HP EliteBook 8440w: On-the-Go Workstation
by Vivek Gowri on August 13, 2010 10:10 PM ESTHP EliteBook 8440w—Battery Life
Now, with a Core i7 processor and dedicated graphics, one wouldn't expect the 8440w to offer particularly great battery life, but HP offers a simple remedy—the higher end SKU comes specced with an absolutely massive 100 watt-hour 9-cell battery. While this adds weight and sticks out of the back of the system by an inch, the sheer amount of lithium ion stuffed into this thing means that despite the high power consumption, the 8440w ends up with pretty excellent battery life.
With everything idle, you can expect over 8 hours of runtime using an ideal (not realistic) usage model. Start browsing the internet or watching a movie, and things start looking less rosy, but you still get nearly 6.5 hours in the battery life test, which is a reasonable estimate of a regular use case scenario. Our HD video playback test gave just over 4 hours of viewing time, more than enough time to watch one movie, and perhaps enough to get through a second movie as well.
Also, due to the weak graphics card, the 8440w doesn't have the same kind of power consumption as a more gaming or CAD oriented notebook like the MSI GX640 or ThinkPad W510 would have. So even on a per-watt basis, not factoring in the gargantuan battery, the 8440w consumes less power than anything with a performance class GPU.
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darwinosx - Monday, August 23, 2010 - link
I have the 15-inch version at work and it makes an excellent Linux laptop.Anyone comparing an HP Envy to a Mac Book Pro is delusional. The Envy's are a ripoff copy but made much more cheaply and with horrible battery life.
sthomas - Monday, November 15, 2010 - link
That's true Think light is really useful. every one should take it's advantage.http://www.laptops4review.com/
andreas295427 - Monday, November 15, 2010 - link
While I really enjoyed reading this article, I somewhat disagree with the statement that there are only three major players when it comes to workstations. i do believe, that one should not forget Fujtsu and its Celsius Mobile line of workstations.And to mention Macbook Pro as a kind of workstation isn't really helpful. While the Macbook Pro is indeed quite powerful, it still isn't workstation/ enterprise class. It simply lacks a few core elements, like certified gpu drivers, a docking port/ docking station, or the possibility to have 24h-onsite-service.
So, white anandtech obviously really likes the Macbook Pro, one should not forget what it is: a consumer product, or better an excellent premium consumer product - but not a workstation.
shenma - Thursday, May 24, 2012 - link
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