If you get one of these with the i5 & Intel HD graphics, they are super reliable with very few thermal issues. I have one, and it is really the best laptop I have ever owned. The repairability of this laptop is 10/10. I cannot believe how much engineering they put into this thing to make it easy to repair. The bottom can be opened without tools (and it's made of real metal). The heatsink and fan screws are semi-attached to the parts so you won't lose any screws. You don't even need to take out the motherboard to remove the fan and heatsink. The CPU has an operable socket so you can upgrade your CPU if you wish. To emphasize how easy it is to repair, here are the parts you can replace just by removing the back cover (no taking apart any motherboards): heatsink, fan, CPU, HDD, RAM, WLAN, Bluetooth, speakers, dvd drive. You can swap out the dvd drive with a caddy that can hold a second HDD. You can clean the heatsink every day if you feel like it. What I don't like about my laptop: The screen has low resolution and poor viewing angle. It's really heavy. With laptops from that generation, I typically avoid anything with dedicated graphics since most companies do not have a proper thermal design for increased heat output. Some just take the easy way out by setting a very aggressive fan algorithm that leaves your laptop screaming all the time.
I love these Elitebooks man! I have my 8440p with the base i5-520M as my workstation which I got about 4 years ago apparently... time flies when you're having fun. It has 6GB of ram tho so the sticks are not identical and I do need that extra 2GB nowadays, researching through 25+ chrome tabs. Not willing to switch to Firefox now as well lol, using "The Great Suspender" chrome extension to help out. Bought a 8460p with the i7 - running Windows 10 for a great deal, £150. However, the relocated ports kind of work against my cable management so am not planning to switch soon. After all it's for studies not gaming or anything, I have a PS3 super slim for that😂 There is a 8460p listed as 8470p (it runs on i5 - 2540M) Single 4GB ram stick 120GB SSD (never owned or used a SSD!) For £50 bucks then postage, catch is that it does not power on, hope there is some sign of life at least with the lights or BIOS, so am looking into that. Even if I don't fix it, the ram and drive would prove useful. Fan looks a little dirty in blurry shot? We'll see, adiós😂
Aha, guess what? Just came across this video again and I made that purchase! Actually turned out to be a 8470p when I consulted with the seller and honestly by the time the "testing" was told to me I had the feeling this is all it was/came down to... This seller simply tried to use a "multifunctional charger" (or universal charger, whatever he/she called it) and stopped right there once the laptop didn't react to it. Bought it, used 8440p charger in a pinch as I didn't have 8460p charger on me, and BAM it turned on no problem... Fan was dirty but temps weren't even that bad if I remember correctly, surprised at how packed with dust some of these things get, especially a PS4 Slim I cleaned out! Didn't need to tamper with the warranty sticker to clean that thing and it runs like it's in space compared to taking off into space lool. (Major, major, dust blockage on heatsink & some bits in fan) Anyway back to the laptop, seller got it from a job-lot so no hard feelings there I suppose that I just got a £100 saving. Runs like a champ with its 120gb SSD that it came with, finally added a second HDD but it came from a PS3 that runs at SATA 150 (sata 1 basically) & 80GB capacity... Oh and also added 4gb ram stick to get that total of 8GB! Woo hahaha Can't be more happy, runs Dirt Rally 3 with a Logitech Driving Force GT steering wheel I just got for £45... I am master of savings xD
I have an i7 with 8 gig RAM. Been using it for business since new, recently put a 500Gig SSD into it, performs very well, solid, reliable and durable. Runs on Win 7 64 bit. Thinking of upgrading the RAM to 16gig, can't bring myself to sell such a solid performer.
Can it burn all kinds of cds and can it sync or send music from my phone 2 this pc may u check and let me know ? may u check to tell me if everything works ? Cause I really ant to burn cds ?
Bought a 3720QM, 16gb, 256gb one equipped with the better (1600x900) display for €400 in 2016, it was an ok machine but for studying not so great, as the battery life was awful, it was thick and heavy and the display was also really bad (tn panel). Funny to think that it sold for over €2000 when it was new, and in just 3 years it depreciated 5-fold
Suave Beatz AKA Big Reek it will work great. I’m considering purchasing the same one. The reason ik it will work great is because my current music production computer is an intel atom tablet with 2gb of ram. So yeah it’ll do bro. And it’ll do it well.
For movement acceleration you have to install the driver from Synaptics, with only the MS driver you will get shit. If I remember correctly I had to get the Synaptic driver from Lenovo.
Most likely not, if you have the integrated graphics version, then definitely not, you'll need to use an FPS boosting tutorial or you'll be getting around 10fps.
In theory this is a fine laptop. (Good housing, ok-ish kb, good performance for soho.) But if you love your eyes, better get something else or use it only with an external monitor. The LCD in these is shit even for a TN panel. Dark (200 nits it says, I dont believe even that), no contrast, no latitude. Get the dock for it, give him two big IPS monitors and use it as a desktop replacement. (Add PS2 mouse and kb.)
Sachin Somra actually i have taken this i7 processor from 3rd gen Lenovo thinkpad t430. So i swap my elitebook i5 processor in thinkpad and his i7 swap in my elitebook .
@@sachinsomra77 yes it is upgradeable. It's not a soldered CPU. You just have to pick one that's available on the spec sheet. I just ordered a quad core to replace the dual core that's currently in it.
@@yassinewalad6230 thanks for the answer, but the video is from 2017, I thought in 2019 the price should be cheaper.. so when I saw the price was around that in 2017 I thought maybe was not a good deal
"Alternative to modern machines?" "lack of an HDMI port?" Huh? Not only is this still very much a modern computer, but it also most definitely does have a digital video output. Other than that, I largely agree with, and perhaps more importantly, was entertained by, this review.
In case I wasn't clear, my point was that DisplayPort _is_ a modern, digital display output format. In most cases, it can pass HDMI/DVI through a passive adapter.
i bought this laptop in October of 2021, i did drop it a few times, but not enough time break it physically. in February 2024, i downloaded fortnite on it to play with a friend, and it took forever to download, and once it did, it crashed. it would glitch out during matches, it would be black for a few days before turning on again, and it eventually didnt turn back on. so, if you want to buy a laptop to download games, dont get this one!!! other than that its an okay laptop
A displayport to hdmi cable will run you a whole $10, just bought one for my 8470p and works amazing on my 32 inch $130 1080p walmart tv I also just bought to use as a 2nd monitor.
+BTV Ties_Stp19 holy fuck are u sure about that? i have almost the same laptop, the 8470w and i think that it doesn"t would be able to run fortnite even in low graphics lol i had crashes playing deadpool
Me: You know what people? This man is right! *puts down beer* No longer shall we let 720p hog all the glory! From this day onward, when our so-called "friends" tell us to lower the resolution to 720p to increase our frames per second we shall rebuke them and say, "No! I shall lower it to Thirteen Sixty-Six by Seven Sixty Eight! Because Thirteen Sixty-Six by Seven Sixty Eight is 12.2 percent MOAR PIXELS than 72Op! WHO'S WITH ME!? Crickets: Man in the far corner of the otherwise empty bar playing Golden Tee: who the hell cares?
You probably dont have enough ram in it. I had some issues running the steam variant of tabletop simulator on 8gb, maxed out now to 16gb and runs great.
Yea I had 8 gigs of RAM. Too bad I sold it. I mean it ran some decent little games. But it wouldnt run skyrim, or anything like that. That hd4000 graphics processor thing wasn't great. But it was decent for the 100 bucks I paid for the computer
@@bdub0983 head, the Intel graphics suck, it's part of the CPU. There were models that had a discrete Radeon gpu also, provided a decent boost on graphics, but today's software would make even that choke. I'm happy for my $100 laptop, threw in $100 worth of upgrades in ram/ssd/quad core CPU, and it'll continue doing what I need it to.
$100. Then replaced the hard drive with a free crucial 500gb ssd. Just upgraded to 16gb ram for another $50. And I have a quad core CPU on it's way to replace the dual core in it now. Great heavy duty laptop.
If you get one of these with the i5 & Intel HD graphics, they are super reliable with very few thermal issues. I have one, and it is really the best laptop I have ever owned. The repairability of this laptop is 10/10. I cannot believe how much engineering they put into this thing to make it easy to repair. The bottom can be opened without tools (and it's made of real metal). The heatsink and fan screws are semi-attached to the parts so you won't lose any screws. You don't even need to take out the motherboard to remove the fan and heatsink. The CPU has an operable socket so you can upgrade your CPU if you wish. To emphasize how easy it is to repair, here are the parts you can replace just by removing the back cover (no taking apart any motherboards): heatsink, fan, CPU, HDD, RAM, WLAN, Bluetooth, speakers, dvd drive. You can swap out the dvd drive with a caddy that can hold a second HDD. You can clean the heatsink every day if you feel like it.
What I don't like about my laptop: The screen has low resolution and poor viewing angle. It's really heavy.
With laptops from that generation, I typically avoid anything with dedicated graphics since most companies do not have a proper thermal design for increased heat output. Some just take the easy way out by setting a very aggressive fan algorithm that leaves your laptop screaming all the time.
I love these Elitebooks man!
I have my 8440p with the base i5-520M as my workstation which I got about 4 years ago apparently... time flies when you're having fun. It has 6GB of ram tho so the sticks are not identical and I do need that extra 2GB nowadays,
researching through 25+ chrome tabs. Not willing to switch to Firefox now as well lol, using "The Great Suspender" chrome extension to help out.
Bought a 8460p with the i7 - running Windows 10 for a great deal, £150. However, the relocated ports kind of work against my cable management so am not planning to switch soon. After all it's for studies not gaming or anything, I have a PS3 super slim for that😂
There is a 8460p listed as 8470p (it runs on i5 - 2540M)
Single 4GB ram stick
120GB SSD (never owned or used a SSD!)
For £50 bucks then postage, catch is that it does not power on, hope there is some sign of life at least with the lights or BIOS, so am looking into that. Even if I don't fix it, the ram and drive would prove useful.
Fan looks a little dirty in blurry shot?
We'll see, adiós😂
Aha, guess what?
Just came across this video again and I made that purchase!
Actually turned out to be a 8470p when I consulted with the seller and honestly by the time the "testing" was told to me I had the feeling this is all it was/came down to...
This seller simply tried to use a "multifunctional charger" (or universal charger, whatever he/she called it) and stopped right there once the laptop didn't react to it.
Bought it, used 8440p charger in a pinch as I didn't have 8460p charger on me, and BAM it turned on no problem...
Fan was dirty but temps weren't even that bad if I remember correctly, surprised at how packed with dust some of these things get, especially a PS4 Slim I cleaned out! Didn't need to tamper with the warranty sticker to clean that thing and it runs like it's in space compared to taking off into space lool. (Major, major, dust blockage on heatsink & some bits in fan)
Anyway back to the laptop, seller got it from a job-lot so no hard feelings there I suppose that I just got a £100 saving.
Runs like a champ with its 120gb SSD that it came with, finally added a second HDD but it came from a PS3 that runs at SATA 150 (sata 1 basically) & 80GB capacity... Oh and also added 4gb ram stick to get that total of 8GB!
Woo hahaha
Can't be more happy, runs Dirt Rally 3 with a Logitech Driving Force GT steering wheel I just got for £45...
I am master of savings xD
This laptop has aged really well. I wouldn't say it's a gaming laptop but it is great for business/professional purposes.
Dude, although this was uploaded a few years back I laughed my ass off...Thanks for the great review.
I have an i7 with 8 gig RAM. Been using it for business since new, recently put a 500Gig SSD into it, performs very well, solid, reliable and durable. Runs on Win 7 64 bit. Thinking of upgrading the RAM to 16gig, can't bring myself to sell such a solid performer.
same as mine but always overheat.
I too have the same device with same specs but I think it does not allow more than 8 gigs of ram
@@monstrrr4710 it supports up to 16gb of ram, and I know this comment is old
@@BrazilianPiano daam that was before COVID 😂
@@monstrrr4710 lol
"Lets see what alll those holes on the sides do".. LOL I'm stealing that. funny as hell.
Mike Dancy I guess not many people realized when they search for this laptop and the top result is your vid
i have the intel one and it is PERFECTLY good for me, even on windows 10 and even 11 if you bypass the requirements
Liked the tone of this review. I continued watching even after I had the information I liked due to the tone and jokes. Well done
That gpu can support 5 displays with a docking station. The intel verision makes an awesome hackintosh. Not sure if you can hackintosh the Radeon.
I tried to hackintosh that thing and the entire thing just died
Pure caca
You are a noticeably great youtuber!! Thanks for comprehensive reviews
please continue to do that, Kudos to your channel bro!
long live!
Thanks for the review, I just got to know about this laptop a few weeks back and wanted to get it for video editing, but I have to reconsider now.
In this notebook you can upgrade the processor to 4 cores and ask even more heat in the toys!
This vs pavilion dm4?
I have to buy one of them for my university work. They both are in same price. The dm4 has i5 2nd gen. Which one should i get?
Watching this From the same laptop except mine is Windows 10 Pro and i5
Xeyad Ahmed you have the Radeon 7570m? Can you play fortnite. Thinking about getting one today
@RickEliasCook yes I have and only if u get the I7 version u can play but it may lag
Am making a refurbished Deal about 110$ hope it works well for Programming Stuffs.
Can it burn all kinds of cds and can it sync or send music from my phone 2 this pc may u check and let me know ? may u check to tell me if everything works ? Cause I really ant to burn cds ?
Did anyone on this planet figured out how to make the built in webcam to work under windows 10?
I found the laptop that got my teacher fired for watching in -appropriate videos on
Bought a 3720QM, 16gb, 256gb one equipped with the better (1600x900) display for €400 in 2016, it was an ok machine but for studying not so great, as the battery life was awful, it was thick and heavy and the display was also really bad (tn panel). Funny to think that it sold for over €2000 when it was new, and in just 3 years it depreciated 5-fold
My Elitebook doesn't have a Graphics card can i Upgrade it?
Bought this thing for 200 bucks, nice laptop, gta 4 ,skyrim and fortnite can be played on low at about 50 fps
@TnkachiVFX Bruh what?
Which i5 and please list your game settings and everything, appreciate it🙏
I'm looking into purchasing a 2014 HP EliteBook 8470p i5. Would you say it's a good laptop to run serato dj or any other music production software
Suave Beatz AKA Big Reek it will work great. I’m considering purchasing the same one. The reason ik it will work great is because my current music production computer is an intel atom tablet with 2gb of ram. So yeah it’ll do bro. And it’ll do it well.
Mine is from 2012 :P
Finally, no more underrated channel. ☺
For movement acceleration you have to install the driver from Synaptics, with only the MS driver you will get shit. If I remember correctly I had to get the Synaptic driver from Lenovo.
Mine runs higher then 720 p and my ports are on other places but is same i7 and and model oh wait I have a 8570p
Could I possible play fortnite on this if I upgrade my ram to 16gb from my current 8gbs
SportyPig 33 why would you wanna be playing fortnite?
Ayy lmao lol yes nobody should like fortnite
Most likely not, if you have the integrated graphics version, then definitely not, you'll need to use an FPS boosting tutorial or you'll be getting around 10fps.
Is this laptop use anti glare display like dell latitude?
Mine does.
Great Review, Thanks man!
I can play (ryse son of rome) on mine(i5 version) on low at about 25 fps
Lock mechanism? We’re?
I only want this for roblox roblox studio and blender will it run all these with chrome smoothly ?
MainDirectory IsBack yes
Can an elgato work with this?
I'm getting one for ksp and world of tanks
Should i do thermal pasting on the CPU before playing any heavy games on this? I mean in order to prevent the thermal throttling scenario?
In theory this is a fine laptop. (Good housing, ok-ish kb, good performance for soho.) But if you love your eyes, better get something else or use it only with an external monitor.
The LCD in these is shit even for a TN panel. Dark (200 nits it says, I dont believe even that), no contrast, no latitude.
Get the dock for it, give him two big IPS monitors and use it as a desktop replacement. (Add PS2 mouse and kb.)
I'm confused why on the keyboard for Windows 8/10 on the sticker written Windows 7 os
It's a Windows 7 downgrade, a popular reseller option.
Theje can be upgraded to windows 8 or 10
u can upgrade it to 10 os
Hey bro i hve hp elitebook 8470p. I5. With amd radeon 7570m. So can i upgrade i5 cpu into core i7 3520m?? Please tell me
No. It's not upgradable
How much you paid
Sachin Somra actually i have taken this i7 processor from 3rd gen Lenovo thinkpad t430. So i swap my elitebook i5 processor in thinkpad and his i7 swap in my elitebook .
@@sachinsomra77 yes it is upgradeable. It's not a soldered CPU. You just have to pick one that's available on the spec sheet. I just ordered a quad core to replace the dual core that's currently in it.
@@michaelkeudel8770 I don’t know how to find the spec sheet. what’s the best processor to put in it? I currently have an i7-3540m
How much is this.?
Can you install a bluetooth driver in this laptop and make it work?
8560P does idk about this one
Yes, bluetooth works fine on mine.
I bought one in 2019 with extended ram 8 Gb, for 250 dollars... bad deal?
good deal
@@yassinewalad6230 thanks for the answer, but the video is from 2017, I thought in 2019 the price should be cheaper.. so when I saw the price was around that in 2017 I thought maybe was not a good deal
@@MondoDelleIdee In my country (Bosnia) it is around 130$ (110-150) with 3320m processor, 8gb RAM, 7570, 320 gb HDD or 120 GB SSD, 2-3h battery...
Abc Cba in my country ( Slovakia ) the price is also the same
I HAVE HP ELITEBOOK 8460p intel core i5 vpro.....Windows 10 pro
"Alternative to modern machines?" "lack of an HDMI port?" Huh? Not only is this still very much a modern computer, but it also most definitely does have a digital video output. Other than that, I largely agree with, and perhaps more importantly, was entertained by, this review.
It have a display port, it's a digital out and you can use DP-HDMI adapter.
Displayport has higher bandwidth, lack of HDMI means nothing.
@@fararrarara6769 Displayport > HDMI. HDMI is proprietary, inferior and manufacturers are trying to move away from it.
Displayport to hdmi cable is $10, just bought one and works great.
In case I wasn't clear, my point was that DisplayPort _is_ a modern, digital display output format. In most cases, it can pass HDMI/DVI through a passive adapter.
I have this laptop wd radeon graphics nd his performance soo good.
I got mine in January with 8gb ram and I recently upgraded it to 16gb ram with a Intel 160gb ssd
Hey does it boot faster with ssd? Just ordered ssd for 35$ for my 8470p
@@vasacsl63 Yes heaps faster
Yes an upgrade to SSD would be great. I just installed 16gigs of ram so it's slightly better
Can it run pes 19?
why can't editing video
I have this, I Play re4 2005 on it and i get 20 fps
i bought this laptop in October of 2021, i did drop it a few times, but not enough time break it physically. in February 2024, i downloaded fortnite on it to play with a friend, and it took forever to download, and once it did, it crashed. it would glitch out during matches, it would be black for a few days before turning on again, and it eventually didnt turn back on. so, if you want to buy a laptop to download games, dont get this one!!! other than that its an okay laptop
You can play WoT with medium graphics on it
can it run dota 2
I bought this during 2019 like a fool my greatest regret
Would this be good for doing graphic design/digital art??
Nvm I just got to the part where u said it wouldn't be good for photo editing
Does it run windows 10?
Yes, it can.
Well, it has no HDMI, but it has DP. I bet if it had HDMI you would complain it has no DP.
Can it run pubg?
the witcher 2 30fps in onboard intel gpu, thats can be deal
can pubg playable here?
Hp elitebook *lack if hdmi ports*
Mac book *lack of USB ports*
For information,..
Business oriented laptop often use DisplayPort (Thinkpad, Elitebook, etc).
and HDMI oftenly used on multimedia oriented laptop.
A displayport to hdmi cable will run you a whole $10, just bought one for my 8470p and works amazing on my 32 inch $130 1080p walmart tv I also just bought to use as a 2nd monitor.
I have that laptop xD
Tiesie_19 Stapper what play games?
Fortnite, minecraft, all games! Very nice laptop
+BTV Ties_Stp19 holy fuck are u sure about that? i have almost the same laptop, the 8470w and i think that it doesn"t would be able to run fortnite even in low graphics lol i had crashes playing deadpool
@@sneslzorus9978 But I upgraded the laptop with more GB and better shizzle
@@tiesstapper4367 same i got GTX gamecard , 64GB ram , 2 TB HDD , Processor i9
I have this laptop i wish it was thiner
Thanks, the video is very informative.
I'm going to video edit on it
How will rules of survival perform
And Minecraft
I own this exact laptop and it can run gta v/online on minimum settings but it looks worse than gta v on the ps3
World of warships works for about 5 minutes
can this handle playing Dota 2?
I have the same laptop , but it have 8gb ram and intel hd graphics. I am from Greece
alex mant και εγώ το εχω
I had this laptop
any docking overheats it
Terrible on HDD
Stinky screen
Heavy as hell
Thick boi
will it run phantom forces on roblox plz reply
no
can it run skyrim?
False, it can easily run skyrim, gta 4 and fortnite on low at 50 fps
So you cant play player ground or fortnite?
Kadilus Man yes with i7
And i5
[]HĒŁŁ [] KNĪGHT [] with just 200gb? I will be so grateful if you answer me
Kadilus Man most likely I’m only 12 but am very educated in this type of subject. So I say yep! Do able to
Do as able*
I have 1 an it shutdown while using
That's your fault?
C L O A K E R Get off RUclips troll
@@SJL2023 Shut up kid.
Play CS:GO?
No
can this run pubg
CJ 2532 That depends on what level of detail you're shooting for. For instance, if you want polygons, the answer is NO.
ur not playing heavy games try it and will see it
They won't work, that's it.
1366x768 is higher than 720P
Me: You know what people? This man is right!
*puts down beer*
No longer shall we let 720p hog all the glory! From this day onward, when our so-called "friends" tell us to lower the resolution to 720p to increase our frames per second we shall rebuke them and say, "No! I shall lower it to Thirteen Sixty-Six by Seven Sixty Eight! Because Thirteen Sixty-Six by Seven Sixty Eight is 12.2 percent MOAR PIXELS than 72Op! WHO'S WITH ME!?
Crickets:
Man in the far corner of the otherwise empty bar playing Golden Tee: who the hell cares?
@@Slap_Tech You sound like you don't care I'm just telling you that 1366x768 is higher
Gaming no.yes
Plus dragon Ball xensiver 2
I have it
Game King can it run dragon ball xenoverse the first one? Please reslond
i het thes lap
Creepy smile
Best review ever lol
I can't even get mine to run ANY game from steam. It freezes up and I don't know why. It Should run shit like Minecraft, and indie stuff...but it isnt
Try opening it up and cleaning it and replacing the thermal paste
You probably dont have enough ram in it. I had some issues running the steam variant of tabletop simulator on 8gb, maxed out now to 16gb and runs great.
Yea I had 8 gigs of RAM. Too bad I sold it. I mean it ran some decent little games. But it wouldnt run skyrim, or anything like that. That hd4000 graphics processor thing wasn't great. But it was decent for the 100 bucks I paid for the computer
@@bdub0983 head, the Intel graphics suck, it's part of the CPU. There were models that had a discrete Radeon gpu also, provided a decent boost on graphics, but today's software would make even that choke. I'm happy for my $100 laptop, threw in $100 worth of upgrades in ram/ssd/quad core CPU, and it'll continue doing what I need it to.
I play GTA v high graphics so smooth
Elliei Boi for real?
I spent $150
Ryan Lin in Nederland betaal je dat ook
$95
$100. Then replaced the hard drive with a free crucial 500gb ssd. Just upgraded to 16gb ram for another $50. And I have a quad core CPU on it's way to replace the dual core in it now. Great heavy duty laptop.