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Budget business laptop
- Good value
- Relatively lightweight
- Matte display reduces glare
- Display colors are lackluster
The award-winning HP Elitebook 6930p has been around for a long time, but reviewers say it's a good choice for budget-conscious professionals. The base model includes a 2.53 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 250 GB hard drive and 2 GB of memory. Glossy displays are growing in popularity and can be found on most modern laptops; however, they can be highly reflective and create distracting glare in office environments.
The HP Elitebook 6930p still uses a matte display, so it is easy to view under fluorescent lighting. However, some reviewers say the color output is a little lackluster. Testing shows that this business laptop provides good performance for office applications, and reviewers calls the HP Elitebook 6930p is a great value. If you need serious power and all the latest features, reviews point to the Lenovo ThinkPad W700ds (*Est. $2,100 and up). It's heavy and expensive, but this laptop is the closest you can get to desktop performance in a notebook.
NotebookCheck.net has the best (and most recent) coverage of the HP EliteBook 6930p. This German website can be hard to understand at times, but its testing is incredibly detailed and thorough. We also found good reviews in CNET (Asia), PCMag.com and Laptop Magazine.
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NotebookCheck.net posts a detailed and comprehensive review of the HP Elitebook 6930p. Overall, J. Simon Leitner says the excellent build quality, matte display and decent battery life make this a good pick for business users.
Review: Review HP EliteBook 6930p, J. Simon Leitner, July 5, 2009
2. CNET (Asia)
Darius Chang at CNET (Asia) says the HP Elitebook 6930p sets a new high for HP business laptops. Chang's testing shows that the laptop handles all office-related tasks and is suitable for movie viewing.
Review: HP EliteBook 6930p, Darius Chang, April 2, 2009
Cisco Cheng gives the HP EliteBook 6930p a "very good" rating, calling it a solid business performer. He likes the rugged design, but thinks some users may want a larger battery.
Review: HP Elitebook 6930p, Cisco Cheng, Oct. 16, 2008
4. Laptop MagazineDetails/Subscribe
In this older review, Dana Wollman at Laptop Magazine reviews a dated configuration of the HP Elitebook 6930p. Still, the laptop receives an Editors' Choice award and Wollman calls it "our top pick among business notebooks."
Review: HP Elitebook 6930p, Dana Wollman, Aug. 27, 2008
5. InsideHW.com
The review on this website is awkwardly translated, but they call the HP EliteBook 6930p a "best buy" for business users.
Review: HP Elitebook 6930p, Sasa Pantelic, April 20, 2009
6. Time magazineDetails/Subscribe
Time magazine calls the HP EliteBook 6930p a good traveling companion in this short review. Josh Quittner especially likes the rugged design and business-card reader.
Review: 25 Gotta Have Travel Gadgets, Josh Quittner
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