![]() ![]() Windows 8 (64bit) 1.5GHz Intel Core i5-3339Y 8GB DDR3 SDRAM 1,600MHz 32MB (dedicated) Intel HD Graphics 4000 256GB Samsung SSD ![]() Windows 8 (64-bit) Intel Core i5-3427U 4GB DDR3 SDRAM 1,600MHz 32MB (dedicated) Intel HD Graphics 4000 128GB Toshiba SSD Windows 8 Pro (64-bit) Intel Core i5-3437U 4GB DDR3 SDRAM 1,600MHz 32MB (dedicated) Intel HD Graphics 4000 128GB SSD (Longer bars indicate better performance) Video playback battery drain test (in minutes) (Shorter bars indicate better performance)Īdobe Photoshop CS5 image-processing test (in seconds) Multimedia multitasking test (in seconds) It is, however, a nice, solid design step forward for HP. Regular consumers need not apply business travelers might find it intriguing, but be aware there plenty of equivalent options already out there. It's a cute but professional laptop-tablet hybrid in need of a boost to match our battery-life expectations. That makes the Revolve 810 a little tough to suggest above other laptop-tablets. You might love this laptop landing on your desk in a little business briefcase, but the battery life just won't quite do it. Price and battery life are the weaknesses. The best things the EliteBook Revolve 810 has going for it are clean design and comfortable feel, plus system speed. That would be a big deal: under 5 hours on a 2013 laptop is hard to recommend. You can imagine that a Haswell processor would help battery life, much like it has with most laptops we've seen. The Helix, in tablet mode using one battery, matched what the Revolve 810 provides in a larger form. ![]() The included six-cell battery is removable, but the ThinkPad Helix, similarly sized, had two batteries providing far better battery life (7 hours, 37 minutes). In our benchmarks, this Revolve 810 with its slightly different Core i5 processor came out slightly ahead of the similar Lenovo ThinkPad Helix, and was faster than the IdeaPad Yoga 11S.īuilt-in Intel HD 4000 graphics combine with the Core i5 to provide a suitably zippy environment for everyday computing: the Revolve is quick to start up and launch programs, and feels fast enough.īattery life is another story: we only eked out 4 hours and 45 minutes in our video playback test. That doesn't mean much for overall speed, but it could be a factor in the unimpressive battery life results. The included Core i3 and i5 processor options aren't part of the latest fourth-gen Haswell family of Intel processors. It still looks like IT department-issued equipment, but sports a clean-cut industrial profile. ![]() The Revolve is clearly a laptop that can pretend to be a tablet. The HP ElitePad 900 is an example of an Atom-powered tablet with laptoplike extras the EliteBook Revolve 810, on the other hand, is a more expensive, ultrabook-level performance device on par with the Surface Pro and a host of other laptops like the Yoga 11S and the ThinkPad Twist and Helix. It also happens to transform into a multitouch tablet, unlike other hybrids that are more like tablets that add separate keyboards to pretend to be laptops. The EliteBook Revolve isn't the Folio reborn, but it has a bit of that feel in a smaller 11.6-inch laptop. I remember the HP Folio 13 fondly: it was a compact business ultrabook that felt rock-solid and surprisingly comfortable. Finally, there's the battery life: a disappointing sub-5-hour score on our tests means it's operating out of touch with the current PC landscape. The Revolve's higher price, albeit with an SSD, is hard to swallow, even with its Gorilla Glass 2-covered touch screen and vPro processor. And that ThinkPad Twist we mentioned just before starts at $849 ($899 as reviewed). When Apple's latest products undercut yours, you have a problem. It has plenty of company already, several examples of which are from Lenovo: the IdeaPad Yoga 11S, the ThinkPad Helix, and the ThinkPad Twist, the Twist being a very similar product to the Revolve in many ways with its own swivel-screen design.Īlso, there's the problem of price: the EliteBook Revolve starts at $1,249 and our review configuration with 128GB solid-state drive (SSD) and Core i5 CPU costs a princely $1,449. But the HP EliteBook Revolve 810 feels like a new spin on that old swivel-top design. One year into Windows 8, tablet-laptop hybrids are a dime a dozen. ![]()
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