Reviews of Hp Elitebook 8470p B5q11ut 14.0" LED Notebook - Intel - Core I5

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This was supplied by my company. I use it daily and it is a nice machine. The keyboard is smaller than average keyboards but even though I type very fast without looking at the keyboard, I have no problems finding the keys. This computer is great for work and runs all the programs I need to run quickly and efficiently. Very happy with it.

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My company supplied this computer. It's an average-looking computer, not particularly exciting nor sturdy.

Pros:

Screen: it has high luminosity and very limited glare. The screen is non-reflective, which makes it usable under any light condition and with any light background.

Size and weight: average, normal for a laptop this class, this price

Cons:

Keyboard: the keyboard is it's biggest weakeness. Mainly the layout of the Delete, Home, End, Page Up/Down keys. These keys are in an unusual spot, lined up along the right edge of the keyboard. It really takes a while to get used to it, and the keys are susceptible to unwilling keypress when reaching for nearby keys: that is, these keys are in the wrong position, and way too close to the other keys. A larger gap between these keys and the rest of the keyboard would have made it harder to keypress them by mistake.... The layout issue is harder when you use a docking station with an external keyboard: very hard to switch from one layout to another.

Other than the layout, the keyboard feels well, is very responsive, and looks very similar to a Mac keyboard.

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This laptop reminds me of the typical nondescript white sedan available at most car rental counters; it's reasonably comfortable, has decent horsepower, and has okay range. I understand why a corporate IT department would select this computer. It's very standard and has a good number of inputs and output. But I'd never spend my own money on one.

The keyboard doesn't feel substantial, the monitor has a very low resolution, and the machine looks heavier than it feels.

If an IT administrator, have at it. If you're buying a computer for yourself, go get a Macbook or a Thinkpad.

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This is a working machine. If you need a laptop to use every day, all day, don't look further. You'll be happy.

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Don't buy this laptop unless you have seen it first. It looks as cheap as a something can get. The plastic, the LED light on the monitor, the color, it is just amazingly cheap. Although it is a competitor to the thinkpad, the keyboard is horrible. It is slippery and it is very easy to misplace your finger. The touchpad is horrible as well. Besides not being very responsive, it can easily stop working.

The good: the display hing are very strong. The hing can get to 180 which is important I think. They say it is sturdy, but I haven't tested it.

It is supposed to compete with the thinkpads, but forget about it. This bulky cheap looking laptop, is not competitor. The T series are a lot classier and less bulky. When something looks very cheap, I can't trust its inside. Since I think if they spend a lot of resource to make it well, they will spend a little bit on its appearance too.