Hockey was careful not to directly compare his company's Intel and AMD notebooks, but he did say that when compared to earlier AMD-powered HP notebooks, each of the five new AMD-powered notebooks have improved graphics performance and better HP ProBook 4535s battery life – seven hours and 15 minute on the 14-inch 6465b when running MobileMark, for example, and six hours and 30 minutes on the 15.6-inch 6565b. "Basically 'all-day' battery life," he called it.
These are available in three configurations, which feature nearly identical system specs, outside of the display diagonal, since this measures 14-inch in the 4435s and 4436s and 15.6-inch in the 4535s.
The HP ProBook s-series (ProBook 4535s, ProBook 4435s and ProBook 4436s) combines a durable brushed-aluminum finish in a metallic gray color with either 14-inch or 15-inch HD displays. These notebooks come loaded with the new ArcSoft TotalMedia Suite that allows you to play, edit and create video and audio files. The notebooks are also equipped with HDMI ports for connecting to modern external displays or HDTVs.
Although there is plenty of new technology under the hoods of these new laptops, the laptops themselves should look familiar to anyone acquainted with HP’s current notebooks. In fact, these new AMD-powered PCs have the same chassis designs as the Intel-equipped versions on the HP Pavilion and HP ProBook lines.
The 4435s (14-inch) and 4436s (15-inch) will be both powered by the AMD A4-3300M (clocked at 2.5GHz) or the AMD A6-3400MX (clocked at 2.3GHZ, quad-core) and will have plenty of storage: between 250GB and 750GB.
Those chipsets, by the way, are AMD's A60M FCH in HP's higher-end 6565b and 6465b notebooks, and the A70M FCH in the lower-end 4535s, 4436s, and 4435s. Don't confuse "lower-end" with "consumer-level", though – although all five are business-class notebooks, the A70M FCH includes USB 3.0 support, while the A60M FCH doesn't.
HP ProBook 4435s, 4436s and 4535s Specifications:
- Operating System: Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Starter, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11, FreeDOS (Windows XP Professional supported)
- Accelerated Processing Unit: AMD Quad-Core A6-3400MX APU with Radeon HD 6520G Graphics (2.3GHz/1.6GHz, 4MB L2 cache), AMD Dual-Core A4-3300MX APU with Radeon HD 6480G Graphics (2.5GHz/1.9GHz, 2MB L2 cache), AMD Quad-Core A6-3400MX APU with Radeon HD 6540G Dual Graphics (2.3GHz/1.6GHz, 4MB L2 cache), AMD Dual-Core A4-3300MX APU with Radeon HD 6510G Dual Graphics (2.5GHz/1.9GHz, 2MB L2 cache)
- Memory: 1/2/4 GB SODIMMS (up to 8GB total) DDR3 1333MHz
- Storage: 250/320/500/750 GB 7200rpm SATA II HDD or 320/640 GB 5400rpm SATA II HDD
- Optical drive: Blu-ray ROM DVD+/-RW SuperMulti DL Drive, DVD+/-RW SuperMulti DL Drive, DVD-ROM Drive, or weight saver
- Display: 14.0-inch (1366×768) HD anti-glare or BrightView (4435s and 4436s) or 15.6-inch (1366×768) HD anti-glare or Brightview (4535s)
- Wireless: Optional WWAN (available only on HP ProBook 4535s with integrated graphics), WLAN (available on all models) 802.11b/g/n or 802.11b/g/n with Bluetooth combo card.
- Ports: Three USB 2.0 ports, one USB 3.0 port, VGA, HDMI, stereo microphone in, stereo headphone/line out, power connector, RJ-11/modem (optional), RJ-45/ethernet, ExpressCard/34 slot and 6-in-1 card reader.
- ProBook 4435s and 4436s Dimensions: 1.1 x 13.35 x 9.27 inches
- ProBook 4535s Dimensions: 1.13 x 14.76 x 10.09 inches
- ProBook 4435s and 4436s Weight: Starting at 4.57 lb without optical drive; 4.85 lb with optical drive
- ProBook 4535s Weight: Starting at 5.14 lb without optical drive; 5.45 lb with optical drive
HP has announced two Pavilion notebooks and two ProBooks for release in the UK, all of which are powered by AMD Fusion APUs.“HP and AMD’s relationship continues to evolve as we collaboratively make strides to benefit customers through outstanding technology innovation and improved performance,” said Leslie Sobon, corporate vice president for worldwide marketing at AMD.
In terms of industrial design, the "identical boxes" to which Hockey referred are nice boxes, indeed. Gone are HP's annoying "Christmas lights" multicolored LEDs, and the cases are smoother, sleeker, and apparently sturdier, based on HP's Forge design platform. The HP ProBook 4535s AC adapter have aluminum and magnesium cases, and the ProBook 4535s, 4436s, and 4435s cases are plastic and aluminum.
If you are looking for something a little more business-orientated, then the HP ProBook 6465b and HP ProBook 4535s use AMD Vision Pro technology, which is said to enhance performance and increase security. Both of these lappies have been given an aluminium finish.
Without seeing the final product it's impossible to make a judgement, but at first glance AMD seem to be in the right place when it comes to pricing for what must be considered (without criticism) a budget mobile processor.
HP DuraFinish as the other ProBooks but these new models also include AMD VISION Pro technology. The 14-inch ProBook 6465b and 15-inch ProBook 6565b are both available with the same 3-cell, 6-cell and 9-cell HP ProBook 4535s battery options as the Intel-equipped systems but HP reps claim these new AMD-equipped notebooks deliver battery life "as good or better than" Intel configurations with similar performance.
The AMD A8-3500M processor, which these laptops use, garnered an impressive four and a half stars in its TechRadar review, where we noted: "The whole thing hangs together in an efficient, cost effective package under the AMD Vision umbrella."
On the business side, the AMD-equipped ProBooks offer AMD VISION Pro Technology and AMD Radeon Dual Graphics on the ProBook s-series and APU/UMA graphics on the ProBook b-series. Both solutions will enable multitasking for videoconferencing and web browsing while the dual graphics configurations provide the performance you need for graphics-intensive applications.
Pricing and availability will vary by region and not all models are available in all regions.
The new notebooks offer AMD A-series APUs, designed to deliver increased processing speed and visual performance with longer battery life. For consumers, HP Pavilion dv- and g-series notebooks offer optional dual graphics, balancing performance with power needs by switching between single- and dual-graphics modes. AMD Image Enhance with AMD Perfect Picture HD also automatically adjusts for HP ProBook 4535s adapter dynamic color and contrast, making skin tones appear realistic and video smoother and more vivid.
The HP ProBook s-series (ProBook 4535s, 4435s and 4436s) combines a brushed-aluminum finish in a metallic gray color in addition to a touchpad with gesture support and an integrated high-definition (HD)(3) webcam. AMD Image Enhance with AMD Perfect Picture HD(3) also automatically adjusts for dynamic color and contrast, making skin tones appear realistic.
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