HP (Hewlett-Packard) EliteBook 8730w user manual

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HP ELITEBOOK MOBILE
WORKSTATIONS

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Want the power of your workstation all wrapped up in the portability of your notebook? You got it. The newest HP Mobile Workstations—the HP EliteBook 8530w and HP EliteBook 8730w—provide top quality graphics that are tested, optimized and certified to meet the most demanding professional applications—while still keeping you on the move. More power to you ® HP recommends Windows Vista Business. TABLE OF CONTENTS Dreamcolor displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

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ISV CERTIFICATIONS HP performs testing and certifications with top workstation software vendors in a variety of market segments to help verify that the applications you need will run effectively. Some of the vendors HP works with include: Autodesk, Bentley, Dassault Systems, Mentor Graphics, MSC Software, PTC, Siemans, Solidworks, Adobe, Avid, SoftImage, ESRI, Landmark Graphics, Schlumberger, Paradigm, Seismic Micro-Technology, Thomson/GV and many others. ® HP recommends Windows Vista Business.

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® HP recommends Windows Vista Business. AT THE PEAK OF HIGH DEFINITION Develop, record, re-write and play back high-definition video, and burn up to 50 GB 17, 18 of high-definition content on a single dual-layer Blu-ray disc, when you employ HP PROFESSIONAL the optional Blu-ray DVD+/RW SuperMulti DL drive. The Blu-ray format offers more INNOVATIONS HELP than five times the storage capacity of traditional DVDs, and the high-definition YOU FOCUS ON multimedia interface (HDMI) connector allows you

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WHY BUY A MOBILE WORKSTATION? •HP Performance Tuning Framework Mobile Workstation versus a Standard Notebook •Superior OpenGL graphics performance versus a – Helps optimize hardware and software for increased productivity non-workstation model – Workstations provide full hardware acceleration of 3D •Higher display resolution support instruction sets. – Higher color gamut with DreamColor (8730w option) – All graphics processing and rendering is handled by the – WUXGA: 1920 x 1200 graphics cont

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FEATURES ® HP recommends Windows Vista Business. HP DreamColor display—a new RGB LED Backlight display that provides a range of millions of colors in a 24-bit color display. Intel Quad-Core processors—achieve shorter project cycle times and greater workflow parallelism in a stable, multi-threaded, multi-tasking environment. RAID 0 and 1—dual HDD support for Raid (0) striping for performance and RAID (1) mirroring for data protection Integrated camera—2 MP webcam with business card reader softwa

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HP recommends ® Windows Vista Business. The HP EliteBook 8530w Mobile Workstation provides ACCESSORIES = PRODUCTIVITY the portability of a notebook with the power of a HP has adopted a common accessory support strategy workstation. across notebooks and mobile workstations—providing ® ™ 23 •Intel Core 2 Duo and Quad-Core processors you with ease of management and support. This 21 (including Extreme Edition processors) common accessory strategy also helps you simplify ® • Genuine Windows Vista Bu

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS HP EliteBook 8530w Mobile Workstation HP EliteBook 8730w Mobile Workstation ® ™24 3 ® 24 3 Processor Intel Core Duo (up to 3.06 GHz, up to 6 MB L2 cache) Intel Core™ Duo (up to 3.06 GHz, up to 6 MB L2 cache) ® ™24 26 3 ® 24 26 3 Intel Core Quad-Core (up to 2.53 GHz, up to 12 MB L2 cache) Intel Core™ Quad-Core (up to 2.53 GHz, up to 12 MB L2 cache) ®1 ®1 Operating System Genuine Windows Vista Business Genuine Windows Vista Business Chipset Mobile Intel PM45 Express Chipse