2006 Feb 1      This page has not been edited since early 2004.  Please call about current options / immediate needs.  Beyond its 3-year warranty period, my hp Compaq Evo N800w was a fabulous investment that continues serving admirably.  Please let us assist you with an equally-enduring investment today.

Going mobile?

Take it to the field!!

We have completed research to determine the best technology provider for current and future mobile computing products.  HP is no stranger to us.  The Compaq name remains on the top of the line.  For our purposes, we are primarily interested in 3 Compaq lines, favored as "keepers" over hp lines to be scuttled during merger digestion:  Evo notebooks, Tablet PC, and iPaq.

An alternative strategy is a "no-name" notebook, we provide with legendary NCAD support -- satisfaction guaranteed. 

Our top model is a desktop replacement with standard desktop power combined with all desirable portable features, including  ultra-res 17" LCD display,  Please contact us for complete, custom quote.

The iPaq is well-known and will continue to evolve, but, based on the Windows CE operating system platform, may not survive in the crunch between the PenPC and the pocketPhone.  In the meantime, the iPaq is the most portable field platform, especially equipped with ESRI ArcPad 6.02.  060201 Note:  ArcPad 7.0 is now available.

The Evo notebooks 610 and 800 all share a level of technology not matched by the competition:  USB 2.0, v.92 modem, ATA/100-5400rpm hard drive, MultiBay versatile expansion, and Multiport, versatile communications providing wireless 11Mbs Ethernet 802.11b, and interchangeably, 1Mbs Bluetooth 1.1 communications, and any future innovation such as the new Ethernet 802.11a/g standard.

The new Tablet PC  TC1000 is well-received, starting at $1770, for a tri-mode PC:  slate PenPC, notebook, and desktop PC.  Up to 60G and 768M, 1GHz processor in 1" thin package less than 3 lb!  Please call for more discussion.

The Evo notebook is pc technology at its most refined elegance.  Three lines are of interest:  610c, 800v or 800c, and 800w.   These are all based on Intel's Pentium 4 Mobile processor.  The c suffix indicates Combined dual-mode pointing:  PointStick (above the B key) and TouchPad (below the spacebar).  The 610, except for one high-end model is based on the more economical 14" screen.

The top-end n800w supports 2GB memory and 1600x1200 driven by ATI Mobility Fire GL 9000 64M on the Ultra XGA 15" LCD.  Below is the spec on this high-end Jaguar of notebooks running ArcGIS for NCAD.  Let us advise the best value for your budget.  www.NCAD.net or 859 727-9999 or 877 421-NCAD.