HP ProBook
The HP ProBook is a line of laptop computers made by Hewlett-Packard (HP Inc.) since 2009, marketed to business users but with a list price lower than that of HP's higher-end EliteBook series.
History
S-Series (discontinued in 2012)
In April 2009, HP introduced the ProBook s-series (standard/essential) notebooks, which consisted of the Intel powered 4410s, 4510s, and 4710s (14", 15.6", and 17.3" screens, respectively) and the AMD powered 4415s and 4515s (14" and 15.6" screens, respectively). This was followed by the introduction of the 13.3" ProBook 4310s in June of the same year.
The s-series was updated in 2010 with Intel Core i3, i5, and i7 processors, a brushed aluminium case, chiclet keyboard, and multi-touch ClickPad. Updates to the line in 2012 included a new exterior aluminium design.
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- ProBook 4230s
- ProBook 4330s
- ProBook 4331s
- ProBook 4430s
- ProBook 4431s
- ProBook 4520s
- ProBook 4530s
- ProBook 4730s
- ProBook 4435s
- ProBook 4436s
- ProBook 4535s
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- ProBook 4340s
- ProBook 4341s
- ProBook 4440s
- ProBook 4441s
- ProBook 4540s
- ProBook 4740s
- ProBook 4445s
- ProBook 4446s
- ProBook 4545s
B-Series (discontinued in 2012)
The ProBook B-series was announced on October 13, 2009, replacing the previous HP Compaq B-series with similar design in early models. All models still have a CD drive bay, docking port, pointstick options, screen latches, draining holes, easy-replaceable battery with additional slice options, TPM chip, socketed CPU, WLAN options and 2 RAM slots.
Two AMD powered models were announced in 2009 — the 14" ProBook 6445b and the 15.6" ProBook 6545b; Their Intel powered counterparts were announced three months later as the 14" ProBook 6440b and the 15.6" ProBook 6540b.; and the next-year upgrade is an AMD-powered 6455b and 6555b, and Intel-based 6450b and 6550b.
The B-series design was updated in 2011 with the Intel-powered 6460b and 6560b, and the AMD-powered 6465b and in 2012 with the Intel-powered 6470b and 6570b, and the AMD-powered 6475b. The updated sibling EliteBook line had an additional magnesium frame under screen top lid, the keyboard LED-backlight, the aluminium bottom-cover, the 17" workstation version and the additional security options.
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- ProBook 6440b
- ProBook 6540b
- ProBook 6445b
- ProBook 6545b
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- ProBook 6450b
- ProBook 6550b
- ProBook 6455b
- ProBook 6555b
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- ProBook 6360b
- ProBook 6460b
- ProBook 6560b
- ProBook 6465b
- ProBook 6565b
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- ProBook 6470b
- ProBook 6570b
- ProBook 6475b
M-Series (discontinued in 2011)
HP launched the 5310m in September 2009 as a line of compact mid-range 12" and 13" ProBooks without CD-drive bay. The 5310m was enclosed by an aluminium and magnesium case, weighed under four pounds, and was less than an inch thick.
The M-series was updated in September 2010 with a 5320m, closely followed with the release of the 5330m in May 2011 which featured a dual-tone aluminium chassis and Beats Audio.
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- ProBook 5310m
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- ProBook 5220m
- ProBook 5320m
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- ProBook 5330m
G-Series
HP launched the G0 series in 2013. The computers are enclosed in an aluminium and magnesium case. The G1 series succeeded in 2014.
The first digit is a class of laptop (4## — entry, 6## — mid-class models), second digit is a display size (#3# for 13.3", #4# for 14.1", #5# for 15.6" and #7# for 17.3"). The third is an additional mark, like a ##5 for AMD-based model.
G0
These are the ProBooks that have been released in Generation 0.
G1
This line has low-end siblings (15.6" HP 350 G1 and 14.1" HP 340 G1). The 4## models is entry line. and 6## is a mid-range models with aluminum and magnesium case.
G2
These are the ProBooks that have been released in Generation 2.
G3
These are the ProBooks that have been released in Generation 3.
G4
These are the ProBooks that have been released in Generation 4.
G5
These are the ProBooks that have been released in Generation 5.
G6
These are the ProBooks that have been released in Generation 6.
G7
These are the ProBooks that have been released in Generation 7.
G8
These are the ProBooks that have been released in Generation 8.
G9
These are the ProBooks that have been released in Generation 9.
G10
Timeline of releases
| Hewlett-Packard ProBook Release Timeline | |||||||||||||||
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| Screen size | Series | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |
| 11.6" | 11 EEG1 | ||||||||||||||
| 12.1" | s-series | 4230s | |||||||||||||
| m-series | 5220m | ||||||||||||||
| 13.3" | s-series, g-series | 4310s/ 4311s | 4320s/ 4321s 4325s/ 4326s | 4330s/ 4331s | 4340s/ 4341s | 430G1 | 430G2 | 430G3 | 430G4 | 430G5 | 430G6 | 430G7 | |||
| m-series | 5310m | 5320m | 5330m | ||||||||||||
| b-series | 6360b | ||||||||||||||
| 14" | s-series, g-series | 4410s/ 4411s 4415s/ 4416s | 4420s/ 4421s 4425s | 4430s/ 4431s 4435s/ 4436s | 4440s/ 4441s 4445s/ 4446s | 440G0 | 440G1 445G1 | 440G2 445G2 | 440G3 | 440G4 | 440G5 | 440G6 | 440G7 | 440G8 | 440G9 |
| b-series | 6440b 6445b | 6450b 6455b | 6460b 6465b | 6470b 6475b | |||||||||||
| g-series | 640G1 645G1 | 640G2 645G2 | |||||||||||||
| 15.6" | s-series, g-series | 4510s 4515s | 4520s 4525s | 4530s 4535s | 4540s 4545s | 450G0 | 450G1 455G1 | 450G2 455G2 | 450G3 455G3 | 450G4 455G4 | 450G5 | 450G6 | 450G7 455G7 | 450G8 455G8 | |
| b-series | 6540b 6545b | 6550b 6555b | 6560b 6565b | 6570b | |||||||||||
| g-series | 650G1 655G1 | 650G2 655G2 | 650G3 655G3 | 650G4 | 650G5 | 650G8 | |||||||||
| 17.3" | s-series | 4710s | 4720s | 4730s | 4740s | 470G0 | 470G1 | 470G2 | 470G3 | 470G4 | 470G5 | 470G6 | 470G7 | 470G8 | |
See also
Competing laptop lines include: