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Last fall, HP took a small step toward refreshing its ProBook (http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/08/hp-probook-s-series-b-series-refresh/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget) business notebooks when it started offering (http://www.engadget.com/2012/09/20/hp-refreshes-four-of-its-business-pcs-with-amd-trinity-chips/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget) some of them with AMD Trinity chips. Eight months later, it's time for a real makeover: the company just announced a handful of new models with a thinner, lighter design and a fresh look. The ProBook 430, 440, 455 and 470 range in size from 13.3 inches to 17.3, and are made of aluminum, with spill-resistant keyboards and a soft-touch paint job. With the exception of the 430, which ships in July with Haswell (http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/10/intels-haswell-detailed-three-different-gpus-single-chip-solu/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget), they'll arrive this month with a mix of Ivy Bridge CPUs and AMD Richland (http://www.engadget.com/2013/03/12/amd-richland-details/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget) chips. (Specifically, only the 14- and 15-inch models will be offered with AMD.)
Other particulars: they all have 1,366 x 768 matte displays, with the 17-inch model stepping up to 1,600 x 900. All but the 430 can be had with an optional optical drive; if you skip it, there's a weighted placeholder sitting where the DVD burner would be. Additionally, the 440, 450 and 470 can be used with a six- or nine-cell user-replaceable battery. Everything comes standard with a hybrid hard drive, but the 430 also has an SSD option. Again, all but the 13-incher will be available this month, for $499 and up. So, you can bide your time until then, or you can tide yourself over with that handful of photos below.Gallery: HP ProBook 430, 440, 450 and 470 (http://www.engadget.com/photos/hp-probook-430-440-450-and-470/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget)(http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/05/470front_thumbnail.jpg) (http://www.engadget.com/photos/hp-probook-430-440-450-and-470/5859578?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget)(http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/05/470right_thumbnail.jpg) (http://www.engadget.com/photos/hp-probook-430-440-450-and-470/5859579?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget)(http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/05/440right_thumbnail.jpg) (http://www.engadget.com/photos/hp-probook-430-440-450-and-470/5859580?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget)(http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/05/450front_thumbnail.jpg) (http://www.engadget.com/photos/hp-probook-430-440-450-and-470/5859581?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget)(http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/05/450left_thumbnail.jpg) (http://www.engadget.com/photos/hp-probook-430-440-450-and-470/5859582?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget)
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