Hewlett-Packard Compaq Presario R4000

After scouring the laptop market for several months and having a run-in with a dreadful sales agent at Dell, I decided to go to PC World and just play with everything they had.
Loads of options, IBM, Toshiba and of course Compaq.The R4000 is a pretty beast and caught my eye immediately. It is designed for people who want the sheer power of a desktop PC with portability.
We flitted around the store (my wife and I) changing the wallpapers on all the laptops to check out the quality of the screen. Also we opened Internet Explorer on each machine to see how quickly it would open. The R4000 won on both counts.
The spec being: AMD Athlon 64 3200+  1.0 GB DDR SDRAM  15.4" WXGA BrightView Widescreen (1280x800)  128MB ATI RADEON(R) XPRESS 200M w/Hypermemory  80 GB 4200 RPM Hard Drive  DVD+/-RW/R & CD-RW Combo w/Double Layer Support  54g Integ. Broadcom 802.11b/g WLAN with 125HSM/SpeedBooster  12 Cell Lithium Ion Battery (Compaq HSTNN-DB02)
The laptop is very well packaged. All the accessories, discs etc were placed in a separate smaller box with the laptop. The R4000 looks fabulous and is amazingly rugged - I found some of its competitors to feel flimsy in comparison.
It is coloured black with a silver Compaq logo. The inside is somewhat different and it is nearly totally silver. It is very eye-catching.The dimensions 14.25" (W) x 10.96" (L w/out hinge) to 11.18" (L w/hinge) x 1.8" (H Front) to 1.88"(H Rear) and it weighs in at about 7.9 lbs.
It is wireless enabled so it 'found' my new router with ease and set-up was a breeze.I use it all over the house and garden. Works superbly and the seemingly high weight is not a problem or hindrance at all.
Batteries last around 150 minutes. And that is with Internet connected and DVD running!The R4000 is well cooled and ventilated. It does not seem to run as hot as my old Toshiba.
The 15.4" WXGA BrightView Widescreen (1280x800) is superb. No complaints at all. Watching DVD's is a joy - much better than the DVD player plugged into my TV!The speakers and very good and very clear. Plenty of available volume.
I love the volume control. Three hotkey buttons for up, down and mute. These are SO useful.The DVD burner was an unexpected bonus. I have not used it to burn DVD's yet so cannot comment.
Loads of ports to please everyone. Firewire HeadphonesMicVideo-out (s-video)VGA port for monitorModem portEthernet port. Expansion Port 2 Four USB ports
Also a media card reader, which can read: Memory Stick  Memory Stick Pro  SmartMedia Card  Secure Digital (SD)/MMC  XD-Picture Card  ExpressCard/34  ExpressCard/54  Type I CardBus  Type II CardBusWindows XP Home SP2 is included as standard.
Also: Symantec Norton Antivirus 2005 (complementary 60 days)  Notebook Help & Support  Adobe Acrobat Reader  Sonic RecordNow  InterVideo WinDVD  Microsoft Works

New Plane Optical Mouse

New Plane Optical Mouse may be the ideal everyday mouse. Plus, it's cord-free, so there's no need to worry about dreaded desktop entanglements.
Though New Plane Optical Mouse instructions are overly wordy, our test setup for this mouse was simple and quick, taking less than 10 minutes. The base, which is housed in a cool-looking opaque case, comes PS/2 and USB ready. It is not, however, a recharging station for the mouse, which instead boasts more than six months of estimated battery life, as compared to the average of three months for most other wireless mice, before you'll need to replace the two AAs.
The overall look of the Wireless Optical Mouse is slick and stylish. It sports a comfortable ergonomic design, with added points for being ambidextrous. Perhaps because of the latter, Microsoft sticks to a simple three-button layout, which you can configure however you desire.
The most notable feature of this mouse--and of all new Microsoft mice--is the Tilt Wheel Technology. This nifty attribute allows you to scroll through windows horizontally by simply tilting the scrollwheel to one side or the other. Another unique trait is the smooth movement of the scrollwheel, which doesn't continually click like those of other mice we've used.

Compaq Presario R3000

Spec data:1.6-GHz Athlon XP-M 3000, 256MB DDR SDRAM, 40GB (4,200-rpm hard drive, 15.4-inch (1,280 x 800) display, 802.11b wireless, 7.9-pound system weight (9.5-pound travel weight), nVidia GeForce 4 420 Go graphics, DVD/CD-RW combo drive, three USB 2.0 ports, Windows XP Home

Pros:Wide-aspect screen, three USB ports, easily accessible buttons.
Cons:COMPAQ PRESARIO R3000 battery (COMPAQ 346970-001) life: 4 - 6 hoursBottom Line:the HP Compaq Presario R3000 is a desirably designed multimedia notebook, with a 15.4-inch wide-screen display at an affordable price.

Review
If you're looking for a bargain basement system to ease the back-to-school burden but don't want to sacrifice multimedia features, then the Compaq Presario R3000 could be the notebook for you.
The 8-pound R3000 has a sharp 15.4-inch WXGA display. The system had no problem displaying our test DVD movie clearly, and its JBL Pro speakers delivered superb sound quality. The nVidia GeForce4 420 Go graphics solution helped the R3000 win first place on our 3D performance tests. (Although our test system came with 802.11b, HP is offering free upgrades to 802.11g.)
On Multimedia Content Creation Winstone and our Serious Sam SE gaming demo, the R3000 had the best scores of the budget machines with 16.6 and 28.4, respectively. But we were surprised to find no memory card reader on a system with such multimedia-centric components. On Battery Mark, the R3000 lasted 4 hours 42 minutes, which was lowest among the budget systems.
The R3000 offers very good bang for the buck if you're on a budget but still want a spiffy multimedia system that will impress your dormmates. (Hey, you even get Microsoft Office SE 2003 for when it's time to get to work.) Shy away from the R3000, however, if you're looking for a more mobile system to carry around campus.

User Reviews Of HP Compaq Business Notebook NC6200

Screen Size: 14.1 inchesWeight: 5 lbsProcessor Options: Intel Pentium MGraphics Options: Integrated

• Includes Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional or Microsoft® Windows® XP Home • Intel® Pentium® M processors or Intel® Celeron® M processors • 15.0-inch XGA (1024 x 768 resolution and 16 M colors) or 15.0-inch SXGA+ (1400 x 1050 resolution and 16 M colors) • One fixed optical drive • Starting at 6.06lbs and 1.2-inches thin • Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 900, up to 128-MB shared system memory
• Battery: PB994A


Powerful, neat, small, portable laptop! I love it!
Submitted by Rogarhcard
Rating: 8/10
Pros: I love this laptop compared to all my other friends and collegues laptops. I like that its 14.1" screen size...not too small and not too large and cumbersome. It is also very thin, but it is extremly sturdy, even though sometimes I think I might be holding it in one hand too much. It is light compared to all my friend's laptops. I am a graduate student, and it portays a business minded image. I have had no stability issues. It has performed flawlessly for me thus far. I am currently upgrading the RAM from 512MB to 1.5GB. I do not have any issues with the 512 for my usage, I am just greedy I guess. FEATURES I LIKE: -Ambient Light Sensor: which automatically adjust the brightness of the screen acording to ambient lighting present -Built in SD card reader -Both pointing stick and touchpad -one touch presentation button -onboard mic -Security lock feature which can also be set to lock your hard drive permanently in case you have highly sensitive data on your hard drive. Overall, I am in love with this laptop. I hope it give me many more years of trouble free service.
Cons: no on-screen display of volume meter, can not get my bluetooth to work ( I do not have much use for it though)
A Solid Performing Business Notebook
Submitted by Antedkuead
Rating: 7/10
Pros: This is an excellent business notebook that has a great keyboard, good performance, and simple design. I have yet to find any features that irritate me enough to return the notebook, and I have been through at least 4 notebooks looking for the right fit. The NC6200 series is a great alternative for anyone looking to buy a business notebook with a ThinkPad design. It is my opinion that this notebook has a better build that the ThinkPad T43. The T43 has a poor build, especially on the palm rest that creak with constant motion and pressure. The NC6200 series has a completely solid feel.
Cons: Battery(HP COMPAQ PB994A) performance is ok, but for a business notebook battery performance should be more of a focus. Lack of an intergrated fingerprint reader and built in microphone. Additionally, the edges of the notebook should be smoother, especially around the palm rest.

Google Chrome - a new browser

This moring i opened Goole, found a new link about google chrome, and can download direct from google. then i download and install it. i like use these browser to see sites. because fast ordinary. and all my homepages are show accurate(such as my batteries, Espow, Laptop Battery), but if page has some nonstandard contents, these sites would show some misstake in this browser.
I found that i have used so many google tools, chat online i use googltalk, email use gmail, browser now use google chrome, and so on, google omnipotent for us
I used to buy things from stores, but now i always order things online by googel seacher. last week i ordered a Sony PCGA-BP2V and PANASONIC CGA-DU21, today i received, they send me a 6 Functions Knife as a gift. the notebook battery i used it and it good conditions, hope it good for ever. they give 1 Year Extended Warranty, so if has some broken, they will send me a new one. it same time and money for me. this is a good order experience. but some times have displeasure order online, i ordered a skirt from a site, but i received a bigger, mistake color, so bad quality skirt, i contact the saler, but they did not settle my problem. and i have not pull on it. so i have not order clothing online. i only order electronic goods.