The Zhan 66 series, designed and developed by the old PC manufacturer HP specifically for the domestic market, has been widely praised by consumers since its sale. With a new round of processor upgrade, the new HP Zhan 66 second-generation business book follows suit. In the week with him, I have to say that it has brought many changes to my work and life.
First of all, as an office worker, daily commuting takes up a lot of time, and carrying a notebook is even more common. The brand new 662 has improved its appearance design. The 14 inch version is only 17.95mm thick and only 1.6kg in weight, making it more lightweight. As for the newly added 15 inch version, even if it is put into the pass bag for work, there is no pressure, and commuting becomes easier.
In terms of body material, the new 662 has also made new breakthroughs: first, the A/C side (non screen/keyboard area) uses the aviation 5-series high-strength aluminum alloy to improve strength and wear resistance; Second, the 3D integrated molding process is adopted for surface C, which no longer has splicing traces and has stronger compression resistance. The new mold and professional reinforced body design are more solid and reliable than the previous generation. Even the subway and bus in the peak period do not have to worry about accidental damage caused by overcrowding.
Because of the need of work, there is more time to go out to work. In this regard, I have to say that the new 662 is very considerate - the standard configuration of the whole series is the LG anti glare FHD IPS wide-angle fog screen, which can greatly reduce the reflection and glare when facing the direct light, and can have a comfortable and soft visual experience when going out to work. The standard high color gamut LG IPS screen with 100% sRGB color gamut has the brightness increased to 400 nits at the same time to meet the special needs of professional users.
In addition to anti glare, it is also found that the new 66 second generation shaft has been upgraded to 180 degree opening and closing when working. Sometimes it is necessary to let customers or colleagues view pictures and materials, instead of large mobile laptops, it is quite convenient to simply turn around. At the same time, the shaft of the new 66 second generation has passed 40000 opening and closing tests in the life test, so it is OK to use it generously.
In terms of hardware, it is of course the latest Intel 8 generation processor, which provides i5 and i7 options. The matching graphics card is a full blooded MX250, which is a conventional upgrade operation. It is more than enough for the new and 662 generation of business. I have the i5-8265U+8G+256G version in my hand. A simple look at the running score shows that the latest CineBench R20 has a score of nearly 1200cb, which can be seen from the strength of the 8th generation U; In 3D Mark, we can see that the score of the new MX250 is 3423 in Fire Strike and 14000 in Cloud Gate, which is much higher than that of the MX150.
This performance has added more entertainment features to a business. For example, it is a great pleasure to form a team with friends to eat chicken and open Netflix to watch videos after work or on business trips. At least the author feels satisfied during the experience.
In addition, it is worth mentioning that the brand new 662 not only improves its processors and graphics cards, but also improves its hardware specifications. First, it was upgraded to the design of dual heat dissipation tubes+dual air inlets (bottom+two places of the shaft) for zonal heat dissipation, which better controlled the temperature of the whole machine. In actual use, it really did not encounter hot hands; Second, the whole WiFi system is equipped with Intel's Wireless-AC 9560 chip as standard. Dual band and dual antenna can achieve the maximum speed of 1.73Gbps, making the wireless connection more stable and faster; Also because of the built-in 9560 chip, the brand new war 662 is one of the few models equipped with Bluetooth 5.0 at the same price. In theory, the transmission efficiency of Bluetooth has been improved by two times, and the transmission distance has been increased by four times.
Also, the D-side is easy to remove, which makes the author very happy. Simply remove the D-side screws, and you can replace the memory and hard disk by yourself, taking care of some special needs. The dual memory card slot supports up to 32G DDR4, which supports the later upgrading of larger memory according to actual needs, and the configuration is not easy to fall behind; The hard disk also has a solid state+mechanical dual hard disk design, which can support up to 512G SSD+1TB HDD, and DIY upgrade is extremely simple.
In terms of interface, the brand new war 662 continues the tradition of HP's business book and is almost the current benchmark. USB 3.0, Type-C interface HDMI、 There are all kinds of card readers. Even the rare network cable interface has been reserved. In addition, Type-C interface can not only charge the notebook, but also upgrade to support 4K output. With HDMI, the new 662 can achieve dual 4K screen expansion, easily achieve three screen display, and greatly improve work efficiency. In addition, it is not a problem to realize desktop office with rich and complete interfaces. You do not need to purchase a docking station or carry a variety of connecting cables with you.
Although the brand new war 66 II is positioned as an entry-level business book, HP still produces according to high specification standards. Like the high-end EliteBook series, it has passed 13 military regulations tests of the U.S. Department of Defense MIL-STD-810G. The reliability and stability of the commercial class are not absent. In addition, a new triple hard disk protection system is designed to solve the problem that the mechanical hard disk will cause data loss due to accidents, which makes data security more reliable.
In terms of all external ports, the brand new 662 has all added ESD protection (port anti-static discharge protection), which can effectively reduce the failure caused by electrostatic discharge. According to HP official data, the maintenance rate of CPU and motherboard caused by ESD can be reduced by 36%; The internal cable wiring has also been improved and the over-current protection design has been added to minimize the occurrence of faults caused by static electricity.
As for the fingerprint identification and splash proof keyboard that have almost become the standard configuration in HP's business book, of course, there is no absence. The new war 662 all default to the standard configuration, which can provide good security protection in daily use. There is also a new design of wire fixed line card, metal reinforcement is arranged on the D side, and all metal hinges with a thickness of 1.4mm are used. These details are the characteristics of the business book - safety and stability are more important than performance.
Speaking of commercial level safety, reliability and stability, the after-sales service of the brand new 662 has also been greatly upgraded. On the basis of the original 7 * 24 hour, one year, and 5 * 9 hour manual customer service telephone service, it provides three-year complete machine+on-site gold service, and even consumables and batteries are included in it, which can obtain the same three-year free warranty.
Speaking of batteries, during this week's experience, I was surprised by the endurance of the new 662. The official said that the equipped 3-cell 45WHr battery can achieve a maximum of 11 hours of battery life. The actual measurement is not so exaggerated: under the 50% brightness+good performance setting, the daily office use can generally achieve 6 or 7 hours of battery life, which basically meets the use of the author in a day. At least there is no worry about battery life when taking it out.
In addition to good battery life, HP has also brought the fast charging technology common in the smartphone industry to the new 662 generation, which can charge 50% of the power within 30 minutes. Occasionally, you can forget to charge without fear. Only the normal charging speed will be restored after charging to 50%. I hope HP can raise this threshold a little more.
The Zhan 66 series has always been the model launched by HP for domestic small and medium-sized enterprises and entrepreneurial markets. This time, the upgrade of the new Zhan 66 II is full of sincerity - the latest generation 8 processor+full blood MX250, better heat dissipation and higher specification wireless configuration, abundant and sufficient interfaces, and high standard security protection. As an entry business, there is nothing to be picky about.
In this week, the performance of HP's all-new battle against the 662 generation is reassuring. Yes, the author thinks that "reassurance" is more appropriate than "satisfaction" to describe it. It gives people a full sense of security, which should be its most important performance as a business. In addition, the brand new 66 second generation also has better after-sales service, which naturally makes it easier to use it.
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