HP EliteBook 8730w review

Typical price: £2,500

What is it: 17-inch workstation-class laptop

What we think: Great package with a particularly fantastic screen, but its price may bring a tear to your eye

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	HP EliteBook 8730w	Sony Vaio VGN-AR11S	HP Pavilion HDX9000	Asus Lamborghini VX2
Review date	30 Apr 09	24 Aug 06	1 Oct 07	19 Mar 07
Editor's rating	8.0	9.3	9.2	9.2
Price range	£2,500
Review summary	Offering superb performance, a fantastic DreamColor screen, excellent build quality and a good keyboard, the HP EliteBook 8730w is a great workstation-class laptop, although it comes with a hefty price tag Read full review	The Sony Vaio VGN-AR11S is the best multimedia laptop on the market. It contains all you need for enjoying full high-definition video on its own screen or on a larger display. If you're backing Blu-ray over HD DVD this Media Center laptop comes thoroughly recommended Read full review	The HP Pavilion HDX9000 is simply the best desktop replacement multimedia laptop money can buy. If you're after a machine that is fast, attractive and still slightly portable, there are very few alternatives Read full review	Powerful innards and a sleek, sexy exterior make this the most desirable laptop we've seen in a long time. If you want a portable to impress, look no further Read full review
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