Designed for businesses needing a stylish, affordable, 13.3 inch notebook, starting at 4.34 lb / 1.97 kg. The HP ProBook 4310s, as the most miniscule member of HP’s new small-business line, takes many of the qualities of its bigger brothers (the 4510 and the 4710) and packs them into a chassis that will appeal to road warriors looking for an excellent deal and unencumbered shoulder.

HP ProBook 4310s is a thin bezel that measures12.8 x 9.0 x 1.1 ” and weights 4.4 pounds. Your eyes will definitely focus on its 13-inch LED lit LCD that has 16:9 ratio and 16M color display that provides a cinematic view . It also features an island-style keyboard that has textured, scratch resistant and spill-proof finished keys. The 1.4×2.8-inch rubber-texture touchpad is large and gives a sufficient amount of friction.

HP ProBook 4310s specs

Display: 13.3" (1366 x 768) WXGA
Operating System: Vista Business / XP Pro downgrade
Processor: Core 2 Duo 2.1 GHz - 2.26 GHZ
Memory: 2 GB - 4 GB
Hard Drive: 320 GB Serial ATA (7200 rpm)
Graphics Card: GMA 4500MHD / Mobility Radeon
Optical Drive: DVD±RW (±R DL) / DVD-RAM
Connectivity :
* Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR (Enhanced Data Rate)
* Ethernet (RJ-45 connector)
* Wireless LAN

Ports and Expandibility
* Audio in
* Audio out
* VGA port
* Express card 34
* Card reader

Battery
* 5.25 hours
* 4 cell lithium ion

Dimensions: 12.8" x 9" x 1.1" (32.5cm x 22.9cm x 2.8cm)
Weight: 4.4 lbs (2 kg)
Built in Extras: Webcam

Price as configured: $779

Design

The ProBook 4310s, like the rest of the ProBook line, looks similar to a HP EliteBook with the square, industrial-looking exterior and recessed keyboard area. The shiny top, which is a breeding ground for dust and grime, is bland and lacks the appeal of the EliteBook's metals. It's boxy and thick, too, measuring 12.75-by-8.9-by-1.5 inches (HWD).



The chassis has a mix of textures: a glossy keyboard deck, a satin palm rest, and a speaker strip lining the top. Because the bezel is thin, it’s easy to focus instead on the bright 13-inch display. As an added touch, the power and QuickLook 2 buttons and LED lights all glow turquoise blue, which also keeps the design interesting.



The plastics used in the 4310s should hold up fine if the notebook is being used as an office desktop replacement, but the chassis might not survive multiple drops off a desk or the kind of abuse you expect from a mobile workforce.

Your eyes will definitely focus on its 13-inch LED lit LCD that has 16:9 ratio and 16M color display that provides a cinematic view . It also features an island-style keyboard that has textured, scratch resistant and spill-proof finished keys.

The 13.3-inch widescreen, while offering plenty in screen real estate, is a pleasure to use because it's matted. The LED-backlit panel offers excellent brightness and we typically left the brightness set to between 50% and 70% when using the notebook indoors.

Keyboard and Touchpad

The 1.4×2.8-inch rubber-texture touchpad is large and gives a sufficient amount of friction.The full-size keyboard on the 4310s is a chiclet style design and provides fantastic spacing between keys for typing. Each key is relatively flat with a nice matte texture and the keys sit above a glossy black support frame.

The touchpad is very responsive. On the flip side, the touchpad buttons are a very stiff and require a deep press in order to register a click. Unlike other HP consumer notebooks, there is no dedicated touchpad disable button on 4310s.

Performance

HP ProBook 4310s is build for small and medium businesses that is why it is packed with an Intel T6570 processor running at 2.1GHz and integrated intel graphics. HP also provides the option of discrete graphics (ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4330 with 512 MB dedicated video memory) at an additional cost. The 320GB hard drive spins at 7200rpm, so applications load without much lag.
This notebook didn't really exceed our expectations in terms of performance, but the 4310s has more than enough power to handle Microsoft Office or even very basic video work.

With that said, let's jump into the performance benchmarks.

wPrime processor comparison results (lower scores mean better performance):

PCMark05 measures overall system performance (higher scores mean better performance):

3DMark06 measures overall graphics performance for gaming (higher scores mean better performance):

Battery

The base configuration comes with a 4-cell 37WHr battery. A larger 8-cell 73WHr battery is also available. The 4-cell battery will provide up to 4 hours of up time.