EliteBook 8 G1i 13-inch docks: current G6 choices for a 65 W host

Which dock options should you consider?

For HP EliteBook 8 G1i 13-inch, HP's exact product page recommends HP USB-C 100W G6 Dock, HP Thunderbolt 4 Ultra 180W G6 Dock and HP Thunderbolt 4 Ultra 280W G6 Dock. Start with the USB-C 100W G6 when its two DisplayPort plus HDMI layout and ordinary USB-C path are enough. Choose the Thunderbolt 4 Ultra 180W G6 when Thunderbolt expansion is the reason to dock. The 280W G6 is an exact recommended accessory too, but this notebook's listed adapters are 65 W or 100 W, so the larger dock supply does not establish extra host charging benefit by itself.

Connect displays and power

Computer cable

For a Thunderbolt dock, connect its specified cable directly to one of the two 40 Gbps Thunderbolt 4 ports. The third USB-C port is 10 Gbps with DisplayPort 1.4 and may have a lower dock path.

USB-C G6 displays

Use its rear HDMI 2.1 or DisplayPort 1.4 outputs, prove one monitor first and add the next only after the requested mode is stable.

Thunderbolt G6 displays

Use only outputs documented for the exact 180 W or 280 W package; do not treat every downstream USB-C socket as a display connector.

Power

Power the dock with its matching supply and check Windows charging state. Compare with the notebook's listed 65 W or 100 W USB-C adapter if charging or workload performance is uncertain.

First recovery steps by symptom

Nothing on the dock works

1. Read the full G6 dock label and attach the power brick sold with that package.
2. Seat the dock's Thunderbolt lead in one of the notebook's 40 Gbps ports, bypassing adapters and hubs.
3. Move to the second Thunderbolt port and prove one USB accessory before reconnecting the display set.

USB works but a display is blank

1. Reduce the desk to one screen, its known cable and the monitor input that matches the dock.
2. Run that screen from a documented dock video socket at a moderate mode, then compare a direct notebook connection.
3. When direct video succeeds, apply only HP-listed host and exact-dock updates before restoring the other monitors.

The battery drains or charging is not reported

1. Inspect Windows power status and match the power brick to the exact 100 W, 180 W or 280 W dock package.
2. Reconnect on a Thunderbolt 4 port with power-hungry peripherals temporarily removed.
3. Test the notebook's own 65 W or 100 W adapter; a successful comparison keeps video diagnosis separate from dock power.

Still unknown: HP's product page recommends the three docks but does not publish every simultaneous resolution, refresh, HDR, adapter, firmware, enterprise-management or sleep/wake result for each configuration. The exact CPU, regional SKU, display firmware, negotiated host wattage and benefit of the 280 W package remain unverified here.

Compare documented options · Check screens and power

Applies to the clamshell HP EliteBook 8 G1i 13-inch, not EliteBook 8 Flip G1i 13-inch or G2i. Exact product and QuickSpecs pages were reviewed 19 September 2026. Sources reviewed 19 September 2026. Manufacturer documentation is not a Connect Your Dock hardware test.