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    HP Probook 4310s vs Dell E4300

    Discussion in 'HP' started by nickem, Aug 2, 2009.

  1. nickem

    nickem Notebook Consultant

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    Hey guys,

    I'm on the lookout for a new buisness laptop where portability, battery life and cpu are my main attractions. I dont really play any games but I do alot of Excel / SPSS work (statistics), watch movies, listen to music, surf the web and general MS Office task's (word prosessing, PowerPoint presantations etc).

    I'm not that well educated when it comes to computers but if I'm not mistaken both these laptops (E4300 and PB 4310s) can handle these tasks fine right?

    One of my main concerns is that it must be able to run Windows 7 flawlessly whilst multitasking (again, dont know that much about this sort of stuff). Will both of them be able to handle it?

    Anyways down to my question: I'm really keen on the Dell E4300 but the price is abit steep to be honest even though I'm basically inlove with the computer!

    The price being an issue for me I've been looking at other laptops and came across the HP Probook 4310s which, to me, seemed pretty similar in terms of processor, Memory, Graphics etc but cheaper.

    Is this the case or am I wrong? Couldent find a review of the 4310s and I'm really worried about heat/noise as my current laptop is basically a solid form of hot lava and sounds like a helicopter :) (got a quite old Dell Inspiron 1300).

    So I figured I'd ask you guys as you seem to be the experts :)

    Thanks in advance!

    /Nick
     
    nickem, Aug 2, 2009
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  2. chrixx

    chrixx Product Specialist NBR Reviewer

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    The E4300 is built better, with a more solid chassis made of magnesium alloy and aluminium shell. The ProBook is a budget model, so it is all-plastic. This explains the price differential because the build quality, weight and general ergonomics are different.
    Performance-wise, they are equivalent. Any decent laptop > $700 price point in the market can run Windows 7 flawlessly while multitasking. However, you have not indicated how heavy your workload is.
     
    chrixx, Aug 2, 2009
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