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We have collected 2 reviews of the HP ProBook 4425s. Experts rate HP ProBook 4425s 5/10. Reviewsor.com helps you find reviews, best prices, user reviews of the HP ProBook 4425s and HP Laptops.
The HP ProBook, which started out as inexpensive enterprise laptop alternatives, has flourished into a line of ten strong. Among them is the HP ProBook 4425s ($850 direct), a metallic SMB laptop that has the looks to go with a wide selection of parts and features. This model runs on an AMD Phenom II P920, the first mobile quad-core processor from AMD, but performance scores weren't what you would expect from a chip with this many cores. Adding insult to injury is a small battery that lasted just 3 hours and change. There are much better alternatives to this laptop. Plating a laptop with aluminum alloy isn't a radically new technique, but it's increasing in popularity and likened to mimic fancy trendsetters like Apple. The brushed metal is mocha-colored and can be found on the lid and the palm rest area. The rest of the frame is made up of plastic and one of the reasons why the laptop might seem boxy-looking. It's not the only SMB laptop that combines metal with plastic, though. The Dell Vostro 3300 ($1,142 direct, ) and Dell Latitude E5510 ($884 direct, ) are attractive and touted as durable, but their frames are only partially covered in metal.
Made for small business users, HP's ProBook 4425s is the newest AMD-powered 14-inch member of the company's popular line. With a classy, but sturdy design and excellent keyboard, the 4425s ($849 as configured) looks the part of a more expensive executive-class system. However, its quad-core AMD processor leaves much to be desired, as does its battery life. Add to that a somewhat finicky touchpad, and you've got a small business machine that doesn't quite make the cut.Weighing 5 pounds and measuring 13.2 x 9.2 x 1.1 inches, the 4425s isn't the lightest or thinnest 14-inch notebook, but it slides into a bag easily enough (the Lenovo ThinkPad L412, for example, weighs 5.2 pounds). Like other ProBooks, the 4425s has a brushed aluminum lid and deck with a glossy black plastic bezel and keyboard mount. While some may prefer the ProBook 5310m's black aluminum finish or the unadorned EliteBook 8440p, we didn't mind the dark brown color of the 4425s. The bottom of the machine is constructed from hard plastic.Unlike the EliteBook 8440p, the 4425's lid is connected to the rest of the chassis with a plastic drop hinge.
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Hewlett Packard WZ223UT#ABA 4425S PHENOMP920 1.6G 4 GB 500 GB DVDRW 14IN W7P Probook | $846.99 | See it |