HP Compaq 6720s Specifications

By Sandra Vogel on 07/02/2008

More HP reviews , RRP: AU$899.00

The good:

  • Extremely affordable
  • Good keyboard
  • Reasonable performance

The bad:

  • Short on connectors and expansion options
  • No clasp between lid and screen sections
  • Oddly located touchpad

The bottomline:

The 6720s is a competent performer and it could fit the bill if you don't need serious CPU or graphics power.

Buying choices:

Editors' rating:

7/10

Users' rating:

10/10

Battery

  • Battery type included
  • Lithium-ion

Connectivity

  • Network interface
  • 10/100/1000 LAN, Bluetooth, 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n
  • Dialup modem
  • Yes
  • USB ports
  • 3
  • S-Video
  • No
  • VGA
  • Yes
  • DVI
  • No
  • HDMI
  • No

Display

  • LCD technology
  • WXGA
  • Natural resolution (max)
  • 1280 x 800 pixels
  • Diagonal screen size
  • 15.4 inch

Drives

  • Primary hard drive
  • 80 GB
  • Optical drive
  • CD-RW, DVD-RW

General

  • Dimensions (H x W x D)
  • 32.3 x 358 x 266.8 mm
  • Weight
  • 2.49 kg
  • Laptop type
  • Ultraportable

Graphics

  • Amt of video RAM
  • 384 MB
  • Graphics hardware
  • Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100

Memory

  • Amt of RAM
  • 1GB
  • RAM type
  • DDR2-667
  • Memory card reader
  • Yes

More Information

  • Other
  • Full-sized keyboard

Other

  • Other features
  • Mobile Intel GL960

Processor

  • Processor type
  • Intel Celeron M
  • Processor speed
  • 2.0 GHz

Software

  • Operating system
  • Windows Vista Business

Sound

  • Embedded stereo speakers
  • No
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