I thinking about buying a new notebook and since HP, Dell and other vendors released new notebooks based on Intel Sandy Bridge this would be the perfect time to replace my current MacBook Pro with a new Windows Laptop.
So basically I made this HP Elitebook comparison for all Important things for me based on the Swiss data. (In Switzerland not every model is available.) I also took always the best available option for me.
Probook 6460b | Probook 6560b | Elitebook 8460p | Elitebook 8560p | Elitebook 8460w | Elitebook 8560w |
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CPU | i5-2520M | i5-2520M | i7-2620M | i7-2620M | i7-2630QM | i7-2630QM |
RAM | 16GB | 16GB | 16GB | 16GB | 16GB | 32GB |
Graphics | AMD HD 6470M 512MB | AMD HD 6470M 512MB | AMD HD 6470M 1GB | AMD HD 6470M 1GB | AMD FirePro M3900 1GB | AMD FirePro M5950 1GB |
Display | 14.0 1600×900 | 15.6 1600×900 | 14.0 1600×900 | 15.6 1920×1080 | 14.0 1600×900 | 15.6 1920×1080 |
3G | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
Glass Trackpad | no | no | yes | yes | yes | yes |
USB 3.0 | no | no | yes | yes | yes | yes |
Weight | 2.02kg | 2.46kg | 2.07kg | 2.73kg | 2.22kg | 3kg |
Thickness | 3.4cm | 3.4cm | 3.4cm | 3.4cm | 3.2cm | 3.45cm |
Design | good | good | okay | okay | awesome | good |
Battery life | okay | okay | very good | good | good | bad |
Battery life+ | no | no | yes | yes | yes | yes |
Docking station | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
incl. warranty | 1 year | 1 year | 3 years | 3 years | 3 years | 3 years |
Price | good | good | okay | okay | okay | okay |
Maybe there are some mistakes in this chart but the most things should be right. And I don’t say one is better than the other one, clearly they are made for different tasks and workloads.
Other things:
- I will add a Intel SSD
- I will use 8GB RAM
- I will not use an optical drive
What’s important for me:
- I need long battery life up 6-8h (more would be better)
- I need fast disk speed. Since I used a SSD I will never use a HDD again.
- I don’t need a lot of graphic power
- Resolution should be 1600×900 or higher
- the notebook should be light and not to think
- CPU power, should be enough to run Hyper-V for demos (boot from VHD)
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