DreamColor 2 Full HD displays coming to Elitebook 8540p/8540w
Hey, remember that Elitebook 8540 document posted earlier this week that mentioned the unannounced ATI FirePro M5800 graphics card? Well, I read through it again, more thoroughly this time, and I spotted options for all new “DreamColor 2″ full HD (1920 x 1080) display options for both the Elitebook 8540p and Elitebook 8540w (complete with your choice of webcam-equipped or webcam-less display). Isn’t this a dream come true? The Elitebook 8540w is getting even more powerful and better than the old flagship Elitebook 8730w by the day! This can only mean two things: the Elitebook 8540w is really the ‘true’ Mobile Workstation which packs almost all your needs into a neat little 15 inch design AND HP will make the next-generation flagship Elitebook 8740w even better to differentiate it from the 8540w powerhouse!
Man, this is getting better and I hope HP has even more surprises and options to come! Goodbye, Envy 15, because the Elitebook 8540w is officially my notebook of choice now! [Now waiting impatiently for the ATI graphics option to become available]
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February 3, 2010 6:45 am
Tags: dreamcolor, elitebook, envy, flagship, graphics card, hd, hp, mobile workstation, next generation, notebook, powerhouse, surprises
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By Chema, February 3, 2010 @ 8:20 am
Wow! It seems HP did the homework very well!
Now, Dell has refreshed its Precision M6500 with USB 3.0 ports and a 3.0MP web camera. Do you think HP may include a 3.0MP web camera in the new 8740w? Have you got any news on this?
BTW, I think the 8740w will be a super-laptop!! I hope its price won’t be “super” too
By domiel, February 3, 2010 @ 3:40 pm
OK so I’ve been hiding under a rock or something… what is so special about “DreamColor”? (And more importantly is it glossy or matte?)
By Brad, February 3, 2010 @ 3:58 pm
@Domiel DreamColor is a type of [matte] display with higher color bit display rates than average panels, meaning they can show a much wider (and more accurate) color range than average displays, making them very color accurate and useful if you work with photo/video/graphics and want consistent color output. Apparently using a DreamColor-compatible HP printer can output a print with the exact same color and accuracy as displayed on your monitor. As hinted by the name DreamColor, the guys at DreamWorks [who make a lot of animated films] supposedly contributed to the existence of this screen and they use it a lot in their studios. Oh, it also adds a couple of hundred quid (at least for the 8730w) to your price and is optional
@Chema USB 3.0 will definitely make an appearance in the Elitebook 8740w, so will Dream Color (whether it’s DC v1 like the 8730w, or DC v2 like this 8540w, I’m not sure). I know a few people walking around with 8740w’s with cavities above the screen (including a ‘webcam placeholder’), so they might be stuffing a new camera module in there. Darn, I need some snapshots!
By J_A, February 4, 2010 @ 5:42 am
re: Dreamcolor screen…
And, even with all these color matching features, some of us just buy it because the screen is so nice and bright! I’ve got an 8730w with DreamColor almost exclusively for the combination of speed, trackpoint-like pointing stick, WUXGA res (1920×1200), and screen brightness (300 nits, according to the specs, as I recall).
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By Andy, February 5, 2010 @ 11:30 am
Alright, let’s speculate about the difference between the 8740w and the 8540w for a minute. How likely would a higher resolution screen on the 8740w be in your opinion? Will we possibly see the next step of high resolution laptop screens, such as one with WQXGA (2560 x 1600 pixels) resolution?
In order to distinguish the 17 inch model from the 15 inch one, this could be a fantastic option, couldn’t it? I would immediately replace my WUXGA 8530w with a WYXGA 8740w Elitebook. I simply like high resolutions and the pixels per inch rate would be similar.
The market has seen more than just WUXGA before, for example in the 15 inch NEC Versa P700 from 2003 (screen resolution: 2048 x 1536 pixels). Some people would certainly state that WQXGA were too small just as with the WUXGA resolution in 15 inch laptops, but on a 17 inch laptop, I would definitely love to see WQXGA.
By Tim, February 6, 2010 @ 8:50 am
The colour quality of the DreamColour when not at full brightness is nice.
By David, February 10, 2010 @ 4:01 am
So when is the DreamColor 2 option going to be available? I’m interested in ordering an 8540w, but there’s no way I will yet.
By Brad, February 10, 2010 @ 3:10 pm
DreamColor 2 is expected to become official soon, once HP announces their Elitebook 8740w, so they can go around trumpeting about their new flagship business notebook AND DreamColor 2.