HP Compaq Nx9420 Support, Continued
Source: Tom's Guide US | Keywords: 3d, gaming, notebooks, all
- 1. 3D Gaming On A Notebook PC: Fantasy Or Reality?
- 2. Bread And Circuses: Test Scenarios And Benchmarks
- 3. Overview Of Our Test Systems
- 4. Overview Of Our Test Systems, Continued
- 5. First Impressions Of The Acer Aspire 5672WLMi
- 6. Acer Aspire 5672 WLMi Support
- 7. Touchpad And Keyboard
- 8. First Impressions Of The Hewlett Packard Compaq Nx9420
- 9. Graphics Drivers: Internet Support
- 10. HP Compaq Nx9420 Support, Continued
- 11. Touchpad And Keyboard
- 12. First Impressions Of The Asus A7J
- 13. Graphics Drivers: Substandard Internet Support
- 14. A7J Support
- 15. Analog And Digital TV Plus FM Radio
- 16. Webcam As Notebook Watchdog
- 17. Sound Quality
- 18. First Impressions Of The Alienware Aurora M7700
- 19. Graphics Drivers: Excellent Internet Support
- 20. Alienware Aurora Support
- 21. Alienware Aurora Support, Continued
- 22. A Collection Of Sensible And Senseless Accessories
- 23. Sound Quality
- 24. The Graphics Processor Can Be Upgraded, But Be Careful
- 25. System Restore And Recovery Is Not For Wimps
- 26. An Overview Of Graphics Subsystems
- 27. Display Quality: Static Images
- 28. Display Quality Assessment: Static Images
- 29. Display Quality: The Motion Of Gaming
- 30. Is Gaming Possible At Native Resolution?
- 31. System Temperatures And Noise Levels While Gaming
- 32. Noise Levels For Various Usage Scenarios
- 33. Install And Load Times For Games
- 34. Benchmarks And Settings
- 35. Synthetic Game Performance
- 36. Real-World Game Performance
- 37. Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion
- 38. Spellforce 2
- 39. Need For Speed: Most Wanted V1.3
- 40. System Performance
- 41. MobileMark2005: System Performance And Battery Life
- 42. Gaming Battery Lifetimes
- 43. Which Graphics Notebook For Whom?
- 44. Is Notebook SLI The Future?
- 45. Summary And Conclusions
10. HP Compaq Nx9420 Support, Continued
As with all of HP's business notebooks, the nx9420 features very good case quality and well-labeled ports and connectors.
The Compaq nx9420 does a great job of labeling its port and connectors
On the left side of the case, you'll find an AC power port, VGA and S-Video outputs, two USB ports, a four-pin Firewire port, a PC card slot and a Smart-Card slot.
The left side of the Compaq nx9420 case
The front of this device is only sparsely populated and presents a clean profile. A 7-in-1 memory card reader is flanked on both sides by loudspeakers. On the right side, you'll find audio inputs and outputs, plus two more USB ports, separated from a gigabit Ethernet interface by a dual-layer LightScribe DVD burner.
Case front with its 7-in-1 memory card reader, status-LEDs, and stereo speakers.
The right side of the Compaq nx9420 case.
This was the only device we tested in this comparison that came equipped with an sensor to adjust display brightness on its 17" LCD to match ambient light conditions automatically. This helps conserve valuable battery power and can squeeze up to ten additional minutes of runtime out of the battery pack.
An ambient light sensor helps conserve battery power
Although earlier HP models put their microphones in an unreasonable (and most useless) location, the microphone in this model is well situated near the upper right of the LCD frame. In our live conversation tests, we were impressed with its excellent voice quality.
The nx9420 offers a multitude of microphone settings
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