zdnet.co.uk Updated: 2013-12-18 19:06:33
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If HP's high-end EliteBooks are beyond your budget, the company's ProBook range offers a more affordable alternative — while still generally delivering good build quality and stylish looks. ProBooks range from 13.3in. ultraportables right up to the mas...

Huge screen, Plenty of ports and connectors, Lots of configurations available, Good performance and battery life...

Screen resolution could be higher, Too much flex in the screen lid, Heavy...

The HP ProBook 4720s sits in a small niche: there simply isn't much demand for general-purpose business notebooks with 17.3in. screens (as opposed to specialist high-performance portable workstations like Lenovo's ThinkPad W701). Large and heavy, the P...
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Stunning examples like the Dell Latitude E4200 aside, not too many manufacturers make business laptops that ooze a sense of class. HP is one of those few, however, and laptops in its ProBook range generally look and feel like premium products. Case in poi...
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Most laptops aimed at businesses look rather staid and boring, but the HP ProBook 4720s is surprisingly stylish. The brown metal wrist rest, lid and speaker grille look great and blend in well with the rest of the black plastic construction. It's a bit chunky, but it feels...

The ProBook looks great and has some useful security features. We were impressed by its battery life, but its weight means this isn't much of an advantage. This, in addition to the poorly designed touchpad as well as a miserly amount of RAM and hard di...
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Most laptops aimed at businesses look rather staid and boring, but the HP ProBook 4720s is surprisingly stylish. The brown metal wrist rest, lid and speaker grille look great and blend in well with the rest of the black plastic construction. It's a bit...

The HP ProBook 4720s looks great and has surprisingly long battery life, but it's short on RAM and hard disk space at this price...
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But a ProBook is not always necessarily a ProBook. The manufacturer HP for example provides the 6550b , the 6555b , and the 6540b , for hardened austere business professionals. In these cases most interfaces as well as a docking port are included, and the...

TFT nonreflective, Good key feedback, ExpressCard34 & eSATA, Good application performance with a fast HDD, Good run times, Cool case, Several security tools...

Droning 7200rpm HDD, Loud under load, Stubborn ClickPad, Glossy key surroundings, Unfavorable positioning of interfaces, No docking port, Small color space...

The HP ProBook 4720s - WT237EA/WS912EA doesn't seem to know exactly where it wants to go. With the ProBook in its name it actually alludes to full fledged business features, together with a high level of day to day suitability. What we have discovered th...
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HP is no stranger to the business-laptop market and its ProBook series lappies have been a staple of many small businesses and corporate users for years now. The 17-inch 4720s was introduced last year and it’s aimed at no-nonsense users who need a seri...

HP’s ProBook 4720s delivers good performance in a stylish package at a very reasonable price tag. There’s really not much more one could ask for.Intel’s Core i3 380M is relatively fast and despite its 35W TDP rating, it’s pretty cool and doesn’t suck u...
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Today for review I’ve got another notebook from HP, the ProBook 4720s. This notebook could be called business frugal, as it’s their business class of notebooks but it’s less costly than others. The design of it is very classy with it’s stylish brushed...

Looks great, Fast, Nice keyboard, Well made...

audio, Track pad is weird, Battery life not the greatest...

If you’re looking for a nice looking business centric laptop then you can’t go wrong with the ProBook 4720s I’m sure. It has a very professional look and feel to it, that’s sure to please anyone. The performance is very good overall and I’m impressed...
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hardwaregeeks.com Updated: 2013-12-18 19:06:33
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It’s been a year and a few months since HP announced the very first ProBook back in April 2009 and it has quickly become one of the best business notebooks on the market. Honestly I think it is also one of the best Notebooks for consumers as well and...
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The HP ProBook 4720s is a new 17-inch notebook aimed at small and medium business users. Replacing the older 4710s, this model adds the newer Intel Core i3 and i5 processors with ATI Radeon 4350 dedicated graphics. Read on to see how well it holds u...

Very good battery life, Good performance boost over older 4710s, Better build quality than previous generation...

Not easy to upgrade, One hotspot on the bottom...

The HP ProBook 4720s is a worthy replacement for the older 4710s. Performance increased with the newer Intel Core i5 processor over the older Core 2 Duo, and the newer ATI Radeon 4350 gave a small bump in speed over the previous 4330. The two most important changes are the newer metal screen cover and the significantly improved battery life. Compared to the older plastic lid, the new metal cover...
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hardwarecentral.com Updated: 2013-12-18 19:06:34
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Laptops designed to push desktops off the desk have come a long way from the behemoths of bygone times. A case in point: the ProBook 4720s ($1,059 as tested), a slick black beauty that can actually be used comfortably in a lap. While 6.6 pounds may n...
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Made for business users on a budget looking for a big screen and enough performance to last the next few years, HP’s 4720s is the newest 17-inch member of the company’s popular ProBook line. With a snappy Core i5 CPU, discrete graphics, a high-res 1600...

Strong graphics performance, Powerful security software, Solid battery Life...

Inaccurate touchpad, Pixilated, noisy video...

This affordable 17-inch powerhouse for small businesses combines good performance and discrete graphics, but its touchpad could be better.
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