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Pros

  • Great keyboard; eraserhead and touchpad
  • External battery gauge

Cons

  • No optical drive
  • Only one built-in speaker

At A Glance

This business-oriented laptop has no optical drive, but it successfully marries portability and a great keyboard.

Manufacturer’s Description

The HP Compaq nc4200 Notebook PC simplifies the on-the-go mobile professional experience by packing mainstream computing features into an ultra-thin lightweight form factor. The light and stylish design is meant for mobile professionals needing powerful and highly-mobile computers that also offer enhanced security and reliability. IT managers will value the full portfolio of integrated security features, breadth of integrated wireless, and unsurpassed accessories and consistency with the enterprise notebook. The HP Compaq nc4200 is the ideal choice for enterprise-wide deployment to highly mobile users.

The Specs

Pricing
Part Number PV983AW
Inventory Number 24928
Processor
Processor type Pentium M 750
Processor speed 1860.0 MHz
Cache size 2.0 KB
Bus speed 533.0 MHz
Memory
Memory size 500.0 MB
Memory type DDR2 SDRAM
Memory speed 400.0 MHz
Memory max 2.0 GB
Display
Display size 12.1 inches
Display type Active Matrix LCD (TFT)
Aspect ratio 4:3
Resolution 1024 x 768 pixels
Vertical Resolution 768
External Monitor Interface Integrated
Graphics
Graphics Type Integrated
Primary Graphics Chipset Intel 915GM chipset
Storage
Drive size 60.0 GB
Floppy Drive No
Other storage SD Card
Battery
Battery Type Lithium ion
Vendor Rated Battery life 512.0 hours
Standard Number of Batteries 1
Number of Included Batteries 1
Ports and Connections
Microphone input Yes
Available Interfaces
  • Audio - Headphone Out (1/8" Mini)
  • Audio - Line In (1/8" Mini)
  • Audio - Line Out (1/8" Mini)
  • Audio - Microphone In (1/8" Mini)
  • Bluetooth
  • Ethernet - RJ45
  • Infrared
  • Infrared - IrDA Wireless Fast Infrared (IrDA-FIR)
  • Serial - RJ11 Modular (Phone/Telco)
  • USB - Universal Serial Bus 2.0
  • USB - Universal Serial Bus Port (x3)
  • Video - 15 pin High-Density D-shell (VGA)
  • Video - S-Video
Ethernet Type 10/100/1000 Mbps
Firewire 0
Headphone Jack Yes
Wireless connection 802.11 g
Bluetooth Yes
Slots SD Card
PC Card Slots 1
Dimensions
Width 11.2 inches
Depth 9.3 inches
Height 1.4 inches
Weight with Accessories 4.8 pounds
Weight 3.9 pounds
Optical Drive
Included Drives Hard Drive
Sound
Speakers Mono
Storage Media
SD card Yes
Included Software
Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Other Features
Docking Station Port Yes
Devices Phone Cord
Input devices
  • Keyboard
  • Touchpad
  • TrackPoint
Pointing Device
  • Eraserhead
  • Touchpad
Hardware List Battery
Warranty
Warranty information 3 Year Limited Warranty

Performance

Battery
Battery Life (Office Applications) 5:12  (hh:mm)
Multitasking
World Bench 6 Multitasking 745
Gaming
Far Cry, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit 6.83  Frames per second (higher is better)
Doom 3, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit 3.2  Frames per second (higher is better)
Performance
World Bench 5 Score 79
World Bench 5 Rating Very Good
Number of Included Batteries 1
Mozilla 421
ACD Systems ACDSee 753
Discreet 3ds Max OpenGL 513
Adobe Photoshop 370
Discreet 3ds Max DirectX 449
Windows Media Encoder 451
Ahead Nero 1434
Musicmatch Jukebox 569
Adobe Premiere 538
Roxio VideoWave 445
WinZip 498
Microsoft Office XP 583