Comments on: HP 6930p vs. Dell E6400 (review)

By: Ravine

Ravine — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:52:23 +0000

Thanks for the review. I have been struggling with the two laptops. But eventually, my choice was Dell because of:
1. Better screen. I hate watching photos from my Canon 40D on my current laptop, the colors are off and not so bright.
2. I like the Dell design better :)

Anyway, the review was very informative and helpful. Thank you !

By: jke

jke — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 23:14:25 +0000

Hi Ali, you will need a WWAN modem such as this one:

http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/us/en/sm/WF06c/A10-51210-1130359-1130363-1130359-3788189-3788190-3788196.html

In fact, the un2400 is the ONLY one that will work inside the 6930p. Once it is installed, you can activate it on the BIOS and use it under Windows XP & Co.

Problem with this un2400 WWAN modem is that it requires its firmware to be individually loaded each time (the Windows tool will provide this) so having this @ GNU/Linux is a bit more complicated.

By: Ali MAJ

Ali MAJ — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 22:56:58 +0000

Very informative. I have a 6930p but I’ve problems with WWAN in BIOS it’s said “Not available” so how do I use my SIM card for internet?

By: jke

jke — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 15:15:08 +0000

Hi Fakhir, thx for your comment. It’s funny that you mentioned Quicklook2, because it recently had a serious hick-up. Seems like Quicklook2 renders all e-mails using the HTML machine of InternetExplorer and then saves them as PNG. And with one of my recent e-mails (it was a comment notification from Posterous) it stopped working. Had to delete that e-mail in order to get Quicklook back alive.

So….yes, HP notebooks are great, but:
a) the UMTS modem being locked to Windows is a no-go
b) user support software like Protect Tools or Quicklook isn’t good enough for a business notebook and we are better off without them
c)displays, displays, displays! they are so foggy.

But apart from these facts, I love my 6930p as it is one of the strongest notebooks out there.

By: Fakhir Fazil

Fakhir Fazil — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 12:56:02 +0000

Hi, since i am myself into HP selling, employed at one of HP’s Corprorate Business Partner. I would agree to this post partially, actually the 6930P comes with a ambient light sensor which adjusts itself with light quality available within the operating enviroment, if you feel that the brightness on offer doesn’t suit you, you may opt to disable this feature & use manual bringhtness settings set up to your desired mark.

Apart from this, Hp Elitebook 6930P also comes with a set of properity features for business users, best of the lot is HP QUICKLOOK 2, this key is present above your keyboard, amongst the hot keys, right next to the power button. It allows you to access your critial emails (offline) for quick reference at anytime without booting the notebook & it only operates on a single touch. There are more features that i shall post later. Best of luck buying…

By: lolo341

lolo341 — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 14:43:20 +0000

awesome – thank you. i’ve been looking into reviews for both of these for months now, but yours is the only one that’s compared them head-to-head and in-depth. grazie!

By: jke

jke — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:38:56 +0000

@Almir & @timoh: unless you want to repair it yourself, the best way is to send it in to HP and ask for a free repair (under warranty).

If you want to repair it yourself, you’ll have to open it up (completely), bend the parts inside the lock and also have a look at the springs which *may* be exchanged with new ones. Hence the idea to have it done @ HP because they do have all required parts.

By: timoh

timoh — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:37:32 +0000

I also have a problem with the lid lock in my HP 6930p.
How did you solve this problem?

By: Almir

Almir — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:27:28 +0000

Very good review. I have 6930p and I am very sutisfied with it.
I only have problem with lid lock for display. In begining it was from time to time, but now it is all time. Can you please explain me how did you solve this problem?

By: Priya

Priya — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:41:43 +0000

Thanks for the review. I’ve been trying to make a decision between the HP 6930P and the Dell E6400. I am a linux programmer and I was looking for something light and sturdy with really good performance. I use a MacBook at present and was tempted to go in for the 6930P, but after careful review I think the Dell E6400 with the docking station would be a nice buy.