HP EliteBook with 4th Generation Core i7 proc

Which elitebook has the following features?

1) Core i7 Quad Core 4XXX series Haswell processor
2) 15.6 inch Full HD, IPS LED screen. Since EliteBooks are famous for amazing display, so I don't expect it to have crappy displays like HP Envy 15 TouchSmart.
3) Good GPU something in the range of nVidia 740-750.
4) It should be beautiful like MBP and Envy series with complete Silver finishing and
5) Backlight keyboard

 

So thick. Why in 21st century would someone need old serial and LAN ports? What is up with these next generation elitebooks? They should have implemented something like thunderbird

 

LAN port is a must for network guys. Serial is also highly appreciated, one less usb-to-serial cable to carry around. Thunderbird is a mozilla mail app, but if you are referring to thunderbolt - couldn't hurt but not a deal breaker, imho. I do agree, it's thick for a business machine. I'd be ok with that if they improved the cooling system, which they didn't...

 

I mean the LAN port having old look and feel. In latest generation these LAN ports are bit different, in terms of look and feel. Where you can stretch the lead. I don't know the exact term of these ports.

Why these high end premiumed elitebooks have such a conservative design? Should'nt they make it beautiful like Envys and spectres?

 

These elitebooks are designed for niche market with high end technical specification. I own HP Envy 15 Touchmart, which has got wonderful look. But I like MacBook pro design instead of MacBook air. But previous generation Envy series had much better design similar to MBP. I thought these business users who are not technical enthusasitc like us would blindly go for specs and looks

 

Because design isn't so important for it's intended market? If you are so concerned about design this isn't a laptop for you then. It's a mobile workstation, I rather expect good connectivity and performance than being good looking.

 

I always look for something that is powerful and beautiful. If you look at previous generation HP Envy series, that had high end specs, with good look and high quality material. Even current generation HP Envy series have top end specs, with good design, its the but HP discontinued that high end Envy series and merged Envy with DV series. If they can give current generation elitebook series the same look and feel as previous generation Envy series, without compromising the high end nature. It will be a dream machine

 

The answer is that no, HP shouldn't make the Elitebooks look like the Envy and Spectre models because such a design does not meet the expectations and desiderata of the demographic that HP targets with the Elitebook series. You have expressed a preference for a laptop that is similar in featureset but is designed according to the previous (or present) Envy aesthetic. That is fine (really!), however, that is not a universal preference. There is a diversity of preferences among laptop buyers, and different models suit different preferences. In other words, what constitutes your "dream machine" is not shared by everyone else. If you require such a configuration, perhaps you should contact HP, post on forums dedicated to Envy models here and elsewhere, and/or (perhaps in the alternative) look for adequately similar models offered by other manufacturers.

 

lol. As if HP will listen to my suggestion

Having a powerful laptop is everyone's choice, no one's openion will be against a powerful machine, (unless someone wants a 12 - 13 notebook with Intel atom processor for mobility keeping power aside). To that powerful machine if they add beauty by making it looks like Mac Book Pro or HP Envy Models or Dell XPS 15tz, it will always be a plus point. Why would someone want something that looks ugly?

 

I need windows, therefore can't go for MacBook pro. The latest HP Envy 15 Touchsmart PCs are good but, don't have the quality and primiumed look and feel of previous generation Envy models. Looks at the terrible displays of current generation HP Envy 15 JXXX models. Last generations Envy 15 had excellent IPS displays. Then this keyboard FLEX

 

HP ZBook 15 F0U61EA#AK8 is listed on one of Swedens price comparision sites, so maybe things are starting to move.

Link (in Swedish) for those interested: HP ZBook 15 F0U61EA#AK8 - Bärbar dator - Hitta lägsta pris, test och specs

 

If you really, really want something that looks like a MBP, you can always install Windows over OSX and leave it at that. Heat and battery life will become a more pronounced issue, but you get the styling you want. Otherwise, you'll probably have to look elsewhere than HP, since their consumer line has lowered their quality (as you've noticed) and the Elitebook line isn't aligned with your styling preferences.

 

Maybe ASUS has something to the original poster's liking. I have not closely followed ASUS lately, but they seem to me to have several options that look really great and have decent performance/form-factor ratios.

I actually think that HP's design ethic for the EliteBooks and ZBooks is oriented toward subtle, understated good looks, as opposed to, for instance, Dell's design ethic for the Precision M6#00's, which seems to me to be oriented toward looking as boring as possible, other than throwing a glossy, red bone to the appearance-hungry dog with the Covet option.

 

I think u r looking for something like the dell m3800. Meets all your requirements. And its ultra thin as well.

Personally I'm looking at both the dell and the thinkpad W540 as a future workstation. Im not going to need LAN, ODD, 32g ram, all I need is quad core power, decent work GPU, 16g ram, ssd. And lots of mobility. for all the ports I'll just get an external dock

 

How do you define a business notebook? What are the cheracteristics of a business notebook?

1) Something that has higher specs?
2) Something that is more robust so that can be used as a server?
3) Something that has more upgrade options?

 

More like dockable, good support, long lifespan (parts available for 3-5 years), standardized parts (some swappable between different generations and models).

If it's powerful and looks good, that's a bonus

 

Not to mention the higher-quality aftersales support, which typically includes NBD and spare parts maintained for years by the OEM (as opposed to a few months or maybe a year or two for consumer-class machines).

 

Yeah, used to be the case until recently. As a network engineer I want small and light. Something like a 13" rMBP and USB > Serial is fine for legacy switches and routers. All new stuff is USB direct to console.

Would only buy a bulky laptop (32GB) for running network and virtual machine labs, otherwise it's gonna be an ultrabook for the tight comms cabinets or rooms where you spend a lot of time squatting.

 

Lucky you if you are able to call RJ45 a legacy port. Also, I don't wanna sacrifice anything! Look at my sig, the machine I'm using has it all except for the screen and even that will be modded in the near future. I don't like the ultrabook tendency of soldering stuff on the mobo, would rather have modular approach to be able to upgrade and mod components to my liking.