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    [Repost] HP Probook performance

    Discussion in 'HP' started by tekgeek, Oct 16, 2015.

  1. tekgeek

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    I have been using HP probook 4430s notebook for the past 3 years and have never been satisfied with its real world performance from day 1. My specs are core-i3-2330m,8gb ddr3 ram,500gb 7200 rpm, which I thought was more than sufficient for basic browsing and java programming considering my much lower spec (dual core e5400 desktop, with 4gb ram) didn't break a sweat doing the same task. Here are the issues. have always faced
    1. Boot up time is long..even on a clean install. compared to my lower spec desktop
    2. At times I had to keep the laptop running the whole day just to let the laptop complete windows update install.
    3. Starting up any heavy intensity program will take a long time..Eclipse takes ages to load and compile.
    4. I remember while setting up jdk..even running javac on the terminal took about 5 secs to process.

    I first suspected the hdd maybe the issues ..but all benchmark and diagnostics tests came out ok..read - write spead of 95-100mb/s avg.
    Then I checked on the processor as well..but its core temp is fine as well around 35-45 C. on avg load

    I am at my wits end. on trying to boost my productivity on this laptop. Have I got a lemon. or maybe the hm65 Chipset is slow.If its indeed an issue with laptop i don't think an ssd upgrade will help as well.
     
    tekgeek, Oct 16, 2015
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