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The HP EliteBook 8740w XT914UA is billed as a Mobile Workstation, but mobile is not the first word that springs to mind when you look at it. It's absolutely huge, with a 17.3in display – and with a 16:10 aspect ratio rather than 16:9 – and despite HP's...
The sheer size and mass of the HP EliteBook 8740w XT914UA means it isn't the kind of laptop you'd want to be carrying around too often. It's a great choice for anyone with the need for high-end graphics performance, though it isn't quite as speedy as o...
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The HP EliteBook 8740W is a mobile workstation with a quad-core Intel Core i7 CPU, 8GB of RAM and an NVIDIA Quadro graphics adapter. It's designed for professionals, such as engineers, architects and graphics artists, who need plenty of grunt under th...
Good build quality, quad-core Intel Core i7 CPU, 8GB RAM, powerful graphics, USB 3.0, fast I/O performance...
Keyboard is poor, very expensive...
The HP EliteBook 8740W will suit engineers, designers, animators and anyone else who requires a powerful notebook that they can use both at work and at home. It's solidly built and has lots of speed and plenty of features, but don't expect much out of...
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Product Code: WD755EA The HP EliteBook 8740w is a highly configurable, rugged desktop-replacement laptop. You can plump for an Intel Core i5 or i7 processor, up to 32GB of 1,333MHz DDR3 RAM, more than 1TB of hard-disk space (or up to 256GB SSD), and...
If you're into power and prettiness, the HP EliteBook 8740w laptop is for you. With prebuilt models starting at £1,598, the EliteBook 8740w is a decently priced desktop replacement, and it's sexy to boot. The brushed-metal chassis definitely makes the...
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Tweet print ShareThis rss When you edit on the road, it’s often a challenge finding the right machine to be your reliable road warrior. This is when it becomes time to bump your laptop up a notch into the mobile workstation class of machines. M...
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During normal use (browsing the Web or working on a text document) the EliteBook 8740w remained nice and quiet. However, the cooling fan quickly became quite loud when we stressed the CPU and graphics during our benchma...
High performance, Durable chassis, Eyefinity multidisplay option...
Flexible keyboard, Weak battery life, Thick and heavy...
At the end of the day the HP EliteBook 8740w is a powerful 17-inch mobile workstation that genuinely bridges the gap between desktop workstations and mobile workstations. The ATI Eyefinity technology comes in handy when you want to use multiple displays and the combination of quad-core processor and high-performance graphics really deliver the goods. I was more than a little disappointed by the f...
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4.00 Fields that rely upon strong processors, accurate color displays, and precise visual rendering, have often turned to WorkStation PCs, which pack powerful processors and top-of-the-line graphics. The HP EliteBook 8740w Mobile Workstation ($1...
Quadcore processing power and workstation graphics. Brilliant RGB display. Rugged construction inside and out. ISV certification. Spillresistant keyboard. A slew of programs and features to help you get the most out of your machine...
Short battery life.
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Fields that rely upon strong processors, accurate color displays, and precise visual rendering, have often turned to WorkStation desktop PCs, which pack powerful processors and top-of-the-line graphics. The HP EliteBook 8740w Mobile Workstation ($1,999...
Quad-core processing power and workstation graphics. Brilliant RGB display. Rugged construction inside and out. ISV certification. Spill-resistant keyboard. A slew of programs and features to help you get the most out of your machine.
Short battery life.
From quad-core processing and WorkStation graphics to ISV certification and a billion-color screen, the HP EliteBook 8740w is HP's top-of-the-line offering for serious professional needs. Buy it now...
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It’s difficult to pick just one standout feature of the HP EliteBook 8740w mobile workstation. Certainly a bright, 17-inch, 10-bit LCD panel that’s capable of displaying more than 1 billion colors and remains visible at up to about a 170-degree offset...
Professionalcaliber display; sturdy build; great performance.
Very expensive; heavy; poor battery life; middling SpecViewperf11.
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Today I’ve got another laptop for review, this one though is from HP and it’s the 8740w mobile workstation and yes it’s a big laptop, big and heavy. It has a quad core CPU in it, a Corei5 520 CPU to be exact, but that’s not the best part it features a...
Aesthetically it looks great, Excellent keyboard, Decent performance, Beautiful screen...
battery life...
The Elitebook 8740w is not something that I would want to carry around with me surely, it’s just very heavy. It is a mobile workstation and basically a desktop replacement, and therefore powerful and fast. One of the most amazing things is the screen...
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This is the final part of our in-depth look at the HP EliteBook 8740W. The story begins here. Back in November, I got my hands on the HP EliteBook 8740W mobile workstation. I’ve been using it every single day, almost all day, since then. I’ve used it...
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We'll look closer at a model equipped with an Intel Core i7-820QM processor, Nvidia's Quadro FX 2800M graphics and the gripping Dreamcolor IPS display . The configuration-related data are only partially applicable to differently configured models...
Excellent case stability, Comprehensive connectivity, Good expandability, Circumferential accessories optionally available, Very good keyboard, Display with a high contrast and vast color spectrum coverage, IPS display's high viewing angle stability, Very...
Port distribution in the front area, Only one hard disk bay available, Short battery life with standard battery, Basic warranty without onsite service...
It is accomplished. HP's top model of the business range has successfully completed our tests. The result: Remarkable. The HP Elitebook 8740w clearly illustrates the limit between a "very good" and a just "only" good device. Once again, the notebook's m...
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The Bottom Line For editors on the go that don't want to replace delicate parts in a normal laptop design, the Elitebook 8740w from HP is one of the best ways to go. With it's high end components, solid magnesium-alloy build, and amazing performance, t...
Huge, coloraccurate 1920x1200 LED display, 2 fast USB 3.0 ports, Rugged design...
Very expensive, Difficult to activate touchsensitive control strip, Awkward middleclick button, HewlettPackard Company, 3000 Hanover Street, Palo Alto, CA 94304, www.hp.com, $5,291...
With its bevy of high-end features, the HP Elitebook 8740w is a laptop that is ready for both a life on the road and for the future as well. Dan Bruns is an Associate Editor at Videomaker. Dan Bruns...
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Sometimes mainstream line-ups from notebook manufacturers just don't cut it. Thus far, Dell seems to be the only vendor interested in offering quality screens in their laptops, and you'll pay for the privilege. But there's another, admittedly more e...
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This is part seven of a comprehensive look at HP’s EliteBook 8740W Mobile Workstation. If you’re new to this, please start at day one. Yesterday we took at look at DCC benchmark performance using SpecviewPerf. The numbers were astonishingly high for a...
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This is the continuation of my in-depth look at the HP EliteBook 8740w Mobile Workstation. See days one, two, three and four to catch up. As you know, I was down for a couple of days there. The original EliteBook that I was testing took a dump when it...
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The HP EliteBook 8740w is a highly configurable, business-rugged desktop replacement laptop that actually looks pretty cool. You can have it configured with a Core i5 or i7 processor, up to 32GB of 1333MHz DDR3 RAM, over 1TB of hard-drive space (or up...
Gorgeous screen, Businessrugged...
Artifacting and shimmering in highdef video, Touch buttons on top are not superresponsive...
If you're looking for a business-rugged laptop that has all the power of a desktop and all the sexiness of a Mac, this is the notebook for you...
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That may change with the introduction of the HP EliteBook 8740w Mobile Workstation. Perhaps you’ve looked into so-called mobile workstations before, but did any of them offer a 1,920x1,200-pixel 30-bit color display combined with a fast Intel Core i7...
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