This is the second laptop review I have written now, so I am still only a newbie so be nice lol ;p
Whenever I think of HP, I always think of great value for money, an excellent range of choices, and fantastic customer service as far as my company is concerned. I think this is the reason ... Read review
You will receive 1 high quality Rechargeable Battery,100% fits!Li-Ion Rechargeable Battery ... more
(brand new merchandise in original packaging)This high capacity rechargeable battery definitely disposes of more power than the battery which was included in the delivery of your device. This rechargeable battery can be used instead of the original rechargeable battery without any problems and can be recharged with the available standard power supply. The rechargeable battery is protected and secured against overcharge and short-circuits.Important information:A battery with a greater power output than the battery which was included in the delivery of your device can have larger dimensions. Please observe the dimensions in mm indicated in the offer (see above under technical details).safety due to heat and overcharge protectionmore power than the battery which was included in the delivery of your deviceno memory effect - recharge your battery whenever you likeexcellent fitting accuracy, certified quality merchandise, not an original accessorythe standard battery charger can still be usedLegal note: This item is compatible, not an original product of the notebook manufacturer and is not manufactured, supported or recommended by the notebook manufacturers. All brand names, trade marks and product names only serve the purpose of indicating compatibility, in doing so are not connected to the original products of the respective manufacturers and are the property of the respective holder of rights.
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You will receive 1 high quality Rechargeable Battery,100% fits!Li-Ion Rechargeable Battery ... more
(brand new merchandise in original packaging)This high capacity rechargeable battery definitely disposes of more power than the battery which was included in the delivery of your device. This rechargeable battery can be used instead of the original rechargeable battery without any problems and can be recharged with the available standard power supply. The rechargeable battery is protected and secured against overcharge and short-circuits.Important information:A battery with a greater power output than the battery which was included in the delivery of your device can have larger dimensions. Please observe the dimensions in mm indicated in the offer (see above under technical details).safety due to heat and overcharge protectionmore power than the battery which was included in the delivery of your deviceno memory effect - recharge your battery whenever you likeexcellent fitting accuracy, certified quality merchandise, not an original accessorythe standard battery charger can still be usedLegal note: This item is compatible, not an original product of the notebook manufacturer and is not manufactured, supported or recommended by the notebook manufacturers. All brand names, trade marks and product names only serve the purpose of indicating compatibility, in doing so are not connected to the original products of the respective manufacturers and are the property of the respective holder of rights.
Postage & Packaging:£3.98 Availability:Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days...
You will receive 1 high quality Rechargeable Battery,100% fits!Li-Ion Rechargeable Battery ... more
(brand new merchandise in original packaging)This high capacity rechargeable battery definitely disposes of more power than the battery which was included in the delivery of your device. This rechargeable battery can be used instead of the original rechargeable battery without any problems and can be recharged with the available standard power supply. The rechargeable battery is protected and secured against overcharge and short-circuits.Important information:A battery with a greater power output than the battery which was included in the delivery of your device can have larger dimensions. Please observe the dimensions in mm indicated in the offer (see above under technical details).safety due to heat and overcharge protectionmore power than the battery which was included in the delivery of your deviceno memory effect - recharge your battery whenever you likeexcellent fitting accuracy, certified quality merchandise, not an original accessorythe standard battery charger can still be usedLegal note: This item is compatible, not an original product of the notebook manufacturer and is not manufactured, supported or recommended by the notebook manufacturers. All brand names, trade marks and product names only serve the purpose of indicating compatibility, in doing so are not connected to the original products of the respective manufacturers and are the property of the respective holder of rights.
Postage & Packaging:£3.98 Availability:Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days...
You will receive 1 high quality Rechargeable Battery,100% fits!Li-Ion Rechargeable Battery ... more
(brand new merchandise in original packaging)This high capacity rechargeable battery definitely disposes of more power than the battery which was included in the delivery of your device. This rechargeable battery can be used instead of the original rechargeable battery without any problems and can be recharged with the available standard power supply. The rechargeable battery is protected and secured against overcharge and short-circuits.Important information:A battery with a greater power output than the battery which was included in the delivery of your device can have larger dimensions. Please observe the dimensions in mm indicated in the offer (see above under technical details).safety due to heat and overcharge protectionmore power than the battery which was included in the delivery of your deviceno memory effect - recharge your battery whenever you likeexcellent fitting accuracy, certified quality merchandise, not an original accessorythe standard battery charger can still be usedLegal note: This item is compatible, not an original product of the notebook manufacturer and is not manufactured, supported or recommended by the notebook manufacturers. All brand names, trade marks and product names only serve the purpose of indicating compatibility, in doing so are not connected to the original products of the respective manufacturers and are the property of the respective holder of rights.
Postage & Packaging:£3.98 Availability:Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days...
You will receive 1 high quality Rechargeable Battery,100% fits!Li-Ion Rechargeable Battery ... more
(brand new merchandise in original packaging)This high capacity rechargeable battery definitely disposes of more power than the battery which was included in the delivery of your device. This rechargeable battery can be used instead of the original rechargeable battery without any problems and can be recharged with the available standard power supply. The rechargeable battery is protected and secured against overcharge and short-circuits.Important information:A battery with a greater power output than the battery which was included in the delivery of your device can have larger dimensions. Please observe the dimensions in mm indicated in the offer (see above under technical details).safety due to heat and overcharge protectionmore power than the battery which was included in the delivery of your deviceno memory effect - recharge your battery whenever you likeexcellent fitting accuracy, certified quality merchandise, not an original accessorythe standard battery charger can still be usedLegal note: This item is compatible, not an original product of the notebook manufacturer and is not manufactured, supported or recommended by the notebook manufacturers. All brand names, trade marks and product names only serve the purpose of indicating compatibility, in doing so are not connected to the original products of the respective manufacturers and are the property of the respective holder of rights.
Postage & Packaging:£3.98 Availability:Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days...
You will receive 1 high quality Rechargeable Battery,100% fits!Li-Ion Rechargeable Battery ... more
(brand new merchandise in original packaging)This high capacity rechargeable battery definitely disposes of more power than the battery which was included in the delivery of your device. This rechargeable battery can be used instead of the original rechargeable battery without any problems and can be recharged with the available standard power supply. The rechargeable battery is protected and secured against overcharge and short-circuits.Important information:A battery with a greater power output than the battery which was included in the delivery of your device can have larger dimensions. Please observe the dimensions in mm indicated in the offer (see above under technical details).safety due to heat and overcharge protectionmore power than the battery which was included in the delivery of your deviceno memory effect - recharge your battery whenever you likeexcellent fitting accuracy, certified quality merchandise, not an original accessorythe standard battery charger can still be usedLegal note: This item is compatible, not an original product of the notebook manufacturer and is not manufactured, supported or recommended by the notebook manufacturers. All brand names, trade marks and product names only serve the purpose of indicating compatibility, in doing so are not connected to the original products of the respective manufacturers and are the property of the respective holder of rights.
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Brand-new | Output 19V 3.5A | 65W Produced exclusively for Smart Parts UK. UK power cord ... more
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Brand-new | Output 19V 3.5A | 65W Produced exclusively for Smart Parts UK. UK power cord ... more
included. 1 Year Warranty (warranty is only eligible for products sold by Smart Parts UK). We ship to all UK postcodes and to most EU countries. Maximum handling time is 24 hours.
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Advantages: Lightweight, numerous ports, large hard drive, fast, dvd-rw drive, useful Disadvantages: no on/off button for touchpad, no floppy drive
...reason I usually go for HP as opposed tom everything else. I recently needed to upgrade some RAM in one of my laptops, and everyone knows how difficult they are to get apart. It was no problem with HP though - I just logged onto their website, entered my laptop's make and model, and voila(!), there was a manual telling me exactly how to open up my laptop, step by step, telling me what to move first etc.. So then when I decided that my old laptop ... ...my primary laptop to a hp nc6120. So far I think it is fantastic.I have had no problems whatsoever so far which is good in computer years as I have already owned it for almost 5 months! That includes no stupid error messages or go slows due to greedy programs eating into memory even though I have the dreaded Micro$oft windows XP running on it, no core meltdowns of the cpu due to insufficient heat sinks as I have had with so many other makes and models ... more
This is the second laptop review I have written now, so I am still only a newbie so be nice lol ;p
Whenever I think of HP, I always think of great value for money, an excellent range of choices, and fantastic customer service as far as my company is concerned. I think this is the reason I usually go for HP as opposed tom everything else. I recently needed to upgrade some RAM in one of my laptops, and everyone knows how difficult they are to get apart. It was no problem with HP though - I just logged onto their website, entered my laptop's make and model, and voila(!), there was a manual telling me exactly how to open up my laptop, step by step, telling me what to move first etc.. So then when I decided that my old laptop was old enough to beg work for a new one, I turned once again to trusty old Hewlet Packard...
Basically I have recently upgraded my primary laptop to a hp nc6120. So far I think it is fantastic.I have had no problems whatsoever so far which is good in computer years as I have already owned it for almost 5 months! That includes no stupid error messages or go slows due to greedy programs eating into memory even though I have the dreaded Micro$oft windows XP running on it, no core meltdowns of the cpu due to insufficient heat sinks as I have had with so many other makes and models of laptop, and no problems running any hardware or software on it yet as far as I know.
The Laptop is only thin as it is built to be streamlined and lightweight for cutting edge business technology, I'd say about an inch or so thickness, which makes my slighlty older ones look quite a lot like bricks! It is only light, and I have no problems carrying it 2.5 miles to work and back each day (6 days a week), so that should give some indication as to how light it actually is, and how easy it is to transport!
It runs on a Mobile Intel Pentium M 750, 1.8 Ghz central processing unit. Which isnt too bad, although I'd think it could be slightly better, but I dont see there being too much difference if it was upgraded. Its got 512Mb RAM with a spare expansion slot if you wish to upgrade, and the expansion will take PC2700 (166Mhz) DDR SDRAM 64-bit modules just so you know if you get the Laptop and decide to upgrade or already have it and are looking for details on upgrading it (in which case I hope I am helping you out).
My nc6120 came fully installed with XP professional and drivers which I would expect is standard but you could always transfer to linux if you do so wish (or just leave it as it is because as far as I can tell it runs XP fine for a change). Also included is a copy of "WinDVD", and "record now!" and I think it came with "Norton" too, but I'd get rid of that as soon as possible if I were you, as it's fine until it reaches its 30 day expiry date, then it causes no end of trouble and causes everything to crash left right and centre from my previous experience of leaving it on systems. "Record now!" is actually very good for burning DVDs by the way. I have recorded several home videos and burned them to disk using my nc6120 laptop and this software and I have had no DVD wastage at all ao far! I think I am pretty sure that all of these CDs come as standard, and the Operating System disk now comes with SP2 as standard, and Micro$oft do seem to have half fixed the problems it used to have with it.
It has a 15" screen which I have found to be more than sufficient for watching films, and playing games, even when on the move (see the battery paragraph below) and the keyboard is a full sized standard laptop qwertyuiop keyboard. Unfortunately, it doesnt have the button above the touch pad to allow users to enable/disable use of the mouse which I found useful on my last laptop especially when using wordprocessing packages, but it isnt standard though, and it isnt missed all that much.
Mine has an 80Gb fujitsu hard drive (I'm not sure that they all come with that, but I would presume so), and a samsung DVD-RW in-built with good burning software (record now), but no floppy disk, and I dont know about you, but I have not used a floppy disk in about three years now and instead I rely on USB memory sticks or smart cards (I'll get to the smart card reader in a little while).
The computer has in-built 802.11b wireless for networking, with infrared, GPRS and bluetooth capabilities, and has a one-touch button for fast activation/de-activation of the bluetooth/wireless function.
There is a USB 2.0 controller onboard, and there are 4 USB ports (2 on each side) and one 4-pin Firewire Port. There are also 2 PCMCIA slots, and INTEL WLAN radio modem for networking. There is an in-built microphone, and also ports for headphone and microphone jacks.
There is one-touch mute, and volume controls, and a one touch multiple display button.
The computer has a front-feed smart card reader, suitable for SD, MS/PRO, MMC, SM and XD type smart cards (most of the ones on the market as far as I am aware). I always use the reader for my camera. It is an absolute life-saver as I am always losing my USB leads or lending them to people, and the smart card reader means I can still use my camera with a spare smartcard in, whilst transferring the photos from a different smart card. The computer also has a VGA port (for an additional monitor or a projector for presentation purposes), PS2 port (for mouse and Keyboard) and a parallel port for a printer.
I can also tell you that this is the best laptop battery by far that I know of. I was watching the young ones on DVD (sorry!) via the laptop the other day on the train with no power supply and managed to watch 4 episodes with sound (which is 3 hours length) whilst running GPRS internet in the background and the battery still had some charge left when I shut down the computer to get off the train (and in case you're unsure, that is very good for a laptop battery because when new they only usually last just that long when being used as a word processor and nothing else!
As far as I know there is a price range of £644.83 - £1,136.30 for this laptop, but I'm sure you will be able to shop around or find some suggestions from CIAO.
Anyway, I think that pretty much covers it, but feel free to let me know if there's anything I have missed out as I always appreciate constructive criticism
Happy Reading!
Alison x
By the way, another plus side, whenever using these products, the manufacturer always has excellent user manuals if you get stuck without mentioning any websites it shouldn't be too easy to find.
Advantages: light, good battery life Disadvantages: poor docking solution
...pretty much had to be HP and had to be cheap but that was about it.
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The HP NC6120 fitted the company requirement well and seemed to match what I needed, although you can never really tell until you get your hands on it and start working. The things that this model has that were important to me are:
* Four USB ports, 2 on each side, the ones on the right are side by side so big devices don't block the other port - you can never ... ...hard disks, with the NC6120 HP have finally introduced the slightly faster 5400rpm drive. Basically the faster the platter inside the hard disk can spin, the faster data can be read off of it. With increased speed tends to come increased power consumption and heat generation so laptop drives are generally slower.
512MB RAM, this was a single stick, with one spare slot. I shoved another 1GB in and am running at 1.5GB, to upgrade further would dump ...
abdrewawolfe 16.01.2006
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of HP Compaq Business Notebook Nc6120
Advantages: Fantastic Battery life and lots of features Disadvantages: No Floppy Drive or PS/2 slot
...of a laptop.
The HP Compaq nc6120 is a business laptop with a no frills design but all the features you would come to expect for business use. The main areas I consider when purchasing a laptop are,
Features
Battery Life
Cost!!
The nc6120 comes in a number of derivatives and prices vary from around £700 to £1,100 depending on what you go for. It is a sensible no frills laptop that is dark grey in colour with no garish add-ons ... ...been very impressed with the HP Compaq nc6120 so much so that I have actually replaced all my business laptops with the HP Compaq nc6120's. The laptop isn't going to look the best or be the smallest and lightest out there but the features and durability and no nonsense design make it a very effective tool and good replacement for a desktop computer for those of you who are mobile users. ...
darziw 10.04.2006
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of HP Compaq Business Notebook Nc6120
Advantages: lightweight,stylish,easy to use anywhere/price Disadvantages: too cheap for such a good product?
...for the reliable sales of HP products and knowing you have a guarantee of a stable organisation
This product has been rated highly by other users
Go on in to your local store and try one out for yourself
do this in the next 10 days and you will receive a printer free and a projector at discount
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(i wish i really knew what it was like as i have never seen or used one - but this is what i would like it to be) ...
samuel64 28.06.2006
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: somewhat helpful Review of HP Compaq Business Notebook Nc6120
Microsoft Windows XP Professional, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, FreeDOS
Software
Drivers & Utilities, Adobe Acrobat Reader, Intervideo WinDVD, Sonic RecordNow, HP Mobile Printing for Notebooks, HP ProtectTools Security Manager, Drivers & Utilities, Intervideo WinDVD, Sonic RecordNow, HP Wireless Assistant
Manufacturer's product description
The HP Compaq nc6120 Notebook PCs combine mobility, affordability and connectivity, offering a smart mobile office notebook for cost-conscious professionals. This thin and light notebook provides the right balance of key features to help handle your versatile business needs, combining proven technology and long battery life so you can achieve maximum productivity without compromising your budget.
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