HP Elite x2 1012 G1 review: Intel's Core m gets the job done in this sturdy convertible

HP designed its 12-inch Elite x2 convertible tablet with notebook-class ruggedness in mind, and it largely succeeds. But while it offers seriously solid competition for the Microsoft Surface Pro 4, a few features fall short of the bar. Unlike Microsoft's Surface Book, which emerged after several generations of Surface tablets, the Elite x2 evolved from HP's notebook line as well as its more consumer-focused predecessor, last year's Spectre x2 convertible tablet. Buy an Elite x2, and you'll proba...