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Micro Express NP1620A
| WorldBench 5: Performance word scores reflect comparisons of PCs in the same category running the same operating system. See Guide to the Top-Rated Products for more details. | Very good: 77 (Windows XP Home) |
| Features | Good |
| CPU | 1.6-GHz Pentium M |
| Screen size | 14.1 inches |
| System memory | 1GB of DDR333 SDRAM |
| Hard drive | 60GB |
| Graphics | 64MB NVidia GeForce FX Go5200 |
| Pointing device | Touchpad |
| Bays | None |
| Bundled removable-media drives | Fixed DVD-ROM and CD-RW combo drive |
| Floppy drive | None |
| Ports | Parallel, two USB 2.0, FireWire, microphone, headphone, S-Video, PC Card slot |
| Communications | V.92 modem, 10/100 ethernet, 802.11g |
| Business suite | None |
| Other features | N/A |
| Overall design | Good |
| Battery life (hours:minutes) | Fair: 2:50 |
| Weight (typical/minimum, in pounds): Typical weight includes the computer, AC adapter, optical drive, and floppy drive (if offered). | Light: 6.4/5.4 |
| Vendor's reliability/service | Insufficient data |
| Support policy | Two-year parts and labor warranty; free unlimited 24-hour daily toll-free support |
Bottom Line
Performed better in our speed tests than most other 1.6-GHz/600-MHz Pentium M-equipped notebooks, but our unit came with a whopping 1024MB of RAM, its maximum and twice that of most notebooks.
Micro Express NP1620A
NP1620A Review, by Carla Thornton May 27, 2004
An attractive tritone notebook with a 14.1-inch screen and reasonable weight of 6.4 pounds, the NP1620A markedly outperformed most other 1.6-GHz/600-MHz Pentium M-equipped notebooks in our speed tests. A partial explanation: Our test unit came with 1GB of RAM--twice the amount we usually see in a notebook. The NP1620A earned a PC WorldBench 4 score of 137, 8 points higher than a Polywell Polynote 3015N with the same CPU and amount of RAM, and a little over 8 percent better than the average score of 125 for similar models with 512MB of memory.
Our only beef with the NP1620A's keyboard relates to the layout of the <Page Up> and <Page Down> keys. They're placed horizontally (instead of the more common vertical arrangement), and the <Page Down> key is to the left of the <Page Up> key--the least intuitive way to arrange them. But Micro Express deserves kudos for the way it set up the three programmable shortcut keys. The first time you press a shortcut, it launches the configuration utility so you don't have to search for it on the Programs list or in the System Tray.
The NP1620A's battery life was unimpressive for a Pentium M notebook. The long, thin power pack lasted just 2 hours and 50 minutes on one charge; that's half the life of batteries on some notebooks with the same class of processor.
The NP1620A accommodates upgradable and is nicely appointed, though its single-purpose, SD card reader is a step down from a five-in-one or six-in-one media card reader. Another minor annoyance: We had to press the spring-loaded PC Card release several times before it latched into place. Our unit carried an internal 802.11g wireless adapter with an external switch. FireWire and TV-out ports top the list of connections. A fixed DVD-ROM/CD-RW combination drive sits on the notebook's left side.
The NP1620A ships with no printed documentation besides a quick-start sheet; but the electronic manual is thorough and easy to search, and it can be copied from its CD onto the hard drive.
A price of under $1500 is good for a speedy notebook with 1GB of RAM. We don't know whether its performance would hold up, but the NP1620A might be even more attractive with 512MB of RAM and a price closer to $1200.
Upshot: This slim, smart-looking, and lightweight notebook provides a lot of power at a reasonable price.
Carla Thornton
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