HP Compaq NC4010

The HP Compaq NC4010 is lightweight, and good value for money. However the battery let down this beautiful laptop.

The HP Compaq NC4010 is a lightweight business laptop that has good performnce. Easy to carry,good processor,good battery life, but very noisy for a business laptop, keyboard not so great fortyping, and screen is a tad too bright

The HP Compaq Business Notebook NC4010 ultraportable is a highly mobile lightweight business A4 size notebook.

Specification of my unit

Intel Pentium M 1.8GHZ, type 745

12.1" XGA TFT LCD Screen, 512MB DDR SDRAM, 60GB Hard Drive @ 5400RPM

ieee 802.11B & G, Bluetooth, WiFi, Integrated 10/100 network card, Full Multimedia, External DVD/DVDRW

Technical Features

Expandability 1 x Type I/II PC Card Slot, 1 x SD Card Slot, Docking Station/Port Replicator

Expansion Ports 2 x USB 2.0, VGA out, RJ-11 (modem), RJ-45 (NIC), S-Video out

Security Features Kensigton Lock Slot, Ownership Tag, Setup Password, DriveLock, Memory Change Alert, Power-On Password

Input Method Keyboard, Pointing Stick, Touchpad

I have had this unit since July 2005 and suffered no downtime whatsoever, despite daily use of up to 7 hours per day. (In my office it stays in the docking station and I use a seperate 17" LCD Monitor, keyboard and mouse)

Due to a back problem I needed a laptop with full connectivity that didn't weigh a lot. My employers gave me this unit, as I was also to be doing a lot of travelling in my job. The connectivity of this unit I have found to be good and reliable, whether via WiFi hotspot, linked through a Motorola Triband phone or my own Sony Ericsson T610. In all cases the communications software has been very easy and intuitive to set up.

On an aside the SD card slot is an easy way for uploading pictures taken on digital camera's or Music so as to view and use easily.

Living with the machine and would I buy another? Most definitely. If you are looking for an A4 size notebook, then this unit or its successors may be just the thing for you too.