Nice Laptop

[Hakoda]

So I'm just browsing for a laptop and I wanted to make sure with the Temp that this is the good deal for the specifications I'm looking for.

Requirements:

15.6" Display - found out 14" was WAY too small
Intel i5 or better - prefer Sandy Bridge but it doesn't matter
USB 3.0 - at least one port
At least 6 hours or better of battery life - I like my battery to last a while

What I've Found:

HP ProBook 4530s XU018UT - 15.6" Anti-glare LED backlit screen with 4GB RAM and 500GB HDD all wrapped in a silver brushed aluminum casing.

I like it because it has basically everything I'm looking for except for that pesky USB 3.0. I'm going with USB 3.0 because I have a feeling later in the years, the high-speed connection of choice will be USB 3.0 not something else like Thunderbolt; we've learned that from Firewire (faster) vs USB 2.0 (more common but slower). I liked its build: sleek, modern, brushed aluminum. I thought I was going to have to throw away this laptop as a choice for myself until I realize it has a 34mm ExpressCard port. So I'm also grabbing a Rosewill RC-615 2-Port USB 3.0 ExpressCard. I don't want a flush, 1-Port USB3.0 ExpressCard because those tend to not work with big HDD's unless the HDD has its own power source.

It also has an Aethros WiFi card (great for Hackintosh booting but HP BIOS always seems a little limited).

With shipping, this all comes out to about $688 which is a reasonable price for the tech. What do you guys think?

Also latest Firefox Nightly doesn't like pop-up windows like GBATemp's "Insert Link" or "Insert Image" buttons.

 

[Mangofett]

If you don't mind very mediocre graphics (the same as in the macbook pro 13"...intel 3000...ew) then go for it.

 

[Shano56]

Check this one out, http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/us/en/sm/WF...52-5098225.html

It's even got a 3.0 port

 

[Hakoda]

Check this one out, http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/us/en/sm/WF...52-5098225.html

It's even got a 3.0 port

I like it

I'm very new to AMD's A-Series chips, why do I get two clock speeds in specifications? Is the first like a base speed but if required, the system can like overclock (sorta like Intel's TurboBoost) to the max speed? S

 

[Lily]

Check this one out, http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/us/en/sm/WF...52-5098225.html

It's even got a 3.0 port

I like it

I'm very new to AMD's A-Series chips, why do I get two clock speeds in specifications? Is the first like a base speed but if required, the system can like overclock (sorta like Intel's TurboBoost) to the max speed? S

It's the same as Intel. In this particular case, the base chip clock is 1.4ghz, and it can automatically overclock up to 2.3ghz. Find out more about that particular AMD chip here.