HP's ProBook: Cost-Conscious Business Laptop

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April 28, 2009, 03:37 PM —  PC World — 

Hang on. You're trying to tell me that this is a business notebook?

HP's been making some pretty aggressive moves in the laptop market these past couple of years. The company has refreshed its consumer notebooks with more hip designs while hitting aggressive prices. Case in point: HP's Pavilion dv2 and dv3--two solid choices for under a grand.

Now, it's the business division's turn. The HP ProBook S-series is a budget-minded little brother to the EliteBooks. So what happens when HP sheds the "Elite" status? You get a minimalist model that costs as little as US$529 (for the ProBook 4510s). It has a fairly large, comfortable keyboard with cut-out chiclet keys and a choice of color ("Merlot" and "Noir" finishes). HP could be onto something.

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