With the notebook HP ProBook 650 G1, we have long been familiar. It’s a workhorse, encased in a simple classic case, where there is a place on the office desk or at home. What is the second generation – business laptop review HP ProBook 650 G2? Most likely, in this laptop installed a more modern processor, and in terms of functionality, hope it is much better. We begin to get acquainted.
DESIGN
The business laptop review HP ProBook 650 G2 is made in the classic black and silver color scheme. Watching these colors in harmony, give the device an elegant look. Of course, because of the rounded edges of the HP ProBook 650 G2 body does not look too harshly; among other design elements can only see the logo of the manufacturer on the glossy matt surface. Textures no exterior or interior.
The business laptop review HP ProBook 650 G2 has dimensions of 378x257x27 mm, which are typical for a 15.6-inch device. However, the thickness of many current models is now much smaller. As for weight, it is 2.3 kg, it is good for daily trips.
The business laptop review HP ProBook 650 G2 housing made of plastic, which, anyway, is inferior to aluminum. In fact, a little assembly fails. Thus, the lid flexes, however, with significant depression, and in the area of the optical drive, instability observed. Gaps are visible in the closed state of the device. As for the hinges, with their help, the notebook opens to 180 degrees. At the same time, it can be done easily with one hand.
The bottom of the laptop whole, it is arranged in such a way that access to the battery, hard drive, and RAM have to unscrew a number of cogs. By the way, without removing the battery, you can not get to the hard drive. You can also see the rubber feet on the bottom of the panel, due to which the laptop will not slip, for example, on the surface of the table. Even at the bottom provides a large ventilation grille.
DISPLAY, SOUND, WEBCAM
The business laptop review HP ProBook 650 G2 screen is quite good, it is virtually the same as it’s predecessor – HP ProBook 650 G1. With a 15.6-inch diagonal it has a resolution of 1920×1080 pixels. Its matt surface stands before reflections and brightness enough for use indoors. Is that the TN-matrix can not be of any help to avoid the inversion when the panel is tilted. In general, changes in the second generation of the notebook in terms of the display, we have not noticed.
The camera of business laptop review HP ProBook 650 G2 has all the same way as before, the resolution of 1.3 MP. This is an option when good talk in the video conference, but not too comfortable to consider images with insufficient clarity.
The sound in the business laptop reviews HP ProBook 650 G2 output through stereo speakers located above the keyboard. Audio is nothing stopping to go directly to the user, so it is not muted and fairly loud. With a headset attached high frequencies will be perfectly complemented by bass, which can not be achieved without headphones. In general, laptop, speakers very good, especially since it is always possible to improve the sound, thanks to DTS Studio Sound settings.
KEYBOARD AND TOUCHPAD
Laptop Keyboard unit configured well enough. It is spacious, each of its buttons is perfect for any fingers. It is worth noting that the keyboard is an island, a waterproof surface, and numpad. In some configurations, the backlight is provided. As for the keys, they are very clearly marked. In addition, during rapid printing does not interfere with any of their rough surfaces, or the average speed, moderate or clatter. By the way, the buttons are pressed with a clear impact, so no problem typing blindly.
The touchpad is located in the traditional location for the keyboard area. The manipulator has a smooth and delicate surface, which contributes to excellent sliding finger. The dimensions of the touchpad are not too big, but for positioning does not make special problems. You can always take advantage of the support of multi-touch gestures such as zoom, or scroll through a Web page, and if necessary – to turn off the touchpad dual tap. This will correspond to a deactivated touchpad glowing orange LED. The touch panel is complemented by two physical buttons. Gently press the keys, for example, when working in the office will not distract other employees.
Also, trackpoint located in the center of the keyboard. It is no less easy to control the cursor. Mini joystick is complemented by two buttons, which are located above the touchpad area. Moreover, this business notebook is equipped with a fingerprint scanner, although there is a configuration where it is available as an option. The sensor copes with its main task – the original password to log in.
PERFORMANCE
The business laptop review HP ProBook 650 G2 (V1C19EA) runs on 64-bit Windows 7 Professional. However, you can put, for example, “eight” or “ten”. The stuffing of notebook present low-voltage processor Intel Core i5-6200U, which belongs to the sixth generation skylake. The chip is built on norms of 14-nm process technology, it works with a frequency of 2.3 GHz, rising via Turbo Boost up to 2.8 GHz. Furthermore, there is a cache memory of the third level, its volume reaches 3MB and due multithreading technology can simultaneously process multiple data streams. With this dual-core processor to solve various problems in complexity, not just simple office.
In conjunction with the CPU running the integrated Intel HD Graphics 520. This graphics accelerator is good at graphics tasks average. The same game he pulls, but not the most resource-intensive, such as the native resolution and high settings will F1 2014 with a frequency of 30-32 fps, but GRID: Autosport – only medium, but with a frequency of 40 frames per second. Among the characteristics of video card – DirectX 12 support, the ability to decode video H.265 / HEVC etc.
Among the other components of the filling contains the RAM, which amounts to 4 GB. RAM standard modern – DDR4-2133 MHz. There is also a 500 GB hard drive, which is the speed of 7200 rev / min.
PORTS AND COMMUNICATIONS
Interfaces in the business laptop review HP ProBook 650 G2 are located unevenly and differently than its predecessor. Thus, the left is an optical drive, a slot for a smart card and a hole for a Kensington lock. In addition, there is enough space for ventilation grille.
On the right side of a sufficiently large number of ports. All of them are located close to each other, which may cause inconvenience to the user while simultaneously connecting multiple devices. In particular, the right has two ports USB 3.0, DisplayPort, RJ-45 network connector, headphone output combined with microphone input, and USB Type-C. Moreover, the manufacturer put here a card reader, the reader not only SD format but the MMC, SDHC, SDXC. At the very end, you will see the faces socket for recharging a laptop, plug the SIM and connect the docking station. Last earlier settled on the bottom.
Even this is not all since located on the rear panel audio output VGA and serial port RS-232 standard. As for the front side, there is a place reserved for the LEDs.
Wireless communication through Wi-Fi 802.11 b / g / n and Bluetooth 4.0. But LTE-module is available only as an option.
BATTERY
The business laptop review HP ProBook 650 G2 is a 3-cell Lithium-ion battery capacity of 4400 mAh (48 Wh). When using a laptop in the «Idle» mode when the display brightness is reduced to a minimum, it is possible to achieve about 11 hours of battery. However, when watching videos on the Internet, or a conventional web-surfing index could fall by almost half. As for the maximum load, the battery when it will not last more than two and a half hours.
CONCLUSION
So, we met with the business laptop review HP ProBook 650 G2 second generation. It is not too different from its predecessor, however, it has its own peculiarities. They relate to the location of the ports, as modified, more contemporary toppings. In general, this is still a notebook designed for the business segment. It provides for a fingerprint scanner, a wide array of ports, including a connector for a docking station and a slot for smart cards. For office and other similar tasks in the device provided a very comfortable keyboard, display with Full HD-resolution and classic design perfectly match the orientation of the device.
Obviously, the business laptop review HP ProBook 650 G2 autonomy is not as high as we would like, but for the relatively short trip, it should be enough. Yes, and the ability to upgrade is a bit complicated. In general, the purchase of this laptop, which is about $ 1,000, will be quite justified.
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