HP EliteBook 8740W - Intel Core i5

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Pros:

Aesthetically it looks great, Excellent keyboard, Decent performance, Beautiful screen
Huge, coloraccurate 1920x1200 LED display, 2 fast USB 3.0 ports, Rugged design
Gorgeous screen, Businessrugged.

Cons:

Battery life
Very expensive, Difficult to activate touchsensitive control strip, Awkward middleclick button, HewlettPackard Company, 3000 Hanover Street, Palo Alto, CA 94304, www.hp.com, $5,291

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Last revision on October 30, 2012

Reviewers Liked

Aesthetically it looks great, Excellent keyboard, Decent performance, Beautiful screen
Huge, coloraccurate 1920x1200 LED display, 2 fast USB 3.0 ports, Rugged design
Gorgeous screen, Businessrugged

Reviewers Didn't Like

Battery life
Very expensive, Difficult to activate touchsensitive control strip, Awkward middleclick button, HewlettPackard Company, 3000 Hanover Street, Palo Alto, CA 94304, www.hp.com, $5,291
Artifacting and shimmering in highdef video, Touch buttons on top are not superresponsive

Expert reviews and ratings

The Elitebook 8740w is not something that I would want to carry around with me surely, it’s just very heavy. It is a mobile workstation and basically a desktop replacement, and therefore powerful and fast. One of the most amazing things is the...

By Testfreaks on January 18, 2011

If you're into power and prettiness, the HP EliteBook 8740w laptop is for you. With prebuilt models starting at £1,598, the EliteBook 8740w is a decently priced desktop replacement, and it's sexy to boot. The brushed-metal chassis...

By PC Advisor on October 04, 2010

If you're looking for a business-rugged laptop that has all the power of a desktop and all the sexiness of a Mac, this is the notebook for you....

By PCWorld on October 01, 2010

With its bevy of high-end features, the HP Elitebook 8740w is a laptop that is ready for both a life on the road and for the future as well. Dan Bruns is an Associate Editor at Videomaker. Dan Bruns...

By Videomaker on December 10, 2010

This is the continuation of my in-depth look at the HP EliteBook 8740w Mobile Workstation. See days one, two, three and four to catch up. As you know, I was down for a couple of days there. The original EliteBook that I was testing took a dump when...

By Icrontic on December 01, 2010