HP EliteBook 8440w

9 reviews

Apr, 2024

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performance (11)
durability (8)
portability (8)
keyboard (5)
design (3)

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battery (4)
price (3)
touchpad (2)
sound (2)
screen (1)

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 9 reviews of HP EliteBook 8440w. The average rating for this product is 4.4/5, compared to an average rating of 4.0/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. Reviews about the design and keyboard are overall positive. The durability and portability are also appreciated, whereas the screen and touchpad get less positive views. There are some mixed reviews about the size.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other products in the same category the HP EliteBook 8440w is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 82/100 = Very good quality.

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Expert review by : Cisco Cheng (pcmag.com)

HP Elitebook 8440w

The HP EliteBook 8440w is a solidly constructed, no-compromise business laptop.

Fast Core i7 processor. Over 7 hours of battery life. Tough as nails. Fully-loaded feature set. Great resolution on 14-inch widescreen. Workstation graphics. 3-year warranty included.

Pointing stick is stiff. Pre-configured models lack flexibility.

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Mar, 2010

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Expert review by : Loyd Case (pcworld.com)

HP EliteBook 8440w

The HP EliteBook 8440w won't win awards for ultrathin design elements or elegant looks, but underneath the almost military-style exterior is a dual-core (with Hyperthreading) Intel CPU coupled with an nVidia Quadro FX 380M professional-grade graphics...

Quad-core performance with discrete graphics ; Ruggedized construction

Audio playback quality is poor ; Video playback quality is mediocre

The EliteBook 8440w is a solid corporate laptop with a great keyboard, but it isn't a multimedia powerhouse.

Feb, 2010

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Expert review by : Jerry Jackson (NotebookReview.com)

HP EliteBook 8440w Review

The HP EliteBook 8440w is the first 14" workstation ever created with at 16:9 ratio screen. Featuring the latest Intel Core i5 and Core i7 mobile processors and Nvidia Quadro FX 380M discrete graphics wrapped inside durable gunmetal shell. The...

Extreme durability ; Great keyboard ; First 16:9 14-inch mobile workstation!

Small Touchpad ; Hinged Touchpad Buttons = Bad

Jan, 2010

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Expert review by : M.S. Smith (brighthub.com)

HP EliteBook 8440w Review

EliteBook is HP's flagship line of high-end corporate laptops aimed at users who need incredible durability and performance. The HP EliteBook 8440w mobile workstation is one of the newest additions. It is aimed at users who need portable power. Does it...

Sep, 2010

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Expert review by : Ray Willington (hothardware.com)

HP EliteBook 8440w Core i7 Notebook Review

Splitting the difference. Satisfying the niche. Exploiting an opportunity. All of those phrases could be used to accurately describe what HP has done here with the new EliteBook 8440w. It's one of the smaller options in the expanding EliteBook family,...

Great overall performance ; Gorgeous Gunmetal Design ; Great Keyboard ; Stellar Multimedia Playback ; Rugged + Lightweight

Pricey at around $1700 ; So-so Battery Life ; Lackluster LCD ; Runs Very Warm

In our SiSoftware SANDRA tests, the EliteBook 8440w stood up well against the competition, thanks in large part to its relatively powerful Core i7-620 processor. In the real world benchmarks, the Elitebook's 7200rpm hard drive was extremely responsive,...

Jun, 2010

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Expert review by : HardwareCentral (hardwarecentral.com)

Laptop Review: HP EliteBook 8440w

It's no quad-core screamer, but the 8440w isn't far from the top of the notebook performance charts, either. Our test system racked up a score of 6,948 in PCMark Vantage ; rendered Cinebench R10 's sample scene in a swift 94 seconds; and managed 8.2...

Apr, 2010

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Expert review by : Jayesh Shinde (pcworld.in)

HP EliteBook 8440w

The HP EliteBook 8440w is built like a tank and has features and hardware that puts mainstream business laptops to shame.

Excellent build quality ; High-end business configuration ; Very good keyboard, trackpad ; Wide range of connectivity options ; Workstation-class GPU ; Fingerprint reader

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The HP EliteBook 8440w is a top-of-the-line 14-inch workstation class business laptop with high-end internal hardware and performance. It also offers great build quality, excellent usability, but average battery life.

Oct, 2010

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Expert review by : Techworld (techworld.com)

HP EliteBook 8440W review

Overall, the HP EliteBook 8440w is a relatively impressive laptop for business users, but it's marred by poor video playback quality and mediocre audio. However, its excellent keyboard and long battery life will appeal to people who would rather work...

Feb, 2010

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