HP’s keyboard has an aluminum tray that makes it feel a bit less flexible and more stable, and HP says that the keys have more travel than the Surface Pro 4’s Type Cover; this is probably true ...

Perfect, because the Elite x2's got all the ones you need, including a USB-C 3.1 Thunderbolt port, full-sized USB 3.0 port (because nobody likes being in #donglehell), a SIM card slot for cellular ...

In terms of I/O ports, the machine features a USB 3.1 Type-C port, a standard USB 3.0 port, a microSD card slot, a SIM card slot for wireless data and a combination headphone / microphone jack.

C’mon, Microsoft, it’s been 18 months—only Apple can string its users along for years! Enter HP’s Elite x2 1012 G2. Announced Wednesday, it’ll ship in July with a starting price of $1,099.