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Byline: Cliff Joseph
HP Compaq nc6400
Price [pounds sterling]880 Contact HP www.hp.com/uk
HP's focus with the Compaq nc6400 is obvious, as it comes equipped with security features that are clearly aimed at business users.
Like the Evesham Lightbook, the nc6400 is equipped with a small fingerprint reader on the bottom right-hand corner of the keyboard. This allows the machine to check your fingerprint to make sure no unauthorised users can get at the contents of the hard disk. There's also a 'smart card' slot on the right-hand edge of the unit, which allows businesses to use a security card for yet another layer of protection.
These security features are obviously intended to attract business users who might be concerned about protecting their important data while they're on the road. To be honest, though, we would have swapped these features for a slightly more robust design. The panel that holds the LCD screen is a little flimsy and bends rather more easily than we would have liked. We were also disappointed that the nc6400 only has a DVD-Rom/CD-RW drive, rather than a full DVD rewriter.
Source: HighBeam Research, HP Compaq nc6400.