Jan 23, 2016 04:01 PM
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I am using this pc one year.very good laptopThis 4430s(Core i3-2310M, 4GB) performs as expected, considering the suite of hardware and software it has. The i3 is just now becoming available after Intel had some time to market the more expensive i7 and i5 processors.
The Core i3-2310M performance turns out to be pretty impressive, and some tech-lab reviewers might report on the benchmark numbers for this configuration.
From my subjective point of view, it is very fast, even for video editing and reformatting of full 1080 HD content. Photo editing is fast for my 10MP RAW files with only a couple of seconds of time lag for extensive resampling and image modification. CAD runs fine with the new on-board Core i3 Intel graphics, but of course a small laptop display is not appropriate for serious CAD productivity.
It can do CAD in a pinch though, and that’s good for my type of use in engineering mapping and surveying. The standard office applications can all be run simultaneously with no perceptible time lag or slowdown. Web performance is as fast as your network connection will allow. I don’t do gaming and that’s not what this machine is for anyway. I think the(2nd Gen "Sandy Bridge") Core i3 is going to turn out to be a high-value "sleeper" offering more performance per buck than the higher priced processors.
Ask yourself what you really need before you buy more expensive processing power that you may not ever use! The 4430s is physically well built. The metal cladding is nice and the user interface tools(keys, screen, touchpad, etc.) all work well and have a good quality look and feel. The battery life is amazingly improved. I'm getting at least twice the time compared to my previous HP Pavillion "Intel core-duo" machine with the same capacity battery! The benchmark websites may give quantified comparisons if they test this machine. It has a USB 3.0 port which is a must for the future - don't buy any computer that lacks it from now on. The 320GB HDD may seem a bit small but the faster 7200 spin is more that worth the trade-off. Outboard storage is cheap, compact, and really fast now that USB 3.0 is here, so if you need to carry around more than fits easily on the internal HDD, just get a slim little USB3.0 Terabyte external. Gotta have one anyway for backup!
The HP QuickWeb app that allows quick, pre-boot internet access is handy, although it does not come up as fast as a tablet device running iOS or Android and it's not like a regular web browser. About the best you can say for it is that it saves a minute waiting for a full boot of Win7. The HP fingerprint reader doesn't work consistently for me so far. I haven't tried the face recognition software yet, and I may not. It would be a pain to be locked out of my own PC because it wouldn't recongnize my fingerprint or face
