What do you think of the refreshed design on the new business class notebooks?

I really can't see how anyone can think the previous series looked sleek! I think the previous/current EliteBook looks a bit disjointed, with a mishmash of black and silver. The whole thing looks no better than my bog standard 6730b at work. The new one in comparison does look sleek - it's essentially an HP Envy minus the garish floral pattern and the glossy screen.

To say they will be slower is ludicrous - they have Sandy Bridge processors which run almost twice as fast as their previous generation counterparts.

And as for a middle mouse button... I've never had one on either a trackpad or a mouse - what reason could you possibly want one for? Surely you can do everything you need to with left and right clicks?

 

if it's using the usual synaptics drivers, then clicking both buttons might act as a middle button click.

 

I use the middle button for opening links in new browser tabs in the background.
That alone is a reason for having it.

 

Guys,

so we know, that new elitebook 8640p will be available from 15th march, but what about workstation elitebooks 8640w, when those will be available?

 

When paying a premium for business class laptop 16:10 should be the screen size , at least an option . The one reason I did not upgrade is 16:9 screen . Might have to go wih an MSI .

 

Does MSI even have business grade laptops?

 

Okay, I've tweaked my sig and my analogy.

The old EliteBooks are like this car: angular, but meant for speed. The new ones are like modern high-end pickup trucks: shinier and still powerful, but a different style.

As for why I prefer touchpads: mice and trackballs tend to give me the beginnings of RSI. Using touchpad avoids that.

There's no excuse for having only two buttons when the touchpad is so ridiculously wide. Somebody must have really huge hands and fingers.

Another good use for middle button: 3D Orbit (rotate) viewport in AutoCAD and such. Drag with middle button: uses just thumb and index finger. With left+right: ouch. Just try it, and you'll see.

 

The shift key on the new 8560p keyboard is the same size as my 8540w keyboard.
There's no room for arrow keys the same size as the 8540w/8740w on the new model but an inverted T-layout is possible anyway, like in this picture I found: http://www.twcarpc.com/photo/wwm/2011/HP5320M/HP5320M05.jpg

 

I like the design overall.
Silver or black doesn't matter to me.

I definitely like the larger trackpad, but no 16:10 so let's hope HP will bring more into the business notebook range that will have 16:10.
No middle click either although it's not absolutely essential... I'm thinking they could have put the middle click there, but make the button smaller than the left and right clicks.

I don't like chiclet keyboards because they lack that slight curve on the keys.
Don't like the small up/down arrow keys either.

 

I cant wait to see their 12" refreshed Elitebooks!
When?!

 

A small leak on the 2560P at http://www.hp.com/sbso/solutions/pc...al_innovations/hp-professional-innovation.pdf says HP Elitebook 2560p and 2760p do not have Upgrade Bay with Dual HDD Support.. I wonder then if the 2560P no longer has an optical drive? It would pretty much have the Lenovo X220 storage setup then.

 

Interesting. I wonder what the screen size on these models will be and if the 2560 will get a better screen(IPS maybe?), and a lower price to compete with the X220.

 

No upgrade bay with dual hdd support might mean that if you choose to buy one with two HDD's then you dont have upgrade bay since 2.5" HDD would take its place, just like with previous 25x0p iterations.

 

When you click the left and right, you actually can do it by clicking where the two meet...still uses just the thumb...

At least that's what I heard anyway...I'm getting the 8740w and not the 8760w because of time and money...refrubs are cheap and have about the same power as the new ones i'd imagine...