Hi all, i know this deal may have been printed recently but I would like to hear people's opinions on it. Sounds like a pretty sweet deal, but I’m not that computer-savvy, and need your thoughts before I take the plunge and buy it. What caught my eye was the 4GB RAM, and Intel Core 2 Duo Processor. Here are the complete specs for it:
* COST = $695 inc free delivery
Compaq Presario CQ61-226TU NB
2.1GHz Processor
4GB RAM
320GB HDD
15.6” display
CPU - Intel® Centrino® Processor Technology featuring Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor T6500* (2.1GHz, 2MB L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB)
Display Panel - 15.6” Diagonal High Definition HP Brightview Display (1366x768)
Standard Memory - 4096MB DDR2 (2 Dimms)
Hard drive - 320GB 5400RPM
Optical Drive - SuperMulti 8X DVD±R⁄RW with Double Layer Support
Networking⁄Wireless - 802.11b⁄g WLAN, Integrated 10⁄100 LAN
Graphics - Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD (shared)
Operating System - Windows® Vista™ Premium
SOFTWARE - TBC
WebCam⁄MIC - Yes
WARRANTY - 1 year warranty
Compaq Presario CQ61-226TU NB notebook $695 + Free Delivery
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Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD big tick for playing HD videos; C2D as well. Little frown on 10/100 Ethernet tho.
11g is kinda awful too
expect more from a $700 laptop
Almost bought the same laptop the other day before my dad found this: http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/20127 (just posted it for you/others).
It's a Core 2 Duo Dell Inspiron 15 from Officeworks for only $596! It's got one gig of ram less (3Gb is plenty) and maybe a different graphics accelerator (?) for $100 cheaper. Good if you've got an Officeworks within easy distance or you can also order online for what seems like reasonable shipping and handling (said $4.95 when I entered my postcode in).
EDIT: And to the poster that said expect more from a $700 laptop, I'm sure the O.P. would love any specific examples you have.
I bought this kind of laptop maybe 4 months ago (for 700$AUD from USA)
Love the computer, PERFECT for everything I do no problems. Of course no games, but web browisng , and everything etc
So if you dont want to play games, go ahead.
Only complaint is this laptop gets hot when on my bed, so I guess it has bad airflow, but what can you do =] Never overheated so I dont care its cheep and will provide me 2+ years of computing :D