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HP ProBook 430 G5 Series

HP ProBook 430 G5-3KY87EAProcessor: Intel Kaby Lake Refresh i5-8250U, Intel Kaby Lake Refresh i5-8550U
Graphics Adapter: Intel UHD Graphics 620
Display: 13.30 inch
Weight: 1.35kg, 1.483kg, 1.49kg, 1.5kg
Price: 750, 800, 829 euro
Average Score: 80.23% - good
Average of 3 scores (from 6 reviews)
performance: 80%, features: 72%, display: 85%, mobility: 81%, workmanship: 74%, ergonomy: 89%, emissions: 91%

 

HP ProBook 430 G5

The HP ProBook 430 G5 delivers stylish design to every business. It features an ultra-slim chassis with a new refined natural silver finish that includes a keyboard deck made of durable premium stamped aluminum. The HP ProBook 430 G5 passed nine tough military MIL-STD 810G tests, including operational testing in extremely hot (140 degrees Fahrenheit) and cold (minus 20 degrees) environments, at high altitudes (15,000 feet), and while being sprayed with dust for 6 hours. The ProBook 430 G5 has a 13.3-inch display, a rather uncommon size in the business sector. In conjunction with the low price, the small measurements add up to a combination that is certain to have potential buyers. The ProBook 430 G5 weighs 3.3 pounds and measures 0.8 inches in thickness, which makes it lighter than the Lenovo ThinkPad T480 that weighs 3.6 to 4.0 pounds, without and with an  extended battery respectively. As for the hardware, the configuration’s main features are 512-GB SSD storage, 16 GB of RAM and the Intel Core i5-8250U. The processor is equipped with Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0, thus the laptop will have the power and responsiveness to help productivity.

Users can also experience amazing gaming performance, seamlessly edit and share videos, and enjoy fantastic 4K Ultra-HD entertainment, all with the lightning-speed data transfers of Thunderbolt 3 technology. The HP ProBook 430 features a Full-HD display which is matte and uses an IPS panel. The installed IPS display is cheap and barely covers 60% of the sRGB color space. The data sheet also specifies a rather low brightness value of 220 cd/m². HP gave the ProBook 430 G5 a pretty light amount of preloaded software. Its JumpStart software helps educate newbies on their purchase, IT pros will use HP Client Security for device management, and HP WorkWise allows a user to control their PC from an Android smartphone. The HP ProBook 430 G5 is furthermore a long-lasting notebook. A user can leave their power cord at home for day trips: The laptop easily made it to 10 hours on a single charge.  On the left side of the ProBook, one will find its security lock slot, a USB-2.0 port, a headphone jack and an SD-card reader. The notebook's USB Type-C, USB-3.0, HDMI, VGA, Ethernet, and power ports sit on the right side. The 0.9-megapixel webcam in the HP ProBook 430 G5 is not bad, it is just not better than every other integrated camera. The laptop features a fingerprint reader for Windows Hello login, and the 4th generation of HP's BIOSphere technology will guard the system's BIOS. A TPM-2.0 chip will protect sensitive data. The user does not get Intel's vPro remote-management technology, but this model is targeted at small businesses, which do not demand vPro, as opposed to enterprise-class companies.

Hands-on article by Jagadisa Rajarathnam

Specifications

HP ProBook 430 G5Notebook: HP ProBook 430 G5
Processor: Intel Kaby Lake Refresh i5-8550U
Graphics Adapter: Intel UHD Graphics 620
Display: 13.30 inch, 16:9, 1366 x 768 pixels
Weight: 1.35kg
Links: HP homepage

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Foreign Reviews

HP ProBook 430 G5 – новият верен помощник за бизнеса ви
Source: Laptop.bg BU→EN Archive.org version
Positive: Great built quality; good speakers; decent keyboard; nice connectivity; good display; high autonomy. Negative: Weak hardware.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 12/21/2017

 

HP ProBook 430 G5-3KX72ES

Specifications

HP ProBook 430 G5-3KX72ESNotebook: HP ProBook 430 G5-3KX72ES
Processor: Intel Kaby Lake Refresh i5-8250U
Graphics Adapter: Intel UHD Graphics 620
Display: 13.30 inch, 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixels
Weight: 1.483kg
Price: 829 euro
Links: HP homepage

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Reviews

84.7% HP ProBook 430 G5 (i5-8250U, FHD) Laptop Review | Notebookcheck
Smaller is better 13.3 inch laptops are a rarity in the business laptop sector. The fact that these models have their place in the market is shown by the less exciting and yet rock solid ProBook 430 G5. Read this detailed review to find out the advantages and disadvantages of this low priced business notebook.

 

HP ProBook 430 G5-3KY85EA

Specifications

HP ProBook 430 G5-3KY85EANotebook: HP ProBook 430 G5-3KY85EA
Processor: Intel Kaby Lake Refresh i5-8250U
Graphics Adapter: Intel UHD Graphics 620
Display: 13.30 inch, 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixels
Weight: 1.49kg
Price: 800 euro
Links: HP homepage

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Reviews

HP ProBook 430 G5 – the new reliable companion for your business
Source: Laptop Media English Archive.org version
In conclusion, we can say that HP ProBook 430 G5 is a very good model which combines combines in itself a high-quality aluminum construction, enduring autonomous work, very good CPU, comfortable viewing angles and good surround. The longer time for refreshing the display matrix and the lack of discreet GPU don’t create an opportunity for good gaming but the purpose of this series is not gaming. At the same time, however, the small amount of RAM and the modest color range don’t allow the laptop to be used for more serious work with graphics editors. When combined with our profiles, the color accuracy improves significantly.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 12/27/2017

 

HP ProBook 430 G5-2SY09EA

Specifications

HP ProBook 430 G5-2SY09EANotebook: HP ProBook 430 G5-2SY09EA
Processor: Intel Kaby Lake Refresh i5-8250U
Graphics Adapter: Intel UHD Graphics 620
Display: 13.30 inch, 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixels
Weight: 1.5kg
Links: HP homepage

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Foreign Reviews

HP ProBook 430 G5. Portátil 13,3" muy interesante (*780 €)
Source: Ofertaman Spanish ES→EN Archive.org version
Positive: Compact size; powerful processor; nice connectivity; light weight.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 03/04/2018

 

HP ProBook 430 G5-3KY87EA

Specifications

HP ProBook 430 G5-3KY87EANotebook: HP ProBook 430 G5-3KY87EA
Processor: Intel Kaby Lake Refresh i5-8250U
Graphics Adapter: Intel UHD Graphics 620
Display: 13.30 inch, 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixels
Weight: 1.49kg
Price: 750 euro
Links: HP homepage

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Average Score: 78% - good

Average of 2 scores (from 2 reviews)

 

Reviews

70% HP ProBook 430 G5 Review
Source: Laptop Mag English Archive.org version
The HP ProBook 430 G5 is an affordable 13.3-inch business notebook with solid performance.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 05/07/2018
Rating: Total score: 70%

Foreign Reviews

86% Makelloses Komplettpaket?
Source: Chip.de German DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 04/30/2018
Rating: Total score: 86% performance: 87% features: 87% display: 86% mobility: 82% ergonomy: 90%

 

Comment

HP: Founded in 1939, the US company is a major server and printer manufacturer and one of the leading IT companies in the world. Until 2015, the company was called Hewlett-Packard Company. After a split, the computer division was renamed HP Inc.

In 2023, HP had an approximate market share of 22% of global PC sales, making it number 2 after Lenovo.


Modern games should be playable with these graphics cards at low settings and resolutions. Casual gamers may be happy with these cards.

Intel UHD Graphics 620: Integrated GPU (GT2, 24 EUs) found on some Kaby-Lake-Refresh CPU models (15 W ULV series). Technically identical to the previous Kaby-Lake GPU called HD Graphics 620.

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.


Intel Kaby Lake Refresh:

i5-8550U: Kaby-Lake-Refresh based low power quad-core processor. The four cores are clocked between 1.8 and 4 GHz (Turbo Boost) and support HyperThreading. The integrated GPU is clocked between 300 and 1,150 MHz. The SoC is manufactured in a 14nm+ FinFET process.

i5-8250U: Kaby-Lake-Refresh based low power quad-core processor. The four cores are clocked between 1.6 and 3.4 GHz (Turbo Boost) and support HyperThreading. The integrated GPU is clocked between 300 and 1,100 MHz. The SoC is manufactured in a 14nm+ FinFET process.

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.


» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.


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80.23%: This rating is slightly above average, there are somewhat more devices with worse ratings. However, clear purchase recommendations look different.

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

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Stefan Hinum, 2019-11-20 (Update: 2019-11-20)