HP Compaq Presario CQ60-615DX - Budget 15.6 Inch Laptop

For its price the HP Compaq Presario CQ60-615DX looks very professional. Bearing a glossy finish lid with black screen bezel and silver keyboard bezel, the laptop looks like something far more expensive. There's plenty of space for the keyboard keys and it even comes with a numeric keypad. Typing on the keyboard is very comfortable while the touch-pad is smooth and responsive something which only a few netbooks can offer. The HP Compaq Presario CQ60-615DX's 15.6 inch display is bright and clear while the chassis is fairly solid. At 6.2 pounds it does weigh a bit more than your average 15.6 inch laptop but the build quality more than makes up for it.

Powered by an Intel Celeron 900 processor and 2GB of DDR2 memory the HP Compaq Presario CQ60-615DX is more or less as powerful as most netbooks. However its older Intel GMA 4500MHD integrated graphics is still equal if not better than most netbooks, unless you're talking about the ION powered ones. Thanks to the displays 1366 x 768 pixel resolution you can watch up to 720p HD video which is relatively smooth using the integrated graphics. A 250GB hard disk drive offers a good amount of storage while its DVD burner offers allows DVD playback and archiving, something which no netbook can do.

Other features on the HP Compaq Presario CQ60-615DX include good Altec Lansing speakers and wireless-n wi-fi connectivity. Other connections include three USB ports, a VGA port and an RJ-45 Ethernet LAN port. Performance is good so long as you don't multi task or use too many different applications at one go. This fits with a basic netbook performance but the extra features and space offers a bit more functionality than any netbook you can find on the market. While the laptop does run on a Windows 7 Home Premium operating system it is responsive as long as you treat it just like a netbook allowing it to run most office applications and surf the Internet.

Overall, the HP Compaq Presario CQ60-615DX is a good basic 15.6 inch laptop that rivals most performance netbooks in price as well as performance. This makes it ideal for the basic user who doesn't need more than a netbook but wants something with a larger screen and a DVD drive.

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The best laptop under $ 500 - Compaq Presario CQ60

The Compaq Presario CQ60 500 as one of the best notebook under $. It has a 2 GHz Intel Core Duo mobile. This processor is powerful enough to handle Microsoft Office and your music collection in iTunes. The handset has a glossy black and 1.38 inches thick to let the world know that you are fashionable and latest trends.

There is enough hard disk space for the typical user laptop for music, files,Applications and games. In this price range are Compaq, a gigabyte of RAM extra compared to other similarly priced notebooks. This should help with longer battery life and increase the performance of Windows. Integrated graphics Intel is running a graphics card capable of playing movies and applications. If you're planning just a lot of high-definition videos or playing the latest games look for a more powerful graphics card chip should be.

The Wi-Fi 802.11b / g wireless network adapter does notnot least the wireless LAN standard 802.11n, which has a wider range and greater speed. For normal users this is not a disadvantage, unless they have a lot to transfer files via Wi-fi, video conferencing and video streaming. The standard 6-cell battery should take this laptop humming compared with other laptops in this budget category. HP offers a 12-cell extended battery option for frequent travelers. It has the standard ports like USB, headphone, microphone, VGA, LAN and analog modem. L 'Altec Lansing are. For those looking for a headset to watch movies on this laptop should consider the real, external speakers or a really good pair.

The full version of the software are included are Microsoft Works, HP DVD Play, Cyberlink DVD and muvee Reveal. Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007 Trial, Symantec Norton Internet Security 2009 trial are also included. For the normal user of Microsoft Works is sufficient. Although no one to work from home ora business school student should seriously consider upgrading to a full version of Microsoft Office to share documents and spreadsheets to help employees and teachers.

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