I got this model from my company with i9 9k series.. With 32gigs, Nvidia rtx 6gigs. It's a beast to work on. Specially during this corona time, it's a pleasure to work on it from home..
Excellent Review covered performance, compared options and discussed and showed upgradability. Finally, also compared to P53 and Precision 7740. I have been researching all three. Viewing videos and reading reviews. Working inside the P53 and 7740 is difficult and in some cases impossible due to over tightened fasteners. Z15 has nice access to all upgrades/additions. Well done review. Thank-you.
Hi just a few points to note yes it is a great machine when all is going well. However within 2 months the power supply went so i had the hassle of getting a new one at a difficult time because i really needed it that day. The second problem was again power related. NEVER let the power run all the way down. I did this in Japan (thought i would just unpack the power supply and plug it in to fix the problem) and it would not take enough charge to restart. I even hunted around and found 2 laptop repair places in Tokyo. Both formed the same conclusion the laptop has had it! I knew that was not the case and one place allowed me to strip it to get to the battery (not as easy as the videos on here!) and charge the battery directly without it connected so draining quicker than charging. It still would not work. I almost went to yodobashi camera and bought a new laptop but i had a theory so i waited until i flew back to Thailand. Sure enough, when i plugged it in, it worked. The power supply says 110 to 230v but the power in Japan simply was not enough to kick start the machine with a dead battery. It needed the juicier 240 available in Thailand or UK. Just worth noting. Sorry one more thing ... at the airport after security checks it was on the ledge waiting for me to put back in the main bag and a very rude lady grabbed her bag in a rush and knocked it onto the floor (still in its smaller bag). She said sorry and ran! Later when i took it out to use, it had quite a severe dent on the corner near where my hand usually sits. They are VERY heavy and if you drop it, you will not get away with it without a fair bit of damage. Carbon Fibre would be nice :)
Great content. If you work as a video editor, what laptop you choose? Use premiere pro and davinci resolve, 4k/6k projects. Also be portable if need it. Thanks.
Any Z series workstation will work just fine. However, I would recommend the Zbook Studio G6 for amazing balance between performance and portability. I am currently using the Zbook Studio G5 when on the move, and looking forward to upgrade to the upcoming Zbook Studio G7.
Dell Precision 7550 is a beast. Newer components than the older ZBook G6. No details when the ZBook G7 range will be released but looking forward to the ZBook Studio and ZBook Create workstations when they launch anytime soon.
@@Dovecomputers Yeah, I thought that too. I've been looking at a G6 and found the configurator which lets you spec it up how you want it.. which lets me add the webcam in, phew! :D
@@Dovecomputers I'm just wondering if anywhere is a comparison of IPS FHD panels of the main mobile workstations makers (i.e. Lenovo, Dell, HP)? Thanks. P.S. I'm not so sure, but it seems that many people, including me, think that the ranking is exactly this Lenovo, Dell, HP, and so on. And that is my problem to chose an HP product for at least the following 5 years as the main and only working tool.
It does have a little blb on the edges when its starting up on the 1080P panel. Not noticeable while using it. Really love the 15 G6, sad to see it go back to HP.
Interested in a laptop mate but can't find much on the website. Can you message me stock and prices. Looking for a high end workstation laptop for cad and cubase.
Hi! Do you know if there will be an AMD workstation laptop in 2020? I simply have no confidence in Intel after they have pulled their recent appalling stunts? Thanks for the nice review!
Hey, thanks for the comments. More than likely as AMD has announced the AMD Ryzen 7 4800H CPU at CES 2020. I can see HP/Dell/Lenovo using them in their workstation laptop range.
@@Dovecomputers thank you for the informative and quick response! Do you think it would be paired with Nvidia graphics (RTX Quadro) or does AMD have plans for an equivalent GPU themselves?
Great video mate, a nice presentation with a steady professional voice. I do have a question though, as a normal laptop user, say if I am willing to afford something similar to this beast, but 17inch cos I watch movies and create slides and spreadsheets for work on it also. Should I get this one? how about Alienware?
Thanks! The ZBook 17 is great if you want upgradeable options and you need the certified GPUs, otherwise a powerful gaming laptop like Alienware or Razer would be great too.
i went between the Dell Precision 7740 or HP ZBook 17 G6.. i ended up with the HP mainly for the ease of upgrades and ease of maintenance.. captive screws are a plus.. got my ZBook for $490 with i7 9850H and RTX 3000.. 32GB ram and 512GB NvMe drive..
@@muhammedramadann it's my backup laptop.. so havent used it alot yet.. i always replace the heatsink compound when i buy any PC.. but the few times i've used it it did not run hot..
I got same zbook 17 G6 but with Xeon and rtx 4000 for $500 just 3 days ago when I was in the market for a used workstation laptop and it was the best amount it's class and price so I didn't hesitate. It's been a great laptop, but the charger the guy gave me seems not to be original because I'm not getting the 200w and machine performance has dropped. I need to buy new original charger and also new thermal paste for a clean up
hello. I'm about to get this laptop zbook 15 g3 and i want to know if it can be recommeded. with the little info I'm seeing about the fan noise and heating. please i need an urgent reply. I intend to use it for Photoshop and other software use including other everyday use. Please i need a reply
I still use my 6 years old Zbook 15 G3 and it still works great. I am not having heating or fan noise issues although I use it for video editing and graphics design. Yes it dose get loud when rendering videos, but that is to be expected from any laptop!
Shares same graphics card options, slightly better display, worse cpu and worse network card than the Lenovo Thinkpad p53. Also 900 dollars more than the Thinkpad p53.
Nasa and the US military depends on HP Zbook workstations, not Dell. That should mean something, right? And from my own experience since the last 6 years, I can say with confidence that those workhouse are build extremely well.
Can a 15 mm HDD be installed in this laptop? I ask this because 2 TB HDDs are 7.5 mm thick, but if a 5 TB (2.5 inch) HDD is installed it is 7.5 mm thick.
The two other RAM slots are on the other side hidden by the keyboard. You need to unscrew the 3 keyboard screws, there's a hole to pop the keyboard and carefully release the keyboard. The two additional RAM slots will be there. 👌
@@Dovecomputers thks a mill. I actually done that and still no joy 🤣..cant see it! Called hp and they said no additinal ram storage with it!More importantly im unable to get the keyboard fully back on ! Any tips? Thks
@@olivermortimer7519 Strange about the RAM slots as my review model had them and the HP service manual clearly states that. The keyboard has clips all around it, from memory you have you to place the two bottom ones in first, then go from right to left with the upper clips, arching the keyboard slightly to slot them in. Hope that helps.
@@Dovecomputers yeah i saw that too but hp were adamant that only 2 slots for ram! ok will try that again..tricky as hell and the ribbon is fecking loose now as well !
I do have the HP Zbook G6 with Intel i7 i9850 (32gb RAM) and Nvidia Quadro RTX 3000. I used to work with an old Dell M4800. First and foremost I dislike HP with passion and this laptop proved me right! After many (5+) formats and many more tries to set it up with Solidworks, this laptop is very laggy. Windows 10 do not help at all. The old Dell with Windows 7 is much more stable and faster. The materials look very cheap and it does heat up badly. I even have it on a cooler base. Also in 2020 I find it ridiculous and cheap (even from HP, the worst laptop brand) to not include a webcam by default. Even a 100$ laptop on ebay has a webcam these days and this piece of crap of 2000$ does not even have the decency of having one. HP does not respect its customers. I would surely prefer a Lenovo or a Dell over this garbage.
This workstation looks so bad compared to the competition.... I own the hp omen pro 15.. The last beautiful workstation and the only beautiful from HP, I planned to upgrade to the Asus proart studiobook lineup... The exact same specs and better design and display, also Nvidia Quadro 3000 rtx, 4000 and 5000 options, Xeon processors or i7 hexacore for a bit more than this hp model but is well invested for better disk space, ram, design and display also a looooooot thinner
Yeah so true, but the HP ZBook 15 G6 is directly aimed as a workhorse laptop. The larger ZBook 17 G6 has RTX 5000 & Xeon options. HP have the Spectre and OMEN range for the stylish laptops.
@@sergeilazarev6626 Guys guys lol! I have the G5 version of this for work (identical apart from 8th gen i7 8850 and Quadro P2000) and the thick bezels annpy me a bit but its fine because theyre theyre because the chassis is bigger and better cooled than any of the slim bezel high performance workstations ... slim bezels = smaller chassis = hotter components = throttling. Mine never throttles even on 150mb sketchup and revit files and rendering in enscape. Its a beast and not meant for looks and 'oooo cool looking laptop', it just gets things done with no fuss.
@@sergeilazarev6626 Im an architect so work with everything from 3D to photoship retouching. Mine has the basic 1080p screen ... its bright and colourful and pretty nice to look at and not actually bad for photoshop, maybe a bit oversaturated. Have 2 x hp ips monitors at work via the lightning dock, but the screen on the zbook is actually pretty good. Not the best, far from the worst.
I've had these Z book workstations at my previous jobs and they are the best. I'm starting my new job next week and my manager was going to order me one of the company options MB Pro's and I rejected it. No way would I want a MB for any reason in my life. Give me the Z book every day.
What the hell man! I bought this exact model because of your review!!!
Now, everyone wants to run their projects on my workstation!
I know the feeling! I had the same reaction with my team when I was evaluating it 😂
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I got this model from my company with i9 9k series.. With 32gigs, Nvidia rtx 6gigs. It's a beast to work on. Specially during this corona time, it's a pleasure to work on it from home..
Thanks for this! I am looking for a decent laptop to work from home.
@@jessicamartin2242 I would definitely suggest you this rig. No matter what you put to run on. It always plays it like hot knife in butter..
Hey, where did you buy it with these specs? I can see only i7 option with 16GB ram
@@shivangisinha9198 I got it from my corporation. This config isn't in market yet, I suppose. As it would be too expensive.
Yeah, makes sense
Great in detail review man!! You deserve way more subscribers!!
Excellent work, like doctor is explaining the complications in detail before surgery
Excellent Review covered performance, compared options and discussed and showed upgradability. Finally, also compared to P53 and Precision 7740. I have been researching all three. Viewing videos and reading reviews. Working inside the P53 and 7740 is difficult and in some cases impossible due to over tightened fasteners. Z15 has nice access to all upgrades/additions. Well done review. Thank-you.
Just got one.
- The screen is truly bright and sharp. Was pleasantly surprised.
- The keyboard is similar to a Lenovo Ideapad 700 series.
My company gave this to me, thankfully a great machine for everyday work.
It's a great workstation. Working on the HP ZBook Fury G7 review, now that is a beast! 👍
I want to buy it from you
Hi just a few points to note
yes it is a great machine when all is going well. However within 2 months the power supply went so i had the hassle of getting a new one at a difficult time because i really needed it that day.
The second problem was again power related. NEVER let the power run all the way down. I did this in Japan (thought i would just unpack the power supply and plug it in to fix the problem) and it would not take enough charge to restart. I even hunted around and found 2 laptop repair places in Tokyo. Both formed the same conclusion the laptop has had it! I knew that was not the case and one place allowed me to strip it to get to the battery (not as easy as the videos on here!) and charge the battery directly without it connected so draining quicker than charging. It still would not work. I almost went to yodobashi camera and bought a new laptop but i had a theory so i waited until i flew back to Thailand. Sure enough, when i plugged it in, it worked. The power supply says 110 to 230v but the power in Japan simply was not enough to kick start the machine with a dead battery. It needed the juicier 240 available in Thailand or UK. Just worth noting. Sorry one more thing ... at the airport after security checks it was on the ledge waiting for me to put back in the main bag and a very rude lady grabbed her bag in a rush and knocked it onto the floor (still in its smaller bag). She said sorry and ran! Later when i took it out to use, it had quite a severe dent on the corner near where my hand usually sits. They are VERY heavy and if you drop it, you will not get away with it without a fair bit of damage. Carbon Fibre would be nice :)
Mine is coming in on monday, i cant wait!!
Hi friend, nice videos!
Please tell me which laptop in your opinion is better HP Zbook G6 or Dell 5540 or Thinkpad P53 (if the specs are the same)
I have the ZBook and I‘m just so happy with it!
Great content. If you work as a video editor, what laptop you choose? Use premiere pro and davinci resolve, 4k/6k projects. Also be portable if need it. Thanks.
Any Z series workstation will work just fine. However, I would recommend the Zbook Studio G6 for amazing balance between performance and portability. I am currently using the Zbook Studio G5 when on the move, and looking forward to upgrade to the upcoming Zbook Studio G7.
great overview, thanks a lot for posting this
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great review. I love the Zbook series and I own tge Zbook 15 G3, Zbook Studio G5, and Z1 AIO G3.
Thanks, you lucky person! Can't wait to review the ZBook Studio G7 coming out later this Summer. Quadro RTX and i9.
@@Dovecomputers Me too and looking forward to upgrade to Zbook Studio G7.
I would really appreciate your fair opinion between this Zbook 15-17 G6 vs Dell Precision 7550-7750
Dell Precision 7550 is a beast. Newer components than the older ZBook G6. No details when the ZBook G7 range will be released but looking forward to the ZBook Studio and ZBook Create workstations when they launch anytime soon.
No webcam?! That's quite surprising on such an expensive laptop.
All I can think of with that is some organisations don't have one for security purposes, aka government bodies, etc.
@@Dovecomputers Yeah, I thought that too. I've been looking at a G6 and found the configurator which lets you spec it up how you want it.. which lets me add the webcam in, phew! :D
Got one without a cam even on sellers page camera was listed. Really disappointing.
Should I consider ZBook 15 G6 with T1000, i7-9850H, and FHD for large projects (Revit, Inventor) and occasionally photo/video editing?
That looks like a good choice. 👌
@@Dovecomputers I'm just wondering if anywhere is a comparison of IPS FHD panels of the main mobile workstations makers (i.e. Lenovo, Dell, HP)?
Thanks.
P.S. I'm not so sure, but it seems that many people, including me, think that the ranking is exactly this Lenovo, Dell, HP, and so on. And that is my problem to chose an HP product for at least the following 5 years as the main and only working tool.
I love this, it's like the old early 2000s laptops that were built with a level of quality. But tell me, how is the backlight bleed on the edges?
It does have a little blb on the edges when its starting up on the 1080P panel. Not noticeable while using it. Really love the 15 G6, sad to see it go back to HP.
@@Dovecomputers But it's not bad like a cheap laptop is it? Is it predominately at the bottom?
do you give me compare zbook 15 g6 versus dell precision 7540 ? thank you very much
Great idea. Would love to get hold of the Dell Precision 7540 or Lenovo ThinkPad P53 to compare with. 👌
Thanks for ur video. But my lap is very very hot . Is it normal or not
Please compare HP ZBOOK 15V G5 and 15 G6
Interested in a laptop mate but can't find much on the website. Can you message me stock and prices. Looking for a high end workstation laptop for cad and cubase.
Hi! Do you know if there will be an AMD workstation laptop in 2020? I simply have no confidence in Intel after they have pulled their recent appalling stunts? Thanks for the nice review!
Hey, thanks for the comments. More than likely as AMD has announced the AMD Ryzen 7 4800H CPU at CES 2020. I can see HP/Dell/Lenovo using them in their workstation laptop range.
@@Dovecomputers thank you for the informative and quick response! Do you think it would be paired with Nvidia graphics (RTX Quadro) or does AMD have plans for an equivalent GPU themselves?
Great video mate, a nice presentation with a steady professional voice.
I do have a question though, as a normal laptop user, say if I am willing to afford something similar to this beast, but 17inch cos I watch movies and create slides and spreadsheets for work on it also. Should I get this one? how about Alienware?
Thanks! The ZBook 17 is great if you want upgradeable options and you need the certified GPUs, otherwise a powerful gaming laptop like Alienware or Razer would be great too.
i went between the Dell Precision 7740 or HP ZBook 17 G6.. i ended up with the HP mainly for the ease of upgrades and ease of maintenance.. captive screws are a plus.. got my ZBook for $490 with i7 9850H and RTX 3000.. 32GB ram and 512GB NvMe drive..
Was it new or used?
@@muhammedramadann used but in excellent condition
@@kyfeam Is the cooling system good or does it get too hot?
@@muhammedramadann it's my backup laptop.. so havent used it alot yet.. i always replace the heatsink compound when i buy any PC.. but the few times i've used it it did not run hot..
I got same zbook 17 G6 but with Xeon and rtx 4000 for $500 just 3 days ago when I was in the market for a used workstation laptop and it was the best amount it's class and price so I didn't hesitate. It's been a great laptop, but the charger the guy gave me seems not to be original because I'm not getting the 200w and machine performance has dropped. I need to buy new original charger and also new thermal paste for a clean up
hello. I'm about to get this laptop zbook 15 g3 and i want to know if it can be recommeded. with the little info I'm seeing about the fan noise and heating. please i need an urgent reply. I intend to use it for Photoshop and other software use including other everyday use. Please i need a reply
A few years old but fan noise and heat will be present due to the older CPUs
I still use my 6 years old Zbook 15 G3 and it still works great. I am not having heating or fan noise issues although I use it for video editing and graphics design. Yes it dose get loud when rendering videos, but that is to be expected from any laptop!
PLEASE I NEED A REPLY PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE. You sound well needy dude.
wtf how does such a beast not have better color space?
Shares same graphics card options, slightly better display, worse cpu and worse network card than the Lenovo Thinkpad p53. Also 900 dollars more than the Thinkpad p53.
Just when I hear "the chassis i solid and well constructed" I see a lot of flexing just when you push the keyboard. Not sure what to think of it
@coolthingy I hate keyboards that are flexing when you type :/
@coolthingy exactly :)
Nasa and the US military depends on HP Zbook workstations, not Dell. That should mean something, right? And from my own experience since the last 6 years, I can say with confidence that those workhouse are build extremely well.
One of the best laptop!! ❤❤
Can a 15 mm HDD be installed in this laptop? I ask this because 2 TB HDDs are 7.5 mm thick, but if a 5 TB (2.5 inch) HDD is installed it is 7.5 mm thick.
Sorry not tried. but there is enough height inside to accommodate it.
I have 4 x 32gb of ram but i only see two ram slots. I thought there was 4 ram slots?
The two other RAM slots are on the other side hidden by the keyboard. You need to unscrew the 3 keyboard screws, there's a hole to pop the keyboard and carefully release the keyboard. The two additional RAM slots will be there. 👌
@@Dovecomputers thks a mill. I actually done that and still no joy 🤣..cant see it! Called hp and they said no additinal ram storage with it!More importantly im unable to get the keyboard fully back on ! Any tips? Thks
@@olivermortimer7519 Strange about the RAM slots as my review model had them and the HP service manual clearly states that. The keyboard has clips all around it, from memory you have you to place the two bottom ones in first, then go from right to left with the upper clips, arching the keyboard slightly to slot them in. Hope that helps.
@@Dovecomputers yeah i saw that too but hp were adamant that only 2 slots for ram! ok will try that again..tricky as hell and the ribbon is fecking loose now as well !
Is good for programming and AI?
Totally 👍
The best Notebook!
I agree. One of the best workstations...if you can afford it!
and that weight
Thank you
Zbook 15 g6 More power than 15V
The sound of the speakers croaks, the dvd-blu ray player is noisy. Bad notebook for 3000€!!!
Doesn't have CD ROM
Zbook 14✌✌✌❤❤❤
128GB non ECC, 64GB ECC
I do have the HP Zbook G6 with Intel i7 i9850 (32gb RAM) and Nvidia Quadro RTX 3000.
I used to work with an old Dell M4800. First and foremost I dislike HP with passion and this laptop proved me right! After many (5+) formats and many more tries to set it up with Solidworks, this laptop is very laggy. Windows 10 do not help at all. The old Dell with Windows 7 is much more stable and faster. The materials look very cheap and it does heat up badly. I even have it on a cooler base. Also in 2020 I find it ridiculous and cheap (even from HP, the worst laptop brand) to not include a webcam by default. Even a 100$ laptop on ebay has a webcam these days and this piece of crap of 2000$ does not even have the decency of having one. HP does not respect its customers.
I would surely prefer a Lenovo or a Dell over this garbage.
This workstation looks so bad compared to the competition.... I own the hp omen pro 15.. The last beautiful workstation and the only beautiful from HP, I planned to upgrade to the Asus proart studiobook lineup... The exact same specs and better design and display, also Nvidia Quadro 3000 rtx, 4000 and 5000 options, Xeon processors or i7 hexacore for a bit more than this hp model but is well invested for better disk space, ram, design and display also a looooooot thinner
Yeah so true, but the HP ZBook 15 G6 is directly aimed as a workhorse laptop. The larger ZBook 17 G6 has RTX 5000 & Xeon options. HP have the Spectre and OMEN range for the stylish laptops.
This portable Workstation is not meant to look stylish, it's directed to creative and heavy duty work and it delivers. Yet it still kook nice.
Bob
The speakers crackle, the chassis vibrates and has been badly mounted. Returned to the sender. DON'T BUY IT!!!
I am sorry, but it looks ugly... Bezels say hello back from 2015, display colour accuracy 72%??? That's madness...
Don't be. No one cares about your opinion.
@@joparedes96 neither about yours😘
@@sergeilazarev6626 Guys guys lol! I have the G5 version of this for work (identical apart from 8th gen i7 8850 and Quadro P2000) and the thick bezels annpy me a bit but its fine because theyre theyre because the chassis is bigger and better cooled than any of the slim bezel high performance workstations ... slim bezels = smaller chassis = hotter components = throttling. Mine never throttles even on 150mb sketchup and revit files and rendering in enscape. Its a beast and not meant for looks and 'oooo cool looking laptop', it just gets things done with no fuss.
@@nodefour I agree, sometimes you probably have to sacrifice certain details. Doy you work with graphic/photos? How is the colour accuracy?
@@sergeilazarev6626 Im an architect so work with everything from 3D to photoship retouching. Mine has the basic 1080p screen ... its bright and colourful and pretty nice to look at and not actually bad for photoshop, maybe a bit oversaturated. Have 2 x hp ips monitors at work via the lightning dock, but the screen on the zbook is actually pretty good. Not the best, far from the worst.
I've had these Z book workstations at my previous jobs and they are the best. I'm starting my new job next week and my manager was going to order me one of the company options MB Pro's and I rejected it. No way would I want a MB for any reason in my life. Give me the Z book every day.
Agree. Currently reviewing the excellent ZBook Studio G7. Begs the question why we have the EliteBook range? 🤷♂️