Review HP ZBook Studio G3

HP ZBook Studio G3

Processor: 2.8 GHz (3.7 GHz) Intel Xeon E3-1505M v5 | Graphics: Nvidia Quadro M1000M | RAM memory: 32 GB | Screen: 15.6-inch, 3840 x 2160 pixels | Storage: 512GB SSD

This is a working station, Ultrabook or two?

The last few months have been his kind of American slides for HP Inc, which together with HP Enterprise made HP, which we knew.

Split, it seems, was a disguised blessing for us, because it has developed a number of exciting new designs and the desire to innovate (see. HP Elite X3 or new the HP Spectre), which is so not enough just a few years ago.

Laptop the HP ZBook Studio G3 was announced yet in November 2015 the year and competes with Dell Precision 15, 5000 and a series of Lenovo ThinkPad P50 on the performance, functional capabilities, as well as mobility.

It seems that in the main suppliers have a clear strategy - to extract lessons, learned from the market premium of consumers, and to apply them on the market, working stations. This means the presence of thin and light (diagonal of 15 inches or less) and a standard (17 inches or greater) form factors, living nearby.

Studio G3 easily fits into a category Ultrabook a weight slightly less than 2 kg and a thickness of only 18 mm, slightly heavier and thicker, than Precision 15 5000, but more compact and compact, than the embodiment of Lenovo.

Studio G3 cost of 1400 pounds sterling in the HP (about 2020 dollars or 2785 Australian dollars) - is likely, in other places it will be lower - but our review sample (which cannot buy directly from the HP, only through intermediaries with the added cost) is worth much more expensive tag value of 2100 pounds sterling (about 3025 dollars the US, or 4180 Australian dollars).

This is quite modest for the top-end model, which, like expected, will reach capacity at the level of desktop computers both in computing, as in graphical form, being in the way.

design.

Studio G3 reminds us of the Dell XPS 15, thanks to an attractive silvery edge, which extends around the base unit laptop. The notebook is constructed with a black body of aluminum and magnesium with pleasant to touch the housing.

You will not notice any fingerprints fingers or spots at work with this device, which cannot be said of some of its competitors. Studs give the studio a pleasantly shimmering texture, especially when illuminated by the sun or in dark rooms with strong overhead lighting. The word " glamor " comes to mind.

We are not in delight from the tiny keys, which HP equips the Studio, although they are decent and slightly curved. They are a little softer than we expected, and really a little travel; keyboard with backlit and spill-resistant. Considering, that it is a business notebook, we were somewhat disappointed by the lack of a digital keyboard.

We very much like an enlarged trackpad, located closer to the left edge - with a diagonal of 5.5 inches, it is one of the very large, which we have seen on a laptop. It is a pity, that in it there is no dedicated physical button mouse.

As always, when it comes to keyboards and trackpads, your mileage may vary. On both sides of the keyboard are arranged lattice, which hides the speakers powered by Bang & Olufsen.

The power button is in the upper left corner, and the Wi-Fi and volume buttons are in the upper right corner; there is also the scanner of prints of fingers, which is close to the place, which will lay the right hand.

In contrast, from the line of the HP ZBook, which is equipped with two metal loops on the far ends of the laptop, Studio is equipped with a long plastic hinge, which is flexible, smooth and durable.

The use of plastics is debatable, but he feels much more flexible than the metal hinges, used on other devices, especially to small ZBooks and Lenovo ThinkPad P50.

The lower part of the Studio G3 is divided into two sections, each of which is surrounded by a thin rubber band, which is ideally suited for such people, like me, who tend to throw their laptops on the tables, and not gently place them.

The lower part of the panel is made from rubber, but it does not look and not look cheap like this makes the device an increased strength. The rubber material has a serpentine pattern, so the rubber texture does not affect the aesthetics of the laptop.

Base HP ZBook Studio G3

The texture should also help absorb some of the power that arises when installing a laptop at an angle. The upper part of the base laptop ventilated, which should help dissipate heat, generated by the processor and a graphics module.

This is not the most beautiful design, which you will find, but it seems to be necessary, especially for users, which perform complex for processing tasks, such as the editing of video and graphic design.

The only thing, that we are concerned, this is, that if you are wearing shorts, it can leave strange marks on your legs, plus dust and other residues can clog the tiny holes.

Topics not less than, the laptop has been developed with taking into account the strict standard MIL-STD 810G (although at the time of writing the article HP said, that the test " was expected and is not intended for the demonstration of compliance " requirements of the contract of the Ministry of Defense of the United States).

The entire lower part of the notebook can be removed, unscrewing the eleven screws - we like the fact, that the screw does not may be removed from their holes (i.e. They are fixed on the spot). It is perfectly suited for IT departments and all, who like to tinker with the innards of your laptop.