ZDNet UK


Skip to Main Content

ZDNet.co.uk - Winner of Best Business Website 2007
  1. Home
  2. News
  3. Blogs
  4. Reviews
  5. Prices
  6. Resources
  7. Community
  8. My ZDNet

 

ZDNet UK RSS Feeds


IT Jobs

Become a ZDNet.co.uk member

NOTEBOOK REVIEW

  • Email
  • Trackback
  • Clip Link
  • Print

HP Compaq 8710p review

Processor
Processor manufacturer: Intel
Processor model: Core 2 Duo T7300
Clock speed: 2 GHz
Level 2 cache: 4 MB
Motherboard
Chipset: Mobile Intel 965PM Express
Data bus speed: 800 MHz
Memory
RAM installed: 1024 MB
Number of memory slots: 2
RAM capacity: 4 GB
RAM type: DDR2 SDRAM
Interfaces & networking
VGA (analogue): 1
Video out: HDMI
Bluetooth: 2.0 (+EDR)
Docking station port: 1
USB: 6
FireWire (IEEE 1394): 1
Wireless LAN: Intel Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN
Ethernet: integrated Gigabit Ethernet
Modem: 56Kbps
Expansion slots
PC Card: 1 x Type II
Smartcard: yes
Flash card: SD, MMC, Memory Stick, xD
Hard drive storage
Hard drive interface type: SATA
Hard drive type: standard
Hard drive size: 160 GB
Rotation speed: 5400 rpm
Optical storage
CD / DVD type: DVD±RW (±R DL)
Video
Graphics processor: Nvidia Quadro NVS 320M
Graphics RAM: 256 MB
Display
Display technology: colour TFT
Display diagonal size: 17 in
Maximum resolution: 1440x900 pixels
Input
Pointing devices: 3-button touchpad with scroll zone, 3-button pointing stick
Keyboard: full-sized, with integrated numeric keypad
Cabinet (chassis)
Case form factor: clamshell
Dimensions (W x H x D): 39.3x3.3x27.5 cm
Weight: 3.4 kg
OS & software
Operating system: Windows XP Professional (Windows Vista Business and Home Basic also available)
Audio
Audio processor: Intel High Definition Audio
Microphone: yes
Speakers: stereo
Audio connectors: microphone, headphone
Service & support
Standard warranty: 3 years
Service & support details: pick up and return; 1 year warranty on primary battery
Battery
Battery technology: Li-ion
Estimated battery life (mfr): 4 h
Number of batteries supplied: 1
Miscellaneous
Other: fingerprint reader, TPM module, hard disk shock protection, smartcard reader
  • Email
  • Trackback
  • Clip Link
  • Print friendly
  • Post Comment

Overview

HP Compaq 8710p

Editors rating
Rating: 7.5
Verdict

If a large desktop replacement notebook is what you're after, the HP Compaq 8710p has an excellent 17in. display, a powerful discrete graphics module, plenty of connectivity and a spacious keyboard.

Typical price

£ 1121

Featured Talkback

Put simply, what is the compelling reason to pay ~$200 extra for an Eee with Windows XP? A Windows Eee won't come with any useful applications and you'll have to buy anti-virus software to boot. The truth about low cost computing is that nobody really cares whether the machine is running Windows or Linux as long as its cheap, its easy to use and it works.

By: dogStar

Read full story:
Asus to ship 60 percent of Eee PCs with Windows XP

On The Road Blog

Password manager - portable or online

Yes, we have lots of passwords - bank accounts, e-mails, computers, domains, instant messengers, you name it - and we need them all. We may forget them and we do. I am not talking about... More

Post a comment

Mobile Open Source: A Torrent of Impli...

Mobile Open Source: A Torrent of Implication Author: Eric Everson, Founder MyMobiSafe.com There is a change working its way through the wireless industry that is fraught with the... More

Post a comment

TokBox - A Nice, Simple VideoChat Alte...

I have FINALLY had the time to take at least a quick look at TokBox, which was recommended to me in a comment on a previous blog post. First, I'm sorry that it has taken this long.... More

1 comment

Discussions

nschoubey nschoubey

voice on blue tooth

Wednesday 9 July 2008, 11:58 AM

1 post