HP ProBook 4530s XU015UT 15.6″ LED Notebook (2.1 GHz Intel Core i3-2310M Dual-Core Processor, 4 GB RAM, 320 GB Hard Drive, DVD+/-RW SuperMulti DL LightScribe, Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit)
- Intel i3-2310M 2.10GHz processor
- 4GB of DDR3 memory
- 320GB 7200 rpm Hard drive, DVD+/-RW
- 15.6-inch LED backlit HD anti-glare show (1366 x 768 resolution), Intel HD Graphics 3000
- Windows 7 Home Premium
HP ProBook XU015UT 15.6″ LED Notebook – Core i3 i3-2310M 2.10 GHz XU015UT#ABA Laptops & Notebooks
List Price: $ 579.00
Price: $ 474.12
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Very Nice Laptop,
***Pros***
I bought this laptop as a family utility machine, it sits in my living room and at least 4 people use it regularly. I was looking for something that was new and had new components, this has a 2nd gen Intel I3 processor along with a USB 3.0 port and bluetooth 3.0. The major pro to this machine is the price along with some new features. The screen show and keyboard are nice as well. It also has a 720P Webcam with facial recognition software and fingerprint reader(it doesn’t always work though). For those that care about noise this thing doesn’t really make any, my previous laptop fan ran a lot.
***Cons***
I took a star off because the machine has lots of crap software on it. It would be nice if you could have the option of just getting it shipped with the OS only. There are also 3 partitions on the hard drive, 1 called HP recovery, 2nd which is FAT32 for HP tools, and a 3rd for everything else. I’m still working on removing crap software, but it still runs quick and boots in 20 – 30 seconds.
***Other***
This is not a gaming laptop so if you want it to play the latest and greatest games look elsewhere. You should be able to play most web games or anything that doesn’t require a dedicated video card.
Overall I am very satisfied with the buy. I researched for about a month straight and finished up on this one based on highest functionality for the price combined with the newest hardware.
***Update 8/19/2011***
I updated to 5 stars because I am very satisfied with this machine. The processor is really quick and I really like the USB 3.0 backups are super quick. I don’t use the webcam or transport the laptop much so I can’t really comment on that. For the price its an brilliant machine.
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|Review of my laptop,
We (I and my wife) did our own comparison with other brands and found this to have the best specification and also value for money. It is originally sold for 570-580$ in HP, so getting this at a huge discount from CircuitCity is really fantastic.
Our goal was to find a decent laptop for home use within budget of 400-450$ dollars. We compared HP-Pavilion g6-1b79dx priced at 429.99$, Toshiba – C655-S5128 at 449.99$, Toshiba – C655-S5212 at 399.99$, Dell Inspiron 15R i3-380M at 399$, Lenovo ideapad z560 at 449.99$.
For this kind of price, i receive a HD webcam, anti-glare screen, bluetooth and WiFi. Plus i also receive a HDMI port for viewing images/movies on my larger LCD TV. It also comes with Windows 7 (64 bit) which enables the OS to handle large amounts of data (RAM) when compared to 32 bit. The only flaw if i could say so is that it comes with 320 GB Hard drive whereas others might offer you a 500 GB capacity, but who cares! atleast i find the storage capacity enough. Also only HP Probook 4530 XU015UT provides both, bluetooth and WiFi when compared within this price range. (so transfer files from any device to your PC hassle-free)
This is touted as a business laptop in HP website, so you know it means business and not some decorative (read flashy) home laptop. It also comes with a brushed aluminium end.
This laptop also offers HP enhanced security comes with fingerprint, face detection and other security features which you can enable using HP proprietory software. I found it so excellent that i ordered 2 of these from Amazon.
We have been using it for about 2 weeks now and thoroughly delight in watching movies, using WiFi, Skype and other stuff. CircuitCity promptly delivered this to us and i have no reason to complain whatsoever.
Hope you all will find the review helpful
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|Best laptop for this price!,
This laptops is awesome.
This laptop has the sandy bridge version of the i3 which has really strong integrated graphics card. and very quick processor.
I was really able to get around 35 FPS on Civilization V on low setting which means I could run smoothly at medium settings, which also means that you can play alot of other games like MW2, Fifa, NFS, Portal, Mirror’s Edge, Red Alert 3, and games at this intensity on low settings. Fifa will surely run on medium settings.
Aside from the specs, The touchpad is a small bit rough at first as if you’re touching very fine sandpaper, but after a while of use you get used to it and realize that it really works better than glossy touchpads on other laptops.
Also the USB hubs are a small bit hard to get extensions in them, but for me that’s a plus so that the USBs don’t fall off easily.
The screen is really vibrant, although I haven’t tested it in direct sunlight. You will also notice that there is a lot of space beyond the show in the front (a excellent .5 inch on both sides and like 1.5 inches on the top.)
The speakers are really really loud and crisp clear.
There is bluetooth built in. And there is two USB 3.0 hubs.
It ways a small bit more than your average 15.6 inch laptop, which I guess is due to the brushed aluminum end on the back and surrounding the touchpad.
Overall this is the best laptop buy I have ever made.
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