hello folks,
i bought a refurbished compaq presario cq60 (to give it the full title) about 3 months ago, and i love it. it does everything i need it to do and a little bit more, bit reading between the lines will let the more astute readers realize i don't need it to do a hell of a lot.
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This Replacement Laptop AC Power Adapter/Charger for your laptop enables you to operate ... more
your notebook or charge the battery from electrical power outlets. If you are running your computer on AC power with a battery installed, the adapter charges the battery (if needed) and maintains its charge. When the system is off, the AC adapter will charge the battery and then maintain its charge.
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This Replacement Laptop AC Power Adapter/Charger for your laptop enables you to operate ... more
your notebook or charge the battery from electrical power outlets. If you are running your computer on AC power with a battery installed, the adapter charges the battery (if needed) and maintains its charge. When the system is off, the AC adapter will charge the battery and then maintain its charge.
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Advantages: numeric keypad, great screen, HD output Disadvantages: battery life
.../> i bought a refurbished compaq presario cq60 (to give it the full title) about 3 months ago, and i love it. it does everything i need it to do and a little bit more, bit reading between the lines will let the more astute readers realize i don't need it to do a hell of a lot.
my basic usage includes: word processing, general internet use, playing movies/music, downloading movies/music and perhaps a little bit of photo shopping images ... .../> the laptop comes with a 15.6 inch display, which is 0.2 inches bigger than a standard laptop. not a huge amount of difference you may think, but it is worth it. As the screen is that slight touch wider, watching widescreen movies is nicer, also the text size is a little bigger, making it easier on the eyes. You will, however, find that while it does still fit into normal carry cases for 15.4 inch laptops, it takes a significantly larger ... more
hello folks,
i bought a refurbished compaq presario cq60 (to give it the full title) about 3 months ago, and i love it. it does everything i need it to do and a little bit more, bit reading between the lines will let the more astute readers realize i don't need it to do a hell of a lot.
my basic usage includes: word processing, general internet use, playing movies/music, downloading movies/music and perhaps a little bit of photo shopping images (to give me the baywatch physique).
DISPLAY
the laptop comes with a 15.6 inch display, which is 0.2 inches bigger than a standard laptop. not a huge amount of difference you may think, but it is worth it. As the screen is that slight touch wider, watching widescreen movies is nicer, also the text size is a little bigger, making it easier on the eyes. You will, however, find that while it does still fit into normal carry cases for 15.4 inch laptops, it takes a significantly larger amount of persuasion :)
the graphics are very clear and crisp while watching videos/movies, although i wouldn't recommend this for heavy gaming as the graphics card will not support it and you cannot upgrade it either. The computer has a line out for a HD ready screen, which is a welcome addition meaning you can literally use the computer as a monitor and use a larger screen with better quality.
the keyboard is slightly oversized for a laptop, making typing much easier (i am using it right now) and also the verrrry handy full numerical keypad on the far right makes online shopping, use of the calculator etc a doddle compared to the awkward use of the standard numbers.
SPEED
As i said at the beginning, this computer isn't going to win awards. My particular model has the semperon processor, which i find perfect, and has 2GB of ram, which is sufficient for my needs. if you will be running memory intensive programs, get something with higher ram or a dual core processor, as you will find this tedious. My computer has never frozen, i have never had to wait an annoying amount of time for anything to occur, but that is because the most intensive program i run is Safari, which takes up a fraction of the 2GB ram. If you want the computer for the same uses as myself, then it is a more than comfortable speed.
EASE OF USE
Perfection. Absolute perfection. The programs load very quickly and simply, the mousepad is a thing of genius, responding perfectly compared to other laptops i have owned (with the handy addition of a scroll line on the right hand side of the mousepad). the only complaint i would have is towards windows vista, which has nothing to do with the laptop! i personally find that the microsoft and windows programs are sub-standard, so i use others.
~internet explorer constantly comes up with errors on the script, so i instead use Safari (but mozilla firefox is a perfect substitute) ~Windows Media Player constantly refuses to play certain types of media, which is ridiculous, so i use VLC media player which has no frills or fancy skins, but plays everything!
EXTRAS
Battery life is poor - 2 hours ish when on balanced mode, but lets face it, how often do we use a laptop in the middle of a field, you will generally have access to a plug or won't be using it for 2hours. If you do need to use it off the battery, turn off the wifi if it isn't needed as it will sap the battery.
as far as the wifi goes, i have only ever had once when it wouldnt connect, and that was in my kitchen... although i think that was more of a protest against my cooking rather than anything else! range is standard, about 10-15 meters or so, i can pick up about 5 different wireless networks at home, so i presume its about that distance.
also comes with a 1.3mp webcam, which is a nice touch, but has yet to be used. if anyone knows of any irish relatives i may have in australia, be sure to recommend them to me and ill finally have an excuse to use skype :) All in all this is a great laptop, and i purchased mine for just under 300 nupes with postage to Belfast, N.Ireland, so you couldnt shake a big stick at it :)
definitely get one of these laptops if you are looking for a general computer which ticks all the boxes
Advantages: Reasonable size, professional look, HD sound and vision, 60 day norton trial, 1 year warranty Disadvantages: Does not come with microsoft package
I recently bought one of these for daughter as she is entering year 10 at school (starting her GCSE courses). She would need it for internet research, writing her coursework and her social life (msn, facebook etc)! My budget was £380 so I looked around eBay for a laptop with reasonable specifications. I came across this laptop, I checked through reviews thorougly and it never seemed to have anything bad written about it. I then checked the HP website ... ...a laptop would lose it's value by up to 30% and this laptop hadn't lost a penny! I spent £360 on it and I am very satisfied with what I received. 250GB harddrive and 2GB of RAM, extremely good for the money I spent. The laptop has a 2 hour battery with power plans that you can change to make it last longer, an easy start up where all is explained to you in simple steps that even my 14 year old daughter can understand! My daughter is not a gamer, ...
theafinn 11.11.2009
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Review of Compaq Presario CQ60
Advantages: Good basic laptop for internet use, youtube, and word processing Disadvantages: quite heavy and not as easy to carry around.
This is a good laptop that I purchased from Tesco for £299.00, so far it has proved to be a good machine and I am certainly very happy with it. It's easy to set up - just turn it on and follow the on screen instructions. It does take about half an hour though before its set up and ready to use. I have found the laptop to be fairly fast, its great for internet browsing and youtube, I have also loaded a couple of games onto it and they run nicely, ... ...laptop! I mostly enjoy it for the internet, it is reliable and allows me to do word processing too. For the same price I could have purchased a fairly good netbook, however, I chose to go for this as it came with the Windows Vista operating System (most netbooks come with XP) and it was slightly better when it came to specifications. The laptop looks good and it appears to be quite sturdy the only problem with it is that it's not a light laptop, ...
jack2794 01.09.2009
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: helpful Review of Compaq Presario CQ60
Advantages: Excellent Value for Money; Will suit most users' needs Disadvantages: Battery Life is Poor ; Heavy
The Compaq Presario CQ60 has proved to be very good value for money. I paid £380 in January '09 and it has worked perfectly since. The wireless has a good range and the screen quality is outstanding. Everything else works how it should and the only real negative is a not-so-great battery life (approx 2 hrs on power saver). All in all, good for games (mine has a separate graphics card - not sure if standard?), word processing, internet and general ... ...screen size that results from having an integrated number pad on the keyboard. However the larger size does result in a heavy laptop. As of yet I have had no technical issues what so ever with this laptop and I would most definitely recommend it to anyone who wants a laptop on a budget! Hope this was of some help! Summary: Overall very good laptop that is reliable and fast! Source: My dooyoo review ...
Nixon777 27.06.2009
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: helpful Review of Compaq Presario CQ60
Advantages: Fast, Portable And Easy to use Disadvantages: NONE
This compaq laptop is a great pc. Giving great speed and cofrt to use, highly portable and extremely versatile it is highly recommendable with the Windows Vista software. With 3gb of ram and 160gb hard drive it is Fast and stores years worth files. Warranty shouldn't be needed and nothing has gone wrong in the first year of ownership. Is not bad value and sets up in less than an hour. Simplicity is every where and a rare improvement to it is the ...
ronniestigs 26.09.2009
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: somewhat helpful Review of Compaq Presario CQ60
...qualities. A bonus to the Compaq laptop computer is that it comes with a larger keyboard with the number keypad. It also features a lightscribe CD labler within the CD/DVD drive so you can easily label CD's or DVDs with out sticky labels that don't stick or special pens that slip over the CD and look messy. ...
njhadfield 27.07.2009
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: somewhat helpful Review of Compaq Presario CQ60
Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g
Compliant Standards
IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g
Expansion / connectivity
Expansion Slots Total (Free)
2 ( 1 ) x memory - SO DIMM 200-pin, 2 ( 0 ) x memory - SO DIMM 200-pin, Memory - SO DIMM 200-pin
Interfaces
3 x Hi-Speed USB - 4 PIN USB Type A
1 x display / video - HDMI
1 x display / video - VGA - 15 pin HD D-Sub (HD-15)
1 x network - Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX - RJ-45
1 x modem - phone line - RJ-11
1 x headphones - output - mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm
1 x microphone - input - mini-phone 3.5mm
Power
Power Device
External
Battery
Technology
6-cell Lithium Ion
Installed Qty
1
Capacity
65 Wh
Operating system / software
OS Provided
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic, Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium
Software
Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Works, Microsoft Windows Media Player, Microsoft Windows Movie Maker, Norton Internet Security 2009 (60 days subscription), Adobe Reader, Microsoft Windows Mail, Microsoft Windows Photo Gallery, CyberLink DVD Suite, Microsoft Office 2007 Home and Student Edition (60 days trial), HP DVD Play
Manufacturer warranty
Service & Support
1 year warranty
Service & Support Details
Limited warranty - parts and labour - 1 year - pick-up and return
Environmental standards
EPEAT Compliant
EPEAT Silver
EPA Energy Star Compliant
Yes
Manufacturer's product description
The Compaq Presario CQ60-300 combines essential features and attractive design to put the versatility and productivity of notebook computing within your reach.
