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HP NC6000 - Performance, Battery life and upgrades!

post #1 of 6
8/17/06 at 7:33pm
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Hi! I recently got myself an ex-corporate HP NC6000 laptop, and have a few questions regarding the items depicted in the title of this thread.

Here are the current specs of the machine for reference.
- 1.6GHz Pentium M CPU
- 768MB DDR400 RAM
- 80GB Toshiba MK8032GAX 5400RPM Hard Disk
- ATi Radeon 9600 Mobility graphics controller with 32MB DDR RAM
- Bluetooth and WiFi (integrated)

First question: What can I do to upgrade this machine? I run Windows XP Pro SP2, and I think 768MB of RAM is enough. Will the machine take a faster CPU? I know that the Pentium M range goes upto 2.1GHz ish, I just don't know if the laptop will accept these. Will a faster CPU decrease battery life, or do all the P-M range use similar amounts of power? The chipset is the 855PM that supports upto a 400MHz FSB.

Also, how can I increase battery life? I have 4 hours 35 mins if I leave the laptop sat, or 3 ish if I use it for Word processing. I have seen reviews showing 6 hours+, so is a new battery the answer?

Any help is appreciated.

Mat
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post #2 of 6
8/18/06 at 4:23am
nc6000 quickspecs can be found here:
http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/q.../11794_na.HTML

There you can see that the computer takes Intel Pentium Ms from 725 to 755 (2.0 GHz).

You can increase the battery life by getting an 8-cell primary battery instead of the standard 6-cell one, and you can also get an 8-cell multibay battery (to replace the optical drive) to further increase the battery life.

And the computer can only use DDR333, so I don't know why you have DDR400 in there.

Cheers!
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post #3 of 6
7/19/08 at 1:57pm
w00t! i think theres no point to upgrade... just the hdd and memory ... its risky to upgrade the processor if u do have fun with it!
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post #4 of 6
7/20/08 at 9:29pm
HEHE droppin' a ferrari engine in a dodge neon.
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post #5 of 6
7/21/08 at 1:05am
and bumpin' some uber old threads.
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post #6 of 6
7/21/08 at 1:39am
Woops, I only looked at the last msg date Perhaps you should close this thread for added protection
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