HP Elitebook 6930p Review?

Thanks for your insights zyber_sniper!
The Quicklook 2 looks like a watered down version of Asus' Express Gate feature. It's disappointing to know that the trackpoint doesn't work very well, because that is one of the features important to me.

 

It feels accurate when you use it under a slower speed, but the lower acceleration makes it a bit frustrating to use across the widescreen. At higher cursor movement speeds, the cursor tend to stutter across the screen despite giving the thumbstick a constant pressure. Another point worth noting is that similar to the review here on the 8530w, the trackpad buttons are a pain to use and does not always register a click.

 

Potential 6930p buyer. Just need to know, are the speakers really asymmetrically placed? Also heard some of the metal parts on the palm rest and base are creaky?

 

The speakers are asymmetrical, but they have no effect on the output because they are almost at the front center of the notebook. The metal parts are very rigid and do not creak at all. This is a very sturdy and well-built notebook and better assembled than any other business notebooks I've used.

 

My notebook does creak but only in once place. It's the thin metal strip running along the right side of the keyboard located directly above the DVD-Rom tray door. The keyboard is held in place by two tabs that are located on this metal strip and sometimes the keyboard pops free from this casing.

Chrixx, do you mind posting a picture of this piece and checking if there is a gap between the top piece above the whole keyboard where the quicklaunch buttons are located and the aforementioned metal casing?

 

Like this? There is no gaps nor any creaks like you mentioned in my unit. I think I know what you're talking about, but my casing is absolutely perfect with no flex nor creaks at all. Very tightly assembled. In fact, the hinges are way too tight on mine (you need to hold the bottom down to avoid tilting the chassis when opening).

My review will contain an in-depth analysis of the notebook, but NBR staff is being slow with the EliteBook reviews (come on, Jerry!).

 

Thanks for the pic! I can't really see any gap, but here is what I'm talking about.

 

I was curious after receiving my 8530w, took a while to find it, but our answer can be found at the HP 850w manuals (PDF) section on HP's website.

To save you time.. they utilize the EFI filesystem and have the bios load the image from there. Here's the blurb:

Additional BIOS policies for the EFI environment
BIOS uses the following policies, listed below with their possible settings and default value, to control
the EFI preboot environment:

UEFI Boot Mode Enable/Disable Default: Disabled

This policy controls whether the BIOS allows booting to an EFI file. For security, HP recommends
that this option remain disabled. When it is disabled, the Boot from EFI File option does not display
in the Boot Manager when F9 is pressed. Use the F9 key to launch HP EFI applications.

Custom Logo Enable/Disable Default: Disabled
The EFI BIOS allows you to customize the logo displayed during the boot. The logo is a bitmap file
that you can add or change on the EFI partition.
Use the following steps to set up a custom logo screen on your computer:
1. Select the custom logo image you want to use, and then use imaging software to convert the
image to a bitmap (.bmp) and modify image size to 1024 x 768 or smaller, as necessary.
2. In the Hewlett-Packard folder on the HP_TOOLS partition, create a Logo subfolder.
3. Save the image in the \Hewlett-Packard\Logo folder.
4. Rename the image as Hplogo.bmp.
5. Reboot the computer and press the F10 key to enter Setup.
6. Select System Configuration, and then select Boot Options.
7. Select Custom Logo, and then select Enabled.
8. Save changes and exit Setup. The custom logo displays on the boot screen.