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HP Compaq nc4200 Business Notebook PC
Highly portable with great battery life and nice connectivity options, nc4200 runs on the Microsoft Windows XP operating system, utilizes the Intel Pentium M processor along with Intel’s Centrino mobile technology.
Weighing just 4-pounds, it is thin and pretty lightweight in comparison with many similar notebooks.
Reinforced composite material along with in-mould laminate and magnesium alloy make it scratch resistant. Keyboard is full sized and comfortable to operate.
Standard memory can be 256, 512 or 1024 MB with the speed either 400 or 533 MHz. The maximum memory up to which this notebook can be upgraded is 2048 MB. Hard disk drive comes with a capacity of 40, 60 or 80 GB (speed 5400 rpm). The Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 900 shares 128 MB of video memory with the dedicated memory.
Corporate men will find it very handy thanks to the built-in Wi-Fi which provides great wireless connectivity when required.
Among one of the major disappointments is the 12.1-inch screen which is a bit smaller than the standard size expected of such a notebook.
You can make use of an optional ‘one touch’ docking station which aids speedy and easy desktop functionality and additional ports.
Chipset used is the Mobile™ Intel® 915GM Express Chipset.
HP Mobile Data Protection System can be made use of to safeguard the hard drive from shock and vibration and not least of all lessen the chances of data corruption. Furthermore, there is the HP Local Recovery Solution by Altiris which is meant for speedy data recovery.
Some of the software included are InterVideo WinDVD Creator – DVD Authoring, Smart Card Security for HP ProtectTools, Adobe Acrobat Reader, Sonic RecordNow, Symantec™ Norton Antivirus with complimentary 60-day live update etc.
Optical drive type comprises DVD+/-RW, DVD/CD-RW Combo and DVD-ROM.
Audio features include HP Premier Sound 16 bit sound.
NetXtreme Gigabit (10/100/1000 NIC) PCI Express Ethernet Controller is the network interface.
1 Type I/II PCMCIA and 1 secure digital slot are the expansion features.
You will be able to locate quite a few ports like the 3 USB 2.0, VGA, docking and HP Travel Battery connector.
The battery life of this very good at 5.5 hours. If that’s not enough, purchasing the travel battery you can increase the battery life twofold. A novel ambient light sensor helps in improving the battery life by 20%.
For powering up, you need an external 65W AC adapter.
Warranty features are quite good. You are given three years standard parts and labour warranty.
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good for short term usage
The HP Compaq nc4200 is ideal as well as for most mobile business users. At 11.2 x 9.3 x 1.2 inches and weighing 3.9 pounds, you can easily slip it into a briefcase or backpack- it very durable too.
The keyboard is full sized, but the function keys are too small for comfort. This notebook includes three volume switches for control- up, down and mute. Useful, when you have a PowerPoint presentation to make.
Caution: it is good for two hours of work, but later you eyes get to strain.
User Rating : 7 /10  (
by :
martha on
Fri, 10 Feb 2006 12:30:18 GMT
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