HP EliteBook 745 G5 (Ryzen 7 2700U) Laptop Review

[Redaktion]

Very good disappointment. AMD Ryzen, mostly known for offering CPUs for consumer products, now want to compete with Intel in the business market. The EliteBook 745 G5, based on the very good EliteBook 840 G5, seems to fit the bill - at least on paper. You can read in this detailed review if it is convincing in reality as well!

https://www.notebookcheck.net/HP-EliteBook-745-G5-Ryzen-7-2700U-Laptop-Review.316656.0.html

[fmyhr]

Other disappointments, from spec sheet at http://www8.hp.com/h20195/v2/GetPDF.aspx/c05934822.pdf

• No ECC RAM support*
• Realtek instead of Intel ethernet

* Ryzen can support ECC RAM -- many of the ASRock desktop motherboards do. ECC RAM support could be a HUGE advantage for Ryzen over Intel notebooks (which require very expensive Xeon for such support.) Why AMD hasn't pushed this advantage is a mystery and a huge missed opportunity.  :(

[colt-lemon-pluck]

For the vast majority of laptop and desktop users ECC memory is not important at all. This  might  be important for enterprise solutions where many reliable servers are being used anyway, where ECC ends up as more redundant  that essential.   So not really a huge advantage unless you spend a lot of time in high attitude airplanes or spacecrafts doing highly critical work with laptops

[Dmytro Klipinin]

Hi! What's port is near to wifi card?

[JDoe]

For the vast majority of laptop and desktop users ECC memory is not important at all. This  might  be important for enterprise solutions where many reliable servers are being used anyway, where ECC ends up as more redundant  that essential.   So not really a huge advantage unless you spend a lot of time in high attitude airplanes or spacecrafts doing highly critical work with laptops

I lost some data on Intel mobile platform with failed memory... I would like to have another platform with ECC RAM

[JDoe]

* Ryzen can support ECC RAM -- many of the ASRock desktop motherboards do. ECC RAM support could be a HUGE advantage for Ryzen over Intel notebooks (which require very expensive Xeon for such support.) Why AMD hasn't pushed this advantage is a mystery and a huge missed opportunity.  :(

HP wants to be more liked by Intel :(

[JDoe]

I really wanted to buy another shiny Elitebook from HP, but HP disappointed me very much :(