HP Compaq 8510w

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HP Compaq 8510w Review
Source: Notebookreview.com
The HP Compaq 8510w is the latest 15.4” workstation offering featuring a Santa Rosa and DX10 update.  The 8510w and 8510p (non-workstation version) replace the nw8440 and nc8430, respectively.  So take a look and see what we has to say about this powerful workhorse!
The HP 8510w is one of the lightest and thinnest 15.4” notebooks out there, and with this much power in such a thin case (and only one fan!) it is surprising that the laptop can keep itself cool.  But it does, and this laptop definitely does any job asked of it.  It laughs at current games and processor intensive applications, and as long as you aren't a hardcore gamer you will be fine. While the laptop does have its flaws, this is indeed a business class machine with a business class build.
Preis/Leistung schlecht, Leistung ausgezeichnet, Display mäßig, Emissionen schlecht
User Review, online available, Long, Date: 07/31/2007
Rating: price: 40% performance: 95% display: 60% emissions: 40%

Foreign Reviews

80% Hewlett-Packard 8510W
Source: Chip.de - 2/08
, Very Short, Date: 01/31/2008
Rating: Total score: 80% price: 60%

90% HP Compaq 8510w FX570M
Source: Notebookjournal
online available, Long, Date: 01/15/2008
Rating: Total score: 90% performance: 80% features: 60% display: 50% mobility: 70% workmanship: 80% ergonomy: 60%

85% Test HP Compaq 8510W Notebook - Mobile Workstation mit starker Leistung
Source: Notebookcheck
online available, Long, Date: 11/30/2007
Rating: Total score: 85% performance: 96% display: 80% mobility: 75% workmanship: 84% ergonomy: 84% emissions: 77%

HP Compaq 8510W GC114ea
Source: PC World Italia
online available, Short, Date: 10/09/2007
Rating: price: 80% performance: 90% workmanship: 95%

Comment

NVIDIA Quadro FX 570M: Performance workstation grafik chip with DirectX 10 support, probably bases upon 8600M GT.

These cards should be able to display all current games with fluent framerates but not all with high detail settings. Especially demanding games like Crysis, Age of Conan, or Mass Effect are only playable with lower settings. Less demanding (and older) games, like Fifa 08, Command & Conquer 3, or Battlefield 2142 can be played with higher detail levels.

Intel Core 2 Duo: This is the Core Duo and Core Solo successor with a longer pipeline and 5-20% more speed without more power consumption. As an addition to the Core Duo design there exists a fourth decoder, an amplified SSE-unit and an additional arithmetical logical unit (ALU).

The Core 2 Duo for laptops is identical to the desktop Core 2 Duo processors but the notebook-processors work with lower voltages (0.95 to 1188 Volt) and a lower Frontside bus clock (1066 vs 667 MHz). The performance of equally clocked notebooks is 20-25% lower than Desktop PCs because of the lower Frontside bus clock and the slower hard disks.

T7500:
>> Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.

15.4": 15 inch display-variants are the standard and are used for more than the half of all notebooks.  15.4 inch display with 16:10 are the standard for notebook displays.
The reason why so many people like displays with medium size is, that this size is not exhausting for the eyes, does not need too much current and the laptops can be kept quite compact.
>> To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.

2.8 kg: This weight is average for notebooks. Therefore the numerous mass of laptops with 15 inch display fits in this class of weight.

HP: HP is one of the biggest international manufacturers according market shares and reviewed models at the German- and English-speaking market. HP notebooks are often in top positions according price/value ratings.

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85%: This rating is to be considered as average, because the amount of notebooks with better ratings is about equal like the amount with worse ratings.

>> Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.