HP EliteBook 8730w Review: Not Your Grandmother's Laptop

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By Bryan Hoff | Wednesday, March 4, 2009 at 12:00 am

Posted In | Magazines: VFXWorld

Displacement & Depth of Field render.

HP xw8400

SUM_RESULTS3DSMAXSUMMARY.TXT
3dsmax-04 Weighted Geometric Mean = 29.98

SUM_RESULTSCATIASUMMARY.TXT
catia-02 Weighted Geometric Mean = 36.45

SUM_RESULTSENSIGHTSUMMARY.TXT
ensight-03 Weighted Geometric Mean = 21.83

SUM_RESULTSLIGHTSUMMARY.TXT
light-08 Weighted Geometric Mean = 34.42

SUM_RESULTSMAYASUMMARY.TXT
maya-02 Weighted Geometric Mean = 24.22

SUM_RESULTSPROESUMMARY.TXT
proe-04 Weighted Geometric Mean = 28.59

SUM_RESULTSSWSUMMARY.TXT
sw-01 Weighted Geometric Mean = 36.90

SUM_RESULTSUGNXSUMMARY.TXT
ugnx-01 Weighted Geometric Mean = 10.86

SUM_RESULTSTCVISSUMMARY.TXT
tcvis-01 Weighted Geometric Mean = 6.357

HP 8730w

SUM_RESULTS3DSMAXSUMMARY.TXT
3dsmax-04 Weighted Geometric Mean = 35.77

SUM_RESULTSCATIASUMMARY.TXT
catia-02 Weighted Geometric Mean = 43.37

SUM_RESULTSENSIGHTSUMMARY.TXT
ensight-03 Weighted Geometric Mean = 37.09

SUM_RESULTSLIGHTSUMMARY.TXT
light-08 Weighted Geometric Mean = N/A

SUM_RESULTSMAYASUMMARY.TXT
maya-02 Weighted Geometric Mean = 116.28

SUM_RESULTSPROESUMMARY.TXT
proe-04 Weighted Geometric Mean = 41.25

SUM_RESULTSSWSUMMARY.TXT
sw-01 Weighted Geometric Mean = 76.14

SUM_RESULTSUGNXSUMMARY.TXT
ugnx-01 Weighted Geometric Mean = 26.22

SUM_RESULTSTCVISSUMMARY.TXT
tcvis-01 Weighted Geometric Mean = 23.88

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I just reviewed this product myself. I must say it is a powerful notebook with impressive color display and graphic functionality.

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The swiveling monitor features a fast refresh rate that produces smooth motion for DVDs and games.

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cheap computers (not verified) | Sat, 11/14/2009 - 07:39 | Permalink

I own a 8730w with DreamColor display (but with the 2700FX card instead of the 3700 in the reviewed model) and I can say this "review" is full of inaccuracies, to say the best. The *Mobile* DreamColor is not at all a 30bit display. It's a 24 bit (8bit per channel) TN panel with RGBLED backlighting. The *desktop* DreamColor is 30bit, but that's another story. Regarding the Mobile Display Assistant, I'd like to know the procedure used by the reviewer to "calibrate" the display as I find the respective piece of software totally incompetent in this area. It doesn't offer the necessary options for adjustment, only allows you to use some presets, as shown at some place in the article. Did the reviewer actually used the system to do color correction and have an accurate color reproduction?