Member Reviews: COMPAQ nc6000

HP nc6120 Just received this laptop this morning, so this wont be an extensive review yet. Its just a 'first look' review. Build quality is very good - good support behind the screen, and solid frame in around the keyboard and palm rest. No plasticy hollow noises if you tap the laptop anywhere. So overall, a good impression here. Keyboard - its a bit 'clicky and sticky' but its not at all bad. Naturally, as you have come to expect by now, its no comparison with IBM, but its not a bad example either. I've been typing on it for the past 3 hours, and I dont feel uncomfortable or annoyed by it for any reason (such as key placement). The Keyboard is slightly recessed below the palm...

I needed a laptop with a reasonable amount of power, a long battery life, sxga+ LCD, dedicated video, and it needed to be solid enough to take a beating! The NC6000 is all of this and more! Even though the NC6000 is on the way out of its life cycle (the new Business series HP's came out the day I got this one) I still believe it is a solid performer and at least up to par with its replacement the 6230! http://dentech.net.au/laptop/DSCF0277.JPG Specs: HP NC6000 64M Radeon 9600 (stated as 128bit memory in the CNet review) Pentium M 735 1.8G 2M 400FSB 512 DDR PC2700 SXGA+ (1400 x 1050) 60G 5400RPM HDD Combo DVD/CD-RW HP a/b/g wireless (Atheros chipset) Bluetooth card dual...