When we watched 1080p Quicktime trailers for both "The Avengers" and "Star Trek: Into Darkness," colors such as a red patch of vegetation or Captain America's blue costume were reasonably accurate but didn't pop the way they do on similarly priced laptops such as the ThinkPad X1 Carbon, the MacBook Air 13-inch or the ASUS ZenBook Prime UX31A. As long as we kept the lid bent back that far, colors stayed true at up to 45 degrees to the left or right, but washed out at wider angles. When we stared at the default Windows 8 "sunflower" desktop, colors appeared extremely washed out until we bent the lid back approximately 135 degrees, a viewing angle that's difficult to achieve when using any notebook in an airplane seat. That's well below the 227 ultraportable category average and the 290 offered by the ThinkPad X1 Carbon. Though the screen is bright enough for most tasks, it measured just 165 lux on our light meter. By comparison, that the ThinkPad X1 Carbon has a 1600 x 900 display, the MacBook Pro with Retina Display, which costs about $300 more, has a 2560 x 1600 display and the ASUS ZenBook Prime UX31A has a 1920 x 1080 resolution for $1,149. Productivity workers will find themselves scrolling a lot because of the Folio's paltry 1366 x 768 resolution. HP EliteBook Folio 9470M displayĬompared to its competitors' screens, the HP Elitebook Folio 9470m's default 14-inch display disappoints with its limited screen real estate, unimpressive color and mediocre brightness. We consider temperatures below 95 degrees comfortable. After streaming a video at full screen for 15 minutes, the touchpad measured just 75 degrees, the keyboard was a mere 78 degrees and the underside just a cool 82 degrees Fahrenheit. The HP Elitebook Folio 9470m stayed pleasantly cool throughout our testing. Unlike Lenovo and Dell, HP fails to include a scroll button to go with its pointing stick. ![]() We liked the accuracy of the 9470m's stick, but found the rubberized cap a little uncomfortable because of its concave shape and sharp dimples. In addition to its touchpad, the HP EliteBook Folio 9470m has a pointing stick located in the area between the G, H and B keys. On the bright side, the touchpad has two discrete mouse buttons with just the right amount of feedback there's no jumpy clickpad here.
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