The HP Compaq nx9420 is designed for professionals or large businesses that
need to have a large display, air tight security, and be mobile around the
office. This desktop replacement can handle virtually any task, with dual core
processor, 256MB dedicated video memory, 1GB of RAM and weighing in at 7.4
pounds, is not too heavy to be taken home occasionally.
The 17 inch BrightView widescreen in fantastic. Watching movies or working
through spreadsheets won’t be a problem. This laptop computer is one of the few
on the market that has a separate number pad, and the keyboard and touchpad
worked well. There is a scratch resistant coating around the keyboard to give it
extra protection. Along the top of the keyboard are external controls for Wi-Fi,
audio, video and HP’s Info Center System, which allows you to adjust security
settings, manage wireless devices and search a support database.
The 8 cell battery that comes as standard lasted four hours and five minutes
with the Wi-Fi turned on. This length of time is considerably more than other
comparable laptops. There is an option for a twelve cell battery which
supposedly will last for eight hours.
This notebook comes configured with 2.0GHz Intel Core Duo Processor T2500,
1GB DDR2 RAM, ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 graphics, 80GB hard drive at 7200 rpm
and a DVD burner. With the Core Duo Processor, multitasking did not slow the
system down at all. With the ATI graphics on board, this system is equipped to
handle 3D games without any problems. The games played smoothly and looked great
on the widescreen. The speakers at the front of the unit also performed well,
even when the volume was turned up loud.
As far as security goes these features come standard: fingerprint reader,
Smart Card reader and Kensington Lock Slot. HP’s ProtectTools is the companies
Trusted Platform Module, which is a security chip on the motherboard.
ProtectTools also has file and folder encryption. There is also the new
accelerometer technology which senses the systems movements and parks the hard
drive if it senses the computer is falling or is bumped.
The HP Compaq nx9420 has all the ports and connections that a business user
should need. There is VGA, S-Video-out, Firewire, four USB 2.0 ports as well as
headphones and microphone jacks. There is a PC Card slot, and network
connections including Gigabit Ethernet, 56 Kbps V92 Modem, integrated 802.11
a/b/g and Bluetooth.
At $1,999 the HP Compaq nx9420 is not cheap, but if you are in the market for
a business notebook computer with portability and power, it’s hard to go past
this one.
