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Compaq Presario CQ61-310US 15.6-Inch Black Laptop - Up to 4.25 Hours of Battery Life (Windows 7 Home Premium)
 
Manufacturer: Hewlett Packard
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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-Inch Diagonal High-Definition HP BrightView display for full-screen views. Integrated high-speed wireless LAN(10d) enabling connectivity within hot spots. Altec Lansing speakers delivering smooth audio performance. IDEAL FOR: Going online (Web surfing; social networking; email; shopping; video streaming), Running limited applications at the same time Enjoying entertainment (Viewing and editing photos; Listening to music; converting CDs to MP3s and burning discs; Watching DVD movies)

Product Details
  • 2.0GHz AMD Sempron M100 Processor for Notebook PCs (512 KB L2 Cache)
  • 2 GB DDR2 RAM (2 Dimm), Max supported 4 GB
  • 160GB (5400RPM) SATA Hard Drive, LightScribe SuperMulti 8X DVD±R/RW with Double Layer Support
  • 15.6" Diagonal High Definition HP BrightView Display (1366x768)
  • Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit, *Up to 4.25 Hours of Battery Life
  • ATI Radeon HD 4200 Graphics with 128MB Display Cache Memory AMD M880G with 128B GDDR2 (sideport memory)

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Nice computer for the price
 
Review Date: December 14, 2009
Reviewer: Greendaizies, Phoenix, AZ USA
This is the second laptop I have purchased, both of which were Compaq.

I got this laptop to upload pictures, surf the internet, and for general use around the house. The monitor is great and the picture is crisp and bright. The speed of this laptop is just what I had hoped for. I love the keypad that this laptop has...a big plus for the price!

I got a great deal on this laptop. I wanted a good laptop without having a huge bottom line to spend. I would recommend this laptop...Great little laptop! I don't regret sticking with Compaq.

The options available on this laptop, including the battery life are very good. I am able to work on things for hours and not worry about the battery dying.

The overall feel of this laptop is also great...it is smooth and sleek and looks great just sitting on the counter.

Compaq Presario CQ61-310US 15.6-Inch Black Laptop - Up to 4.25 Hours of Battery Life (Windows 7 Home Premium)
very pleased with this computer
 
Review Date: February 1, 2010
Reviewer: A. Wasserman,

I bought this computer to replace a 4 year old Toshiba laptop that cost twice as much.
This Compaq was easy to set-up and it's a pleasure to use.
The processor is a single core combined with 2 gigs of RAM and it handles
basic computing with little stress.
The screen has brightness to spare and you can tweak the sound quality.
This computer runs cool on AC or battery power.(much cooler than the Toshiba)
I am very pleased with this computer and windows7 too.

First laptop
 
Review Date: November 19, 2009
Reviewer: Evelyn Blythe,
I bought this for use while traveling in my motorhome and for this purpose it is all I need and takes up little space which is limited in a motorhome. With cell phone, laptop, home on wheels, and being a senor it makes getting away from my small town not so scary for an old lady!
Good for the money.
 
Review Date: February 17, 2010
Reviewer: Walter D. Argo, cape cod
A good buy. A good basic laptop with a good screen. Pretty fast for the money and good applications included especially for e-mail. Not awfully robust. We are on our second one, a fall off the desk did in the hard drive in the first one and we found it to be the same price to purchase new as to replace the hard drive.
Compaq - great screen, great price, very wrong on battery life.
 
Review Date: March 19, 2010
Reviewer: Barryvabeach, Virginia Beach VA
I bought this machine recently with a few goals in mind. Primarily I would use it at the house, but maybe every few months I fly somewhere and thought I could use it to play movies on the flight. The materials say 4.5 hour battery life. I brought it home, charged it overnight, then cleaned off all the useless programs, turned off anything I didn't need, like wireless, copied a movie I recorded off TV onto the harddrive, and turned the screen brightness way down. I barely got to 2 hours. I recharged it over night, and got the same result. I tried it one more time, and even with the sound off, I couldn't get past 2 hours. On the plus side, while plugged in the screen resolution is great, the touch pad has a very elegant touch ( much better than the HP dm3-1130us I ended up with) and while it is heavy, it isn't much heavier than the competition. I didn't test it much in the way of speed, though I thought most of the keys worked well and had a nice feel. If they didn't exaggerate the battery life so much, I would not have bought it. If it came with an 8 or 12 cell battery, I might have kept it. I instead went with a smaller screen and no optical drive, hope the battery on that one lasts longer.

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