HP.com has for
HP EDU/EPP Members:
HP EliteBook 865 G9 Laptop on sale for
$826.90.
Shipping is free.
Thanks to community member
FatKidEatingCake for finding this deal.
Note:
Must be logged in to HP Education account to see discount. You may sign up for education discounts by using your .edu email address.
Specs:- AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U 8-Core/16-Thread Processor
- 16" WUXGA 1920x1200 IPS 400-nits 100% sRGB Display
- 32GB DDR5-4800 MHz Memory (2x16GB)
- 1TB PCIe NVMe TLC Solid State Drive
- AMD Radeon 680M Integrated Graphics
- Backlit Spill-resistant Keyboard
- Qualcomm WCN6856 Wi-Fi 6E (2x2) and Bluetooth® 5.2 combo
- Windows 10 Pro (available through downgrade rights from Windows 11 Pro)
- Ports:
- 2x SuperSpeed USB Type-C (USB Power Delivery, DisplayPort 1.4)
- 2x SuperSpeed USB Type-A (1 charging)
- 1x Audio Combo Jack
- 1x HDMI 2.0
- Battery: HP Long Life 6-cell, 76 Wh Li-ion
- Weight: 3.84 lb
+ Free Shippingat HP
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Regarding the build quality - The HP Elitebook series will be better than any consumer models (Spectre, Lenovo Slim, Inspiron, etc...). Basically, other than the Macbook Air/Pro, the Elitebook will be better build quality than anything you can find at Costco.
Compared to other business laptops on build quality (feel) - I'd still rank Thinkpads as higher build quality, then Dell Precision, then HP. When you talk about reliability though, I would go Thinkpad, then HP, then Dell.
From a performance perspective, this is a great deal for folks. Unless you are gaming, the 680M integrated graphics card is the best integrated graphics card out there. Period.
If you're wanting a cool running, high performing laptop, this is a good deal, unless you can find an equal deal on the Thinkpad.
No coupon code, you have to create a HP EPP account.
I'm not an employee, but got the EPP deal. See below.
See below.
HP Employee Purchase Program. There's several ways you can get it.
UNIVERSITY STUDENTS AND TEACHERS
MILITARY, HEALTHCARE, AND FIRST RESPONDERS
BUSINESS
See below, I'll tell you what I did.
_______________________________________________________
The following two methods is how I got an HP EPP Account. I was able to make an account with both methods. The steps are high level and from my memory, so figure out the missing steps if you get stuck:
1) With id.me
a) Go to https://shop.id.me/stores/2524-hp...se-program
b) Click bottom link: 'Shop Now'
c) Click 'Sign In' and log into id.me
d) It will forward do to HP's site: "HP Employee Purchase Program. Welcome ID.me"
e) Click 'Register'
f) create the account and you will get the discounted price after done
2) Without id.me
a) Go to https://www.hp.com/us-en/shop/cv/employee
b) Click 'Register'
c) Fill in 'First name', 'Last name', 'Email address'
d) Leave 'Compnay name' blank
e) Fill in 'Company code'
For EXAMPLE:
(personally used these instructions) https://team.georgia.go
(or try) https://customers.usli.
f) create the account and you will get the discounted price after done
Yes, yes. Intel can be "faster", but I'll take a little slower cpu with that igpu any day.
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Still 1080p screen? Wtf!!
This is a business laptop, people using it are usually doing text manipulation. Higher resolutions are basically pointless on a display this size and application. Consumes more battery life, and makes you deal with the nightmare that is Windows DPI scaling. A huge portion of people using business laptops are middle-aged, they would be using very high DPI scaling anyway, so there's no screen real-estate gain for going higher resolution.
Plus 1920x1200 on a 16" laptop is almost "retina" class anyway if you sit a reasonable distance, 20 inches or so, and aren't hunched over the screen. It's not like this is from the dark ages of 1280x800 or 1366x768 screens.
Elitebooks might be similar to Latitudes or T series ThinkPads.
So then zbook are closer to Dell Precision or P series ThinkPads - highest quality "workstations."
Not perfect one-to-one equivalence between models, but probably close enough.
That being said, these Elitebooks at $700-$900 are decently priced, but not nearly the steal they'd be if they were P ThinkPads or Precisions. You can often get decently specced Latitudes for $700 - even less if you go to Dell outlet and get business returns.
I was reading about the g9 on Reddit and it had issues with thermals iirc.. for me it's not worth it to save some hundred and lose on productivity
Nevermind, found something: https://www.paypal.com/shopping/s...keyword=hp. Only 5% though.
Crazy... never knew PayPal offered these things. I'll try to cancel and rebuy.
I always wonder why gamers use laptops and not gaming consoles. Laptops are hardly ideal for gaming.
Nevermind, found something: https://www.paypal.com/shopping/s...keyword=hp. Only 5% though.
Crazy... never knew PayPal offered these things. I'll try to cancel and rebuy.
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Update: I now see the 10% offer on Paypal, I needed to scroll further down on PP app. Oh well, order cannot be cancelled after one hour of placing it anyway.
This is a business laptop, people using it are usually doing text manipulation. Higher resolutions are basically pointless on a display this size and application. Consumes more battery life, and makes you deal with the nightmare that is Windows DPI scaling. A huge portion of people using business laptops are middle-aged, they would be using very high DPI scaling anyway, so there's no screen real-estate gain for going higher resolution.
Plus 1920x1200 on a 16" laptop is almost "retina" class anyway if you sit a reasonable distance, 20 inches or so, and aren't hunched over the screen. It's not like this is from the dark ages of 1280x800 or 1366x768 screens.
It's not just the size of text btw, which can be cranked up or down on any OS and monitor. The higher resolution makes a big difference in quality that makes using the inferior 1920 monitors undesirable after getting used to the Retina screen.
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It's not just the size of text btw, which can be cranked up or down on any OS and monitor. The higher resolution makes a big difference in quality that makes using the inferior 1920 monitors undesirable after getting used to the Retina screen.
Apple also has semi-gloss screens, and very high brightness capability (meaning high contrast ratios), these are different attributes than resolution, which do contribute to perceived clarity. Point being, 1920x1200 is a completely reasonable, and clear resolution on a 14 or 16 inch screen at a reasonable distance for text.
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Ok found it. Apparently there main site and store provides different info/interfaces. Haha, man!!
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Regarding the build quality - The HP Elitebook series will be better than any consumer models (Spectre, Lenovo Slim, Inspiron, etc...). Basically, other than the Macbook Air/Pro, the Elitebook will be better build quality than anything you can find at Costco.
Compared to other business laptops on build quality (feel) - I'd still rank Thinkpads as higher build quality, then Dell Precision, then HP. When you talk about reliability though, I would go Thinkpad, then HP, then Dell.
From a performance perspective, this is a great deal for folks. Unless you are gaming, the 680M integrated graphics card is the best integrated graphics card out there. Period.
If you're wanting a cool running, high performing laptop, this is a good deal, unless you can find an equal deal on the Thinkpad.
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