HP Compaq Presario V4114AP review: HP Compaq Presario V4114AP
The HP Compaq Presario V4114AP is a notebook aimed at the consumer market with an eye more towards budget than blazing performance.
Design
The Good
The Bad
The Bottom Line
The keyboard on the V4114AP has a standard 101-key layout with keys that have a suprising amount of travel, making it an easy notebook to sit and type at. Additional function buttons are at a minimum; all you've got are volume controls and a wireless network button grouped rather inconvieniently around the power button at the top of the keyboard.
Features
On the software side, the V4114AP runs on Windows XP Home edition, and the preinstalled software includes Windows Media Player 10, Microsoft Money 2005, Microsoft Works 8.0, Microsoft Encarta Standard, Adobe Acrobat Reader, InterVideo WinDVD Player, Sonic Digital Media Plus, Sonic RecordNow!, Sonic MyDVD, Muvee AutoProducer DVD Edition, iTunes, Symantec Norton AntiVirus 2005 and Symantec Norton Internet Security 2005. On the software front, at least from a value for money proposition considering the relatively low asking price, the V4114AP shines.
Performance
The V4114AP's battery life was likewise acceptable but not of a standout nature. On the relatively demanding performance test of MobileMark 2002, it lasted for two hours and thirty-eight minutes before its 6-cell Lithium Ion battery conked out. Switching to the less intensive reader test only managed to drag out an additional ten minutes of battery life over the performance score.
The V4114AP isn't a high-end notebook, or an ultraportable high performance wonder; it's just a plain Jane style notebook with ordinary performance, but most importantly, a pricing regime to match that performance. If you just need a relatively inexpensive notebook that'll mostly work as a desktop replacement, the V4114AP is worth a look.