HP Compaq nx9420

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Reviews for the HP Compaq nx9420

Asus F5R Review
Source: Notebookreview.com
This notebook is built for a business professional with a clear vision of the tasks that will be done on this machine. Security features make it even more attractive for confidential data processing. It can also run the most advanced applications, servers and processes with ease. Presentation features access is simplified down to the level of pressing on the Presentation button. The nx9420 be purchased as a home desktop replacement and used for multimedia and games. It will most certainly run all present games except the newest ones requiring DX10. It was tested on FEAR Combat (1280x800) all on high, Counter Strike Source at 1680x1050 all on high. 3900 on default and 4800 3dmarks05 overclocked show the current potential.
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Preis/Leistung sehr gut, Leistung sehr gut, Display sehr gut, Akkulaufzeit gut
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 04/09/2007
Rating: price: 90% performance: 90% display: 90% emissions: 90%

80% Can business users benefit from a 17-inch screen?
Source: Pocket Lint
The HP Compaq nx9420 may be a business machine but we found it a great machine for anyone to use. If you need to balance work with having a machine for the family too, this may well be the perfect choice. It’s a well-specified machine that isn’t too heavy considering the size of the screen.
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8 von 10, Leistung sehr gut, Display sehr gut, Akkulaufzeit gut
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 01/08/2007
Rating: Total score: 80% performance: 90% display: 90%

80% This big-screen portable has everything business users could want
Source: Laptop Mag
HP’s Compaq nx9420 is designed for professionals who require a large display, top-notch security, and mobility around the office. Thanks to a powerful dual-core processor and souped-up graphics, this desktop replacement tackles any task. At a surprisingly light 7.4 pounds, the nx9420 might even make it home a few times a week. The 17-inch widescreen is stunning, assuring that you’ll never have to squint when plowing through spreadsheets or watching a DVD. The full-sized keyboard and numeric keypad worked quite well in our tests.
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4 von 5
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 05/10/2006
Rating: Total score: 80%

83% HP Compaq nx9420
Source: PC Pro
Absolutely packed with features, as well as the fastest Core Duo CPU available, the nx9420 is a great laptop. When you consider how much the HP Compaq nx9420 has crammed into it, its 44mm thickness is remarkable. Indeed, it's hard to find fault with any of the components HP has included in its latest flagship laptop. The TPM module, fingerprint reader, adaptive screen brightness and 1,680 x,1,050 widescreen 17in TFT all make this a machine with an almost endless list of possible applications. The nx9420 is powered by the 2.16GHz Intel Core Duo T2600, Intel's fastest Core Duo CPU. Combined with 1GB of RAM to run applications smoothly, the system charged through our benchmarks, producing a result of 1.13.
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5 von 6
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 05/01/2006
Rating: Total score: 83%

82% This business-minded portable offers top performance and better-than-average battery
Source: PC World
HP's new flagship business portable has a 17-inch WXGA screen and weighs 7.4 pounds, so it ranks among the lightest notebooks in its category. If no other surface is available, the HP Compaq nx9420 feels perfectly comfortable perched on your lap, huge screen and all. The nx9420's keyboard is terrific: Its mouse buttons are extremely comfortable because of their soft texture and ability to depress deeply. The separate numerical keypad is topped by a button that handily launches the Windows calculator. The notebook's battery life is above average at 3 hours, and its speed is excellent. Equipped with the fastest of Intel's new dual processing chips (the 2.16-GHz Core Duo T2600) and 1GB of RAM, the nx9420 earned a WorldBench 5 score of 101, one of the highest marks we've ever recorded for a portable.
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(von 100): 82, Preis/Leistung durchschnittlich, Leistung 95, Ausstattung 77
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 04/17/2006
Rating: Total score: 82% price: 70% performance: 95% features: 77%

75% HP Compaq nx9420 (2.16GHz, 1GB RAM)
Source: CNet
Though plenty of 17-inch wide-screen laptops are on the market, the HP Compaq nx9420 is the only one of them from a major vendor that's designed specifically for large business and enterprise deployment. Starting at approximately $1,399, the nx9420 is a bit pricier than HP's consumer-focused siblings (the Pavilion dv8000 starts at $999), but it's also considerably more powerful; the base configuration features a 1.66GHz Intel Core Duo T2300 processor. If you're looking for a laptop to replace your desktop PC at work and you prize screen size and security over portability and multimedia capability, the nx9420 is a good choice. If you can do with a slightly smaller, 15.4-inch wide-screen laptop, however, the field of choice is much larger and less expensive (see our top thin-and-lights for business).
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7.5 von 10
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 04/12/2006
Rating: Total score: 75%

Foreign Reviews

86% Test HP Compaq nx9420 Notebook
Source: Notebookcheck
online available, Short, Date: 04/24/2007
Rating: Total score: 86% performance: 91% display: 69% mobility: 78% workmanship: 92% ergonomy: 91% emissions: 79%

76% HP Compaq nx9420
Source: ZDNet
online available, Short, Date: 02/20/2007
Rating: Total score: 76% performance: 80% features: 70% display: 80% mobility: 50% ergonomy: 80%

75% Desktop-Ersatz
Source: Chip.de
online available, Very Short, Date: 11/04/2006
Rating: Total score: 75% price: 95% performance: 66% features: 68% display: 84% mobility: 93% ergonomy: 97%

80% Hewlett-Packard HP NX9420
Source: Idealo
online available, Very Short, Date: 10/07/2006
Rating: Total score: 80% price: 80% workmanship: 95%

85% Schicker Single, flinke Zwillinge - HP Compaq nx9420
Source: PC Professionell
online available, Very Short, Date: 10/01/2006
Rating: Total score: 85% performance: 75% features: 85% ergonomy: 95%

94% HP Compaq nx9420
Source: PC Praxis
, Length Unknown, Date: 09/15/2006
Rating: Total score: 94%

95% Preiswert ins Business
Source: Notebook / Organizer / Handy
, Length Unknown, Date: 09/15/2006
Rating: Total score: 95%

95% Flach: HP Compaq nx9420
Source: PC Go
online available, Very Short, Date: 09/04/2006
Rating: Total score: 95%

Solider Bürohengst mit 3D-Ambitionen
Source: Notebookjournal
online available, Short, Date: 08/17/2006
Rating: performance: 85% workmanship: 85% ergonomy: 45%

Dickes Ding
Source: Connect
online available, Short, Date: 08/15/2006

80% HP Compaq nx9420
Source: PC Magazin
, Length Unknown, Date: 08/15/2006
Rating: Total score: 80%

Abeitstier mit 17" Display
Source: Notebookforum.at
online available, Short, Date: 08/01/2006
Rating: performance: 85% display: 85% workmanship: 85%

79% Hewlett-Packard Compaq NX9420
Source: Chip.de
online available, Short, Date: 07/04/2006
Rating: Total score: 79% price: 95% performance: 100% features: 100% display: 53% mobility: 25% ergonomy: 65%

100% tolles Gerät!
Source: Guenstiger.de
online available, Very Short, Date: 06/20/2006
Rating: Total score: 100%

100% Tolles Gerät!
Source: Preissuchmaschine
online available, Very Short, Date: 06/20/2006
Rating: Total score: 100%

100% Solides schnelles Business Notebook
Source: Dooyoo
online available, Very Short, Date: 06/19/2006
Rating: Total score: 100% features: 60% workmanship: 100% ergonomy: 80%

Comment

ATI Mobility Radeon X1600: ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 is a middle class graphic card for notebooks of the X1000 series. Its performance can be compared with NVIDIA GeForce Go 7600.

Lower end of Graphics Cards for users who want to play games. New games should run on these cards, but only with decreased details and mediocre resolution.

Intel Core Duo: Double Core processor with a very good relation of performance to current consumption. The 2 MB L2 Cache are used together by the double. The maximum capacity of 31 watts is only 4 watts more than with the Pentium M (predecessor). Both cores are lowered automatically and independently of each other by speed steps down to 1 GHz. In addition it now supports also SSE3 instructions. At least it is just as fast as a equivalent Pentium M. With applications, which were designed for multi-processors, the performance can be nearly twice as fast as with the Pentium M (e.g. CineBench around 86% fast)

T2400:
>> Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.

17.1": Nowadays, meanwhile the 17 inch display size is a more frequently offered standard format for desktop-replacements. 17 inch laptops are built only in 16:10 format.
The DTR-Laptops can't be carried easily, need much current, but on the other side texts can be read easily and high resolutions are no problem. DTR mainly are intended for stationary usage on desks, where the weight and the energy need are unimportant.

>> To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.

3.4 kg: This laptop is heavy below average, compared with the average of notebooks. Therefore especially desktop replacements fit in this class of weight.

HP: HP is one of the biggest international manufacturers according market shares and reviewed models at the German- and English-speaking market. HP notebooks are often in top positions according price/value ratings.

HP reviews

85.83%: This is a good rating above average. Nevertheless you should not forget, that 10-15% of all notebook-models get a better rating.

>> Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.