i3-6100U score 3519, improved a lot over previous genertions.
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.

need to change title :smiley:

So you need a trade in

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

I know there was discussion about whether individuals were eligible for the trade-up offer. Reading the T&Cs its clearly not aimed at consumers. I received an email shortly after submitting my claim including "As this promotion is for businesses and organisations, please could you confirm your company name?" - I had put N/A in the company name box so maybe something more creative is required?

You had the link in the title originally, someone fixed it for you :smiley:

I see. I must made a mistake then.

I Was lucky enough to get one at yesterdays price, arrived today and its a cracking piece of kit, well built, really fast, surprisingly light it also seems to have a fingerprint scanner (not had chance to test yet). The only slight downside I can see (and this is against the £400ish rrp) is the screen resolution, but that seems to be the case with most laptops unless you specifically spend the money on one with a fhd screen. The screen resolution is a non issue for the post cashback price. My only regret was not buying two - this ones for the wife.

How
Much was
It yesterday

quite misleading actually

My suggestion, read the details then if it is not clear to you.

From yesterday to today, you are the first person need to ask this question.

​Man life is too complicated as it is without having to digest all that malarky !

How do you find out the age of the laptop you want to trade?

Did this before on the 470 with an i5 and dedicated graphics. Got it for £137 after all the discounts etc.
Took a while, was a bit nerve racking wondering when things would get approved etc but it was all fine.
Sent a piece of junk xp laptop to them and got the full amount paid.

Bookmarking to look at later.

EDIT: Is there anything with a smaller screen/no number pad that would still qualify for a decent chunk of cash back? Thanks

Most people would not notice performance between this i3 6100u and i5 5200u but the i5 has turbo mode to 2.7 GHz for all four threads which is not stated in most benchmarks which do not report burst modes (turbo). Because of this , it has dual memory channels to support this rather than one in the i3, so single thread performance will be significantly faster because of bursting with an extra memory channel.

​i3 has a dual channel memory controller. In fact even Skylake Celeron has that:
http:[email protected]/specifications
As for turbo, all benchmarks well avail of that since it is automatic and can generally only be disabled in the BIOS of desktop motherboards (and why would anyone disable it?).
The reason this i3 is so close to the low i5s probably has more to do that on these 15W 'U' parts there isn't much boosting in the first place as they are all mostly thermally limited and probably can't sustain their turbo for any length of time.
But yes, while the i5 or i7 is boosting in turbo mode, it should feel more responsive.

Would a chromebook qualify as a laptop in this promotion?

Guys, thank you for your input. It was not my attention to turn the thread to a CPU comparison.

I was only saying that this new i3-6100u is quite powerful as an i3, it got more powers than previous generations, do not overlook it. And its benchmarked very good, on par with the vastly used i5-5200u.

Don't know how you have the patience to go through all these questions again :smiley:

Price has increased again to 444 GBP ...

1366x768

£444 now

Crickey .. these deals don't last long. I'm looking for a new business laptop but not until the new tax year. I hope the cashback offers are still about in April.

what is the return policy for the laptop?

Can I open the box and decide to return it if I dont like ?

Has the trade-up cashback come back for Elitebook 745? It had trade-up, then for some period it did not qualify for trade-up.

I agree. The 745 is nice, but the A6 is not good, less than half power of this i3. Really hope they put in something little stronger, a A8 or A10 would give much more comfort.

Some people bought it say the 745 heat up quickly which is worrying. I know it is an AMD, but the weak A6 is only Max 17w. Do not get why it heat up quickly? Maybe has something to do with is small form.


If want small form, do not need very strong power, Ultrabook is the answer. I have been using a nice one for over a year, cannot go back to something else.

Would this laptop be compatible at side loading Linux??

Thank you. To be honest it's for my mum and I'm leaning towards the Asus e402MA (it's to replace an old Inspiron 17R Pentium dual core so to be honest, even that cheapo ASUS should be an improvement). I'll have a look at the other HP models.

I bought the deal on Wednesday (thanks Huangxq2), however it took them until yesterday to confirm the order and move it to the next stage. Now it says waiting stock, due to arrive 1st April! Firstly, has anyone who ordered this deal had confirmation of delivery etc? Also how is this going to effect cashback if I don't receive until April?

Seeing as this is now £444 which brings it down to £244 with the various discounts, can someone recommend any other model that attracts the discounts? i.e. if a better one can be had for £500 then discounts would bring it down to £250..

This needs to be expired as deal no longer available at £408 as back up to £444. If someone is desperate then there is a 4% off code on topcashback you could use.

I gave them a call, long story short they agreed that 2 weeks wasn't acceptable and have promised delivery on Monday.

Just wanted to say thank you to OP Haungxq2, i've been looking for a new laptop for a while and have appreciated your expertise on the different deals that have come up over that time.

Beyond the i5 & i3 - what's the difference between model P4P54ET (£416) & the G3 P5T14ET (now £444). Surely the cheaper P4P54ET is better?

Not sure if the DSR applies as I assume that this would be classed as a business purchase, given that the trade in is intended for business customers. In which case the T&C's are different from consumer purchases, in which case there is no 'cooling off' period.

It's worth checking this out yourself, as I don't actually know but thought it was worth pointing out just in case. This is from HP Store's site:

If you are a business customer
(i.e. an individual or companies purchasing products or services for professional use)

You may change your mind and cancel your purchase and receive a full refund at any time before it ships provided it is not a nonstandard order (for example a PC built to your custom specifications).

Please note after shipment HP Store Business customers have no automatic right of return without cause (e.g damaged on arrival). In line with HP’s Business Terms and Conditions, customers will of course be able to return any product which is wrong or damaged following delivery and customers should notify HP as soon as possible in these circumstances

http://store.hp.com/UKStore/Merch/Offer.aspx?p=c-faq-return-and-replace#hp-store-returns-policy!

Better CPU, but HDD instead of M.2 SSD.

Most importantly, not qualify for trade-up cashback, you pay £416.4, less £50 cashback, £356.4 is what you pay.

Just tell them you are a consumer then. I think most of us are buying under individual names, there should not even be a question.

Still the same rules, HP does not have the power to tighten the rules themselves.


I have to say, before you point out, I did not know that the 14 day cooling off period do not apply to businesses. So for future reference, if buying under company name, this is something need to be considered.



If you are a consumer customer
(i.e. an individual purchasing products or services primarily for non-professional use)

At HP Store We want to make sure you’re happy with your purchase so you may change your mind and cancel your purchase and receive a full refund at any time before it ships and within 14 days from the day from receipt of your complete order or in the case of services and digital content the day of confirmation of your order. Please note that it is HP Policy that we must have received the original items back prior to issuing any refund or replacement product/s.

I reckon all of your deals will be short-lived as the prices on HP Store change very often.

As an example, I've been keeping my eye on a Probook 430 G3 for a couple of months, and the price has ranged from £540 to £464, and changes every few days. I eventually placed my order when it dropped to £464 a few weeks ago (also used the 4% voucher code).

I looked at the price this morning just out of curiosity, and it was £464 again, but now gone up to £496. So each time you post a deal, it will end up being expired shortly afterwards.

There always seems to be a code knocking around HKUD, and it's currently BQ216HPAF63 for 4% off business laptops costing over £400.

http://www.hotukdeals.com/vouchers/store.hp.com

Price on HP changes daily. But the same laptops from other sellers are more stable, also qualify for cashbacks too. So if a Probook from other sellers at good price, they normally last some time.


Do you know will using the discount code, invalidate both cashbacks?

There was a term there and someone asked the question.

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I'm confused, from what I can tell both models qualify for £50 cashback and £150 trade in. I have a spare Samsung SSD which I can put in the cheaper P4P54ET. BTW the cheaper P4P54ET has an i5 and the laptop in this deal has an i3.

I remember there was a tick box or something on the order form to say whether you're buying for business. I wasn't sure what to do, but left it unticked. But after submitting it, I then thought whether that would invalidate my trade in claim as obviously it was clear that it's wasn't a business purchase.

Luckily my claim was approved, but I'm now thinking that if that box was ticked, it could mean that you're classed as a business customer and therefore the DSR doesn't apply.

I posted in your other thread of my recent experience with a Probook 430 purchase:
http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/hp-probook-455-g3-good-quality-business-laptop-a10-8700p-quad-core-1tb-hdd-15-6-2407858?p=27597777

I got the following reply to questions relating to the trade in offer:

Dear Mr Kit,

Thank you for your email.

I can confirm that this your tablet device will qualify as long as the device is fully working and is complete with all accessories including working battery and power supply where applicable.

In regards to your second question, I can confirm that we would not accept both claims using the same receipt/product.

Finally, I can also confirm that we would still accept your claim with the discounted receipt.

If you require further assistance do not hesitate to contact us.

---
Kind Regards,
Matthew
HP Promotional Support

*My 2nd question was whether I could claim for the trade in, as well as the £50 cashback. Regardless, I'm going to submit the cashback claim anyway :stuck_out_tongue:

Will using cash back (6% TCB) disqualify the £50... (No other offers etc t&c)

Shows as £444 for me at the moment

Are you sure P4P54ET qualify for £150 trade-up cashback? I really cannot see it.

It qualify for £50 as I said. Two cashbacks are completely seperate, you need to check individually.

Nice story, You got it processed quite fast because your chased them. I normally just let it progress, things always went smooth for me, never need to contact HP for anything, money do take 3 months to receive.

I would think after they validated your claim, then it all depend on the old device you send to him. So if they validate your claim, you are pretty much safe. You just need to give them something by their rules.

It is good to know that you can use discount code without invalidate cashbacks.

You have made my day. That is quite funny.

Did you put in your name, or did you put in "My Name"?

In all instances, if you are not a company, do not put Ltd. Company information in the UK are publically available.

You are back to the corner now. Hope HP accept your claim still.

Damn. Missed out! If it comes back down in price (or any of the other pro books look like great deals) please post again :smiley:

I wonder why they picked on me to give a company name.
I told them my company name is Joe Bloggs Detailing Ltd. If they question it not being registered with companies house I will give them a company name that I genuinely am a director of. Hopefully they give me that chance.

I responded with my company name, luckily I have a bona fide company. They came back pretty quickly, I sent the email Thu night and had a reply by 10am on Friday.

I this is a very good deal for the specs you are getting. Effective cost of this laptop is £200.40
How did figure this out? Trade in on this model £150+Instant cash back £50+4% promo code (BQ216HPAF63)+TCB 6%
None of above invalidate any of those discounts.
Considering all that - Very hot deal!!!

But do you think this laptop price at £444 will go down within next days, and how often those prices do change?

The price changes daily Monday to Friday. The cheapest it has been was £350. Work out £175 before taking off 6.06% TCB. If taking off TCB, end price £154. The cheapest I have seen so far. Do not use 4% discount code as it reduce trade-up cashback further.

The trade-up cashback reduces to £125 as it is dependent on the price you paid.


£154 or £200 if you get all cashbacks, both are very good deals for the laptop you get.

Voucher code has expired and tcb now 4.2%. Quidco is now 6%. Will this deal ever be expired?

Sag, I would wait for price drop this week. It will be cheaper even with no promo code.

Where does it say £50 cashback?

Really not pleased that I missed this deal.

How does this fare against the original item posted? http://store.hp.com/UKStore/Merch/Product.aspx?id=P4P54ET&opt=ABU&sel=NTB

It also qualifies for cash back and trade in.

Looks like it doesn't have the M.2 SSD.

Look like it has a 6th gen processor though.

It is a good price with i5-6200u, although no M.2 SSD.

£216 after cashback, and possibly TCB.

If you plan to add in a M.2 SATA SSD, it is worth checking if it has a free M.2 connector. Do not take it for granted that a free M.2 connector will be there until you have seen a photo inside the laptop or someone confirmed it with you.

Price has changed, it's £393.60 now. But I couldn't find a cashback anywhere, only trade in offer. If this promotion has ended, unfortunately it's as attractive as it was in the beginning.

Quick question if I may, the 4% can this be applied to the P5T14ET in addition to the 6.06 TCB and the £50 and £125 cashback as well. Also, who pays the cost of sending the PC to HP and do they require the monitor as well.

where do you see cashback dates? link?

1. If you send you PC, monitor is not required. Do not know about keyboard and mouse.

2. HP will give you postage label. Yourself manage the packaging.

3. Someone before said the 4% discount code expired, and TCB is now 4%. I have not checked.

Got a confirmation of cashback - still valid.So, with Quidco 6%, would bring cost down to £194.98
Have to buy it!

On the 1st day of each month, the laptops qualify for cashback will/may change, then valid throughout the whole month.

So yes, the cashbacks in this deal is valid for March 2016 at least. Whether still work in April only time can tell.

with quidco 6% effective cost is £194.98. Have to buy now!

Hi Guys, sorry if I'm being a bit stoopid - does this work as a trade-up on any brand? I got the impression from following the link tonight that it was trade-up of HP only (which is what I would expect btw).

Edit- scrub that, I understand now.... :smiley: Looks tempting!!!!

Cashback not paid on VAT. Calculate on VAT exclusive price.

Has anyone actual got one, what is the screen quality like?

So anybody got it as a private user without any problems ?

But 4% code in the OP has now expired. Anyone know of any others?

I've been looking for the same too

HP confirm £50 cashback has now expired early. They are allowed to do this.
If you buy now you will not get £50 cashback.

sorry for the dump question ( newbie), what is TCB & the 6.06%TCB?

Where? Do you have a link as for the last 3 days the HP site says no cashback deals.
See:
http://www.hppromotions.co.uk/PromotionCat.aspx?cat=notebooks

Check this link out.
https://hpcashback.com/gb/en/pages/cashback/home

Unless HP wrote to you saying their website is wrong, the £50 cashback is still on. Click on the link above, click claim now.

Trade-up also works as well.

I do not know where did you get your link. Use my links in reply 1.

Your link looks like is used to check the status of a claim which already made.

Who expired the deal when the price is cheaper and both cashbacks are still available?

Please unexpire, and make it right.

many thanks!

What intrigues me is the " EliteBook 700 745 G1 - M3N17ES" listed in the trade up offers.
The model number M3N17ES is the 745 G2 as fall as I can tell - not the G1. Weird.
If it is the G2 then that's a (poor cpu, great screen) bargain. £320 at dabs - less £70 cashback. less £100 trade up.
£150 quid. Any thoughts on the G1/G2 issue?

Interesting. £96.67 if you can reclaim VAT plus what your old laptop is worth.

This laptop is discussed already in the thread.

It is a good deal if you do not mind the quite weak A6.

The i3-6100u score more than twice of this A6. And the batter life of the i3 will be better.

The A6 has better resolution and smaller screen.

Both are well built business laptops.

To me, this A6 is on the weak side even for day-to-day use. I would recommend get the i3 at £200 instead of this A6 at £150.

Do you see both cashbacks still available?

You asked the question, but you never replied.

No, that is not correct.

If you can claim input VAT on the laptop, the cashbacks are inclusive of output VAT too.

I have claimed for my company before. I knew this for a fact.

It is £150 after all cashbacks which inclusive of VAT, which work out £125 net, not £96.67.



I think most of people who bought from this deal are individuals, we can leave VAT out of the story. If they are VAT registered business which can claim input VAT, they should know well how much it actually cost them.

I am on on a computer 24/7. Yes I see it. I called HP this morning and was told it was pulled and no longer available.
So, yes I see you should get it. But there could be issues.

How do they check if a non-XP machine is less than 6 years old?

True, unless they pay cashback and trade in to a different account.

Not really sure.

I presume the easiest way is to check the date in BIOS, which is the motherboard manufacture date.

I never took the risk, I either give something I knew is less than 6 years, or a xp laptop, or a tablet.

This is not the 1st time HP give out contradicting information.

If in doubt, you should ask them again, but this time tell them the working cashback links and ask them confirm. Do not make reference to your previous contact with them. If you do, they may stick to their original answer just to save themselves from the embarassment.


If the cashback is stated on their website, and can still be applied, it must be available.

submitted the trade claim under my name as business name and got this:

Unfortunately your Trade up to HP claim has been put on hold and requires further action.
The reason your claim has been put on hold is:
Please clarify your business name.
So we can process your claim please email [email protected] and include the missing information detailed above.
We must receive the missing information within 30 days of your purchase date or your claim will be marked as invalid.


what do you think i should reply?

How did you answer the questions when you originally apply?


Hopefully you used your personal name, then you can tell them you are a sole trader under the same name as your own name.

I answered:
Are you a UK VAT registered business? answer No.
Customer Type, answer "Small Business (1-10 staff)"

And put my name down as the company name. Do you think I should just reply letting them know that i am a sole trader?

Thanks for the deal by the way, the laptop is really nice. Bought it as a replacement for my mum who had hers burgled :disappointed:

Yes. Sole trader's details only HMRC know, not available to public, not like a company.

Last year, we were told by Dabs to claim this way. And there were never question been asked by HP.

Do not know why this year they started asking questions. It may have something to do with the fact that many people contacted them regarding if individual end users can claim trade-up cashback.



I know. Those business laptops are certainly better in quality than budget consumer laptops. Those budget consumer laptops at £300 are worse than them in specs, quality and price (assume you get cashbacks).

Could anyone recommend an HDD for me to install in this and also a guide/instructions as to how to install it? I don't need masses of space - 500gb would be plenty.

Thanks, I appreciate the response.

Has it been confirmed there is no m.2 ssd slot?

You mis-understood.

We are saying the laptop in your link does not come with M.2 SSD. We did not say the laptop does not have a M.2 SSD slot.

I expect the one in your link has a free M.2 slot and connector. But I do not have confirmation.

Was just writing the same thing. I don't know for sure but I would expect that it can accommodate both. Found videos below but can't watch as on iPad and needs flash player. May help.
http://h20464.www2.hp.com/results.htm?SID=7834555&MEID=9A46722E-8743-4B24-A407-EC5BCB0254FA

If I send desktop pc for trade in, do I need to send the monitor, mouse & keyboard as well?

many thanks

I'd like to buy this for my father as a joint birthday present with my mum. He is a self employed builder so is a business. Anyone think there'd be any issue claiming the cashback and trade-up deal if I have it delivered to my address instead of his? I'd be paying using his credit card details (and giving Mum cash afterwards!!) if it makes any difference.

Hi huangxq2. Is this deal still on? Has the price gone up now or down and the cashback still available

Thanks huangqx2 . Do the discount codes still work

Thanks. Tried not working.. thanks for the deal

Anyone got a link to a decent compatible hard drive for this? I did see a comment about a 2tb for £50. Any help would be appreciated.

anyone got instructions how to install the second HDD? is a caddy required? I got the laptop but there was no Sata cable in the box.

There is a bundle for the i5 with a carry case that is actually 27 pounds cheaper than the standalone notebook.

http://store.hp.com/UKStore/Merch/Product.aspx?sel=NTB&id=ECC_BUNDLE_5817723&opt=

Apart from a reduced trade in cashback of £175 is there any other reason to not go for this?

​lol. a sata cable was mentioned somewhere. thought it was a bit odd. if the HDD replaces the optical drive, I imagine a caddy will be required.

thanks for your reply.

I saw that last week as well.

I did not post because from HP website I could not tell what part number HP give to the laptop. The laptop with the same specs is P4P52ET. If HP give a different part number, the package would not qualify for any cashbacks.

It may well be the case that the laptop comes with the stick on the box saying P4P52ET, then it will be eligible for cashbacks.

The price after cashbacks between the two options are about the same. The only gain in doing so is only a laptop bag.

If you would like to try, please let us know your outcome.

I posted a link from ebay for the metal frame to fixed the HDD to 2.5 inch SATA space. I do not know why it disappeared.

Here is how it look. (This exact one may not fit your Probook, you have to find the right one)
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HP-ProBook-4320S-Hard-Drive-Caddy-Tray-/182048825883?hash=item2a62f4a21b:g:zgMAAOSwAuNW4B3A


Of course, you could remove the DVD-RW, buy a caddy and put the HDD there. But this defeat the purpose to have both 2.5 inch SATA and M.2 SSD, unless you want more than 1 HDD for storage. In that case I would suggest go for 4TB 2.5 inch HDD at £105, cheaper per TB.

Someone just told me that he put an additional 2.5 inch SATA SSD, HP did not supply a metal frame with the laptop (that is the same for every brand, unless you buy a laptop with 2.5 inch hard drive, the metal frame is not there).

The good thing is, he fit the SSD and does not need the metal frame.

You should open the back cover and have a try before buying any frame or caddy which may not be required.

I've ordered this option and my order email states

"1 HP ProBook 450 Laptop & HP Essential Top Load Case
[P4P52ET#ABU]"

So hopefully will be honored for cashback.

It looks like it will qualify for both cashbacks. So this is better deal, you effective got a extra laptop bag for free.

I thank you sir. It gets even better!
I didn't realise I could add a HDD and keep the DVD-R too; if I can I certainly will.
You have however confused me a little with regards to HDD sizes.
Someone mentioned buying this external 2TB HDD: http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00TKFEE5S/?tag=ho01f-21 and breaking it down to extract the disk.
In your previous reply you state:
"Of course, you could remove the DVD-RW, buy a caddy and put the HDD there. But this defeat the purpose to have both 2.5 inch SATA and M.2 SSD, unless you want more than 1 HDD for storage. In that case I would suggest go for 4TB 2.5 inch HDD at £105, cheaper per TB"

I don't understand why there is a 1TB limit when using the spare slot....

The laptop you bought comes with M.2 SSD using M.2 slot.

It has two options to add in a 2.5 inch SATA HDD. Both options can be used at the same time. So you can add in two HDD at most.

1. There is a spare space and SATA connector designed for a 2.5 inch SATA HDD. Use this option first.
Just remove the back cover you will see. Any laptop would normally require a metal frame to securely fixed the HDD to the laptop with screws. Someone told me that he was able to fix the HDD without the metal frame on the Probook 450 which I do not know how. The metal frame looks like this
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/182048825883?clk_rvr_id=1005246364839&rmvSB=true

2. 2nd option is to remove the DVD-RW, and replace with a HDD (need a caddy).


As to choice of HDD, 2.5 inch removeable hard drive is normally cheaper than 2.5 inch internal hard drive. So buy removeable hard drive, take out the box, and put the hard drive inside your laptop.


I was saying, if you want a lot of storage room, you can buy a 4TB 2.5 inch removeable hard drive. The price per TB work out cheaper on a 4TB hard drive than a 2TB or 1TB hard drive.

You only need to add 2 HDD if you want more than 4TB storage because the biggest 2.5 inch you can buy at a normal price today is 4TB per hard drive.

The laptop comes with 64 bits Win 7 Pro, there is no limitation on the size of HDD you add in.



There is no 1TB limit, that is your mis-understanding.

Hi,
has anyone tried sending a machine which originally came with Vista? I've got an old 2009 machine which used to come with Vista but than you were eligible to downgrade to XP as Vista just sucked badly.
Does anyone know what HP might check for this?

Never tried.

Always obey to requirements, and always got full cashbacks.

Do not recommend you to take the risk of sending an old device clearly not match HP's requirement.

You are better off buying a 2nd hand 9 inch tablet for £30 off ebay than taking the risk.

many thanks guys for this & similar threads, I ordered the G3 i5 6200u with 128 m2 ssd before Easter & it came this morning; I applied for the trade in this morning (as I only received emailed invoice last night), half hr later it was accepted, great!

now as it's only 128 ssd, I need to buy another storage for backup, hard disk or another ssd? which one is easier to install? what hard & ssd you guys recommend?

my main use of the laptop is chrome ( habitually open many tabs for internet research ) & I never play games; is there any benefit (speed) to add another 4 Gb ram?

Yes. I sometime open a lot of tabs, Chrome can take up 2GB RAM.

4GB RAM is only £15. It is cheap. It is worth it when you need open a lot tabs at the same time.

If need storage, buy a HDD. check post 134 for details.

Ordered the Probook 450 G3 with i5 and 128gb SSD on Sunday 27th and it arrived yesterday.
Really pleased with it so far. Definitely feels like a quality item as opposed to a Pavillion or similar.
I've installed Windows 10 on it using the included CD's in the box and seems great so far. The HP software for monitoring the laptop and checking for updates etc is actually very good too!

Massive thanks go to huangxq2 and many others on this thread.
Hopefully my Dad will love his Birthday present :-)

What a great community HUKD can be!

thanks huangxq2; how do you tell whether the hard drive inside has SATA connector or not? the links from post #134 do not tell of the internal connection

450 G3 (128GB M.2 SSD version) has the space and spare SATA connector for 2.5 inch HDD.

Several people confirmed, two people took photos for me.

If in doubt, open the back cover, then you will see.

450 G3 (128GB M.2 SSD version) has the space and spare SATA connector for 2.5 inch HDD.
Several people confirmed, two people took photos for me.
If in doubt, open the back cover, then you will see.[/quote]
huangxq2; sorry I mean how can I tell whether external HDD ( not the laptop itself) has internal sata connection instead of usb which you warned in previous post? since the external HDD products links do not tell of their internal connection; are there supposed to be different types ( internal sata or usb?)

huangxq2; sorry I mean how can I tell whether external HDD ( not the laptop itself) has internal sata connection instead of usb which you warned in previous post? since the external HDD products links do not tell of their internal connection; are there supposed to be different types ( internal sata or usb?)[/quote]




Read amazon reviews and look at pic uploaded, a lot people open the case and use the HDD inside. The answer is in the reviews.

Google the drive.

Most of removeable hard drive are still using normal HDD with SATA. Only very few models which I have heard that the HDD inside actually got a USB interface instead of SATA.

many thanks, greatly appreciate it!

I know it might be somewhat late now but does anyone know whether the Cash back and trade in still apply now?

£50 cashback finished but trade up still available.

Hi All

I got a Dell Latitude 100 L laptop - it is from around 2004.

For the tradeback this should work ?

It has a Windows xp Professional 1 - 2 CPU Dell ( certificate) stuck on the bottom !

Thanks sag

What are the best £300/£400 options here?

is it safe to remove all pr part of HP software? I have no clues of how to use them as it means I have to search online & learn. I use kaspersky suit & I wonder would it better without HP software comes with the probook 450 g3?

Is anyone having trouble with bluetooth? I`m trying to pair my goodmans soundbar to my G3. I managed to get it working for about 2 seconds then the sound went all muffled. Any suggestions?

Upgrading the HP was easy.

Got the recommended Kingston memory from Dabs (now BT Shop) for £14.90

http://www.shop.bt.com/products/kingston-ddr3l-4-gb-so-dimm-204-pin-1600-mhz---pc3l-12800-kcp3l16ss8-4-BZKS.html

Also got the 2TB Samsung M9T which is the disk inside the Seagate Expansion External drive from Currys/PCW and Argos for £64.99. It has been £5 cheaper.

http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/computing-accessories/data-storage/data-storage/seagate-expansion-portable-hard-drive-2-tb-black-10127621-pdt.html?gclid=CKWC5un6jswCFeEp0wodCdEAPA&srcid=198&cmpid=ppc~gg~~~Exact&mctag=gg_goog_7904&s_kwcid=AL!3391!3!74833768459!!!g!1144[email protected]:20160414202409:s

Taking it out of the caddy was easy as I managed it without any marks to the exterior using a guitar pick and a credit card (nothing metal) although a couple of the tiny interior plastic retaining pips have suffered minor damage. The caddy can be reused and tightly sealed but I suspect the pip damage would be a give away if sent back under warranty.

Reminder - now's the time to start claiming your £50 cashback........

Asked about the £50 and got a response saying you can only claim one promotion at a time?! :man:

i've never had that problem before and have previously claimed a number of times. will let you know how i get on this time.

I have also had same response - only one promotion at a time. This is a change to their normal policy in the past. I have asked them to clarify.

OP - this seems to have changed - never had this problem in the past....

nope they're not giving in - so, HP laptops no longer competitive IMO.

Guys, why don't you just claim and stop drawing HPs attention to it?
The vast majority have successfully claimed and haven't felt the need to ask HP if it's allowed.

I could not agree with you more.

I do not know if HP actively check, but a lot of people never had problems in the past.

I think people would be better off to just claim through the normal procedure without disclosing anything extra. Save your questions until if the claim is declined.

Echo this.

How long has it taken for people to get the trade in laptop money out of HP?
I sent ours off on about the 7/8th April and have heard nothing since.

have you checked your progress online?

Yes and it's still showing as "approved".
I've checked other numbers fairly close to mine (higher and lower) and they are mostly showing as "approved" and will be paid within 30 days.
That's what's concerning me, why hasn't mine been validated yet :-)

I have just had both the 'trade up' and cashback confirmed. I purchased on the 30th March. Just have to wait for the money to appear in my bank account now.....

Good to know, thanks gunther.
Did you get an email to confirm the trade up cashback or did you track your claim online?
Did you mean that the £50 cash back has been approved in addition to your trade up claim amount?

I got seperate emails confirming both the 'trade up' (£125) and the cashback (£50)

​Mine just stayed approved for a few weeks after I sent the tradeup back to hp, no indication that, they had received it or anything. Then last night got an email saying it had been received, tested and that I would be getting the tradeup cashback paid to my bank account. I guess they're just working through them.

I emailed the assistance team and receive a very swift response confirming they'd received it on the 14th April and that they'd make it a priority (which they certainly didn't need to do) to process it.

Ten minutes later, I received a separate email confirming the trade in value I was expecting (£200). Great service!