Review HP ProBook 4540s Notebook

[Rock jnr]

Hey guys!
It's 2022 already and I still use this laptop  ;D

and would you recommend I buy it ?

[Armins]

It's 2023 and my 4540s still standing strong for everyday tasks. Took out cd/dvd burner/reader and added ssd to existing HDD, added 4 more gb ram. WIFI card stopped working, use external adapter. Everything else still works great.

[Jacob Ryders]

I've had my ProBook 4540s for 1.5 years now, since it was passed down from my dad. It lasted for a good amount of time, but I started to notice lags on the laptop after having it running Windows 10 Pro. In curiosity to try Windows 11, I had installed Windows 11 Pro on it, while having 4GB of RAM, and the 500GB HDD. It stuttered as time passed, taking more than 5 minutes to boot up, and the same amount of time to launch applications.

It made me to use Linux, which breathed back life into it. ZorinOS kept it beautifully running, but now I've got rid of it, and I use Arch on it now. Got Arch with KDE Plasma and Hyprland. Laptop's running as strong as a stallion now.