When on the hunt for a business notebook that reaches high demands, sooner or later you will certainly find yourself looking at the HP EliteBooks. The EliteBook 8470p is a representative of the 14-inch segment and builds on the success of the previous 8460p. The manufacturer sticks with the known strengths of the predecessor, such as the robust and rigid aluminum case and the very good input devices. The excellent variety of ports and the good computing as well as overall performance are also very convin
Connectivity
The bulky case design brings advantages in terms of ports and HP knows how to use the extra space that is available well. Anyone familiar with the predecessor model EliteBook 8460p will be able to find hardly any updates to the ports. Both the arrangement as well as the ports are identical. Two of the four USB ports run the new USB 3.0 standard. The other two are only available with USB 2.0, one of which acts as an eSATA/USB combination port.
In addition to the standard ports, the EliteBook 8470p has a connection for a docking station and an interface for a second battery on the underside. With the help of this - according to the HP homepage - under optimal conditions the run time can be increased to a total of 36 hours (9-cell main battery + secondary).
Communications
Luckily, in terms of connectivity HP hasn't held back. Next to the integrated wired Intel 82579LM Gigabit network connection the EliteBook 8470p also offers Bluetooth 4.0+EDR and a WLAN adapter (Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205), which uses the standard 802.11a/b/g/n. The WLAN receiver in this test is good in comparison with other devices.