Pros
Relatively light
Impressive audio
Cons
Hard drive on the small side
Lacks an ExpressCard slot
At A Glance
Handsome business laptop has a cutting-edge Blu-ray Disc drive and can moonlight as a hot 3D gaming station.
Manufacturer’s Description
For top performance in the office and beyond, the HP Compaq 8710p Notebook PC offers a 17-inch diagonal widescreen display, elite graphics, and full-sized keyboard with integrated numeric keypad.
The Specs
Pricing Part Number RM255UT Inventory Number 30325 Processor Processor type Intel Core 2 Duo T7500 Processor speed 2200.0 MHz Memory Memory size 2000.0 MB Memory type DDR2 SDRAM Memory speed 667.0 MHz Display Display size 17.0 inches Resolution 1680 x 1050 pixels External Monitor Interface Integrated Vertical Resolution 1050 Graphics Graphics Type Integrated Primary Graphics Chipset nVidia Quadro NVS 320M Storage Drive size 160.0 GB Floppy Drive No
Other storage
xD-Picture Card
SD Card
Memory Stick
Battery Battery Type Lithium ion Standard Number of Batteries 1 Number of Included Batteries 1 Dimensions Width 15.5 inches Depth 10.9 inches Height 1.7 inches Weight with Accessories 9.2 pounds Weight 9.2 pounds Sound Speakers Stereo Storage Media SD card Yes Memory stick Memory Stick XD picture card 1 Included Software Operating System Microsoft Windows Vista Business (32 bit) Other Features Docking Station Port Yes Devices AC Adapter Input devices Touchpad Pointing Device Touchpad Hardware List Notebook Ports and Connections Ethernet Type 10/100/1000 Mbps Microphone input Yes Firewire 1 Headphone Jack Yes
Available Interfaces
Audio - Microphone In (1/8" Mini)
USB - Universal Serial Bus Port (x6)
Audio - Headphone Out (1/8" Mini)
FireWire Port
Wireless connection 802.11 a/b/g Bluetooth Yes
Slots
xD-Picture Card
SD Card
Memory Stick
PC Card Slots 1
Performance
Overall Performance WorldBench 6 Score 77 WorldBench 6 Rating Good
Battery Battery Life 3:38:05 AM (hh:mm)
Office Productivity Web Browsing 363 seconds (lower is better) Office Suite Use 399 seconds (lower is better) File Compression 364 seconds (lower is better)
Content Creation Image Editing 537 seconds (lower is better) GPU Graphics Rendering 396 seconds (lower is better) CPU Graphics Rendering 734 seconds (lower is better) Video Encoding 266 seconds (lower is better) DVD Burning 856 seconds (lower is better) Video Editing 238 seconds (lower is better)
Gaming Far Cry, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit 142.87 Frames per second (higher is better) Doom 3, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit 107.63 Frames per second (higher is better)
Performance World Bench 5 Multitasking 448 Number of Included Batteries 1
