

These provide you with a WLan switch up to volume control. Also regarding ergonomics HP could still learn from the form of competitor notebooks.Ībove the keyboard near the left edge, there are the power switch, and from there to the right a number of additional keys. Unfortunately, it reacts slightly too sensible which makes controlling it difficult. Despite this, the keyboard is still comfortable in use, even for longer typing durations.īesides a user-friendly touch pad with comfortable to use buttons, this notebook also provides you with a blue track point. The keyboard is tightly attached to the case, during typing you face a somewhat shorter travel. A big space bar and an enter key, which extends over two rows, enlarged Shift and Crtl keys hardly support such an impression.Īlso typing is alright. If you thought, that this is at the expense of the keys' size, you are wrong. Apparently, it was also possible to leave some space empty in between single keys in order to reduce the likelihood of typing mistakes. At the right side near the front this notebook also provides you with a Smartcard slot.Ī special positive aspect of the Compaq nc6400's keyboard is its clearly arranged and user-friendly layout.

Only the 2 USB ports at the left side are placed, because of the fan behind them, a little to far to the front. The Compaq nc6400 provides a number of interfaces, which are mainly placed at its back side and at both sides near the back. Furthermore, the display is equipped with a ramshorn hook, which secures the display against object penetration, if closed. We could not detect any see-saw of the display thereby. Both of the hinges make it possible to precisely adjust the position of the display. Similar to the case, the display also has a good flexural rigidity and also its resistance against applied forces is acceptable. The display cover in blue-gray and the palm rest areas, whose color is well matched to the color of the display cover are some of the highlights. The high-quality material in decent colors does not only look good, also the haptics of this notebook is first-class. During handling this notebook it might be possible to hear some minor creaking noises, however, deflection do not get apparent at all. This case is extremely flexural rigid and resistant against forces. The nc6400 by HP comes with the typical HP business case with well-known advantages.
