HP ProBook 6465b Review Price and Bottom Line

HP has released HP ProBook 6465b intended to be a small business laptop.  What make it interesting is that HP ProBook 6465b is powered by AMD's newest A6 Fusion processors, the AMD Llano APU. This processor put AMD Radeon HD 6250G graphics chip as it pairs. This graphics card support HP ProBook 6465b to reach 1,600-by-900 resolution. It is rare to find other laptop which has same price can reach this resolution. On the market, HP ProBook 6465b price is offered only at $730 (direct). But, if you mere thinking about performance, Dell Vostro 3350 (price $741) and Dell Vostro V131 (price $800) which equipped with Intel Core i5 processor has more power.

HP ProBook 6465b Review Performance, Design, and Features 

HP ProBook 6465b system relies on 1.6GHz quad-core AMD A6-3410MX APU which is paired with 4GB memory DDR3. This processor is placed AMD Radeon HD 6250G graphics chip on the same die. Intel Core i5 used in Dell V131, HP 5330m, and Dell 3350, is only dual core. But, this AMD Llano APU doesn't perform better than that Intel Core i5. A6-3410MX APU in this HP ProBook 6465b only performed as well as the 2.1GHz Intel Core i3-2310M. In PCMark Vantage, HP ProBook 6465b scored at 1767 points, while Dell Vostro 3350 is far behind by scoring at 6,688. But in graphical performance, AMD do better. AMD Radeon 6250G can play Crysis at 28.5 fps and Lost Planet 2 at 20.3 fps (played at 1,024 x 768 reesolution).It surpasses Dell V131 (20.1 fps in Crysis; 10.3 fps in Lost Planet) and HP 5330m (20.1 fps in Lost Planet) which supported by integrated Intel graphics. Please be aware, eventhough it has better graphics perforamce, still not intended for gaming/hard 3D aplication.

Talk in battery performance, HP ProBook 6465b battery is also has good performance. HP ProBook 6465b is equipped with 55WH battery which can run up to 5 hours 2 minutes (based on MobileMark 2007 battery testing). But, it still fall against Dell V131 (8 hours and 27 minutes) and Dell Vostro 3350 (9 hours and 36 minutes). Up to now, AMD still can not surpass Intel based laptop in battery performance. While talking about sdisplay, HP ProBook 6465b has 14-inch display screen that can reach 1,600-by-900 resolution. This resolution distinguishes HP ProBook 6465b from other 14-inch business laptops which has same price range. Moreover, its matte screen fits for work in brightly-lit environments.

HP ProBook 6465b design has charcoal black frame with an aluminum lid, like can be found in Dell Vostro V131 and HP ProBook 5330m , but without energetic silver colors and slimmer design. HP ProBook 6465b dimension is measured at 9.1 by 13.3 by 1.3 inches. It weighs at 5.3 pounds, which is heavier than Dell Vostro 3350 (4.8-pound) and HP 5330M (4-pound), but those two have 13.3-inch displays.

For the storage media, HP ProBook 6465b relies on 500GB hard disk drive, those storege are spacious enough to keeps your digital files. While for optical drive, it equipped with built in DVD+R Dual Layer. Ports and features available are: three USB 2.0 ports (one of them is a combo USB/eSATA), FireWire port, DisplayPort, a fingerprint reader, SmartCard reader, and a Trusted Platform Module (TPM), an HD webcam, media card reader (SD and MMC). While for network & communication, HP ProBook 6465b are supported by: Ethernet and 802.11n Wi-Fi.

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