subject: Hp 8460p Notebook Review [print this page] In fact, just an ordinary consumer notebook market with homogeneous hardware configuration problem, this trend has gradually spread in the business laptop open, how to find products to meet the selling points and enhance brand competitiveness is at the moment is the most important test notebook manufacturers. Of course, hardware is just one of the factors crucial, design, operating experience and other factors also can not be ignored, these internal and external factors in the promotion of product evolution.
HP business notebook from the most high-end EliteBook series has been the first to make a change, compared to the previous generation, updated after the HP EliteBook 8460p Notebook PC gives the feeling of a more elite fashion, while retaining the HP DuraCase all-metal structure at the same time, through military-grade standard (MIL-STD-810G) forging, provide a more robust security.
HP EliteBook 8460p: classic design is still professional
Compared to the previous generation 8440p, HP EliteBook 8460p is more sophisticated design, the use of the material is still on top aluminum-magnesium alloy metal forging, metal structure with the HP DuraCase, in solid resistance to stress does not lose the ThinkPad notebook computers, and matte produced by adding more technology to provide a comfortable feel to the user.
The same design is also reflected in the screen, the enhanced impact protection HP Display Safe technology to join, so this 14-inch screen can withstand more than 80% of the impact. Ultra-high-definition display supports the LED backlight technology, the standard 1366 768 resolution to get a good display, and it has anti-glare function is not afraid of high intensity light, which in the sunlight the screen can be clearly identified display information.
We are familiar with ThinkPad T series of the same, EliteBook series is the perfect blend of performance and full-featured portable laptop. Unlike 13-inch notebook provides ultra-portable experience, 14-inch HP EliteBook 8460p can only be in the exercise of due performance, while maximizing the user to meet the basic needs of mobile use, the value they provide to users is stable and efficient operation at the same time, taking into account security and reliability.
HP EliteBook 8460p: major changes in the small details still wonderful
Cover from the body point of view, the details of changes in HP EliteBook 8460p is only two points, one is placed inside the fuselage for the top part of the antenna design, but the material still on the ABS plastic used for the wireless signal can be good the transceiver. Another change in the rear fuselage area of the shaft, just like the overall design from the previous model to cylindrical.
Along with the change of course, part of the screen hinge, just like the previous model is replaced by the cylindrical design, though the nostalgia of the users, the screen hinge subversive and not easy to accept some changes, but the actual use In effect the two is really no difference.
The screen panel also made minor adjustments, most notably the abolition of the screen frame plastic pad before the independent design, instead of changing for the better rubber dust ring, close the top cover is more effective when the blocking pad ring external dust from entering, but also provides better compression performance. There before the screen snaps into a metal material ABS plastic material, the design is also very different, look closely you will find that the screen snaps into a cylindrical metal before the plastic strip system, and the bottom card in the mouth with the foot pad The canceled.
In fact, the really big change from the keyboard area, familiar with the EliteBook series models of the users are aware, prior to the EliteBook 8440p keyboard with three-stage design, the upper part of a region that is the keyboard, the keyboard is a regional, palm Saratoga touch control board for a region. The new HP EliteBook 8460p keyboard area is removed this design, the use of the popular integrated design, that is, except the keyboard above the keyboard outside, borders, integrated palm rest.
Regional integration is not a simple keyboard design, careful observation you will find some of the metal frame using wrapping plus scrub process, looks somewhat like the one piece of technology, this design is for the HP EliteBook 8460p is guaranteed New products are fresh enough without losing the original professional.
HP EliteBook 8460p: general keyboard design face-lift control
Relatively traditional EliteBook series has always been in the stick to its design concept, so difficult to see the entire series on the subversive design, but this is different from the introduction of new products, its first full-size wear with a splash chocolate keyboard, the actual experience is, indeed there is no sense in operation the previous generation products more comfortable. But we should also see, chocolate keyboard added to the HP EliteBook 8460p, or brought some fashion elements.
If you happen to HP notebook users, or other ProBook series models have been used to control the keyboard, and that experience on the HP EliteBook 8460p will still control handy. Remove the keyboard because of the change, EliteBook series unique TrackPoint touchpad plus the double operation and did not cancel, you can still use their own habits to get the most comfortable operation.
With dark environment for the keyboard light is still on top of the screen design, but open the way to change the traditional way is to press the keyboard lights will light after the bounce, but the HP EliteBook 8460p on the decomposition of this step two steps, first press the next button to open the pop-up, off directly press the keyboard light.
Shortcut keys, the HP EliteBook 8460p offers only three, located right above the keyboard, the function is still to achieve the wireless switch, a key to the Internet, the volume on / off. As for the other shortcuts, still rely on the Fn + F1-12 keys to open. In addition, the HP EliteBook 8460p also has a fingerprint recognition module.
Touchpad design, in order to coordinate with the overall body color, the HP EliteBook 8460p canceled before the pure black design with a relatively light gray. Slightly different, plus touchpad with a matte glass panel design, and feel comfortable with the soft plastic material left and right mouse buttons, good handling experience, as always.
HP EliteBook 8460p: Interface USB3.0 high-speed wide variety of Reclamation
Objectively speaking, the interface type on the HP EliteBook 8460p has not changed, but the interface layout has been adjusted slightly, such as the DisplayPort interface to move the body by the left rear fuselage, the fuselage right side of the cooling holes are moved from the left side of the fuselage , in addition to upgrading the USB interface, so the HP EliteBook 8460p has two 3.0 USB interface device, to look forward to higher transmission rates.
This part of the user interface, a highly controversial issue: the ventilation openings in the fuselage on the right design and unreasonable, because the large majority of users have used an external mouse manipulation, the right heat is very easy to blow the heat to the affected hand experience. To address this issue we carefully observed manipulation of the company's habit of colleagues, found that some people like the mouse position to put forward, this time will affect the thermal control of the mouth, but also some of the mouse position at the bottom, just to avoid the ventilation openings. But in the end, the product is the service of man, in a small design flaw from the beginning should go to avoid.
The left side of the fuselage from the biggest highlight of the USB interface, USB3.0 interface for HP EliteBook 8460p has a higher data transmission capacity, while backwards compatible with USB2.0. Another highlight is equipped with Blu-ray, but because there is no HDMI interface with the Blu-ray HP EliteBook 8460p Series battery is just a gimmick, it is recommended to purchase the optional DVD drive can be ordinary.
The left side of the fuselage there is a small problem on the interface: SD card slot design, unreasonable, through practical plans can be seen, because the USB interface, SD card slot just below the USB device will block access to the user to operate , the solution is to either raise the left hand from the bottom of the fuselage out, or SD card is inserted to avoid access to USB devices simultaneously.
In addition to these interfaces, the HP EliteBook 8460p also has an interface body back right there, where the interface design has not changed much, the only change is the interface position moves, more gratifying is the RJ45 interface to maintain the previous design, the location has not changed, the long-term indoor office for business people, this design is most conducive to maintaining a neat and tidy desktop.
HP EliteBook 8460p: the whole heat / battery life good performance
Although the thermal design is different from most business laptops, but on the whole of the heat situation, HP EliteBook 8460p performance is very good. The measured results from the keypad can be seen, most contact users palm and palm rest area in two key areas part of the heat are lower than normal human body temperature, in which case they can only feel warm continuous use, will not affect the user control experience.
Equally good performance there is heat on the bottom of the fuselage, in addition to cooling to 39 C module temperature is slightly higher, the remaining part of the temperature are lower than or the same as normal human body temperature, summer contact with bare skin when used should not cause a strong of discomfort. Also worth mentioning is the body back expansion interface design, business people year-round indoor office through this interface, the external docking station HP's business to get richer interface functions.
Good thermal design will naturally get longer EliteBook 8440p battery life, this laptop is almost iron rule. But also because the reasons for specific user groups, business users in the acquisition of laptop batteries is often cares more about whether to support longer use. HP EliteBook 8460p equipped with a random six-cell 55Wh lithium ion battery, tested under full load to achieve 321 minutes of usage time, according to the real business users' habits, and keep the screen brightness lower energy state should be able to achieve all-weather use.
HP EliteBook 8460p: i5-2520M + HD6470M more robust performance
In addition to high-end appearance of the selected materials, the hardware configuration on the HP EliteBook 8460p also belongs to higher-end commercial machines, the processor uses the i5-2520M, clocked in for the Turbo is not the case can reach 2.5GHz, with Intel Core graphics can easily be measured beyond the entry-level model alone significantly performance.
But in order to better display performance, the HP EliteBook 8460p opposite, using ATI's Radeon HD 6470M graphics card, 1GB of memory for graphics processing on the machine the ability to be more at ease, and we see even in discrete graphics mode, time, Emirates has close to 6 hours of mobility, this notebook is definitely in the commercial category of products belonging to the leader.
Summary
Single design, the HP EliteBook 8460p is more sophisticated design, fashion elements for a new preference for business people. But the whole style than the previous generation of HP's EliteBook 8440p is a lack of heavy business atmosphere, people feel a little delicate at the same time some grandiose sense. Relative to the more fashionable business people, the conservative side of the business class people hardest to accept is the chocolate keyboard, after all, than the previous generation product, the HP EliteBook 8460p to lose some sense of control.
Hardware configuration, the processor Pavilion dv2126EA battery was absolutely no critical, second-generation Core i5-2520M is definitely able to meet the complexity of everyday business user applications. A little puzzling is the graphics card configuration, in accordance with the previous product roadmap infer that this card should continue to use more powerful NVS professional graphics family, but chose HD6470M graphics, although the performance will be stronger, but the stability of the NVS graphics card compatibility is advertised for, HD6470M graphics seem to be more biased in favor of some entertainment.
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