HP ZBook 15u G4

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HP ZBook 15u 4G
Source: Tech Smart Archive.org version
All in all though, for the price you're getting a reliable piece of technology. Armed with a spacious and vivid display, as well as a keyboard that lends itself to long hours of typing, the ZBook 15u is the type of workhorse notebook that should make the nine to five grind a tad more bearable.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 03/23/2018

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Model: The HP ZBook 15u is a compact mobile workstation equipped with Windows 10 and the latest Intel Core i5 (7th Gen) 7200U / 2.5 GHz processor. The 4th generation ZBook also comes equipped with three USB ports (charging, 3.1 Gen 1 and USB 3.0) a DisplayPort, and a 720p HD webcam. There are several HD touch or a non-touch 4K UHD display options. The HP ZBook 15u has a starting weight of 1.9 kg (4.18 lbs) with a maximum thickness of 19.9 mm. The 15.6-inch display optionally supports touch input. The laptop features a microphone or a dual-microphone array when equipped with the optional webcam. In addition, the keyboard has an integrated numeric keypad as well as a touchpoint interface for those who still enjoy using such over a touchpad. The sides of the workstation house all of the workstation’s connectivity. On the right side there are the USB Type-C charging port, a Dual-Mode DisplayPort for optional digital display devices, an SD memory card reader, a combo microphone-in/stereo headphone-out jack, a USB 3.x port, a space-scaling collapsing LAN port, status lights, a SIM card slot and a power connector. HP also leverages fast battery-charging technology, indicating that users can attain 50% battery life with just a 30-minute charge.

As for display, the 15.6-inch SVA TN anti-glare display features a Full HD resolution (1,920 x 1,080 pixels), LED-backlighting, a 16:9 aspect ratio, 300 cd/m² brightness, a 400:1 typical contrast ratio, a refresh rate of 60 Hz, 142 PPI, and viewing angles of 45/45/25/35°. The dedicated AMD FirePro W4190M graphics card has 2 GB of discrete GDDR5 VRAM and delivers a sharp, clear picture. Users will also be able to output video to an external display at resolutions up to 3840 x 2160 using the system's DisplayPort 1.2 and VGA outputs. While this system natively includes 8 GB of 2133 MHz DDR4 RAM in a 1 x 8 GB configuration, it can be upgraded to a maximum of 32 GB when 16 GB memory modules are used in each of the system's 260-pin SO-DIMM slots. For long term storage of files, this ZBook 15u G4 is equipped with a 1 TB 5400 rpm SATA III 2.5" / 7 mm hard drive. If users want to expand their system's internal storage, there is one free M.2 2280 slot. As a business laptop, it starts with a genuine HP BIOS every time. HP Sure Start Gen3 monitors in-memory BIOS, recovers the platform without user or admin intervention, restores the BIOS to a custom state, and is enterprise ready for centralized management. Other security features include Common Criteria EAL4+ Augmented Certified Discrete TPM 2.0 Embedded Security Chip, DriveLock, Absolute Persistence Module and Support for Intel AT. For those who need a proper mobile laptop, the ZBook 15u is definitely a good person to  study first.

Hands-on article by Jagadisa Rajarathnam

AMD FirePro W4190M: Professional lower-mid-range workstation graphics card which is based on the same Mars chip as the Radeon HD 8790M and FirePro W4170M.

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

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

i7-7500U: Kaby-Lake based SoC with two CPU cores clocked at 2.7 to 3.5 GHz, HyperThreading and manufactured with an improved 14nm process.» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.

15.60":

15-inch display variants are the standard and are used for more than half of all laptops.

The reason for the popularity of mid-sized displays is that this size is reasonably easy on the eyes, often allows high resolutions and thus offers rich details on the screen, yet does not consume too much power and the devices can still be reasonably compact - simply the standard compromise.

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.

80.5%: This rating is slightly above average, there are somewhat more devices with worse ratings. However, clear purchase recommendations look different.

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