HP Zbook 15u G3 Laptop

HP Zbook 15u G3 Laptop

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The HP Zbook 15u G3 is a unique laptop, even among the best business notebooks. Classified as a mobile workstation, this professional-grade laptop with battery like HP Compaq Presario CQ72 Battery, HP Compaq Presario CQ62 Battery, HP WD549AA Battery, HP HSTNN-Q72C Battery, HP HSTNN-Q73C Battery, HP HSTNN-Q64C Battery, HP Envy 17-2000 Battery, HP Envy 17-1100 Battery, HP G72 Battery, HP Pavilion dv7-4000 Battery, HP Envy 15-1100 Battery, HP Pavilion dv6-6100 Battery boasts unique processing and graphics hardware that are built to meet the demands of business users that need to do more than file documents and work in simple spreadsheets. Instead, it’s made with more resource-intensive uses in mind like financial analysis, rendering 3D objects and working with enormous data sets. While there are far more impressive workstation PCs on the market, this is one of the few that delivers this sort of high-grade performance while still fitting the budget constraints of a small business and delivering a more standard office laptop experience. The combination of impressive performance and overall attainability make it one of the best laptops for small business and office professionals, as well as our Top Ten Reviews Silver Award winner.

The system we tested was outfitted with a 256GB solid-state drive (SSD), which makes for good speed and quick boot times. HP offers several different storage options for the Zbook 15u, with SSD options ranging from 128GB up to 512GB and hard drive (HDD) options of 500GB and 1TB. For the security conscious, encrypted drives are also available.

The laptop boasts an Intel Core i7-6600u processor, a 2.6GHz dual-core CPU. Our review unit paired this with 16GB of RAM, but you can configure the Zbook 15u with up to 32GB of memory at purchase. That combination of processor and RAM lead to solid overall performance, scoring a B-plus in our ratings. This score is derived from a Geekbench 3 score of 7,497 points, outpacing many of the laptops in our review. It was held back slightly by a slower time in the Laptop Mag Spreadsheet Test – it completed this test in four minutes 31 seconds, right in the middle of the pack. Regardless, it has some of the best overall performance of any business-class laptop we reviewed.

The AMD FirePro W4190M graphics card has excellent 3DMark Pro performance in more demanding circumstances. While it scored only 30,127 points in the moderate Ice Storm Unlimited test, it scored an impressive 1,372 points in the more demanding Fire Strike Extreme test, which is designed to push graphics processors to their limits with high-resolutions and advanced rendering of particles, textures and lighting.

It also has something non-workstation laptops don’t, namely graphics with independent software vendor (ISV) certification. This certification ensures that programs from many vendors, such as Adobe, not only work with the GPU in question but do so without glitches and errors. Casual users editing photos can accommodate a glitch now and then, financial analysts with large amounts of money on the line cannot.

On the left side of the laptop is a single USB 3.0 port, along with a VGA port for connecting older monitors and projectors. A SmartCard slot lets you set up security-card-based access to the laptop for enhanced security. On the right you’ll find a second USB 3.0 port, an Ethernet port for wired network connectivity, a headset jack, a DisplayPort, a USB-C port, an SD card slot and a SIM card slot for optional mobile broadband. A large slot-shaped port on the side connects to HP’s line of desktop docks, letting you set up a full desktop of accessories – like monitors, keyboard, mouse, and external storage – all while still letting you quickly connect and disconnect the laptop with a single plug as you take the laptop with you. For wireless connectivity, the laptop is equipped with dual-band 802.11ac Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.0.

Additional security features include a built-in fingerprint scanner for biometric security; an integrated lock slot to physically secure the laptop; and less visible solutions like Intel’s Trusted Platform Module (TPM) for hardware-based encryption, optional drive encryption and BIOS-level protections.

HP built the Zbook 15u to withstand the rigors of the workaday world with a magnesium-reinforced chassis and sturdy aluminum paneling across the lid. Despite the beefy construction, it’s also comfortable to hold, with a soft-touch finish around the edges and across the palmrest. This mobile workstation is far more portable than similar systems from just a few years ago, but compared to the other business laptops in our review, it’s one of the largest, measuring 15.09 x 10.1 x 0.78 inches. With many work laptops weighing 3 pounds or less, it’s also one of the heaviest, tipping the scales at 4.18 pounds. While that’s still a very portable weight, it’s a bit much for people looking to bring their laptops along on their daily commutes.

The 15-inch chassis affords enough space for a full-size backlit keyboard and 10-key numeric pad, which adds convenience for anyone who regularly enters in lots of numbers. Unlike most laptop numeric pads, this one uses full-size keys, so you aren’t cramped for space as you enter data into spreadsheets. The keyboard is accompanied by a dual-pointer setup, with a standard gesture-capable touchpad and a second pointstick built into the keyboard. The touchpad has two buttons below for right and left clicking, with another set above for use with the pointstick.