HP Compaq Business 6710b Notebook Review

Product positioning and design

After the acquisition of Compaq in 2002, after several years of integration, the HP notebook mainly in three series: for home users, Pavilion (swim) series and Compaq Presario (free) series, as well as for business users of the Compaq series.
Which, in the Pavilion main high-end consumer market, focus on design and audio-visual entertainment; the Compaq targeted at high-end business people, emphasizing the highly efficient and stable and durable; Compaq Presario is positioned between the two, take the "high cost" line , for those HP Compaq Business NC6100 battery who have certain requirements for quality and performance, but the budget limited users.
Today we will for the evaluation of HP's business series's a 15.4-inch models: the Compaq 6710b. In accordance with the Hewlett-Packard in 2007, naming, we can see that it uses a high-end Intel platform, but also in terms of hardware configuration.
As a 15.4-inch notebook, HP Compaq 6710b's size and weight than the current mainstream 14.1-inch larger, may carry somewhat difficult, but those business people, self-drive car to work, the idea is not big.
Its advantage is that the screen displays larger, the same 1280 × 800 resolution, 15.4-inch screen font will be even greater, even if for a long time browsing the Web and deal with HP Compaq Business 6710s battery office software is not easy to produce visual fatigue. In addition, more interior space for heat dissipation often means better cooling - Of course, the actual situation but also tested to know.
HP Compaq series notebook mostly black and gray colors matched atmosphere seemed stable, carry with business people in suits will be coordinated. In order to achieve good heat dissipation effect, the body design is relatively thick.

Details of the design and operation

The HP Compaq 6710b is not the series of models top model is still used in the shell material is PC + ABS engineering plastics, but the overall body strength is pretty good, but the top part a little bit soft.
It uses a single slipping the screen opening and closing HP Compaq Business 6510b battery manner, shaft damping is moderate with one hand opened, and can stop at any angle, the maximum opening angle of 180 degrees. Also worth mentioning is that in the 15.4-inch notebook, the whole weight of 2.75 kg is relatively light, 6710b of the length and width of only 14.1 inches than mainstream books were more than 2 cm.
6710b above the keyboard design of the power button and shortcut keys, which shortcuts follow a feature of HP's consumer notebook, the shortcut keys that is designed to touch not only easy to operate, but will give this serious books add a little fashion element.
And some books, 6710b these shortcut keys function is very practical, projector functions such as business users are often used, as well as a mute button function, they will undoubtedly make the user more convenient easy, effortless.
As a commercial this, the operating feel of the keyboard and touchpad HP Compaq Business 6715s battery is naturally the focus of our inspection. After the trial period of time, we believe that the keyboard feels very comfortable, spacious keycap, the key-way medium, the key design more reasonable. In addition, the touchpad is also relatively smooth, loud enough about key operation does not affect the person next to.

Side interfaces and expansion slots

Commercial of this focus is stable, easy to use, the HP Compaq 6710b conveyed to us is such a feeling, not to mention it the appearance of the design and efficient function, a single side of the interface layout to give a comfortable feeling - rich interface types, and the distribution is very uniform and neat, without the slightest feeling of crowded.
Sides two USB ports, heat vent in the rear fuselage in the left side of the fuselage, VGA and cable interface ... these are the majority of users believe that the most reasonable interface layout, showing that this notebook was specifically designed extensive collection of the views of users and usage habits. It is worth HP Compaq Business NX5100 battery mentioning is that it not only retains the old interface of the PCMCIA Modem, also joined the home of the common multi-card reader and IEEE1394 interfaces.
It is worth mentioning is The 6710b also built a DVD burner with LightScribe technology, not only be able to back up important data to a DVD disc, but also heart the words and images of the design surface of the disc, and very useful.
As a business our entertainment is not the HP Compaq 6710b's strengths, its LCD screen shows the effects and sound effects and the HP Pavilion home series this, there is a gap.
When it comes to ease of use, hardware upgrades and maintenance is also very important at this point, the 6710b design is also very intimate. It can be extended segment of the hardware, including the three modules of the hard drive, memory and wireless card, users can upgrade and maintenance HP Compaq Business NX6315 battery at a glance. It is worth mentioning that, by default, Standard memory is located inside the fuselage, the reserved slot is idle, and provide a convenient user upgrade.

Hardware configuration testing

The evaluation of this HP Compaq 6710b Intel Centrino 4 platform, it includes the Core 2 Duo T7100 processor (1.80GHz), GM965 chipset and the 3945ABG wireless module. In addition, it is configured a single 1GB DDR2-667 memory, 120GB 5400RPM SATA hard drive and LightScribe DVD burner.
Among them, the GM965 Express chipset with integrated Intel GMA X3100 graphics chip, its performance to meet the vast majority of mainstream office applications, and low power HP Compaq Business NX6300 battery consumption, when a user in the outdoors using a laptop with longer battery life, which for business professionals is important.

Comprehensive performance test

Tested, this 6710b (GM951PA) PCmark05 score 3698, where the processor with the highest score, the graphics card the lowest score; the other hand, it's 3Dmark03 score of 1180,3 Dmark06 score 446.
On the whole, if you need a stable easy to use powerful, processor power and books, then this is worth considering 6710b; Conversely, if you like to play a large 3D games, best to pick a equipped with a discrete graphics notebook.
In addition, we also use the wPrime to focus examines the computing performance of the processor. wPrime a bit similar to the past, we the SuperPI, but its advantage is to support multi-threading, to more accurately reflect the dual-core processors, multi-tasking capabilities, and closer to practical application.

Life time / thermal testing

HP Compaq 6710b comes standard with a 10.8V 47Wh 6-cell lithium HP Compaq Business 6510b battery, which is equivalent to that we often say 4400mAh this capacity is part of the mainstream range (4400 ~ 4800mAh).
Tested using the the BatteryMark simulation the user's actual working conditions of its life, we found that 6710b alone battery-powered, sustained three hours and 54 minutes.
Nearly four hours of life are excellent notebook we've tested, in fact, the majority based on the Intel Centrino platform and integrated graphics laptop battery life can reach more than 3 hours and 30 minutes, while independence was the majority only more than two hours.
If you are a "trapeze" more stringent requirements on the books of the life, we recommend that you purchase those products with the "ultra-low voltage processor, its processor models begin to U (U7600 etc.), the life of such books are usually more than five hours.
In the evaluation process, we feel 6710b has been very cool, even in the HP Compaq Business NC6400 battery cycle to run the 3Dmark06 this software two hours after using the infrared probe Wenyi measured the temperature of the keyboard and palm rest position is also only about 30 ℃, which very rare in our review of the books (many of the products side of the palm rest temperature at about 36 ~ 38 ℃).
The temperature control of the back of the fuselage, only the temperature of the hard drive location is relatively a little higher, running at full speed, but around 37 ℃. In short, if you place great emphasis on the cooling effect of the books, then this will definitely 6710b a you are satisfied to make.

Summary

After evaluation, we believe that the is indeed a business people HP Compaq Business NC6300 battery tailor the design of the notebook computer, which provides a comfortable operating experience, easy to use functional design, battery life and heat dissipation effect has a good performance.
And compared to the 6510 series of the same series, it is the main difference lies in the screen size and viewing experience more comfortable, but the body weight has also increased, more suitable for users of those self-drive car to work.
However, this notebook's graphics processing power is relatively general, not suitable for those with professional graphics needs, or users like to play the game. In addition, for those consumers on a budget, this books HP Compaq Business 6710b battery is the price of 7990 yuan or a little too expensive.

Advantages

very good cooling effect, longer life, operating comfort, function and use

Disadvantages

body weight at a more sedate and graphics rendering capabilities and the price a little expensive
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