HP EliteBook 8470p Business Rugged Design - Technology Spotlight HP PROFESSION - Page 2

Business rugged The demands of business can put you in a wide variety of situations. Whether it's rushing from meeting to meeting, driving around a region, flying between continents or a daily commute from office to home, you need to make sure that your most versatile business tool is always at hand. HP is committed to delivering some of the most durable, business rugged notebooks in the industry with our line of EliteBook notebooks. Developing highly rugged notebooks requires a clear understanding of the conditions to which a notebook can be subjected and a design that provides real-world durability while enhancing the overall user experience. With the amount of time you spend on notebooks each day, it's unacceptable to compromise your experience for enhanced durability. HP EliteBook models were designed with lofty goals in mind: Develop the most durable line of business rugged notebooks using premium materials to deliver an experience that's best in class. As a pioneer in portable PCs, HP has three decades of development experience upon which to draw when developing the latest generation of business notebook PCs. This has allowed us to raise the bar in terms of design and durability. Inspired by aerospace craftsmanship and materials, EliteBook models feature the enhanced HP DuraCase, which blends modern design and precision engineering to deliver unyielding style, durability and performance. The bottom case is formed from cold-forged magnesium. The display enclosure is bead-blasted aluminum with the HP DuraFinish coating bonded to a magnesium inner structure that has been tested under 300 pounds of pressure. The HP DisplaySafe frame offers additional protection for the LCD panel with a 360 degree rubber bumper. The chemically strengthened glass touchpad not only increases wear resistance, but also feels much smoother to the touch. The aluminum palm rest maintains the same high quality design aesthetic found with the touchpad and our HP DuraKeys are 50 times more resistant to wear than keys without this protection. All EliteBook models undergo the HP Total Test process, which involves over 100,000 hours of testing. Since manufacturer testing procedures can vary, HP has gone the extra length of subjecting our notebooks to rigorous third-party MIL-STD 810G testing. This military specification provides equipment manufacturers with a standard set of procedures for durability testing. HP EliteBook models are tested for drop, shock, vibration, low temperatures, high temperatures, temperature shock, altitude and dust. The drop test involves dropping the notebook a total of 26 times from 30 inches (the approximate height of a desk), covering each side, corner and edge. The vibration simulates 1,000 miles of truck transportation.1