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GBM Shortcut: A Day in the Sun with the HP Elitebook 2760p

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It’s the question that gets asked of any tablet: “How’s the outdoor visibility?” So I decided to answer it first with my review of the HP Elitebook 2760p, the latest version in this series of rugged business-class convertibles.

This post is one (the first) in a multi-post review of the HP Elitebook 2760p. Please click here for more (as they are posted).


For iOS-friendly downloads, click here for SD or here for 720p HD.

Screen options

The 2760p is offered with multiple screen options that affect visibility and input. There’s the anti-glare screen with pen-only input, the standard pen + touch model, and the outdoor view with pen + touch. All are 12.1″ diagonal, LED-backlit, WXGA (1280 x 800) with ultra-wide viewing angle and Wacom dual digitizer.

The model I am reviewing is the pen + touch model with no special screen treatment. As you can see in the video and photos, it holds up very well under ambient sunlight. I found this quite surprising. The backlight is less bright indoors than other tablets I’ve used, yet was as effective outside if not more so. The outdoor view option may not be necessary unless you work outside extensively.

6 Comments

6 Comments

  1. Regular Reader

    07/28/2011 at 1:45 am

    Sumocat please include in the upcoming review a report on how long this machine takes to boot to full windows use from totally powered off along with time to recover from sleep. thanks in advance.

    • Sumocat

      07/28/2011 at 1:00 pm

      I have you covered in a segment on HP QuickWeb, a fast launch OS on HP notebooks, in which I compare its quickness against Windows.

  2. Anonymous

    07/28/2011 at 9:50 am

    check out my tablet blog at https://www.tabletslatepad.com

  3. Anonymous

    08/02/2011 at 9:09 pm

    What’s the display’s hardware ID?

    You can look it up in the Device Manager, or use a utility such as Everest/AIDA64.

    It’s probably a Samsung LCD of some sort given that it’s the “standard” option (and also going mostly by the 2740p’s LCD options), while the “outdoor” screen option might be Hydis AFFS+ for all I know.

    • TheManWithNoName

      08/27/2011 at 7:21 pm

      The outdoor screen IS a hydis AFFS+ screen.

  4. Guest

    01/22/2012 at 9:01 am

    Great review – wish these practical situations types figured in more reviews

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