The HP ProBook 630 G8. A laptop I had never heard of until it entered my studio a few weeks ago, and I must say I don’t know why. This laptop is thin and light, has the best trackpad I’ve used on a laptop from an windows machine, and has well above the average battery life capabilities. ►⏩►⏩ Check specs and pricing in the links below… 💻 HP ProBook 630 G8 ( - Commission Earned )
Not only are we going to look at the usability and build quality of this laptop, but I have also taken the HP ProBook G8 and run over 14+ benchmark tests to create the ultimate ProBook focused review. We are going to look at video & photo editing, design, and more...
Thin, light, and durable. The ProBook 630 is something to reckon with. The all-aluminum chassis is fitted to precision. Everything about this laptop really shouts premium.
It’s lovely beveled edges, single hinge for opening and closing the screen, and speakers positioned on the top of the keyboard deck make this laptop stand out. Not many devices in this form factor take thought of the elements that really matter to a small on-the-go productivity workstation.
Weighing in at 2.51 Lbs. and at a thickness of 0.62 inches thick, this is the lightest laptop I have ever reviewed. But what is awesome is that it feels so solid, while being so light. Not the easiest feat to accomplish.
The 45Wh battery should give you roughly 10 hours of web browsing battery life and 6 - 7 hours of design and video editing battery life.
The screen opens and closes smoothly with one hand and due to the singular hinge has no screen flex. A moment ago I mentioned the angled front bezel. The top of the screen bezel has this same angled edge, which when the screen is closed makes a perfect ledge which allows your fingers to easily grip the screen to open it.
This is such a big deal to me, because it shows thoughtfulness in design. They didn't design the computer and then say, oh we need to put a notch on the keyboard deck so it can be opened. They built the ease of opening right into the design.
Audio is an important experience, especially when you’re on the go and you forget your headphones. To me there is nothing worse than trying to design or edit photos with bad audio. Whether I am listening to music, a sermon from one of my favorite pastors, or catching up on Akimbo for Seth Godin, good audio is crucial and the ProBook delivers!
This laptop is 85% perfect. Here is the first 12.5% why it's not perfect and in a second I’ll show you the second 12.5%. According to my tests the ProBook 630 with the FHD display can reach 295 nits at full screen brightness and has a color gamut range of 68% sRGB - 50% Adobe RGB - 50% DCI-P3 at an average Delta-E rating 0f 3.09.
If you’re planning on this being your on the go creator workstation that color gamut range is a little sad. But with a color accurate monitor at your home office or work office it would make a stellar combination with this laptop.
Type-C USB 3.2 Gen 2
x2 Type-A USB 3.2 Gen 2
HDMI Port
SC (SmartCard) Slot
Headphone Jack
The second 12.5% comes at the absence of an SD card slot. Being out on a photo or video shoot it is often very nice to have an SD card slot built right into your laptop, which is not the case here. You can see the ports coming up on the screen now, which as you see is a good selection of ports, but misses that creator coveted SD card slot.
The ProBook 630 I’m reviewing comes with:
CPU: Intel 11th Gen Core i7-1165G7 (4 Cores 8 Threads)
GPU: Intel Iris Xe
RAM: 16GB DDR4
Storage: 512B NVMe SSD
In the Photoshop benchmarks the HP ProBook 630 G8 is sitting near the lower end of my midrange scores capturing a 505 in the Puget Systems Photoshop Benchmark. Looking at the other laptops surrounding the ProBook you will see the Acer Spin 5, 2020 MacBook Pro with its Intel i5 processor, and the MSI Modern 15. Note that these are all capable laptops in Photoshop, they are just not going to impress the neighbor kids when it comes to benchmark show-offs.
The HP ProBook 630 G8 is a laptop that comes out of the box on-the-go ready for 1080p video editors, photographers, and designers. With a solid 10 hours of battery life for productivity tasks and 6 - 7 hours of design and editing battery life it will keep you off the charger quite a while. The Keyboard and trackpad are truly incredible making this laptop so comfortable to use.
The only sacrifice you will be making if you pick up this laptop is the lower color gamut range, however when your budget allows you can pick up a color accurate monitor, so that when you are back in the studio you can make sure your color grading is spot on.
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