Sometimes an extra 100MHz isn't worth the money. The HP ProBook
6360b business laptopcosts $989 (direct) as one of HP's ready-to-ship
models with a 2.5GHz Intel Core i5-2450M processor, 500GB hard drive, and
three-year parts and labor warranty. Our test configuration, however, had a
slightly quicker 2.6GHz Core i5-2540M CPU and slightly smaller 320GB, 7,200-rpm
hard drive. To match it, we had to go into the custom configurator on HP's
enterprise site and spend $1,699. That's misleading because such corporate
custom orders are rarely for quantities of one—rather, they're for
IT-department buys that earn volume discounts—but still, we'd gladly settle for
the 2.5GHz model and appreciate the ProBook 6360b's other charms at the expense
of unnoticeably slower times in stopwatch tests.
The ProBook 6360b is of course rectangular, not square, but we found
ourselves thinking of it as square in a "not hip, daddy-o" way: It's
a bland-looking slab measuring 1.3 by 12.7 by 8.7 inches (HWD) and weighing 4.8
pounds—definitely on the hefty side compared to, for instance, our Editors'
Choice ultraportable, the 3.2-pound Toshiba Portege R835-P88.
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The 13.3-inch screen offers the usual 1,366 by 768 resolution and a
nice matte antiglare finish. Text and fine details looked crisp and colors were
vivid across a moderate range of viewing angles. Brightness and contrast were
good as long as we kept the backlight to its top three or four settings. Audio
is decently loud and clear.
Equipped with a 2.6GHz Core i5-2540M processor and 4GB of RAM, the
ProBook 6360b delivers solid performance. Its PCMark 7 score of 2,305
and Handbrake video encoding time of 1 minute 45 seconds are
virtually identical to the Toshiba R835-P88's 2,313 and 1:46, respectively. It
tied the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 in CineBench R11.5, with a score of 2.85
points, and was a few seconds faster than its peers in Photoshop
CS5 (3:48).
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The system's Intel HD Graphics 3000 predictably proved not up to the
challenge of serious gaming, falling short of 30 frames per second in
both Crysis (17.9 fps) and Lost Planet 2 (14.9 fps) at
1,024 by 768 resolution. Unfortunately, the 6360b hung up during our MobileMark
2007 battery rundown test, so we switched to our backup DVD simulation test
(looping a two-hour MP4 file with screen brightness at 50 percent). The ProBook
6360b's removable 6-cell, 55Wh battery lasted 5 hours and 14 minutes. A 9-cell,
100Wh battery is an option.
The HP ProBook 6360b is a respectable contender in the 13.3-inch
business laptop contest, with responsive performance and a keyboard that
narrowly tops that of the Editors' Choice Toshiba Portege R835-P88. But its
extra pound and a half of weight, and lack of HDMI and USB 3.0, make it hard to
recommend over the Toshiba R835-P88. It's not always hip to be square.
HP Probook 6360b battery is a 55WH/6Cell and 10.8V Rechargeable Li-ion Battery
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