Hello all,
I am looking to buy a new business laptop here shortly, and I am having trouble deciding on which one. Mainly I am looking at the hp elitebook/probook models. I am not biased on the company, but I do prefer HP. This computer will not be used for gaming at all, however it will be used for loads of dreamweaver, photoshop, illustrator and MS Office.
I am looking at only one model of the Probook because of the 3rd gen Intel Core i7-3612QM offered. Does anyone have any experience with his processor vs the i5 3210M? Is there a big difference in heat production? The benchmarks rate the i7 much higher which is why I'm favoring it right now.
As for the models of the laptops: Does the elitebook really make that big of a difference in cooling as opposed to the probook? I know it passes military grade testing for heat, but that is a main concern of mine. I do work my laptops pretty hard and get annoyed when the fans go crazy.
Preferred screen size is 14"-15.6".
HP Probook 4540s:
http/shopping1.hp.com/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/WFS/WW-USSMBPublicStore-Site/en_US/-/USD/ViewProductDetail-Start?ProductUUID=4TgQ7EN5E6YAAAE5PJxU97mT&CatalogCategoryID=&JumpTo=OfferList
HP Elitebook 8470p:
http/shopping1.hp.com/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/WFS/WW-USSMBPublicStore-Site/en_US/-/USD/ViewProductDetail-Start?ProductUUID=JFoQ7EN5TWwAAAE36IoDRUHJ&CatalogCategoryID=&JumpTo=OfferList
Any help, advice or previous experience with these machines/processor would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
I am looking to buy a new business laptop here shortly, and I am having trouble deciding on which one. Mainly I am looking at the hp elitebook/probook models. I am not biased on the company, but I do prefer HP. This computer will not be used for gaming at all, however it will be used for loads of dreamweaver, photoshop, illustrator and MS Office.
I am looking at only one model of the Probook because of the 3rd gen Intel Core i7-3612QM offered. Does anyone have any experience with his processor vs the i5 3210M? Is there a big difference in heat production? The benchmarks rate the i7 much higher which is why I'm favoring it right now.
As for the models of the laptops: Does the elitebook really make that big of a difference in cooling as opposed to the probook? I know it passes military grade testing for heat, but that is a main concern of mine. I do work my laptops pretty hard and get annoyed when the fans go crazy.
Preferred screen size is 14"-15.6".
HP Probook 4540s:
http/shopping1.hp.com/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/WFS/WW-USSMBPublicStore-Site/en_US/-/USD/ViewProductDetail-Start?ProductUUID=4TgQ7EN5E6YAAAE5PJxU97mT&CatalogCategoryID=&JumpTo=OfferList
HP Elitebook 8470p:
http/shopping1.hp.com/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/WFS/WW-USSMBPublicStore-Site/en_US/-/USD/ViewProductDetail-Start?ProductUUID=JFoQ7EN5TWwAAAE36IoDRUHJ&CatalogCategoryID=&JumpTo=OfferList
Any help, advice or previous experience with these machines/processor would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance.