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March 1st, 2010, 05:05
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No offense to the previous ProBooks s-series (http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/28/hp-unveils-probook-s-series-laptops-for-the-businessperson-who-n/), but we think HP may have finally removed the last pieces of boring from the line. The new crop of business laptops - if you can even call them that anymore - are available with 13.3, 14, 15.6 and 17.3-inch display sizes, and can be configured with Intel's latest Core i3, i5 and i7 processors. There are too many configurations to list, but the $900 15.6-inch ProBook 4520s with a Core i5 CPU and a 500GB 7,200RPM drive sounds like a deal to us. Fear not graphics mavens, you can configure any of the models with ATI's Mobility Radeon HD 5350 GPU. Specs aside, we were pretty enamored with the externals - all are clad in a brushed aluminum case and a matte surface lid that's available in "caviar" brown or a reddish "bordeaux." Our fingers were big fans of the chiclet keyboard, but the addition of the ClickPad with its integrated mouse buttons makes us a bit anxious, you know, given the issues we've had with those on the Mini 210 (http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/25/hp-mini-210-hd-edition-review/) and Envys (http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/hp-envy-13-review/). We'd be remiss if we didn't mention HP's new Day Starter software that lets the workaholics amongst you check a configured Outlook calender while the laptop boots up in the background -- it doesn't work yet with Google Cal, we asked. You should be able to start configuring the lappies in the next few weeks, but hit the break for some hands-on pics and the full PR.
Gallery: HP ProBooks hands-on (http://www.engadget.com/photos/hp-probooks-hands-on/)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/02/hpprobookgal01_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/hp-probooks-hands-on/2749404/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/02/hpprobookgal02_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/hp-probooks-hands-on/2749405/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/02/hpprobookgal03_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/hp-probooks-hands-on/2749406/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/02/hpprobookgal04_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/hp-probooks-hands-on/2749407/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/02/hpprobookgal06_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/hp-probooks-hands-on/2749409/)
Gallery: HP ProBook press shots (http://www.engadget.com/photos/hp-probook-press-shots/)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/02/hpprobookpressshots01_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/hp-probook-press-shots/2749436/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/02/hpprobookpressshots02_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/hp-probook-press-shots/2749437/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/02/hpprobookpressshots03_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/hp-probook-press-shots/2749438/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/02/hpprobookpressshots04_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/hp-probook-press-shots/2749439/)
Continue reading HP spices up ProBooks with Core 2010 CPUs, ClickPads and caviar paint (http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/01/hp-spices-up-probooks-with-core-2010-cpus-clickpads-and-caviar/)
HP spices up ProBooks with Core 2010 CPUs, ClickPads and caviar paint (http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/01/hp-spices-up-probooks-with-core-2010-cpus-clickpads-and-caviar/) originally appeared on Engadget (http://www.engadget.com) on Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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No offense to the previous ProBooks s-series (http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/28/hp-unveils-probook-s-series-laptops-for-the-businessperson-who-n/), but we think HP may have finally removed the last pieces of boring from the line. The new crop of business laptops - if you can even call them that anymore - are available with 13.3, 14, 15.6 and 17.3-inch display sizes, and can be configured with Intel's latest Core i3, i5 and i7 processors. There are too many configurations to list, but the $900 15.6-inch ProBook 4520s with a Core i5 CPU and a 500GB 7,200RPM drive sounds like a deal to us. Fear not graphics mavens, you can configure any of the models with ATI's Mobility Radeon HD 5350 GPU. Specs aside, we were pretty enamored with the externals - all are clad in a brushed aluminum case and a matte surface lid that's available in "caviar" brown or a reddish "bordeaux." Our fingers were big fans of the chiclet keyboard, but the addition of the ClickPad with its integrated mouse buttons makes us a bit anxious, you know, given the issues we've had with those on the Mini 210 (http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/25/hp-mini-210-hd-edition-review/) and Envys (http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/hp-envy-13-review/). We'd be remiss if we didn't mention HP's new Day Starter software that lets the workaholics amongst you check a configured Outlook calender while the laptop boots up in the background -- it doesn't work yet with Google Cal, we asked. You should be able to start configuring the lappies in the next few weeks, but hit the break for some hands-on pics and the full PR.
Gallery: HP ProBooks hands-on (http://www.engadget.com/photos/hp-probooks-hands-on/)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/02/hpprobookgal01_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/hp-probooks-hands-on/2749404/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/02/hpprobookgal02_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/hp-probooks-hands-on/2749405/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/02/hpprobookgal03_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/hp-probooks-hands-on/2749406/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/02/hpprobookgal04_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/hp-probooks-hands-on/2749407/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/02/hpprobookgal06_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/hp-probooks-hands-on/2749409/)
Gallery: HP ProBook press shots (http://www.engadget.com/photos/hp-probook-press-shots/)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/02/hpprobookpressshots01_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/hp-probook-press-shots/2749436/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/02/hpprobookpressshots02_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/hp-probook-press-shots/2749437/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/02/hpprobookpressshots03_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/hp-probook-press-shots/2749438/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/02/hpprobookpressshots04_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/hp-probook-press-shots/2749439/)
Continue reading HP spices up ProBooks with Core 2010 CPUs, ClickPads and caviar paint (http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/01/hp-spices-up-probooks-with-core-2010-cpus-clickpads-and-caviar/)
HP spices up ProBooks with Core 2010 CPUs, ClickPads and caviar paint (http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/01/hp-spices-up-probooks-with-core-2010-cpus-clickpads-and-caviar/) originally appeared on Engadget (http://www.engadget.com) on Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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