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I think that this laptop is great! It was super cheap- only $300.00- and it has been working great so far. Although it's not as fast as some laptops, it's worth the money. It is also very easy to... more

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for HP Compaq Presario CQ56

Rating Summary based on 7 reviews

  • 5 Stars
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  • 3 Stars
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  • Comfort & Portability
  • Ease of use
  • Instruction manual
  • Look & Feel
  • Manufacturer Support
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  		• 3.8
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  • 23 of 23 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 5 roktimdutta

    Member since 05/02/2009

    Reviews written: 102

    5 Stars HP Compaq Presario CQ56-103SG (XH187EA) 17/03/2011
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Read the review

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Read the review

    HP Compaq Presario CQ56-103SG (XH187EA) A HP Compaq Presario laptop at around £303, what more do you want? The HP Compaq Presario CQ56-103SG (XH187EA) comes at this amazing price and must be what the students have been looking for. It is agreed there are many lows that can be attached with this laptop yet it is reasonably functional. I do have my reservations about its quality of display and its capability to handle high resolution graphics, the colour reproduction leaves a lot to be expected but then I wouldn’t buy this laptop for strictly professional use while considering video editing are ... more
  • 8 of 8 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 1 nathan-ford

    Member since 08/06/2012

    Reviews written: 1

    4 Stars Compaq Presario CQ56 - A decent laptop for designers 08/06/2012
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Good CPU, Lots of games will run, Good for Designers, Resolution, Hard drive space

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Battery Life, Feet on the bottom falling off, No SD card slot, No HD port

    The HP Compaq Presario CQ56 is a good little laptop perfect for everyday work. The CPU is good enough to run all of the low power programs such as music players, internet browsers, email clients etc, as any decent notebook laptop should be. As a designer I was surprised to find that the laptop is also able to run multiple high process 'creative' applications at the same time. This means that you can open Photoshop, Illustrator and inDesign at the same time, which is key for any designer. If you are a designer who is strapped for cash and doesn't want to fork out for an overpriced Mac computer ... more
  • 0 of 6 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    mark180707

    4 Stars Compaq Presario CQ56 Laptop computer. 13/03/2012
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Fast comfy looks great and not too heavy

    Disadvantages Disadvantages The mouse and no HDMI port

    I got my Compaq Presario cq56 about a year ago I think its great it has Microsoft windows 7 home premium 64bit installed and in my opinion is a 100 per cent better than windows vista so I was extremely happy with that it has a 2.0gb ram and amdv140 processer which makes it really fast to load from start I have three other laptops and this one is by far the quickest.I have 217 Giga bytes of memory in local disk c for all my storage at the moment I've used about 120 Giga bytes worth in the form of films music and photos and after a quick tune-up with the HP built in tune-up utilities its just as ... more
  • 0 of 5 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    bayuardianto

    4 Stars HP Compaq Presario CQ56 a most interesting laptop 26/04/2011
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages good speed

    Disadvantages Disadvantages no bluetooth that installed

    Last month i already have an HP Compaq Presario CQ56 laptop for my working activity, as a project controller, I must process a huge numbers of data. I use a complicated function of Microsoft excel and I think this laptop make me feel I have a desktop computer for my work. with a good value of money I think, I have a full of advantage of processing speed, Its look trendy and I feel confidence to bring this laptop for meeting activity with my client beside its looking good its portable and easy to brought to meeting room, and it support by projector and easy to setting. I think its recommended ... more
  • 0 of 10 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 1 laurynct

    Member since 15/09/2012

    Reviews written: 2

    4 Stars A Great Laptop- HP Compaq 15/09/2012
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Good price, easy to use, webcam

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Too big

    I think that this laptop is great! It was super cheap- only $300.00- and it has been working great so far. Although it's not as fast as some laptops, it's worth the money. It is also very easy to use and set up. It only took me about five minutes- maybe. The laptop also has a webcam, which is a very good advantage. In my opinion, I believe that this laptop-although has a very good price, and many advantages- it's not very easy to carry around. It doesn't fit in many cases, so I have to put it in my suitcase when I travel. The screen is very good though- good color, very easy to see. Even ... more

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Product Details

Long Name Compaq Presario CQ56
RAM / Installed Size 2 GB
Display / Diagonal Size 15.6
Hard Drive / Capacity 250
Display / Native Resolution 1280 x 800

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