minimal needs, the EliteBoard G1a will start with an entry-level AMD Ryzen AI 5 330 processor and just 32GB of eMMC storage.
The EliteBoard G1a’s fans draw air into the phone from the area that covers most of its lower cases and push it through the back cover above its operating line. HP claims that its thermal management system has been thoroughly tested to ensure that the user does not feel the internal heat on their hands. Its spec sheet notes that it has TUV certification for low noise, so it should run quietly, too.
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The EliteBoard G1a can be configured with a built-in or external battery and an attached cable that connects to an external monitor. The version without the battery and separate cable weighs only 1.49 pounds. Adding both components increases its weight to 1.69 pounds, making it a pound lighter than the 13-inch MacBook Air.
Battery models are rated to last more than 3.5 hours of active use, but can go more than two days in idle mode before dying.
The HP EliteBoard G1a comes with a pre-paired wireless mouse.
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The keyboard itself has a non-lattice design (meaning it has no gaps between its keys), as well as a full numpad, backlight, and fingerprint reader. It is spill resistant and meets the US MIL-STD 810 standard for military grade durability.
While HP hasn’t announced pricing for the EliteBoard G1a yet, the company says it will be available on HP.com in March. All variants will come in an Eclipse Gray finish and come with a pre-paired wireless mouse. Battery models will have an additional canvas case.
