The HP ProBook 5310m Owners' Club

[Charles P. Jefferies]

Charles, I'll be curious to find out which OS comes preinstalled on there... When I chatted with an HP rep (for whatever that's worth), they told me that the FM996UT and FM997UT come with WinXP preinstalled and the Win7 discs, and that the FM998UT (the one w/ mobile broadband) comes with Win7 preinstalled.

Sounds kind of backwards to me - seems like it would come with the newer OS preinstalled and the discs to downgrade if you choose to do so, not the other way around.

I was wondering that too. PCSuperStore does not specify either:
http://www.pcsuperstore.com/products...M997UTABA.html
"OPERATING SYSTEM: MICROSOFT WINDOWS 7 PROFESSIONAL / XP PROFESSIONAL DOWNGRADE"

So . . . no idea. I agree it would make more sense to come with W7 installed.

Sweet. I'll be waiting to read it. cnet http://reviews.cnet.com/laptops/hp-p...-33786188.html has a short pre-review and it's generally positive, but apparently their unit has a problem with the fan vibrating too much. Hopefully that's just a problem w/ their pre-production unit and not indicative of the rest.

Interesting. Laptopmag did not mention anything about that.

Wow Idk if I can wait! Does anyone know if store have it in stock yet? I always like to see and play with the laptops before purchase.

Also inregards to the 4gb, unless your running 64 bit you won't use the full 4gb anyways.

Somehow I doubt you will see the 5310m in stores since it is a business class notebook. Perhaps at Office Depot or Office Max, but not Best Buy.

BTW guys - the 5310m review will be coming from another NBR staff member since our review unit from HP is going to arrive before my machine (Monday). I don't know exactly when the review will be published but probably in two weeks or so.

Once I get mine I will take pictures and provide impressions and stuff. It will probably ship Mon-Tues next week and I'll have it either at the end of the week or early the week after.

Did anyone else order a 5310m? We need another club member.

[piecesof8]

Did anyone else order a 5310m? We need another club member.

Oh so close... Must resist until someone else posts impressions....

[Charles P. Jefferies]

Oh so close... Must resist until someone else posts impressions....

You know you want to . . . I gave in after a few days.

This is the first notebook I have purchased with a >15" screen. I have been using 15-15.4" notebooks since my Dell Inspiron 5000 (Pentium III). The 5310m seems to be the jack of all trades for my intended usages.

[piecesof8]

You know you want to . . . I gave in after a few days.

This is the first notebook I have purchased with a >15" screen. I have been using 15-15.4" notebooks since my Dell Inspiron 5000 (Pentium III). The 5310m seems to be the jack of all trades for my intended usages.

No fair, I can't resist much more pressure here!

My current one is 14.1". Before that, I had a 17" monster, and I'll never go back. I just love the portability of the smaller screens. 13"-14" seems just about perfect to me.

[chaosrl]

Did anyone else order a 5310m? We need another club member.

I ordered mine on the 22nd when it was available from TigerDirect, received it two days ago. So far, it's fantastic. I'm in the process of writing a review for it (I've never done it for this site, and I just emailed them about writing one, so we'll see), but either way, I'll post it up here when I'm done with it.

[GoLuxor]

I ordered mine on the 22nd when it was available from TigerDirect, received it two days ago. So far, it's fantastic. I'm in the process of writing a review for it (I've never done it for this site, and I just emailed them about writing one, so we'll see), but either way, I'll post it up here when I'm done with it.

Do you mind answering a quick couple of questions about the computer for me?

cnet.com said their particular review model of the 5310m had some problems with the fan vibrating too much and being able to feel the vibrations on the keyboard; do you notice this on your laptop?

Also, is the fan always blowing on idle, or only under load? and how is the fan noise level in general?

Thanks for the help!

[Charles P. Jefferies]

I ordered mine on the 22nd when it was available from TigerDirect, received it two days ago. So far, it's fantastic. I'm in the process of writing a review for it (I've never done it for this site, and I just emailed them about writing one, so we'll see), but either way, I'll post it up here when I'm done with it.

Which model did you order and what operating system was pre-installed?

[Agi2002]

I ordered mine on the 22nd when it was available from TigerDirect, received it two days ago. So far, it's fantastic.

Oh man everyone is going to jump on you for questions....

My main thing is battery life and the heat and fan issue as well.

Somehow I doubt you will see the 5310m in stores since it is a business class notebook. Perhaps at Office Depot or Office Max, but not Best Buy.

I am actually thinking of running to CompUSA and seeing if they have it in stores since they have it for sale online....

[piecesof8]

Which model did you order and what operating system was pre-installed?

I may as well pounce too. I'm also curious about the OS question, chaosrl. Thanks!

[Charles P. Jefferies]

PCSuperStore has shipped my order out and it is scheduled to arrive on Tuesday - I am stoked!

No fair, I can't resist much more pressure here!

I must admit ordering took a lot of weight off my shoulders and now that it shipped my stress level has been reduced even more.

Sorry, couldn't resist.