The HP ProBook 4710s is a business cheap 17 inch laptop designed to provide enterprises with a good portable desktop replacement without breaking the bank. If your company wants the HP Elitebook 8730w but has a tight budget, the ProBook 4710s might be a good alternative to a starting price of only $ 899. Is this price budget laptop as good as it sounds? Keep reading to discover
Our pre-production review unit of the ProBook 4710s is configured as follows :.
* Intel Core 2 Duo P8700 2.53GHz processor (3MB L2 Cache, 1066MHz FSB)
* Genuine Microsoft Windows Vista Business (32-bit)
* HD 17.3-inch LED-backlit anti -éblouissement + display (1600 x 900)
* ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4330 512MB
* 4GB DDR2 800MHz RAM
* 320GB 5400RPM HDD
* LightScribe DVD +/- RW optical drive
* Wi-Fi (802.11a / b / g / draft-n), Ethernet, Modem, Bluetooth 2.0
* 8-Cell 63WHr Battery
* standard limited 1 year parts and labor warranty
* Dimensions 1.26 "x 16.17" x 10.63 "
* Weight: 6.8lbs
* Price as configured: $ 1,099
Build and design
HP ProBook 4710s, like the rest of the new HP ProBook family, is a portable, low-cost business designed specifically for small and medium enterprises Translation:. desktop replacement laptop that needs to have a good balance between performance, security , reliability and extras all at an affordable price. Most laptops designed for small and medium enterprises tend to sacrifice the quality of construction to help reduce the cost of production and reduce costs for customers. On that note, the ProBook 4710s looks very similar to a HP EliteBook 8730w with all plastic construction, a new keyboard and all black finish.
The HP EliteBook line uses strong magnesium alloy chassis designs and premium internal components. To reduce the cost and weight of the ProBook 4710s 17-inch HP built the notebook primarily of plastic. The base of the laptop flexes heavily under pressure, the palmrests arc even when pressed firmly, and back of the screen lid is similarly prone to flex. The plastics used in the 4710s will surely survive the use and abuse seen by most typical office desktop replacements, but the chassis might not survive multiple drops off a desk or the kind of abuse we expect the EliteBook series to handle with ease. The key point to remember in this section is that the ProBook 4710s looks pretty nice, but was not designed to be a rugged mobile work tool. Thankfully, HP still offers some good internal components to help make the ProBook 4710s a solid value.
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