On this review, we will know the details of HP’s new laptop: HP EliteBook 8440p, it is a new laptop with Intel Core i7 processors and top-level model NVIDIA Quadro NVS 3100M professional graphics card, HP EliteBook 8440p has a strong office performance and professional-class graphics solutions, let us have a look.

On this review, we will display you design, interface layout, performance test and other aspect of EliteBook 8440p.

Aluminum-magnesium alloy effectively enhances security

HP EliteBook 8440p’s design is fully inherited from the EliteBook series style, HP EliteBook 8440p shell and palmrest utilize aluminum-magnesium alloy, emphasizing on fashion and business, in the stress of the same time, even if the thick body, it can Weight control in the mainstream 14-inch weight on the other hand, based on the characteristics of aluminum-magnesium alloy, but also to ensure the shell of the robustness.

Aluminum-magnesium alloy design of EliteBook 8440p

In terms of production technology, HP EliteBook 8440p aluminum-magnesium alloy shell and palmrest comes with metal wiredrawing process, it enhances EliteBook 8440p’s texture and touch feeling.

From the side view, EliteBook 8440p is a little thick, but in a good weight control. In addition, in order to enhance the safety of shell, EliteBook 8440p comes with “Dura” shell technology that magnesium through the built-in cellular structure within the shell so as to enhance the security of LCD screen.

HP 8440p is thick but in light weight

Overall, 14-inch HP 8440p mold design is more like 12-inch HP 2530p enlarged version; the whole outlook and some details design are very similar with the HP 2530p.

EliteBook 8440p keyboard light

HP 8440p has many unique designs in the details, keyboard lights and screen latch are the most practical and they are rarely seen in similar products in the current market. Although the keyboard lights first appeared in the ThinkPad products, HP EliteBook series makes it remain. And the keyboard light make you work well in the dark.

White LED lighting of HP 8440p

EliteBook 8440p keyboard light comes with white LED lighting, the advantage of the light is adequate illumination brightness and longer service life.

HP EliteBook 8440p comes with two metal screen lid latches to reduce the security risk in case of carrying usually.

Metal screen latch enhanced security of HP EliteBook 8440p

Open the top cover button

The design of the keyboard parts, HP EliteBook 8440p also has some unique designs on its keyboard. First unique design is colorful touch-sensitive function keys. Second unique design is the optional pointstick with two additional pointstick buttons and two pick buttons design.

On the top of the keyboard of HP 8440p, there are touch function keys, and also used keyboard backlight is available in green, red and blue colors, making EliteBook 8440p more fashionable.

When HP EliteBook 8440p booted up, function keys at the top of the keyboard lighted up.

The HP spill-resistant keyboard is designed using a thin layer of Mylar film under the keyboard and a drain system that funnels fluid through a hole in the bottom of the notebook. This minimizes the risk of damage to sensitive components underneath. The 101/102-key compatible keyboard features an industry standard, full-pitch key layout with desktop keyboard features, such as the isolated inverted-T cursor control keys, editing keys, both left and right control and alt keys, and 12 function keys. Includes an integrated numeric keypad, hotkeys for instant access to power conservation, brightness, and other features. It has 19.05 x 19.05 mm key pitch (center-to-center spacing) and 2.5 mm stroke.

Pointingstick technology of HP EliteBook 8440p

HP EliteBook 8440p touchpad with scroll zone, two pick buttons

HP EliteBook 8440p key caps

HP 8440p right and left sides’ interfaces layout

HP EliteBook 8440p left side’s interfaces and layout

On the left side of EliteBook 8440p 8440p, it provides the user with three USB 2.0 ports, an IEEE 1394 interface, Express Card slot and headphone / microphone jack..

HP EliteBook 8440p right side’s interfaces and layout

On the right side of HP 8440p provides the user with an RJ-11, an RJ-45, an eSATA / USB 2.0 port, DVD drive and a Secure Digital / Multimedia Card slot.

HP EliteBook 8440p front and rear side layout

The reader card is on the front side of EliteBook 8440p, easy for users to use.

The reader card is on the front side of EliteBook 8440p, easy for users to use. and on the rear side, there is VGA port and DisplayPort port, and security keyhole.

HP EliteBook 8440p back side interfaces

VGA port and DisplayPort on HP EliteBook 8440p meet the need of business users. Generally speaking, 8440p interfaces are complete, can meet the business user’s needs.

Although HP 8440p uses lighter magnesium alloy material, because the body is thicker, so HP EliteBook 8440p with battery weighs 2.415 kg; and with battery and adapter, the weight of HP 8440p is 2.915kg.

Weight Test

In the temperature test, we run 8440p laptop for one hour by 3Dmark 06 software, detailed results is as follows. We can know that, the cooling performance of HP 8440p is very good; the average surface temperature is 36.5 degrees Celsius, while the bottom average temperature is 39.5 degrees Celsius.

Temperature Test

We can use an external battery to extend the life time by the external battery expansion slot on the bottom of the laptop.

EliteBook 8440p provides users with an external battery expansion slot on the bottom side, user can connect it with external battery through expansion slot in the yellow circle and fixed slots in red circles on both sides.

wPrime test results

CINEBENCH R10 test result

In CINEBENCH R10 test, we can see that i7-620M single-core processor score is 4381CB; dual-core processor score is 8980CB.

EliteBook 8440p comes with the Intel Core i7-620M processor, Intel QM57 chipset, 4GB DDR3 RAM, 500GB Seagate 7200RPM hard drive and NVIDIA Quadro NVS 3100M discrete graphics card.

Windows7 Experience Index score

windows7 Experience Index of EliteBook 8440p is 4.9 points in the final results, which is resulted from the graphics card, but the scores of the processor, memory, games, graphics, hard drive are all 5.9 or above. For business users, it is the most suitable laptop.

PCMark Vantage comprehensive performance test

Through the PCMark Vantage’s assessment, the total score of EliteBook 8440p is 6442 points.

PCMark 05 comprehensive performance test result

Finally, we use PCMark 05 to test EliteBook 8440p’s processor, memory, graphics card and hard drive performance, i7-620M processor gets the scores of 8220 points.

Then we test HP EliteBook 8440p graphics performance by 3DMark 06 test at the resolution of 1024 × 768 pixels and 1600 × 900 pixels (8440p’s maximum pixel).

Graphics card basic information

3DMark 06 test result (1024 × 768 pixels)

3DMark 06 test result (1600 × 900 pixels)