Compare Prices : HP Compaq Mobile Workstation 8710w

Pros: Powerful graphics card for design and content creation applications, comfortable to use

Cons: Needs more space for the left palm rest, slightly sluggish in our CPU tests

Verdict: Big and with a powerful graphics card, this is a workstation notebook for users who make a living using design and content creation software.

Review summary: The HP Compaq 8710w is HP's top of the line premium mobile workstation featuring some of the highest specifications currently available in the market, including options for a full-HD screen, Penryn processors and the most powerful professional ...

Review summary: (Office Power)². The HP Compaq 8710 series is especially designed ...

Pros: High-quality materials, , Robust Case, good workmanship , Docking option, 6 USB ports, HDMI port , Many security features , Good input devices, with clear layout and of good quality , Non-reflecting display , Big desktop size due to high resolution , ...

Cons: Disadvantageously located USB ports , Track point needs time to get used to , The bottom side gets partly very hot, Disadvantageously located USB ports, Track point needs time to get used to, The bottom side gets partly very hot

Verdict: Older games, like Doom 3 (OpenGL) or also FEAR ran quite well. It should be possible to run them even with high details and resolutions

Review summary: The HP Compaq 8710w is an updated version of the nw9440 mobile workstation, and HP has done a lot more than just plumb in Intel's Santa Rosa motherboard-chip-wireless combo.

Verdict: The HP Compaq 8710w is one of the best 17in mobile workstations on the market, ostensibly because its main rival Dell is yet to announced a Santa Rosa-powered replacement of the Precision M90. However, it's a shame that HP failed to make the Compaq ...