The ProBook 6360b is the latest addition to HP's "b" series notebooks and their first in a xiii.3" form factor. The 6360b is tailored for business concern professionals with a robust software suite including HP ProtectTools, Power Banana and QuickWeb. Business users will besides appreciate the secure display latch, extended life bombardment options and docking station capabilities.

Our ProBook evaluation unit shipped with Intel's Core i5-2410M, a 2.30 GHz Sandy Span processor that is capable of Turbo Boosting up to ii.ninety GHz when needed. Much like the i5-2520M in the ThinkPad X1 we tested recently, this CPU features 4 processing threads and Intel HD 3000 Graphics with a max TDP of 35W.

The system too packs 4GB of DDR3, a Hitachi 320GB hard bulldoze spinning at 7200RPM, Broadcom 802.11 a/b/thou/n WLAN, a removable vi-cell Li-ion battery, a DVD+/-RW SuperMulti DL optical drive with LightScribe and a 13.3" Hard disk drive AG LED SVA brandish running at 1366 10 768. That breaks down to a 4.xix-pound motorcar that measures i.32" (at front) x 12.68" ten viii.66". While this is a xiii" system, it's considerably thicker and a chip heavier than some of the ultraportables we have looked at recently that also have a 13-inch screen. The organisation'south list price is $899 although every bit of writing, the organisation can be had for just $750 at Newegg.

Before we movement on to more pressing matters, it'southward worth noting that we usually like to compare a review product to something similar that we already accept on hand. Equally far equally specs are concerned, the closest notebook we have to the ProBook appears to exist the Lenovo ThinkPad X1, a xiii.4" notebook with many similar characteristics, admitting at a higher price. Compared to the X1, the ProBook 6360b has very like brandish specifications, a slightly slower processor, identical graphics and the same corporeality of memory and hard drive space.

The ProBook additionally features a removable battery and an optical drive, while the X1 showcases Bluetooth connectivity. And that'south where the similarities end. The ProBook is admittedly plain and hefty while the X1 is a slim organisation which more of a consumer-designed expect and experience.