Overview
Savvy Style. Designed for businesses needing a stylish affordable 13.3-inch notebook starting at 4.34 lb / 1.97 kg. It comes with DDR3 system memory which transfers at twice the data rate of DDR2 and is perfect for everyday office applications.
Features
Stylish design:
• Our standard series (s-series) notebook PCs deliver refined simplicity in a clean design that offers both function and style. A slim design with choice of Merlot or glossy Noir (black) finish lets you stand out from the crowd.
Security – Built to protect:
• HP ensures your information has enhanced protection with a broad range of customizable security solutions such as HP ProtectTools to help protect your data manage passwords and secure your system as well as an optional HP Fingerprint Sensor.
• Drive Encryption for HP ProtectTools encodes all information on your hard drive so that your sensitive information is unreadable to an unauthorized person if your notebook is lost or stolen.
Enjoy wireless in more places:
• Whether you’re across the street or across the country HP’s integrated wireless technologies have you covered. Experience faster connections in more places than ever before and get more done with HP Mobile Broadband powered by Gobi.
Reliability – Built to Last:
• With innovative engineering and HP Total Test Process – a multi-tiered product validation process with more than 95000 hours of testing per platform – you get a reliable and durable notebook that can go the distance.
• HP 3D DriveGuard helps protect your notebook’s hard drive against impact bumps or drops using a three-axis accelerometer which notifies the system software of any sudden movement and sends a command to temporarily park the hard drive.
Ease of Use – Built to Simplify:
• Our notebooks are designed to help boost your productivity. For example use HP QuickLook to access email and contact information in seconds without booting up. Plus HP Fast Charge recharges up to 90% in 90 minutes when the system is off.
Environmental – Built to Conserve:
• The HP ProBook 4310s Notebook PC reduces its impact on the environment by eliminating or reducing substances of concern and reducing energy consumption.
"First off don't take that 1 star rating into account where the guy says he can't partition using Norton or Acronis. I USED ACRONIS AND IT WORKS FINE - no problems whatsoever.
This is a pretty great machine. Powerful runs quiet even with the fan on it's still relatively quiet. Runs cool even on battery for hours.
Battery is decent given it is a 4-cell. I get 3.5 hrs on a full charge using MS office apps. I get about 2.5 hrs using Wifi and surfing the web while listening to music. Quite decent for a 4 cell as I said. Both on about 75-80% brightness.
Screen is bright and vibrant and clear. The bezel is a little bigger than it needs to be (ie. screen is not edge-to-edge) but it's still very nice. Mine has a built in camera that provides good picture quality.
Keyboard is really cool feels good. The arrow keys could have been sized and spaced a little better but no major complaints.
The mouse pad is good slick yet slightly grippy. The mouse keys are hinged which I'd never seen before and prefer the normal kind but since I use a wireless mouse or tap the pad to click I really only use it once in a while and overall those buttons are ok. There is a horizontal and vertical scroll area though it looks like there is only the vertical. The software allows you to tailor the area where the scroll becomes active. Good mouse software.
Speakers are pretty good! Pleasantly surprised for a "business" notebook. Nice blue lights add a slick touch.
There's a fingerprint reader and some security functionality that is good but I don't use.
It's not light but not as heavy as previous notebooks of the same size. That said it's a little thicker than I thought but in my mind I was comparing to an Apple which are quite thin. It's a good size and I use it as a desktop replacement.
Powerful fast and while mine came installed with XP it came with Vista upgrade and I've sent in for the Win7 upgrade now. Had a couple blue screens the first week but I didn't do anything to fix it and now after 2 months I've had no problems.
A great set of inputs/outs and other features.
I got mine in that nice deep red wine colour. I thought I ordered black but I guess not. I'm happy I didn't because lots of people complain the black is a fingerprint magnet. The bezel of mine is the glossy black and I can see what they mean. That said that black looks cool too and there is a little microfibre cloth included that you can wipe it down with.
I really like it. It replaces my 15" Dell Latitude from a few years back. I compared it with the two Dell 13" XPS setups the 13" HP Pavillion offering and pretty much every other 13" on the market. I paid $1000 CDN for the 2.1GHz/2GB ram/320GB 7200rpm HD/highgloss bright LCD screen.
Great value and great machine. Almost perfect."
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Powerful...but a bit chunky
"I have used this laptop since a friend brought one a few months ago. Wowed by th spec. 320Gb 7200rpm disk ddr3 etc. The windows Vista 32 bit upgrade went fine but the enclosed hp driver disk did not leave the fingerprint sensor some other key trusted things working. Many won't know how to get these option running again. Only could call tech support and be calling within warranty.
Pleased overall. Don't order the gloss black that seems to come with all the pre-configured models as they always get that greasy fingerprint look even when hands are dry."
5 of 6 people found this review helpful.
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"I cannot create partitions using XP and Acronis or Norton Ghost. It is not possible to create an image either using the before products. This computer is to throw to the garbage"
9 of 41 people found this review helpful.
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"I ordered this the first day they came out wowed by the cool spec. 320Gb 7200rpm disk ddr3 etc. I was coming from a Dell latitude with a 12.1 screen so of course it would have to feel bigger but the whole thing is way thicker and clumsier than I had imagined. The windows vista 32 bit upgrade went fine but the enclosed hp driver disk did not leave the fingerprint sensor and some othe trusted thingy working. Looking now through HP forums etc. Hate to think what an "average user" would do call HP support I guess.
All in all pleased. Will need a while to get used to. Try NOT to order the gloss black that seems to come with all the preconfig models as they always get that greasy fingerprint look even if you don't have greasy hands."
41 of 44 people found this review helpful.
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This system may require upgraded and/or separately purchased hardware and/or a DVD drive to install the Windows 7 software and take full advantage of Windows 7 functionality. See http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/ for details. Windows 7 Professional disk may be included for future upgrade if desired. To qualify for this downgrade an end user must be a business (including governmental or educational institutions) and is expected to order annually at least 25 customer systems with the same custom image. Windows Vista Business disk may be included for future upgrade if desired. To qualify for this downgrade an end user must be a business (including governmental or educational institutions) and is expected to order annually at least 25 customer systems with the same custom image.
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2. Wireless access point and Internet service is required and is not included. Availability of public wireless access points limited.
3. Sold separately or as an optional feature.
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5. This system requires a separately purchased 64-bit operating system and 64-bit software products to take advantage of the 64-bit processing capabilities of AMD Turion 64 X2 technology. Dual-core processing available with AMD Turion 64 X2 technology is a recent technology innovation designed to improve performance of this system. Given the wide range of software applications available performance of a system including a 64-bit operating system and a dual-core processor will vary. This (notebook) pc does not support the AMD Turion X2 Ultra Dual Core processor over-clocking feature.
6. Requires separately purchased Ultra Capacity Battery and customer download of the latest Intel graphics driver and HP BIOS. Notebook must be configured with optional Intel 80GB SSD drive and HP Illumi-Lite LED Display and requires XP operating system. Battery life will vary depending on the product model configuration loaded applications features and power management settings. The maximum capacity of the battery will decrease with time and usage.
7. Requires separately purchased Ultra Capacity Battery. The maximum capacity of the battery will decrease with time and usage.
*Except where noted all prices are estimated U.S. HP prices. Actual prices from other locations or websites may vary.
** Leasing information where displayed is for a 48-month lease. Call 1-800-888-5858 to talk to a representative about leasing options to meet your needs. Shipping and tax not included.
Reviews dated from 9/1/09 – 10/15/09 may have been part of a sweepstakes submission.
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