HP ZBook 14 - The svelte mobile workstation
Battery Life, Power Consumption & Portability Index
Battery Life & Power Consumption
Battery life of the HP ZBook 14 was pretty decent as it managed 226 minutes - almost four hours - and was comparable to the other Ultrabooks. Calculating its power consumption, we arrived at a figure of just 13.27W, which is pretty impressive considering it has a discrete mobile GPU, and the others (with the exception of the ASUS Zenbook UX302) are powered by Intel integrated graphics.
Portability Index
Our Portability Index factors in battery life, weight and volume so you can see which notebook is the most worthwhile to carry around. The scores do not look flattering, but in truth, the ZBook 14 offers decent battery life and is actually relatively light and easy to carry around, especially when compared to traditional mobile workstations. That said, it is around 200g to 300g heavier than the other Ultrabooks featured in this comparison and that translates to a weight disadvantage of around 20%, which explains why the scores seem so lopsided.