Hp Zbook 15 G4/ i7-7820HQ/ 16GB/ 512SSD/Windows 10 Pro 64/ 15.6"

The HP ZBook enters its fourth round in the laptop marketplace, this time flaunting even more performance power. Genuine updates or innovations are nowhere to be found. Even so, the manufacturer demonstrates what a true mobile workstation looks like.

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  very stable and high-quality case, good performance, very good IPS display (after calibration), quick SSD, long battery life, up-to-date ports, good upgradability, fast WLAN, 3-year warranty, individually configurable

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  some components hard to reach (SIM slot!), battery not accessible from outside, PWM, heats up under load, chirps under load, weak speakers

However, the HP ZBook 15 G4’s mix of size, power, and expandability may be the perfect machine for your needs if you need a balance between power and portability from your workstation. And that might explain why the 15-incher is the best-selling mobile workstation in the HP ZBook line. Thumbs up.

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  Workstation-class performance, Up to 64GB memory capacity, Support for multiple M.2 NVMe PCI Express SSDs, SATA hard drive bay, Thunderbolt 3 connectivity

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  HP's online configurator limits 2.5-inch drives to 1TB

Let's be honest, when discussing $4,000and up mobile workstations, there are no bad systems -- the combination of high-end processing, potent graphics and speedy storage guarantee that any laptop at this level will be a worthwhile purchase.

The HP ZBook 15 G4 is an impressive performance-driven mobile workstation that can be equipped with up to a Xeon E3 1505M v6 (Z1) CPU, 64GB of DDR4 2400 non-ECC memory, and 3TB of M.2 NVMe Z Turbo drive SSD storage. It also has a range of connectivity options including two new Thunderbolt 3 ports.

very good and powerful. one of the best in the market.