Comments on: HP Elitebook 8770w Mobile Workstation: Reshaping Our Workflow

By: VFichera

VFichera — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 19:01:07 +0000

Here’s a question for you: the new 8770′s keyboard is quite stiff and sturdy — so stiff is the action that a person with hand disabilities might have difficulties with it. An Elite tech support person said that the 8760 has a softer keyboard but the same DreamColor screen.

Does anyone have any experience with the two models (8760 has 2nd gen Intel, 8770, 3r gen) who could give us a subjective comparison of the “action” feel of the two keyboards?

Also, did your Elitebook get shipped in a thin corrugated cardboard box leaving less than an inch distance between the box wall and the computer?

Thanks for any information you can provide.

P.S. Because not all customers of HP are with companies like Hurlbut Visuals, well, it’s nearly impossible to get such specs answers from HP itself directly. Sigh.

By: Shane

Shane — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 16:47:45 +0000

AllysonTitsworth@hotmail.com,we have been producing for about 3 years now. Thanks for the support

By: AllysonTitsworth@hotmail.com

AllysonTitsworth@hotmail.com — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 02:04:59 +0000

One among my favourite blogs, how long have your own been producing for?

By: Shane

Shane — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 23:37:37 +0000

Richard van den Boogaard. Thanks for the comment and info. The model I got wasn’t configured with an Nvidia card which I know does work great with Adobe CS6. The ATI cards works great as well, but I’ll go for a Nvidia CUDA when its time to upgrade.

By: Shane

Shane — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 23:33:12 +0000

Joel. Thanks for the kind words and support. I don’t use the laptop as a monitor, I use the DreamColor LP2480zx for monitoring http://www.hurlbutvisuals.com/blog/2010/12/hp-lp2480zx-dream-color-your-eyes-into-the-dslr-colorspace/. What I like about the HP Mobile workstation though is that it can be configured with a Dream Color monitor which matches the LP2480zx. So when editing on the mobile workstation I know I’m seeing the same image and colors. As far as I know you can’t use the laptop screen as an external monitor.

By: Joel

Joel — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 23:00:06 +0000

Hi shane,
Great article,wonderfull answera.How would you connect it to use it as a Monitor? Does it has HDMI?Or how would you connect it?
Thanks
Joel

By: Shane

Shane — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 23:14:43 +0000

Samuel, Thank you so much for your wonderful words. Yes, we added another TB drive internally. That was all we did. The workstation is a powerhouse.

By: Samuel

Samuel — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 16:22:58 +0000

Hi Shane,

Greetings from down under, I have just been surfing you blog and seen you work, I was amazed by the quality of work and human care. Thanks for posting. I was wondering what is your current workflow with the Laptop, after you bought it did you had to customize it ?.
Thank You
Keep rocking

By: Jason

Jason — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 19:29:32 +0000

Thank you Shane. You’re awesome. Keep fighting the good fight!

By: Shane

Shane — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 03:08:19 +0000

Jason, it is a pretty amazing machine. Very fast. Yes we use it as both. On location and back at my studio.

By: Jason

Jason — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 15:18:26 +0000

Hi Shane,

Love your blog! Would you recommend this laptop as the main video editing machine for a small video production company? People seem to only use it as a secondary machine or location laptop. I was shopping for a desktop, but this seems to be a workhorse.

Thanks!

Jason

By: Richard van den Boogaard

Richard van den Boogaard — Sat, 07 Jul 2012 11:55:05 +0000

If Macs would be first and foremost be
a) supporting nVidia cards natively instead of ATI (read: you can order one with such a card);
b) the company would show serious commitment to the Pro market (Final Cut X, new MacPros in 2013);
c) they wouldn’t be as expensive;
I would seriously consider this platform. I love Apple for the iPad (there’s no other gadget that I have used as much) and my next phone will be an iPhone for sure.

However, given that the answers to these questions is either a resounding no (or at least a question mark), I committed to Windows 7. My system is rock solid, except for the almost weekly nag screens you get for required updates.

My comment, however, referred to the fact that when working with Adobe CS6, you hardly see (or work with) the OS anymore. In short: use whatever you like (or can/want to afford).

By: Coil

Coil — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 19:59:53 +0000

Richard: As a Mac and Windows user; DSLR, Red, and film shooter; I am well aware of the adage that a ‘tool is a tool.’ With respect, I care, as apparently do others–hence the legitimate question.

I’ve been talking with several busy editors who are considering switching over to Windows, as they’re not happy with the course Apple is currently taking. These are editors who have been using Apple products for the past decade. With the announcement of this new HP Elitebook laptop running on a Windows OS; Red’s HP 820 tower and the ensuing discussion on Apple & the pro market, I simply wanted to know what some of the big time pros are thinking on this relevant topic.

Brandon: Agreed on both points. Windows 7 has redeemed the Windows brand IMHO; and great article and announcement Shane, thank you for sharing.

By: Brandon Vincent

Brandon Vincent — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 18:01:57 +0000

What are you using, Windows XP? Windows 7 is just as fast, if not faster than OSX. The only people with this mentality are the people who refuse to accept anything else besides Apple. I use both on a frequent basis, and enjoy both platforms for different reasons.

Shane; great article. It’s good to see another company jumping into the professional market with products like this!

By: lemmo

lemmo — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 15:04:44 +0000

Windows is and remains a dog, it takes forever to boot, eats memory, hell just navigating to a file with Windows Explore is a mission it seems (takes forever).. Mac OS is lightning by comparison…

By: Peter

Peter — Wed, 04 Jul 2012 21:51:07 +0000

How is one suppose to profile a Dreamcolor Display? Didn’t HP discontinue their Advanced Profiling Solution?

By: Jack Yan Chen

Jack Yan Chen — Wed, 04 Jul 2012 19:50:41 +0000

I agree completely.

By: Charlie W

Charlie W — Wed, 04 Jul 2012 13:28:59 +0000

Where did you hear August? I spoke to an HP rep that said they are fully configurable mid July. I was hoping that meant nVidia, but maybe it’s just for CPU and RAM. I’m off mid August for a long haul and the MacBook Pro isn’t even close to viable.

By: Richard

Richard — Wed, 04 Jul 2012 07:03:25 +0000

Who cares about the OS, it’s the tools you use that get the job done…

By: David H

David H — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 16:06:25 +0000

Rumor has it that Nvidia graphics will be available by the end of August.