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Fans of the supersleek form factors that have become the mainstay of Ultrabooks might wrinkle their noses at the sight of the HP EliteBook 2170p. With its boxy, squared-off edges and its inch-plus thickness, it seems like a throwback to the notebook desig...
Don't be fooled by looks: this Ultrabook for business from HP packs plenty of speed and nice features into a retro design...
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Fans of the supersleek form factors that have become the mainstay of Ultrabooks might wrinkle their noses at the sight of the HP EliteBook 2170p. With its boxy, squared-off edges and its inch-plus thickness, it seems like a throwback to the notebook desig...
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Design and Features Think of the EliteBook 2170p as the smaller counterpart of the HP Elitebook 8460p%displayPrice% at %seller%. It employs the latter's design cues but does so in a much smaller chassis.Consequently, the Elitebook 2170p's compact frame de...
Handsomely designed. Excellent keyboard.
Bottom Line, The HP EliteBook 2170p is a well-designed business ultraportable with a terrific keyboard and a solidly resilient chassis, and its reasonable priced and good feature set make it worthy of consideration...
The HP EliteBook 2170p is a well-designed business ultraportable with a terrific keyboard and a solidly resilient chassis, and its reasonable priced and good feature set make it worthy of consideration...
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& Design With all the attention being lavished on thin-and-slim laptops these days, it's easy to forget that an "ultraportable" notebook—the benchmark for the lightest "real" laptops you could buy as little as a year ago—is not necessarily synonymous...
Abundant business features, Solid, attractive build quality, Easy to repair or upgrade, Lightweight and highly portable...
Very cramped touch pad, Pricey, Jutting battery in test model, Humdrum display...
This pint-size EliteBook feels rock-solid, is easy to repair, and comes stuffed with every feature an IT department could want. It's a strong fit for flush businesses looking to deploy a fleet, but note: It's pricey, and the touch pad is quite crampe...
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Click to EnlargeWhile Windows 8 hybrids and Ultrabooks are generating a lot of press these days, many business users simply want a powerful ultraportable they can take on the road. The 11.6-inch HP EliteBook 2170p is just such a system, providing stro...
Lightweight, durable design, Above-average battery life, Speedy boot time, Fingerprint reader...
Relatively dim display, Cramped touchpad, No extended-battery options...
The HP Elitebook 2170p is a light and durable business notebook with above-average battery life, but its small touchpad makes it tough to execute Windows 8 gestures.
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Laptops are undergoing change like never before. New designs with ultra-thin profiles, touchscreens, and convertible hinges are making their way to the market in hopes of changing the way people will forever use laptops. Meanwhile, HP's business line has...
Good build quality, Remains cool and quiet at load, Useful pre-installed software...
Bulky, Could use more connectivity, Small touchpad, Poor display quality, SSD not standard, expensive as an upgrade, Overpriced...
The EliteBook line is long overdue for an update. Today, when placed alongside modern Ultrabooks, the 2170p looks and feels ancient. It's thick, it's bulky, and it lacks a responsive solid-state drive. These traits make it a poor alternative to any numb...
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We recently reviewed Acer's Aspire V5-171, a notebook that proves that there's a life (and a market) after netbooks but before ultrabooks. The essential gap that's materialized has been between the fast decaying netbook market (its death spurred on...
Expectations are strange things. As reviewers we try to be unbiased, but we aren't really immune to being excited about or nervous about a product coming in for review. Consequently, a promising product that turns out to be nearly everything you hoped for...
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It is not the first time HP has offered a small EliteBook . We reviewed the HP EliteBook 2570p-B6Q10EA not long ago. In the Performance and Battery Life sections, we will explore whether the downsize from 12.5-inches/1.6 kg to 11.6-inches/1.45 kg has prov...
Very good application performance, No performance drops on battery power, Relatively cool chassis, Very good and diverse input devices, Stable base unit, Fast SSD storage, Docking & DisplayPort, Security features & tools, Recovery disk, Upgrade/maintenanc...
Display with poor contrast, Brightness decreases on battery power...
Initially we asked the question how should a mini EliteBook look, adhering to the quality standard of the series? Half of this and half of that would be the answer. Case, input devices, and run times meet the high expectations. What amazes us after the th...
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HP's business-grade notebook packs plenty of speed and nice features into a retro designFans of the supersleek form factors that have become the mainstay of Ultrabooks might wrinkle their noses at the sight of the HP EliteBook 2170p. With its boxy, square...
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HP's business-grade notebook packs plenty of speed and nice features into a retro designFans of the supersleek form factors that have become the mainstay of Ultrabooks might wrinkle their noses at the sight of the HP EliteBook 2170p. With its boxy, square...
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