HP EliteBook 8560p latest Notebook Reviews, specs

The HP EliteBook 8560p is the latest generation of 15-inch premium business notebooks from Hewlett-Packard. This aluminum-clad workhorse is designed to serve as a mobile desktop replacement for business professionals who need cutting-edge technology wrapped inside a durable shell.

HP EliteBooks have distinguished themselves in the business world thanks to an exterior design featuring brushed-metal cladding and an interior chassis made of durable magnesium alloy. In short, the EliteBooks look cool and are built tough. The latest generation of HP EliteBooks takes that heritage a few steps further with what HP calls its "FORGE" design philosophy. FORGE is actually an acronym for the words, "Form, Optimization, Richness, Green and Enduring." If you want to overlook that marketing fluff for a moment, what HP is trying to say is that these notebooks are stylish, offer excellent performance, deliver a premium feel, provide efficient power management for long battery life, and are very well built to survive the rigors of business use.The bottom of the 8560p is quite strong (no flex or creaks under pressure) and features a single massive access panel for making upgrades or replacing components.

HP EliteBook 8560p Notebook Specs:

Windows 7 Professional 64-bit

Intel Core i7-2620M (2.70GHz, 4MB L3 cache)

4GB 1333MHz DDR3 SDRAM

500GB 7200 rpm SATA II Hard Drive

DVD+/-RW SuperMulti drive with LightScribe

15.6-inch diagonal LED-backlit HD+ WVA anti-glare (1600 x 900)

AMD Radeon HD 6470M with 1 GB dedicated DDR3 video memory

720p HD webcam

10/100/1000 Ethernet

Intel Centrino 802.11a/b/g/n wireless

Bluetooth 2.1+EDR

90W Smart AC adapter with HP Fast Charge

6-cell (62 WHr) Li-Ion battery

Weight: 6.05 lb

Dimensions (w x d x h): 14.72 x 9.86 x 1.34 inches

MSRP: $1,499.00

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Lenovo ThinkPad X220 latest laptop Reviews, Specs, Prices

Lenovo's newest 12-inch business notebook, the ThinkPad X220, offers the latest Intel Sandy Bridge processors, a high-quality IPS display, and battery life that is so incredible you've got to see it to believe it. Keep reading to find out more about what is sure to be a very popular business laptop.Lenovo recently announced their latest ThinkPad line of business notebooks, but they had one more surprise in store: the ThinkPad X220. If you've never heard of the "ThinkPad" brand name then I'm glad you finally left that cave you've been living in since the mid 1990s. ThinkPads have long been regarded as some of the best business laptops thanks to a trusted combination of cutting-edge performance, solid build quality, excellent keyboards, precision TrackPoints.

ThinkPad X220 has only a few minor changes from the X201. The location of several ports has been shuffled around, but you've still got the same tried and true boxy design combined with durable magnesium alloy and plastic construction covered in matte black rubberized paint. Lenovo continues to provide essentially a full-size keyboard on a 12-inch ultraportable notebook, but that larger keyboard comes at the expense of space for the palm rests. Although typing is very comfortable on the X220, your wrists don't have abundant space with your fingers in the traditional typing position.Regardless of the compact design, the X220 continues Lenovo's trend of "business rugged" laptops. This ThinkPad is Milspec tested (physical shock, thermal shock, altitude, dust, vibration, humidity, heat and cold) for proven durability. Translation: mobile professionals don't need to treat this laptop with kid gloves. Toss the X220 in your car or let the flight attendant jam it into an overhead compartment. The X220 will take the beating and keep working.

Lenovo ThinkPad X220 latest laptop Specs:
Windows 7 Professional (64-bit)
12.5-inch Premium HD (1366 x 768) LED Backlit Display (IPS)
Intel Integrated HD Graphics
4GB DDR3 (1333MHz)
320GB Hitachi Travelstar hard drive (Z7K320)
Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 (Taylor Peak) 2x2 AGN wireless card
Intel 82579LM Gigabit Ethernet
720p High Definition webcam
Fingerprint reader
6-cell battery (63Wh) and optional slice battery (65Wh)
Dimensions: 12 (L) x 8.2 (W) x 0.5-1.5 (H) inches with 6-cell battery
Weight:
3.5 pounds with 6-cell battery
4.875 pounds with 6-cell battery and optional external battery slice
Price as configured: $1,299.

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Lenovo G570 latest Notebook Reviews, Specs, Prices

The G570's outer build does not differ that much from its prior model, the G560. The G570 has a simplistic design, glossy plastics on the display lid with molded plastics throughout, and brushed aluminum across the entire top of the chassis around the keyboard. With the Li-ion battery, this unit weighs in at just under 6 pounds and measures in at about 1.5" thick, making it doable for light travel.

There is minimal flex when pushing down on the palmrests, but due to the brushed aluminum it is not significant; the aluminum also helps to keep this area where your palms and hands will rest stay cool even when the notebook is under exertion. The notebook is not, however, as durable as it could be thanks to the plastic build. The bottom plastic panels will hold up fine on your desk if you aren't a frequent traveler.The chassis itself is solid; when a lot tension is applied to the keyboard there is only minimal flex.

 Lenovo G570 latest Notebook Specs:
15.6-inch 720p (1366x768) HD glare with LED backlighting
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
Intel Core i5-2410M dual-core processor
Intel HD Graphics 3000
4GB 1333MHz DDR3 dual-channel RAM (2x2GB)
500GB 5400rpm Western Digital hard drive (WD5000BPVT)
Atheros AR9285 802.11n wireless LAN card
DVD-multi burner
Bluetooth 2.1
6-cell Li-ion battery (10.8V, 48Wh)
1-year limited warranty
Weight: 5.73 lbs
Dimensions: 14.8” (L) x 9.8” (W) x 0.7~1.4” (H)
MSRP: $899

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Dell XPS 15z latest Notebook Reviews, Specs, Prices

The XPS 15z resembles a MacBook Pro especially when the lid is closed; the darker-colored palm rest and hinge design are major differentiators. This notebook is mostly constructed out of high-quality metal; the bright silver outside is milled aluminum and the dark gray palm rest is magnesium alloy. Even the screen bezel is metal. The XPS 15z feels very solid to the touch and it is; the chassis hardly bends when flexed and the lid's aluminum backing keeps it from twisting too much.

The display hinge is strong and doesn't allow the display to wobble when let go abruptly. Additionally, the display can be opened with one hand which is convenient. I'm not a fan of the physical appearance of the hinge; it's not in sync with the rest of the chassis in terms of color or texture.The XPS 15z has an impressive variety of ports. Highlights include two USB 3.0 Super Speed ports, eSATA, mini-DisplayPort, HDMI, and despite being so thin, it also has an integrated optical drive. All picture descriptions are left to right

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Acer Aspire 8940G latest Notebook Reviews, Specs, Prices

The Acer Aspire 8940G shows quite a bit of resemblance to the Acer Aspire One ... keeping the same hinge shape and position as well as the protruding rear-edge of the main body that you can see when the lid is closed. The side profile of the 8940G doesn't look much thicker than a smaller 15" or 17" notebook. The sloped front and rear edge do a great job of masking thickness even further while also making it more comfortable to carry. Inside you have a completely flat surface containing the keyboard, touchpad, speakers, and multimedia keys. The keyboard is even recessed just enough so the flat keys lay flush with the outer bezel. Acer did an excellent job of making this laptop look user friendly and organized by keeping so many controls within a finger's reach.

Notebook manufacturers face a difficult task when it comes to making large notebooks that feel sturdy but aren't overweight. Wider panels require more bracing to reduce flex and heavier notebooks require stronger panels so they don't flex under their own weight.  The upgradability factor of this notebook looks great thanks to a single access panel on the bottom of the chassis. Simply remove the panel and you have access to the dual hard drive bays (one of which is unused in this configuration), two system memory slots, two mini-PCIe slots, and a partial view of the processor socket. I saw no "warranty void if removed" stickers anywhere, including the screws holding the heatsink onto the processor. If you want to add a second hard drive you will need to purchase a spare retention bracket, which mounts to the back of the drive, to prevent it from sliding out of place.

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Lenovo ThinkPad W520 latest Notebook Reviews, Specs, Prices

Lenovo made the bottom upgrade panels and keyboard easy to remove, for the most part, and labeled each screw spot appropriately.There is one screw you’ll have to remove to get to the hard drive and two screws to remove to reach the bottom RAM panel (and two to open up the keyboard). The wireless card under the keyboard should not take very long to locate and remove if you’re looking to swap it out. For example, if you’ve had even just a little bit of experience with upgrading notebooks you will most likely know right away which screws to remove to get to the RAM under the keyboard due to Lenovo’s icons. The bottom of the workstation provides simple access to the first two memory slots and another simple access panel for the hard drive.

The W520 offers an impressive, extensive span of ports. Just as the W510, this workstation has two USB SuperSpeed 3.0, one USB 2.0, one USB 2.0/eSATA, VGA, DisplayPort out, FireWire 400, ExpressCard/34, SDHC-card reader, and a headset combo jack. Work professionals will be pleased at the two USB 3.0 ports and 4-in-1 card slot included and will have the option of adding a Smart Card Reader. At this point Lenovo has not yet released an option for Blu-Ray as they did last time. Our system has a multiburner optical drive.


Lenovo ThinkPad W520 latest Notebook Specs:
15.6-inch FHD (1920 x 1080) LED backlit display, 95% color gamut, matte, 16:9 ratio
Microsoft Windows 7 Professional (64-bit)
Intel Core i7-2920XM quad-core CPU (2.50GHz, 8MB cache), Intel Turbo Boost 2.0 (3.50GHz)
NVIDIA Quadro 2000M w/2GB DDR3 VRAM GPU switchable to Intel HD Graphics 3000
8GB DDR3 RAM (4GB + 4GB)
500GB at 7200 RPM SATA hard drive (Seagate Momentus)
Multiburner combo drive
Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 (802.11 a/b/g/n wireless) and Bluetooth
9-cell Li-ion battery (94Whr), 170W and 20V adapter
Lenovo Fingerprint Reader
Dimensions: 14.68" x 9.65" x 1.29-1.44"
Starting at 5.75 lbs with 9-cell battery and at 5.40 lbs with 6-cell battery

price: starting at $1,299.

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HP ProBook 5330m latest Notebook Reviews, Specs, Prices

The design is a quantum leap over most of the previous HP ProBook laptops which are mostly just low-cost alternatives to the enterprise class HP EliteBook line. The 5330m gives you the durability of aluminum construction combined with an underside made of magnesium alloy and covered in rubberized black paint similar to what you'll find on the Lenovo ThinkPad line of business rugged notebooks.
Overall, the build is exceptionally strong for a notebook that has a starting price of just $799. At first glance the build and design has a lot of drool worthy elements for both IT geeks and average computer users. Of course, you can't have everything on a budget.

Most notebooks designed for business have an impressive array of ports so you can connect your laptop to any number of devices. Unfortunately, HP didn't include that many ports since the ProBook 5330m was designed for budget-conscious businesses and consumers. Of course, you also don't get a built-in DVD drive. What you do get are two USB 2.0 ports (three if you count the eSATA/USB 2.0 port), Ethernet, VGA, HDMI, an SD card reader and a headset jack.Gone are the days of ExpressCard expansion slots, FireWire or dedicated microphone and headphone jacks. HP decided to offer HDMI on the 5330m rather than DisplayPort since more consumers will likely connect their notebook to consumer-grade monitors or HDTVs

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