HP ProBook-5310M

If you are a business or corporate professional looking for a notebook with style and classy looks, Hewlett Packard has the right notebook for you. The “HP ProBook 5310M” is a business notebook that comes with performance with good speed, stylish presentable build and battery life, a good package for a 13 inch notebook.

HP ProBook 5310M has black aluminum outer finish, makes logo of HP on the outer lid very classy and graceful. HP ProBook 5310m from inside is a combination of dull and brushed aluminum and a black glossy coating.
HP ProBook 5310M powered with 2.26 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo P9300 Processor with 6MB L2 cache and 1066MHz FSB, drives your computing experience on a hi-speed highway. No matter your running your professional application or loaded multimedia programs, HP ProBook 5310M will give you a satisfaction of computing. HP ProBook 5310M comes with 2GB DDR3 seems to be a good match for Intel Core 2 Duo and execution of most of the application runs smooth and fast as we tested.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS:

Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo P9300 Processor (2.26GHz, 6MB L2 cache, 1066MHz FSB)
Chipset: Intel GM45
Platform: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 32bit
Memory: 2GB DDR3 1333MHz RAM
Hard drive: 320GB 7200RPM HDD
Display: 13.3 inch 16:9 ratio, HD ready (720p), no glossy
Graphics: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD
Optical Drive: none
Communications: Marvell Yukon 88E8072 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller (10/100/1000MBit), Intel Wireless WiFi Link 5100 AGN (abgn), 2.1 Bluetooth

Battery: 4-Cell 41WHr Battery (14.8V)
Dimensions: 12.9 x 8.7 x 0.93 inches
Weight: 3.81lbs

Display of HP ProBook 5310M is 13.3 inch LED has HP non glare HD display with 16:9 widescreen ratio, makes your experience a great one no matter if your watch a movie or working hours on presentations. No matter users are in a darker area or working in bright lights no reflections on screen will disturb the eyes. With help of Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD we didn’t find any issues while testing the graphics as it was satisfactory, can be said not good due to the absence of dedicated graphic card which we are expecting from HP in HP ProBook 5310M. HP ProBook 5310M can be a big disappointment if user who looking into it as a gaming prospect.
HP ProBook 5310M has hard drive of 320GB with 7200RPM, fast and spacious hard drive who writes and runs your files a blazing speed. We will be impressed if HP installs a 500GB or more space hard drive on HP ProBook 5310M with the same RPM. HP ProBook 5310M Keyboard is brilliant; it is full sized with spacious keys for users to feel no exhaust on fingers and wrist. HP ProBook 5310M keys are comparatively flat and nice surface makes your typing journey a comfy one.
HP ProBook 5310M battery life is short; it has 4-Cell 41WHr Battery. We tested few of the load condition and unload condition on it and result comes out in maximum of 4hours 25 minutes of backup time. In case of idle state it can stay more on battery power but for notebook with price range like $900 it should give users a little more of battery backup time.

Conclusion:

With HP ProBook 5310M elegant looks and durable build it will certainly claims a second look while users searching of a business profile notebook. We like computing power of HP ProBook 5310M with Intel Core 2 Duo, 2GB of Memory and fast hard drive. Display is impressive but a big disappointment seen as no dedicated graphic card present. We also didn’t find any optical drive on it. For the users specially business professions or corporate users who have no issues with bigger size notebooks and looking for great looks, durability with fast computing then HP ProBook 5310M can be a good choice with a price $900 or less. We give HP ProBook 5310M 8 out of 10 rating.