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February 27th, 2010 
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If you’re in the market for a laptop for a college student, I would say that this Compaq Presario is a good choice laptop for a college student who is on a limited budget but still wants a few bells and whistles.
It comes with Windows 7, which just about everyone seems to like better as compared to Vista. Also it has a nice, big, clear monitor. It runs really fast and smooth. You can use it for media streaming, photo editing and of course web surfing. Also it works great for things like chat and some light gaming – the graphics are pretty good too.
The Specs:
- AMD Sempron Processor for Notebook PCs M120 ( 2.1 GHz, 512KB L2 Cache)
- 2GB DDR2 System Memory (2 DIMM) (expandable to 4 GB)
- 250GB (7200RPM) Hard Drive (SATA), LightScribe SuperMulti 8X DVD±R/RW with Double Layer Support
- Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit, * Up to 4.25 Hours of Battery Life
- 15.6″ Diagonal High-Definition HP BrightView Widescreen Display (1366×768)
- ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4200 Graphics with 128MB Display Cache Memory with up to 1022MB total graphics memory
Product Description
For those who want everyday computing capability at a great value, the Compaq Presario CQ61 series Notebook PC delivers in style. Balancing mobility and performance needs at 5.90 lbs (the CQ61 is powered by AMD processor and ATI graphics technology along with these essential features: 15.6” Diagonal High-Definition HP BrightView display for full-screen views, Integrated high-speed wireless LAN enabling connectivity within hot spots, Altec Lansing speakers delivering smooth audio performance
Compaq Presario CQ61-410US 15.6-Inch Laptop
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Alas!
For the second time I get this type of computer (compaq presario CQ-410US 15.6-inch Laptop Black “), without providing the required specifications, contrary to what exists in a case of advertising company, where confrontation with the truth and that the buyer upon receipt of the computer, which is not available on the webcam and HDMI port. This is the second time Orussel the company said the truth of the matter, you must contact the person in charge of marketing to the company, who told me that this work computer market, note that I am the first who bought this product. “inappropriate, I advise everyone not to buy this computer on failure to conform to what is in the image
In fact, lost confidence in this company, so as to exert a kind of fraud to the buyer, and the last time I’m going with it.
Rating: 3 / 5
This is a very nice computer,so far I am very happy about it but a little too early to tell how it will hold up.I really like windows 7 compared to Vista.I bought it at a really good price but don’t think I would have paid full price for it,glad I found it on sale,thanks Amazon.Bottom line is I would recommended it if you can find a good sale.
Rating: 4 / 5
I am not a computer geek so will skip the technical mumbo-jumbo and give the laymans review… It works good. Ive had it for a couple weeks now and I have no complaints. Everything runs fast and smooth. The moniter is big and bright and clear. For what I do (web surfing, photo editing, media streaming) it works great. Also, I gotta say that I love Windows 7. To me it is a big leap forward from my previous operating system Windows XP.
Rating: 4 / 5
I was wary of buying this laptop at first, was scared away and told bad things about Semperon processors, but all in all this laptop has exceeded my expectations. I originally bought it just to check my emails and chat with friends, maybe some light gaming… but I can play games like Everquest II just fine with quality graphics. I’m sure this laptop wouldn’t work well in huge raids but it CAN game despite what I was told by many people.
Only negative thing I can think of would be that it has no HDMI. It has the port sealed off, it is only available on the upgraded models. Also if you are gonna game I’d recommend getting a wireless mouse to go with this, I got the kensington Ci95 M… bit different than normal mice but worth it!
Rating: 5 / 5
I bought this laptop a month ago, its fast and nice, everything was find until I tried to use Microsoft Office, the product key did not work, so Im not able to use word, excel, etc. According to the Microsoft’s website I have to buy a new product key!!!! Nice!!…
Rating: 4 / 5