HP EliteBook 2730p
Notebook Specifications
Notebook: HP EliteBook 2730p Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo SL9400
Graphics Adapter: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD
Display: 12.1 inch, 16:10, 1280x800 pixels
Weight: 1.7kg
Price: 1800 euro
Links: HP homepage EliteBook 2730p (Series)
mobility: - %, workmanship: 80%, ergonomy: - %, emissions: - %
Reviews for the HP EliteBook 2730p
HP EliteBook 2730p Notebook
Source: Geek.com 
Overall the EliteBook 2730p is a very nice evolution of the 2710p and the tablet in general. It doesn’t have an optical drive, but past that it has everything you would expect from a high-end ultraportable, plus all the smart little things that manufacturers are throwing in tablets these days. Users will loves the looks and appreciate the construction, as well as the solid performance and scalable battery life. As tablets go, this is one the most competitive in the field today. As ultraportables go, it’s a solid offering but I still have my eye on HP’s 2530p.
Verarbeitung gut, Leistung gut
User Review, online available, Medium, Date: 10/07/2008
Rating: performance: 80% workmanship: 80%
Comment
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD: Onboard (shared Memory) GPU built in the GM45 chipset (Montevina). Because of two more shaders and a higher core clock, much faster than the old GMA X3100. Still not advisable for gamers (DirectX 10 games not playable or only with very low settings). The integrated video processor is able to help decode HD videos (AVC/VC-2/MPEG2) , e.g., for a fluent Blu-Ray playback with slow CPUs.
Lower end of Graphics Cards for users who want to play games. New games should run on these cards, but only with decreased details and mediocre resolution.
>> Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
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.
SL9400:
>> Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
12.1": This is the most common display format for subnotebooks and an average size for subnotebooks.
The advantage is, that the subnotebook can be small dimensioned and can be carried easily. Further the tiny display has the advantage, that it needs less power, which improves the battery runtime and in consequence the mobility. The disadvantage is that reading of texts is very exhausting vor the eyes. High resolutions can hardly be used.
>> To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.
1.7 kg: This sub-notebook weighs less than the average of all notebooks and represents a medium class of weight among the sub-notebooks. 11 inch displays are normal for 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.
>> Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.
