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H-P Laptop: More to Lug, More to Love

12/05/07 - 09:05 AM EST


I can't begin to express just how large and heavy this unit is when you try to carry it from one place to another. My suggestion is to find a good place for it and leave it there. Your back (but not your chiropractor) will thank you.

As for performance, this laptop is a desktop replacement computer in laptop clothing. It runs Vista very well. Audio and video capabilities are spectacular. I did not run my usual test to time battery life, because I can't believe many people would run the HDX on anything but AC power.

What I like best is that when you're done you can close it and hide the screen. You can't easily do that with the flat-screen LCD monitor in your living room or den. You can also move the whole thing from room to room if you need to.

Overall, HP's HDX9000 is an expensive, all-in-one computer entertainment solution -- but one that's well thought out and very well executed. Recommended.

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With 34 years experience as a journalist -- the last 27 with NBC -- Gary Krakow has seen all the best and worst technology that's come along. Gary joined MSNBC.com before it actually went online in July 1996. He produced and anchored the first live Webcast of a presidential election in November 1996. With a background as a gadget freak, audiophile and ham radio operator, Krakow started writing reviews for both Audio and Stereophile Magazines in the 80s. Once at MSNBC.com, Krakow started writing a column to help feed his personal passion for playing with gadgets of all types, shapes and sizes. Within a short time, that column became a major force in many electronics industries -- audio, video, photography, GPS and cell phones. Readership soared, and manufacturers told him they had actual proof that a positive review in his column sold thousands of their products. Many electronics manufacturers have used quotes from his reviews in their sales literature as well as on their Web sites. There have also been a few awards too, including Emmys in the 70s, 80s and 90s.

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