itpro.co.uk Updated: 2020-04-17 08:06:48
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Sign up for our daily newsletter Most employees don't need much in the way of performance and compute power to get through their day-to-day tasks - a MacBook Pro will usually provide more than enough horsepower for what the average worker needs to get do...

Great screen, Hugely powerful, Userupgradeable...

Disappointing battery life, Huge size and weight, Expensive...

If your budget can stretch to it, the HP ZBook Studio G4 is one of the most powerful business laptops we've ever seen. The battery life is disappointing, but for peak performance in a portable package, it's hard to beat...
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Cramming a workstation powerhouse into a notebook form factor while maintaining a tolerable price point is no simple feat. It needs to perform in any environment using premium components, and the design should not only look attractive, but remain as thin...

Thin and light for a workstation, Excellent processor performance, Reliable and quick Nvidia Quadro graphics, Available with color-accurate 4K display, 3-year standard warranty...

Storage performance is underwhelming, Mediocre battery performance, Low display brightness and contrast...

HP's ZBook Studio G4 is a great buy if you're looking for a powerful mobile workstation. It's not perfect, though, and its extreme price tag will certainly make you pause before you purchase it...
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HP is continuing its quest to bring desktop performance to portable devices with its latest launch of ZBook mobile workstations. All ZBooks are equipped with Sure Start Gen3 BIOS security software with runtime intrusion detection. This means that instead...

Extremely versatile customisation options, Highly impressive security features, Beautiful DreamColor screen...

Heavy and bulky, Small keyboard, Design feels dated...

The design may be bulky and a bit dated, but the ZBook 15 G4 remains a powerful, versatile and secure workhorse...
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It seems like each year around this time, I offer my thoughts on an HP mobile workstation and how it serves multimedia professionals. This time I am putting the HP ZBook Studio G4 through its paces. The ZBook Studio line of HP's mobile workstations seems...

The HP ZBook Studio G4 is a lightweight and durable enterprise-level mobile workstation that packs the punch of a color-critical 4K (UHD — 3840×2160) DreamColor display, powered by an Nvidia Quadro M1200, and brought together by an Intel Xeon processor th...
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tomsitpro.com Updated: 2020-04-17 08:06:48
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The best HP laptops for business offer solid security, durability and excellent designs. Check out our top-rated picks here.Editor's Note: At CES 2018 in January, HP announced two updates to its line of laptops. The popular HP Spectre x360 15 is getting a...
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Criticism accepted. HP does not touch the chassis of the ZBook Studio G4 and focuses on the internals. Our test model shows this was a good decision. The DreamColor display is also very good, and both the temperature as well as noise development are bette...

very good chassis, many ports, good input devices, very good display...

but PWM and no Optimus support, short battery runtime, no WWAN, no SmartCard reader, no Pointstick, high price...
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More is always better. The HP ZBook enters its fourth round in the laptop marketplace, this time flaunting even more performance power. Genuine updates or innovations are nowhere to be found. Even so, the manufacturer demonstrates what a true mobile works...

very stable and high-quality case, good performance, very good IPS display (after calibration), quick SSD, long battery life, up-to-date ports, good upgradability, fast WLAN, 3-year warranty, individually configurable...

some components hard to read (SIM slot!), battery not accessible from outside, PWM, heats up under load, chirps under load, weak speakers...

The HP ZBook G4, courtesy of HP Germany.All in all, HP's newest ZBook proves once again to be a very good mobile workstation.The ZBook is available in Germany starting at 2200 Euros (~$2600; US version available for $1929). Our test device costs a steep 4...
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To live up to its name, a mobile workstation must offer top-notch components—likely a Xeon processor and a professional-grade graphics card—but that doesn't mean it can't look good, too. The HP ZBook Studio G4 (starts at $1,938; $3,177 as tested) meets bo...

Good graphics performance, Stylish design, Multiple USB-C ports, Accessible components...

4K screen doesn't come with touch option, Less than seven hours of battery life, Expensive even for a mobile workstation...

The HP Zbook Studio G4 is expensive and its 4K display is non-touch, but it looks sleek, is upgradeable, and has top-notch performance...
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Who are the most demanding, power-hungry laptop shoppers? Some would say gamers, but we'd pick mobile workstation users—design or scientific pros who want machines that are not only fast but durable, backed by independent software vendor (ISV) certificati...

Fast performance, Good battery life, Available 1080p touch and 4K DreamColor screens, High memory and storage ceilings, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports...

Expensive, Big and heavy for a 15,6-inch system...

Intel Xeon power, a 64GB RAM limit, three drive bays, three screen choices, and two Thunderbolt 3 ports add up to a mighty mobile workstation in the HP ZBook 15 G4...
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If it ain't broke, don't fix it. That advice might work for most things, but in the world of digital media, the status quo is constantly shifting. There's always another track, effect or plug-in that you would like to add to the mix, even though you're al...

This latest HP ZBook Studio supports Intel's 7th generation processors, as well as Nvidia's newest mobile graphics. While the speed increases are modest, a new eight-cell battery option adds significantly more battery life. Best of all, the 4.6 pound mob...
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storagereview.com Updated: 2020-04-17 08:06:48
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HP is back with a series of new impressive-looking workstations. Among these releases is the ZBook 15 G4, marketed as a high-performance mobile workstation for professionals on the go. Not only can it be equipped with 7th generation Intel Core i7 CPUs, us...

The HP ZBook 15 G4 is an impressive performance-driven mobile workstation that can be equipped with up to a Xeon E3 1505M v6 (Z1) CPU, 64GB of DDR4 2400 non-ECC memory, and 3TB of M.2 NVMe Z Turbo drive SSD storage. It also has a range of connectivity opt...
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computershopper.com Updated: 2020-04-17 08:06:48
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Looking for a ZBook with a little less along the Z-axis? Among HP's mobile workstations, the 15.6-inch ZBook Studio is thinner than the regular ZBook 15 (0.71 versus 0.91 inch), as well as substantially lighter (4.6 versus 5.8 pounds). It's not as expanda...

Thinner and lighter than most mobile workstations, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports, Snazzy 4K IPS display...

Screen too dark at battery-friendly brightness settings, Buttonless touch pad not ideal for workstation apps...

The slender sibling of HP's ZBook 15 laptop workstation puts Xeon zip into a frequent-flyer-friendly package. It makes a few compromises in raw power, but delivers impressive versatility. Read More...
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The HP ZBook 15 G4 ($1,429 to start, $4,661 as tested) is the middle child of HP's mobile workstation lineup -- not as slim and portable as the HP ZBook Studio, but smaller than the desk-crowding HP ZBook 17. While it may not have the thin dimensions and...

Gorgeous HP DreamColor display, Powerful performance, Great port selection...

Chunky design, Short battery life...

The HP ZBook 15 G4 offers mobile workstation power for the professionals who need it most, but it comes at the price of portability and battery life...
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HP has spent the past year giving its notebooks a makeover, and the new ZBook Studio G4 (starting at $1,354) proves that even workstations can be sexy. More than its rakish-good looks, though, this machine can become a powerhouse when customized with the...

Amazing power, Wonderful DreamColor display, Sleek design, Plenty of ports...

Short battery life, Runs warm on bottom...

The HP ZBook Studio G4 is a powerhouse workstation with a beautiful design and a nearly perfect display...
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