HP ProBook 450 G6 (Core i7-8565U, GeForce MX130) Laptop Review

[Redaktion]

We have covered several HP ProBook 400 series laptops recently, including the 440 G6 and 430 G6. Now it is the turn of the ProBook 450 G6, the 15-inch version of HP's entry-level business laptop range. The company has equipped our test device with an Intel Core i7 processor and an NVIDIA GeForce MX130 GPU that promises to be a good all-round package, at least on paper. Read on to find how whether the ProBook 450 G6 improves upon its predecessor and if it can challenge other established 15.6-inch business laptops.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/HP-ProBook-450-G6-Core-i7-8565U-GeForce-MX130-Laptop-Review.414644.0.html

[NikoB]

HP promises at least 67% sRGB in its datasheets! If the test results give below this limit, this is again a warranty case, as with the Lenovo E485 with the Innolux low brightness screen!

Such copies must be immediately returned to the store or service center to replace the screen!

[Elemkay]

The author might want to look at the battery life section again. Wifi browsing battery is better than all the other laptops, despite having a small-ish battery. I would say nearly 10 hours is a fantastic result for one of the more budget-oriented devices on the market.

[Henk Poley]

Seems like your battery runtime is wildly overestimated? Windows 10 on my 450 G6, with the i5 and no Nvidia (just integrated), reports an average runtime of 3h45m on a full battery. I have it capped to 80% charge, so 3 hours total for me.

[AA]

@Henk Poley
9.78 watts on the very end of Idle power consumption is the most realistic for an everyday scenario. Calculate the % of battery capacity between lower and upper limits, then divide by 10W and you can get actual battery life.

In your case, this is 45 x 0.8 x 0.1 = 3.6, therefore roughly 3.5 hours on average, give or take. 3 hours should mean you're using your laptop quite heavily. Check your power consumption (discharge rate) with BatteryBar utility.

[JeffParker]

Amazing review, thanks for putting in so much effort.

[Barez]

I did buy this laptop and have been using it for 2 months(intel core i7 16Gb Ram ) , first the battery can withstand no more than  5~6 hours surfacing web using Firefox, performance is very good and satisfying but after those 2 months my laptop cooling fan got strange noises which continued to around 10 days before it finally getting a weird loud noise as if it was hitting something when it was opened the fan didn't have anything in it way and it was confirmed that it was a failure of the fan I don't why the fan live was this short it was a  moment that made me think this laptop is a rubbish why ? Because my last laptop has been used for 8 years with no component changed except it's hard drive to SSD and replacement of battery every 3 years . FINALLY WE DIDN'T EVEN FIND ANY REPLACEMENT FOR THE LAPTOP AND WERE FORCED TO USE ANOTHER FROM ANOTHER G6 PROBOOK SERIES.

[Henk Poley]

After 1.5 years later, full capacity battery life is still more like 3h38m according to powercfg /batteryreport on my 450 G6.This hasn't changed much for me, since my last report down this thread.