Lastest gen i3-6100U, quite powerful for an i3 U version. Score higher than i5-5200u is to my surprise.
Integrated HD Graphics 520 GPU is quite good for an integrated. I have read somewhere it is better than AMD Radeon R6. I could be wrong.
4GB RAM is small, but cheap and easy to upgrade.
The screen is non-FHD.
128GB M.2 SATA SSD is using the M.2 slot.
It has been confirmed that you can put in a 2.5 inch HDD for storage.
Win 7 Pro is a plus too.
450 G3 - P5T14ET
Use code "BQ216HPAF63" to get 4% off, pay £426.24 upfront.
6.06% TCB £25.83
£50 cashback
£150 trade-up cashback.
If all sucessful, work out £200.41.
HP confirmed that using discount code does not invalidate cashbacks.
Another option of 450 G3 - P4P52ET is £25 more, comes with i5-6200u, other specs are the same as the above one. Pay £506.40 upfront. 6.06% TCB, £50 cashback, £200 trade-up cashback, work out £225. (For this one, do not use 4% off code as it will reduce the trade-up cashback)
There is a free SATA connector, you can buy a 2TB 2.5 inch HDD for around £50/60 and put in for storage. You can have both 128GB SSD and 2TB HDD at the same time.
Model number is 450 G3 - P5T14ET Individual end users can claim both cashbacks on one laptop. It has always been the case in the past. HP never ask a question.
A lot people seem have questions about cashback. I give a little summary below hope to clear things up. They are from last time I read it. I have not re-read, please double check and let me know if anything changed.
£50 cashback.
Straight cash, not string attached. Apply 30 days from invoice date.
HP need to know two things, how much you paid for, and confirmation of model no: 450 G3 - P5T14ET.
They need to a scan of your invoice when you apply. If 450 G3 - P5T14ET is not on invoice, you will need to upload a photo of the sticker on the box showing 450 G3 - P5T14ET as well.
£150 trade-up cashback
Apply straight away after you got your invoice. There is no brand restriction. You can give HP your old device in whatever brands.
If you are claiming as individual end user, answer as follows:
Are you a UK VAT registered business? answer No.
Customer Type, answer "Small Business (1-10 staff)". The basic logic is you are a sole trade under your own name with only one employee yourself. That was what Dabs contacted HP and found out in the very first HP cashback last year.
The conditions are:
1. Trade-in device must be fully working conditions. Any part not working, HP will take money off.
2. Tablet not less than 9 inch, laptop not less than 10 inch.
3. If you trade in PC/laptop originally comes with Win XP, no age restriction.
If you trade in PC/laptop originally comes with system other than XP, no more than 6 years old.
Cheapest way, you have an old one not needed.
The next is by a xp laptop off ebay for £20-30, a lot work because you have to make sure everything is fully function (battery etc).
The easiest way if you do not have an old device, is to buy a 9 inch tablet for less than £50, you only need to make sure the tablet is fully working. 2nd hand cheap ones especially those from China, or Nook HD+ from CeX.
eslick
17 Mar 16#2
need to change title :smiley:
cigbunt
17 Mar 16#3
So you need a trade in
rodman to cigbunt
17 Mar 162#5
is that a question
huangxq2 to cigbunt
17 Mar 162#7
Is the title and description not clear?
Gkains
17 Mar 16#4
NBC didn't review the i3-6100U version, but they did review an i5-6200U version (although with the FHD screen which this doesn't have). The part number for their review was P5T01ES isn't in the cashback deal: http://www.notebookcheck.net/HP-ProBook-450-G3-Notebook-Review.155716.0.html
The chassis has two service covers but they look like they are screwed. I guess tool-less is reserved for Elitebooks.
Although not for this model, that review should give people some idea about this laptop.
huangxq2
17 Mar 16#6
Thanks for the comment.
Why is the 6th generation, i3-6100u scores so close to i5-6200u. I really do not know.
I would normally expect a bigger gap between i3 and i5 of the same generation.
huangxq2
17 Mar 16#8
One thing will certainly change is battery life.
Although the one in the review has FHD is nice, FHD, i5, HDD do consume more power.
I expect this non-FHD 450 G3 has 7 hours battery just as 450 G2.
huangxq2
17 Mar 16#9
MOD does not allow. Said if price changed, it is a new deal. Cannot change the old deal to reflect new price.
Otherwise, I would just amend the old one, rather than post as a new deal.
Gkains
17 Mar 16#10
Well, remember that for mobile i3, i5 and i7 rarely mean much.
For desktop i3 would be 2C/4T, i5 4c and i7 4C/8T.
For mobile (if we ignore the actual i7 quad cores and the new i5 HQ's which are quad without HT), the difference is mainly turbo rates. That is, Intel's 15W 'U' CPUs mostly share the same die unless they have Iris Pro or something.
The Wikipedia (where all of the entries link back to Intel ARK): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skylake_(microarchitecture)#Mobile_processors
lists the turbo speeds of Skylake mobile chips. Taking that plus the Broadwell entry we get the following:
CPU = Base / 1C Boost / 2C Boost
i5-5200U = 2.2 GHz / 2.7 GHz / 2.5 GHz
i3-6100U = 2.3 GHz / 2.3 GHz / 2.3 GHz
i5-6200U = 2.3 GHz / 2.8 GHz / 2.7GHz
i7-6500U = 2.5 GHz / 3.1 GHz / 3.0 GHz
So in theory, mobile 15W 'U' series i3 and i5 should only vary by their turbo. The Skylake i3's base is higher than the Broadwell i5's plus the Skylake IPC gain should mean at even with 2 core boost they should be rather close. If any of the parts experience any thermal throttling (which should affect Turbo far more than base), those Passmark scores are not surprising.
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Opening post
Lastest gen i3-6100U, quite powerful for an i3 U version. Score higher than i5-5200u is to my surprise.
Integrated HD Graphics 520 GPU is quite good for an integrated. I have read somewhere it is better than AMD Radeon R6. I could be wrong.
4GB RAM is small, but cheap and easy to upgrade.
The screen is non-FHD.
128GB M.2 SATA SSD is using the M.2 slot.
It has been confirmed that you can put in a 2.5 inch HDD for storage.
Win 7 Pro is a plus too.
450 G3 - P5T14ET
Use code "BQ216HPAF63" to get 4% off, pay £426.24 upfront.
6.06% TCB £25.83
£50 cashback
£150 trade-up cashback.
If all sucessful, work out £200.41.
HP confirmed that using discount code does not invalidate cashbacks.
Another option of 450 G3 - P4P52ET is £25 more, comes with i5-6200u, other specs are the same as the above one. Pay £506.40 upfront. 6.06% TCB, £50 cashback, £200 trade-up cashback, work out £225. (For this one, do not use 4% off code as it will reduce the trade-up cashback)
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http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Core+i3-6100U+%40+2.30GHz&id=2623
i5-5200U score 3514
http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Core+i5-5200U+%40+2.20GHz&id=2440
There is a free SATA connector, you can buy a 2TB 2.5 inch HDD for around £50/60 and put in for storage. You can have both 128GB SSD and 2TB HDD at the same time.
Model number is 450 G3 - P5T14ET
Individual end users can claim both cashbacks on one laptop. It has always been the case in the past. HP never ask a question.
£50 cashback
https://hpcashback.com/gb/en/pages/cashback/qualifying
£150 tradeup cashback
https://tradeuptohp.com/gb/en/pages/qualifying
A lot people seem have questions about cashback. I give a little summary below hope to clear things up. They are from last time I read it. I have not re-read, please double check and let me know if anything changed.
£50 cashback.
Straight cash, not string attached. Apply 30 days from invoice date.
HP need to know two things, how much you paid for, and confirmation of model no: 450 G3 - P5T14ET.
They need to a scan of your invoice when you apply. If 450 G3 - P5T14ET is not on invoice, you will need to upload a photo of the sticker on the box showing 450 G3 - P5T14ET as well.
£150 trade-up cashback
Apply straight away after you got your invoice.
There is no brand restriction. You can give HP your old device in whatever brands.
If you are claiming as individual end user, answer as follows:
Are you a UK VAT registered business? answer No.
Customer Type, answer "Small Business (1-10 staff)".
The basic logic is you are a sole trade under your own name with only one employee yourself. That was what Dabs contacted HP and found out in the very first HP cashback last year.
The conditions are:
1. Trade-in device must be fully working conditions. Any part not working, HP will take money off.
2. Tablet not less than 9 inch, laptop not less than 10 inch.
3. If you trade in PC/laptop originally comes with Win XP, no age restriction.
If you trade in PC/laptop originally comes with system other than XP, no more than 6 years old.
Cheapest way, you have an old one not needed.
The next is by a xp laptop off ebay for £20-30, a lot work because you have to make sure everything is fully function (battery etc).
The easiest way if you do not have an old device, is to buy a 9 inch tablet for less than £50, you only need to make sure the tablet is fully working. 2nd hand cheap ones especially those from China, or Nook HD+ from CeX.
http://www.notebookcheck.net/HP-ProBook-450-G3-Notebook-Review.155716.0.html
The chassis has two service covers but they look like they are screwed. I guess tool-less is reserved for Elitebooks.
Although not for this model, that review should give people some idea about this laptop.
Why is the 6th generation, i3-6100u scores so close to i5-6200u. I really do not know.
I would normally expect a bigger gap between i3 and i5 of the same generation.
Although the one in the review has FHD is nice, FHD, i5, HDD do consume more power.
I expect this non-FHD 450 G3 has 7 hours battery just as 450 G2.
Otherwise, I would just amend the old one, rather than post as a new deal.
For desktop i3 would be 2C/4T, i5 4c and i7 4C/8T.
For mobile (if we ignore the actual i7 quad cores and the new i5 HQ's which are quad without HT), the difference is mainly turbo rates. That is, Intel's 15W 'U' CPUs mostly share the same die unless they have Iris Pro or something.
The Wikipedia (where all of the entries link back to Intel ARK):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skylake_(microarchitecture)#Mobile_processors
lists the turbo speeds of Skylake mobile chips. Taking that plus the Broadwell entry we get the following:
CPU = Base / 1C Boost / 2C Boost
i5-5200U = 2.2 GHz / 2.7 GHz / 2.5 GHz
i3-6100U = 2.3 GHz / 2.3 GHz / 2.3 GHz
i5-6200U = 2.3 GHz / 2.8 GHz / 2.7GHz
i7-6500U = 2.5 GHz / 3.1 GHz / 3.0 GHz
So in theory, mobile 15W 'U' series i3 and i5 should only vary by their turbo. The Skylake i3's base is higher than the Broadwell i5's plus the Skylake IPC gain should mean at even with 2 core boost they should be rather close. If any of the parts experience any thermal throttling (which should affect Turbo far more than base), those Passmark scores are not surprising.