HP ProBook 5310m performs very well in its design, performance, and weight. It is one of the laptops I like most. HP ProBook 5310m is a wonderfully well-balanced system that melds portability with great features. Now we have a view over it.

HP ProBook 5310m is a high quality business notebook, but what the high quality business notebook means? Simple and efficient, it not only guarantees the quality but also does not add some useless function so as to achieve a well-balanced between the quality and price.

HP ProBook 5310m is very light, it just weighs 1.475kg, and if adding the battery, the weight of HP ProBook 5310m is 1.755kg; and if both the battery and adapter are included, the weight is no more than 2.15kg. HP ProBook 5310m is so light; I think everyone taking it here and there will not complain its weight.

HP ProBook 5310m is at the dimensions of12.9 x 8.7 x 0.93 inches, it is said that the thickness of HP ProBook 5310m is just 23.59mm as you can see on the following picture, while, as you know, the thickness of average laptop is about 35mm, so the HP ProBook 5310m is very thin. But, do your know why the HP ProBook 5310m is so thin, it is because that HP ProBook 5310m does not contain the optical drive, there is no built-in DVD or Blu-ray drive with this laptop, so it is difficult for you to watch DVDs when your are on travel.

HP ProBook 5310m’s cover is made of aluminum, so it is more durable than the laptop with plastic material.

HP ProBook 5310m features a 13 inches LED-backlit screen at the resolution of 1378×768 pixels, and the screen is an anti-glare screen. As ProBook 5310m comes with a LED-backlit screen, so there is no doubt that you can get perfect brightness. You want to use HP 5310m outdoor? No problem, you can use it outdoors, the screen’s glossy sheen is good.

Probook 5310m comes with Intel Core 2 Duo P9300 processor, clocking in at 2.26GHz, and Intel integrated graphics, and HP 5310m runs with 32-bit Windows 7 Professional operating system. A 320GB 7200RPM hard drive can also be expected, and it is in the form of HP 3D DriveGuard, it will help to protect your hard drive in the event the laptop gets dropped or violently bumped.

HP also includes HP ProtectTools with drive encryption, Device Access Manager, HP Spare Key, with it, you do not worry about you can not get access to your laptop when you lost your password. You also can expect HP Disk Sanitizer, File Sanitizer, and McAfee Security Solution for those small businesses that need reliability and ease of use but don’t have the resources of a dedicated IT department.

HP ProBook 5310m comes with a full size keyboard; I can summary it in a word: good. The keyboard of HP ProBook 5310m is still designed with a chiclet style. The keys are in large size and with a good feeling feedback, the spaces between is reasonable, and it is good for you to type with these neat keys in a fast speed and without the worry that you will click with much misses. What you will be definitely happy with it that they are many keys are in full size such as the “Shift” and “Enter” keys which are the keys you will use it very often. There is no doubt that there are some keys are in smaller size such as “Ctrl”, “Fn” and “Alt” keys. Overall, the whole layout of the ProBook 5310m are reasonable, while the arrow keys are a little small, if you want to play games in your leisure time, it will be a little bit hard to use them.

On the right of the keyboard, there are three shortcut keys, the QuickWeb button which is at the bottom and QuickLook button located on the middle place allow you to launch a browser or check your e-mail, calendar, and contacts without booting into Windows. HP engineers put these three keys on the right of the keyboard in order to make the Palmrest larger.

For gesture-enabled touchpad, you will happy with its texture, and the touchpad is in glossy surface, which has advantage and also disadvantage, the glossy surface offers a quick cursor movement, while the glossy surface is also easy to become a fingerprint collector, and you have to clean it usually.

For the battery of Probook 5310m, it comes with an 11.1V 4800mAh 6-cell lithium battery, and battery can last for 5 hours on the battery test.

On the left side of the HP 5310m, there is a power jack, heat vent, one USB 2.0 port, DisplayPort and Ethernet jack. The Displayport is very special interface, which supports high-definition video transmission, it is very important for people who are graphic designers.

On the right side of Pro 5310m, there is Heat vent, memory card reader, combo audio jack, two USB 2.0 ports, and Kensington Lock slot.

The rear side of Probook 5310m has nothing but the battery and hinges.

The front side of HP ProBook 5310m just has an indicator light and more heat vents.