Thoughts on 2560p?

I'm starting to see a trend that there isn't a whole lot of information on the laptops I'm interested in

Anyways, when I was chatting with an HP rep about what I should get next, this came up (after my dreams were shattered that there were no ultraportable's with DreamColor yet ). I'm liking how I can put an i7 in it, and I really like how I can go configure it without useless crap (to me, though I'm absolutely sure a lot of people want these) like Modem, Fingerprint reader (I just type my passwords) and no WebCam. I'm particularly interested in screen quality, which is something that I've found difficult to get a feel for from pictures. I've never used Elitebooks, so I'm not sure what I'm in for here - my last book was the Vaio SR which had a wonderfully bright and vivid screen, compared to the HP Pavilion dv6 I'm borrowing right now - dullest, weakest screen I've ever seen. I have heard the business and consumer lines from HP are world's apart, but will the screen quality be impressive given it's lack of DreamColor [insert drooling...]?

 

HP really stacked on the weight with the new 2560P. At 1.92kgs/4.24lbs, it weighs even more than a 14" Lenovo T420s. See 2560P: Comparing weighs in the same class. My 2530P weights 1.64/3.62lbs which I consider the upper ceiling of what a 12" should weigh.

The 2760P is far more interesting. It now sports a 2.5" 7mm HDD, and maintains the AFFS 1280x800 LCD. If you don't need a optical drive and the higher capacity batteries the 2560P offers then the 2760P is far more appealing imho.

 

I think the weight data might be off. I read somewhere it was 1.5 kg, not light by ultraportable standards but lighter than the 1.92 little behemot

 

HP's own 2560P Quickspecs say it weighs 1.92kgs with optical drive and a 6-cell. I've copied it here: http://forum.notebookreview.com/hp-business-class-notebooks/580934-elitebook-2560p.html#post7541005. Not suprising given the previous-gen 2540P weighs 1.81kgs, confirmed at the 2540P vs X201 blog.

I can't see how HP can claim the 2560P is an ultraportable? It weighs more than a 14" Lenovo T420s and is just shy of HP's own 14" DM4x (2.04kgs).

 

I know! even the 2530p was on the limit weightwise. I just can't believe it. It's a shame the toughbook S9 and S10 do not have expresscard for the Vidock configuration (lightweight rugged computers) . An ultraportable should be around 3lb.

 

Just got one in the office for a demo. It's a porker for a 12.5" laptop. It's pretty thick too.

 

Expensive too. Google-shopping tells me they start at $1130 for a i5-2520/4G/320GB/DVD setup.

I hope Dell release their 12.5" E6220: 1.59kgs with 6-cell and DVD, 1" thick. The original 2510P was near that weight at 1.63kgs. That's what HP should target.

Otherwise there's 3x14" and 9x13" and 9x12" systems that are lighter than the 2560P in this thin-and-light list. Consider that the Toshiba R830 is 1.40kgs 13" systems with a optical drive. The 2560P's extra 0.52kgs is more than a 9-cell battery weighs (0.45kg)!!

 

Sorry if OT, but what happened to the 4230s? I'm looking for a new 12" laptop and this one seemed promising, but have heard little or nothing after the official announcement. 5220m looked decent, too, but it never arrived to Europe I think which is not bad since it needs a Sandy Bridge upgrade (maybe 5230m?).

 

I just ordered a 2560p- the specs I got from the agent are attached, and with the ODD and a 6-cell I'm sitting at 4.18lbs which is lighter than the specs Nando was given and posted. Not sure what the reason is for the discrepancy.

Also- my specs list the HDD as a 2.5" not a 1.8" like other "ultra portables" making an upgrade to an SSD a bit more affordable.

I don't know anything about the consumer end, but the business end is amazing, with amazing support. My current HP business class laptop is almost 5 years old, has traveled almost 1 million miles, and is has been used a minimum of 6 days a week this entire time and still runs like a champ.

The weight may be a bit high, but if this thing is as rugged and durable as my current system, it will be worth it.

 

Just checked the versions on both Quick Specs- Nando4's specs are newer by a month....

Which isn't very nice of them...but hey, my last system was 4.6lbs to start and had no ODD option at all...so this is not only an upgrade, but it's lighter too.

 

Your specs list a 3-cell battery. Each battery cell is around 50grams, so 1.75+3*50=1.90, which is close to the 1.92kgs I have listed.

A Dell rep told me they'll be releasing their 12" E6220 at the end of June. It will give all the features of the 2560P in a 1.59kg package < 1" thick package. See the E6220 specifications.

 

I see- the 1.92kg weight does include the 6-cell battery I ordered. Great- so I am lighter than the older unit for sure, that's good news to me.

I'm not interested in Dell at all (which is good since I already ordered and paid for the 2560p)- not until they get their support back to being decent at least. I switched to HP from Dell when I bought my last notebook due to Dell's poor support and I've been very happy with the HP- only had to call support once, and it was repaired next day, onsite. Even though I had next day onsite with Dell, they averaged 3 business days to repair my old latitude (which required numerous repairs).