HP Compaq NX 7000 Review

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HP Compaq NX 7000
3.6 stars
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spinaltap19's Review of HP Compaq NX 7000 Laptop

22nd Sep 2003

Overall Rating

5 stars
  • Value for money
    5 stars
Good Points

Build quality; screen resolution; price; keyboard layout; sound quality; Centrino facilities; HP/Compaq reputation


Bad Points

hardly any "bundled" software


General Comments

The HP Compaq nx7000 is the latest of a new generation of widescreen laptops, ideally suited to multi-taking and working with multiple documents.

Many of these laptops are either very expensive (Sony) or have poor build quality (Dell). On some such as the Evesham Cinebook, the screen resolution is limited.

By contrast, the nx7000 is beautifully built. The chassis has minimal flex and is solid. The keyboard is well laid out, with a double-height Enter key. The trackpad works well enough but even more sensibly comes with an "off" switch to avoid accidental tapping during prolonged typing. A USB notebook mouse is still the best option.

The screen has an amazing 1680 by 1050 pixels which, combined with Windows XP Cleartype makes reading on screen text like reading a printed book. It is important to use a 120 DPI Advanced Monitor setting otherwise the system fonts are too small to read easily.

Centrino works well, with fantastic connection speeds even at 802.11b settings. All modalities are available: wireless, bluetooth and IR. Battery life seems good - I have only used it for 3 hours so far.

The only downside is that there is hardly any bundled software. This is one of HP's "Business" machines and HP think that business users already have their own software licences.

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