HP Elitebook 2560p

If you looking for ultraportable business laptop, HP Elitebook 2560p may fits your needs. HP Elitebook 2560p specs is designed to be ultraportable but with plenty essential features and horsepower performace. HP Elitebook 2560p specs are: 12.5 inches screen size, powerful Core i5 processor, built-in optical device (DVD burner), some battery options that support up to 9 hours. It has sleek silver aluminum design that makes it be a modern look. But, what may be its con is that HP Elitebook 2560p does't has USB 3.0 technology. On the market, HP Elitebook 2560p price range is at $1,225.99 - $1,264.99. Other laptop that can be its rivals is Lenovo X220 and Sony Z214GX.

HP Elitebook 2560p Review Performance, Design, and Features

HP Elitebook 2560p system supported by 2.5GHz Intel Core i5-2520M dual-core processor. Those processor which is also used in Lenovo X220 has 2,640 points on PCMark 7 testing. HP Elitebook 2560p use Intel HD Graphics 3000 integrated graphics chip. Please be aware, that this integrated graphical chip won't perform as powerful as latest discrete graphics (AMD or nVidia), so hard 3D game lke Crysis or Lost Planet 2 won't be playable. But this Intel HD Graphics 3000 has 5,141 score on 3DMark 06 testing, which means it still can handle some gaming (low setting). Combination of Intel Core i5-2520M and Intel HD Graphics 3000 is intended to give robust performance for business activities. Thus, HP Elitebook 2560p is equipped with 62WH battery (standard option) that can run up to 7 hours 40 minutes based on MobileMark 2007 tests. Meanwhile, Lenovo X220 with similar 63WH battery has longer battery lifetime (8 hours and 40 minutes). But you can opt bigger battery for HP Elitebook 2560p. Its 90WH battery with $139.99 additional cost can run up to 9 hours and 9 minutes.

HP Elitebook 2560p has 12.5-inch widescreen with 1,366-by-768 maximum resolution. This resolution is the maximum 12.5-inch laptop category can has. HP Elitebook 2560p has sleek silver design with aluminum exterior. Its mimicking MacBook Pro (with its clean lines, minimal indicator lights, and silver tone). But large battery sticks out from its back may drops its aesthetics. Lenovo ThinkPad X220 with black-clad design may looks better. HP Elitebook 2560p also has military-grade strength after got MIL-SPEC 810G spec vigorous testing. HP Elitebook 2560p weighs is at 4.3 pounds which is heavier than Lenovo X220 (4 pounds) and Sony VAIO VPC-Z214GX (2.5 pound). But, both lacks of built-in DVD burner whose HP Elitebook 2560p has. While for its keyboard, it lacks of backlights.

For its media storage, HP Elitebook 2560p is equipped with 320 GB 7200 RPM hard disk drive. This size can be said small, since 500G GB HDD is common in budget laptop. Features and ports you can find on HP Elitebook 2560p are: a built-in DVD burner, three USB 2.0 ports ( one of them is combo USB/eSATA port), VGA port, an ExpressCard slot, security features (such as a SmartCard and fingerprint reader). While for connection are supported by: RJ11 modem jack, Ethernet, 3G, 802.11n, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.

HP Elitebook 2560p Review Full Specs

Processor	Intel Core i5-2520M (clock speed at 2.5 GHz)
Operating System	Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium
Video Graphics	Intel HD Graphics 3000
Memory	4 GB DDR3
Display	12.5 inches widescreen maximum resolution 1,366-by-768
Hard Drive	HDD 320 GB 7200 rpm
Optical Drive	DVD+R DL
Network	RJ11 modem jack, Ethernet, 3G, 802.11n, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.
Ports	three USB 2.0 ports ( one of them is combo USB/eSATA port), VGA port, an ExpressCard slot, security features (such as a SmartCard and fingerprint reader)
Weight	4.3 pounds
Battery	62WH battery (standard option) up to 7 hours 40 minutes 90WH battery (with $139.99 additional cost) up to 9 hours 9 minutes
Audio	stereo speakers