HP Compaq nc8230 review

HP produce a laptop to rely on

Our Score 4

Last reviewed: 2006-03-01March 1st 2006

Audio Output	headphones jack and stereo speakers
Battery Life	4.35
Battery Type	Lithium Ion
Bluetooth	Yes
Built-in devices	Travel battery
Case Included	Yes
CD Read Speed	24
CD Rewrite Speed	24
CD Write Speed	24
Chipset Type	Intel 915
Colour Depth	24-bit
Connectivity	Bluetooth, Ethernet, Firewire, Infrared, RJ-11, RJ-45, S-video, Stereo Audio, USB 2.0, VGA
Data Link Protocol	802.11b/g
Databus Speed	533
Dedicated/Shared Graphics Memory	Dedicated
Dimensions	357 x 256 x 38
Display Resolution	1680 x 1050
Display Standard	WSXGA
Display Type	TFT
DVD Read Speed	8
Graphics Chipset	ATi Mobility Radeon X600
Graphics Interface Type	PCI Express x16
Graphics Memory (Mb)	64
Graphics Memory Type	DDR
HDD Capacity (GB)	60
Infrared	Yes
Installed Cache Memory (MB)	2
Installed Graphics Type	PCI-Express x16
Installed RAM (MB)	512
Laptop Display Size	15.4
Max No of Colours (million)	16.7
Memory Card Compatibility	SD Card, SmartMedia Card
Memory Speed	533
Modem	56k Modem
No of Firewire Connectors	1
No. of USB Ports	3
Notebooks & Tablet PCs Display Size	15.4
Operating System	Windows XP Professional
Optical Storage	CD-R/CD-RW, CD-RW/DVD Combo, DVD-ROM
PC Connectivity	USB 2.0, VGA
Pointing Device	no
Processor Speed (GHz)	1.86
Processor Type	Intel Pentium M
RAM Type	DDR2 SDRAM
Remote Control	Yes
S-Video	Yes
Software Provided	Extensive software package
Touchpad	Yes
Type of Battery Required	Lithium-Ion Rechargable
Video Output	S-Video, VGA
Warranty Length	3 Years
Weight (kg)	2.8