Workstation in HP Zbook 15u G4

ZBook 15u G4 is the most economical workstation in the ZBook Mobile Workstation series from HP. A line that offers a wide range of portable workstations to cover different power levels and screen sizes. It has been analysed by mcpro and here are your impressions.

In the era of mobility, the work machines have ceased to be a “billet” and its design is one of the first aspects to assess. The HP ZBook 15u G4 stands out for it with its maximum thickness of 19 mm and a weight of 1.8 kilograms. Content for your 15.6-inch screen which allows you to transport it in a backpack as if it were a “normal” laptop, allowing you to combine high performance with portability.

Mobility that is not at odds with resistance, since like all HP workstations, it has exhaustive ISV certification, it is designed to overcome military-type MIL-STD 810G resistance tests and has top-quality materials and finishes.

mcpro also highlights its connectivity, as complete as could be expected in a working machine with Gigabit Ethernet, Wi-Fi ac and Bluetooth, NFC, USB 3.1 and 3.0 ports, memory card reader and Display Port 1.2 video outputs, although They comment that they would have liked to find other ports like Thunderbolt 3.
The four buttons of the touchpad or the small built-in TrackPoint are additional details of the professional’s taste, as well as the security options required for corporate environments with security management functions such as an integrated smart card reader, HP Spare Key, EAL4 + chip TPM 2.0 integrated security, security lock slot and HP fingerprint sensor.

The version of the HP ZBook 15u G4 analysed, was based on an Intel Core i7-7600U processor, with 16 GB of RAM, 256 GB SSD and dedicated graphics AMD FirePro W4190M. HP offers higher configurations reaching the Xeon processors, but the use of the low voltage series has a positive effect on a range that exceeds 8 hours in normal use and passing, contains the total price of the equipment.
Also highlighted is the performance of the SSD storage unit signed by the industry leader, Samsung, the low temperatures reached by the equipment and the low noise of the equipment.

In the conclusions, they cite that it is “a different proposal, which broadens the company’s catalogue and offers purchasing decision makers a choice between classic workstations and high-end professional laptops, trying to combine the best of both worlds. “ .
HP ZBook 15u G4 is available in various configurations in the specialized retail channel and in the HP Store. It pre-installs Windows 10 Pro 64-bit and has a limited warranty and service for 3 years (3-3-0) for parts and labour. You can review the full analysis of ZBook 15u G4 in mcpro.