Got my new HP/Compaq Notebook!

[AmigaMan]

It's an Compaq NC8000. Has a Pentium M 1.7Ghz, Radeon 9600 64MB and 512MB RAM. I had asked for the UXGA (1600x1200) LCD but received a SXGA (1400x1050) for some reason. It's a little lighter than my <1yr old Dell Latitude C840 but the build quality is better. I'm going to borrow my bosses credit card and bump the memory up to 1.5GB. Then when I get my tax refund, I'm going to get an external Firewire/USB hard drive so I can play some games.
So far I like this a lot better than the Latitude. I really like the built in wireless (a/b/g) and the LCD seems clearer and brighter. The Latitude was a lot more plasticky and creaky. The Compaq feels more solid to me. We'll see how well this plays games when I get the external HD.

 

[ceo2b]

If they charged you for the uxga, GO GET IT! The machine does seem to be a darling; hope you can get some pictures up of it too. As you get more familiar with the machine, definitely share the details! Congrats on your new notebook

 

[Stoneburner]

how much did this cost sir?

 

[Relayer]

Originally posted by: Stoneburner
how much did this cost sir?

 

[AmigaMan]

My boss paid for it out of our budget and I think our procurement department went through CDW to get it. I believe the total was ~$3200. We don't get any discounts I don't think. It would have been more if I had asked for the extra 1GB RAM from HP. They wanted $1000 for it. I told my boss I'd get it from Crucial and save us $600 in the process.

Although we did ask for the UXGA, we didn't pay for it since they couldn't order it. Pics are coming when I can remember where I put my digital camera. Did I mention this thing has a built in SD card slot? I didn't know about that until I started looking for where my PCMCIA card slots were...nifty.

Here is CDW's site showing what I ordered. Mine was a little more because I have two docking stations and an extra battery. It was probably more than $3200 now that I think about it. When I get into work I'll see if I can't take a look at our invoice.