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Intel Core i5 12th Gen 1245U 1.6GHz Processor;
NVIDIA Quadro T550 4GB GDDR6;
16GB DDR5-4800 RAM;
256GB Solid State Drive
16" WUXGA IPS Anti-Glare Display
Deal Here: [microcenter.com]
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Intel Core i5 12th Gen 1245U 1.6GHz Processor;
NVIDIA Quadro T550 4GB GDDR6;
16GB DDR5-4800 RAM;
256GB Solid State Drive
16" WUXGA IPS Anti-Glare Display
Deal Here: [microcenter.com]
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I have used multiple HP Business laptops at work over 20+ years and for the most part have been quite happy with them. The build quality of the HP Business laptops is typically better than the company's consumer laptops. They're designed for easy servicing if needed, with replaceable parts available for a number of years. Many HP Business laptops come with a three (3) year warranty; however, the true benefits (NBD on-site service, stocked parts, Tier 2 Helpdesk, etc.), require a service contract and generally aren't available to an end user consumer.
I currently have 2 HP business laptops for personal use: a 2013 14" ProBook 6475b and a 14" EliteBook 845 G10 purchased several weeks ago. The ProBook has been solid since Day 1 and is still used occasionally for streaming and surfing the internet. I haven't had enough time to fully evaluate the EliteBook but my initial impressions have been favorable.
The SD ZBook Firefly G9 is a previous year mobile workstation model. It features an older 12th Gen Intel i5-1245U CPU and a workstation (professional) Nvidia Quadro T550 graphics card. This is still a capable laptop with some decent specs and a 3-year limited warranty. The display isn't the best if color gamut and brightness are important, but you can always connect a larger external monitor with higher resolution, improved brightness and wider color gamut. Since this is marketed as a mobile workstation, I think 16GB RAM is unfortunate, but at least it is upgradeable. Just under 4lbs so it's not too heavy, but my EliteBook 845 G10 is just over 3lbs (no dGPU). Clearly, the Nvidia Quadro T550 and cooling in the ZBook add weight. Finally, read the comments on the Micro Center listing.
In case you're interested:
HP ZBook Firefly 16 inch G9 Mobile Workstation PC specifications
https://support.hp.com/us-en/docu...5882016-16
HP ZBook Firefly 16 inch G9 Mobile Workstation -- User Guide, Maintenance and Service Guide
https://support.hp.com/us-en/prod...ku=6N2G3
Intel Core i5-1245U
https://www.notebookche
NVIDIA T550 Laptop GPU
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In case you're interested:
HP ZBook Firefly 16 inch G9 Mobile Workstation PC specifications
https://support.hp.com/us-en/docu...5882016-16 [hp.com]
HP ZBook Firefly 16 inch G9 Mobile Workstation -- User Guide, Maintenance and Service Guide
https://support.hp.com/us-en/prod...ku=6N2G3UT [hp.com]
Intel Core i5-1245U
https://www.notebookcheck.net/Int...634.0.html [notebookcheck.net]
NVIDIA T550 Laptop GPU
https://www.notebookcheck.net/NVI...498.0.html [notebookcheck.net]
Glad to hear you enjoy using the ZBook.
I buy cheapo Dell enterprise models for friends and family. My first big-splash laptop was the OG Dell XPS 13 (and I love it still despite two motherboard replacements - the platform was doomed). However, with the XPS having gone so downmarket the Spectre and Envy models now deliver some of the best premium laptops out there... and the Firefly tends to take that to 11!
Anyone know if the T550 graphics on this model would support NVIDIA Video Super Resolution (which is supposed to be available to all Turing GPUs)?
Good luck!
Jon
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I buy cheapo Dell enterprise models for friends and family. My first big-splash laptop was the OG Dell XPS 13 (and I love it still despite two motherboard replacements - the platform was doomed). However, with the XPS having gone so downmarket the Spectre and Envy models now deliver some of the best premium laptops out there... and the Firefly tends to take that to 11!
Anyone know if the T550 graphics on this model would support NVIDIA Video Super Resolution (which is supposed to be available to all Turing GPUs)?
Good luck!
Jon
"NVIDIA RTX Video Super Resolution (VSR) Update 1.5– the VSR feature that upscales video content viewed through Chromium-based browsers previously required Ampere generation, or later, GPU architectures. Update 1.5 now extends VSR support to include Turing generation GPUs."
https://www.nvidia.com/download/d...963/en-us/
I buy cheapo Dell enterprise models for friends and family. My first big-splash laptop was the OG Dell XPS 13 (and I love it still despite two motherboard replacements - the platform was doomed). However, with the XPS having gone so downmarket the Spectre and Envy models now deliver some of the best premium laptops out there... and the Firefly tends to take that to 11!
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Good luck!
Jon
I just bought a used ThinkPad T480s for use as a travel notebook. Took out the 128GB SSD and installed a new 2TB SSD. Then a clean install of Windows 11 Pro, which was remarkably quick and uneventful. Of course, later on the updates kept coming for a while, lol.
There are some good buys to be had on off-lease business laptops for someone willing to invest a bit of time and not holding out for pristine condition. Dell XPS has definitely gone down in quality.
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