HP ProBook 4330s review
HP ProBook 4330s — from 2011, 2 kg, performance 23.
Technical specifications
| Type | Business |
| Release year | 2011 |
| Screen | 13.3" · 1366x768 |
| Processor | Intel Core i3 2310M , Intel Core i3 2350M , Intel Core i3 2330M , Intel Core i5 2450M , Intel Core i5 2430M , Intel Core i5 2410M |
| Graphics | Radeon HD 6490M , Radeon HD 6470M |
| Max. RAM | 8 GB |
| Weight | 2 kg |
| Battery | 47 Wh |
Performance scores
ProBook 4330s — a 2011 13-inch budget workhorse at commodity pricing
The 2011 ProBook 4330s is HP's compact budget business laptop of the Sandy Bridge era: an i3-2310M, a Radeon HD 6490M and 8 GB of RAM. At $115 it is among the cheapest business-class listings in the catalog. The scores need honest framing: a mainstream graphics placing (45.85, top quarter) that flatters the hardware, CPU 9.5 against a 52.97 median — a deep floor reading — and 8 GB of RAM at the standard tier, 80% below the class median.
What $115 buys
A serviceable, compact typing machine: the 4330s shared the ProBook line's accessible design, and this unit pairs the era's entry i3 with a small 13-inch body and a working 8 GB. The Radeon HD 6490M was an entry discrete part even in 2011; measured game fit for this class of hardware shows minimum-tier modern titles failing — the honest scope is display offload, not play.
The floor reading, plainly
The CPU score of 9.5 (−82% versus class median) places the machine at the compute floor of the catalog: dual slow cores from 2011 handle documents and patient browsing, nothing quicker. The mainstream graphics placing is the class-baseline effect, not capability. The 8 GB RAM ceiling is the practical bound on multitasking.
Price trajectory
From roughly $1,300 new to $115 today at 5.7% per year, projecting to $103 in two years (11.1% lower). Terminal commodity pricing — the machine has reached its floor value.
Where it sits against peers
Pricier neighbors are the Dell Latitude E6320 ($132) and ProBook 6560b ($127) — the same generation's business picks; cheaper options are the ProBook 650 G1 ($109) and Dell Latitude E6430 ($101), both one generation newer at less money. Condition is the only real differentiator in this band.
Bottom line
A near-disposable compact duty machine at terminal pricing: the chassis works, the RAM is adequate for single-task duty, and the price asks nothing back. The graphics placing is cosmetic and the compute floor is genuine. For a low-stakes terminal or spare, fair value; for anything more, the newer cheaper neighbors win.
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reliability is lower than typical business class (+91.5%) (low tier).
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overall performance is lower than typical business class (+87.5%) (low tier).
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CPU performance is lower than typical business class (+83.4%) (basic tier).
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Compromise axis: reliability ↔ price
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⚙️ Configuration analysis
Top configuration is built for office apps, web browsing, and basic daily tasks.
🤔 How to choose
Universal advice for any use case.
- Reliability vs price: reliability (median 47) ↔ price (median 297.4).
- Weight vs CPU: mobility (median 61) ↔ overall performance (median 41.8).
- Upgradeability vs battery: upgradability (median 56.3) ↔ battery life (median 3.5).
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