| The nc8430 from HP offers business grade features | | | | and we found at higher volumes a surprising full rich |
| in a compact notebook computer. One of the fastest | | | | room filling sound. |
| selling laptop computers offered by HP and including | | | | However, if you are buying the nc8430 for the |
| features like a 15.4 inch wide screen monitor, 80 gig | | | | purpose of storing mp3s and playing music we |
| hard drive, and a flex drive with DVD / CDR | | | | recommend the addition of larger desktop speakers |
| capabilities make the nc8430 a solid choice for home | | | | perhaps with a sub woofer for maximum enjoyment. |
| or office. | | | | The high quality continues with a shock mounted |
| Preloaded with Windows XP professional and 2gb of | | | | hard drive that ensures your data is safe even if the |
| ram the nc8430 opens programs quickly and makes | | | | laptop is bumped sharply or even dropped. With a |
| browsing the internet effortless. In fact our | | | | durable external case and magnesium chassis we |
| reviewers were able to open multiple browser | | | | consider this laptop to be one of the most durable |
| windows and programs without the computer | | | | on the market. The impressive performance and |
| freezing up or lagging. It impressed us most when we | | | | durability of the nc8430 will not come at a modest |
| used photo and video editing programs that require | | | | price. Our test model cost just south of $2000 that |
| heavy resources, in terms of ram and processing | | | | we considered a value but could give the |
| power, without bogging down the nc8430. The | | | | unsuspecting laptop shopper sticker shock. |
| speaker quality was impressive considering their size | | | | |