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HP Compaq 8710p: A Strong and Powerful Business Laptop
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The HP Compaq 8710p is definitely a business laptop. It is lightweight, it displays good images, and a long battery lifespan. But what’s striking is its elegant look and fast processing speed.
This high-end business laptop is composed mainly of plastic casing with a mixture of magnesium alloy. This kind of casing is apparent on HP notebooks. These materials are used mainly to make strong and durable casing.
As this laptop owns a staggering look outside, we’ll try to spy on the inside.
Now, this laptop model has a 17.1” BrightView WSXGA+ display. Therefore, it emits bright colors and has good contrasts. These first-class features come alongside the glossy screen, which, however, has its consequence on reflections. But this didn’t compromise the viewing angles of the screen. All angles seem to be perfect for viewing with the 1680 x 1050 resolution screen.
Below the screen is a keyboard that sits nicely with obvious functionality. The key caps are slightly wider than most of the notebooks, which in turn, helps your typing abilities improve one way or the other. Found directly above the keyboard are the multimedia and connection buttons including a sensitive slider for increasing and decreasing volume controls. Moreover, the touchpad is unique. It has 3 mouse buttons on the bottom part and 3 more on the upper portion. The buttons found below the touchpad is your normal mouse button functions while the top part is for the touch stick that comes with Compaq 8710p package.
This business notebook features an Intel Core 2 Duo T7300 processor, a 2.0GHz core clock speed, 667MHz DDR2, and supports Intel Turbocache memory. Also, the video card was clocked with 575 MHz GPU and 702 MHz VRAM. These features then made the 8710p a powerful business laptop. With a fast-processing speed and a high video card configuration, videos, image processing, and animations is a no-sweat job.
Together with the quality image are the quality speakers which are found at the front of Compaq 8710p. They are too good compared to the usual competitors.
On the ports and connections, the docking port integrated in the system is quite impressive. The left side of the notebook is the most jam-packed place for ports and connectors, namely Kensington Lock, Fan, Power Connector, HDMI, VGA-Out, 2xUSB, FireWire, PcCard, and Smartcard. On the opposite side, we have here the audio ports, 4 USB ports, DVD Drive (lightScribe), Modem, and LAN port. At the back we can see the fan and the battery. While on the front side, the CardReader stands alone.
The battery, which has 73Wh capacity, has a good life span for the notebook. It can reach up to 6 hours of working time.
Now, is there anything else?
In general, HP Compaq is a very powerful laptop. Designed for high functionality and built for endurance. No wonder this is the best bet for people walking in the business alley.
Technical Specifications:
· Operating system:
Genuine Windows Vista® Business
Genuine Windows Vista® Business with downgrade to Windows® XP Professional custom installed
FreeDOS
· Processors available:
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T9300 (2.5 GHz, 800 MHz FSB, 6 MB L2 cache)
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T8100 (2.1 GHz, 800 MHz FSB, 3 MB L2 cache)
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T7800 (2.6 GHz, 800 MHz FSB, 4 MB L2 cache)
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T7700 (2.4 GHz, 800 MHz FSB, 4 MB L2 cache)
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T7500 (2.2 GHz, 800 MHz FSB, 4 MB L2 cache)
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T7300 (2.0 GHz, 800 MHz FSB, 4 MB L2 cache)
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T7250 (2.0 GHz, 800 MHz FSB, 2 MB L2 cache)
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T7100 (1.8 GHz, 800 MHz FSB, 2 MB L2 cache)
· Chipset: Mobile Intel® PM965
· Specialized Design: Specialized Design
· Memory:
Up to: 512 MB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM
1 GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM
2 GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM
4 GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM
· Memory upgrade: Upgradeable to 8 GB maximum (4 GB SODIMM in Slots 1 and 2)
· Hard drive:
Up to: 120 GB 5400 rpm SATA
Up to: 160 GB 5400 rpm SATA
Up to: 250 GB 5400 rpm SATA
Up to: 80 GB 7200 rpm SATA
Up to: 120 GB 7200 rpm SATA
Up to: 160 GB 7200 rpm SATA
· Optical Drives:
DVD; DVD/CD-RW combo; DVD+/-RW SuperMulti with Double Layer; LightScribe DVD+/-RW SuperMulti with Double Layer; Blu-Ray Disc DVD+/-RW SuperMulti DL
· Display size:
17.0-inch diagonal WXGA+ anti-glare; 17.0-inch diagonal WSXGA+ WVA, anti-glare; 17.0-inch diagonal WSXGA+ WVA, BrightView
· Graphics:
NVIDIA Quadro NVS 320M graphics, with 256 MB dedicated video memory (512 MB TurboCache)
Microsoft DirectX 10 support
· I/O Ports:
External:
6 USB 2.0
1 1394a
1 RJ-11
1 RJ-45
1 microphone in
1 headphone/line-out
1 docking connector
1 HDMI
1 battery connector
1 external VGA monitor
1 AC power
· Slots:
1 Type I/II PC card
1 integrated Smart Card Reader
1 secure digital
· Audio:
High Definition Audio support w/24-bit DAC; Integrated stereo speakers; Integrated microphone; Touch-sensitive controls for volume up, volume down, and mute; Stereo headphone/line out; Stereo microphone in
· Network interface: Integrated Intel Gigabit Network Connection (10/100/1000 NIC)
· Modem: 56K V.92 modem with digital line guard
· Wireless:
Intel 802.11a/b/g draft n; Intel 802.11a/b/g; Broadcom 802.11a/b/g; Bluetooth 2.0
· Weight: 7.55 lbs (3.4 kg)
· Dimensions (w x d x h): 15.5 x 10.8 x 1.3 inches (393.70 x 274.32 x 33.02 mm)
· Battery: 8-cell (73 WHr) Lithium-Ion
· Power supply:
External 120-watt Smart AC adapter, 6-foot (1.8-meter) power cord included; Total length including external AC adapter is 12 feet (3.66 meter); HP Fast Charge
· Battery Life: up to 4 hours and 30 minutes
· Warranty Feature:
HP Services offers limited 3-year standard parts and labor warranty, pick-up or carry-in, and toll-free 7 x 24 hardware technical phone support; 1-year limited warranty on primary battery. On-site service and warranty upgrades are also available.
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