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Reviews of HP Elitebook 8540W

Testseek.com have collected 23 expert reviews of the HP Elitebook 8540W and the average rating is 85%. Scroll down and see all reviews for HP Elitebook 8540W.
 
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The editors liked

  • Great build quality
  • Stylish and functional design
  • Solid performance
  • Excellent configuration options including a color-accurate LCD
  • Great tools for fine-tuning performance and power usage
  • Rugged
  • But attractive design
  • Lots of security
  • Superb screen
  • Good overall performance
  • Little bloatware
  • Good Variety of Ports
  • Good Display
  • Very Good Case
  • Very Good Performance
  • Very Good Keyboard
  • Broad Spectrum of Uses
  • Good Graphics Performance
  • Numerous Additional Features
  • Various Accessories (optional)
  • Relatively Low Noise and Heat Levels
  • Good Bat
  • Comprehensive interface options
  • Very good display
  • Very good case
  • Very good performance
  • Very good keyboard
  • Very wide application range
  • Good graphic performance
  • Good expandability
  • Many optional accessories available
  • Relatively low emissions
  • Still

The editors didn't like

  • Custom configurations skyrocket in price
  • Still no backlit keyboard option
  • Heavy
  • Short battery life
  • Small touch pad
  • Short Battery Life Under Heavy Use
  • Little Space Between Ports (in some cases)
  • Fairly Heavy Weight
  • Accuracy of hinge component mounting in detail
  • Cardreader very slow
  • Fan control after load phase
  • Poor accessibility of telephone support
  • No email or live chat support
  • Short battery life under load
  • Ports partly very tight
  • Somewhat high weight

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  Published: 2011-06-13, review by: shutterbug.com

  • Abstract:  For those who thought that we here at Shutterbug were inalterably attached to our Macs, the chance to work with a PC, albeit a very fast and upper-price range one at that, was something we did not want to pass up, if only to dispel our own notions ab...

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  Published: 2011-02-14, review by: justechn.com

  • In the end I am impressed with the strength and quality of the of this laptop. It is put together with some top quality parts. My main concern is the battery life. A 15″ laptop is a good travel size and is going to be taken on the road, but with just ...

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  Published: 2011-02-08, review by: crn.com

  • Abstract:  The HP EliteBook 8540w is the highest-performing, industry-standard notebook the CRN Test Center has evaluated to date, combining the power of Intel's Core i7 with engineering that still maintains a nice, cool laptop with good battery life. Even with a...

 
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  Published: 2010-11-15, review by: notebookreview.com

  • Great build quality, Stylish and functional design, Solid performance,
  • Custom configurations skyrocket in price, Still no backlit keyboard option,
  • The HP EliteBook 8540w Mobile Workstation had very solid performance in our tests, combined with excellent looks and build quality, topped off with an equally impressive sub-$2,000 price-point. Right now the MSRP of $1,679 is the current going rate with sales few and far between. Compared to the standard EliteBook 8540p with a very similar configuration and performance, it's roughly $300 and chan

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  Published: 2010-11-14, review by: notebookcheck.net

  • Good Variety of Ports, Good Display, Very Good Case, Very Good Performance, Very Good Keyboard, Broad Spectrum of Uses, Good Graphics Performance, Numerous Additional Features, Various Accessories (optional), Relatively Low Noise and Heat Levels, Good Bat
  • Short Battery Life Under Heavy Use, Little Space Between Ports (in some cases), Fairly Heavy Weight
  • Considering this and other versions of the Elitebook 8540w, HP offers a well-rounded, comprehensive package that we recommend. It's only logical to give it a rating of "Very Good"...

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  Published: 2010-11-04, Author: Joshua , review by: cnet.com

  • Excellent configuration options including a color-accurate LCD; great tools for fine-tuning performance and power usage; rugged, but attractive design; lots of security
  • Heavy, short battery life, small touch pad
  • The HP EliteBook 8540w is an attractive and versatile mobile workstation that's tougher than it looks.

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  Published: 2010-09-01, review by: computershopper.com

  • Superb screen, Good overall performance, Little bloatware
  • Short battery life
  • A stylish, highly configurable notebook with a class-leading screen and solid design, this EliteBook is an excellent mobile workstation for photographers and graphics pros. ...

 
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  Published: 2010-07-30, review by: gcn.com

  • Abstract:  This laptop would be best suited for multimedia editing and presentations, but should probably be plugged in while doing such tasks.

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  Published: 2010-06-19, review by: notebookcheck.net

  • Comprehensive interface options, Very good display, Very good case, Very good performance, Very good keyboard, Very wide application range, Good graphic performance, Good expandability, Many optional accessories available, Relatively low emissions, Still
  • Accuracy of hinge component mounting in detail, Cardreader very slow, Fan control after load phase, Poor accessibility of telephone support, no email or live chat support, Short battery life under load, Ports partly very tight, Somewhat high weight
  • HP's workstation, Elitebook 8540w, is impressive. Very good manufacturing quality meets a very generous configuration, it's complemented with good graphics and very good CPU performance data, equipped with a very good display and convinces with acceptable...

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  Published: 2010-03-18, review by: computerworld.com

  • How we tested Performance results:Core i7-equipped laptops More reviews Latest CW reviews Read more about Hardware in Computerworld's Hardware Topic Center. Prev page 1 2 3 4 5 ...

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