Hewlett Packard HP Compaq CQ57-315NR Notebook Laptop PC – AMD Dual Core 15.6″ LED 320GB DVDRW Reviews
Hewlett Packard HP Compaq CQ57-315NR Notebook Laptop PC – AMD Dual Core 15.6″ LED 320GB DVDRW
- VISION E2 Technology from AMD with AMD Dual-Core E-300 Accelerated Processor
- AMD RadeonTM HD 6310 Discrete-Class Graphics with up to 949MB total graphics memory
- 802.11b/g/n WLAN and Bluetooth®. Sync and print wirelessly with Bluetooth enabled smartphones and printers
- Integrated webcam and microphone
Brand new, Not ship to APO, FPO, PO Box, AK,PR, HI
List Price: $ 429.99
Price: $ 373.88
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Solid, but slow,
Picked this up at a local retailer for a mere $233 to replace a P4 desktop running XP in our kitchen. While I wasn’t looking for a notebook, I could not resist the price tag in order to declutter our kitchen counter. Dual core processor is slower than the P4, according to Windows 7 ratings, but video is far superior, sound is ok, good enough to replace the desktop speakers. I have always had trouble with XP hybirnation, so using the desktop required a full bootup since I shutdown the desktop when not in use. Win7 and this notebook are ready in seconds…There are certainly better (faster) notebooks out there for $100 to $150 more, but for the price and its functionality as a web browser, video player and email computer, I couldn’t be happier with this notebook…Battery life is supposed to be 5.5hrs, so far that is a disappointing 2 to 2.5 hrs on full brightness…may get better with some cycles, but again, since it will be primaraly be used plugged in, not a huge deal…Bit slow, nice clear 15.6″ screen, 5 lbs weight is good and I was shocked at finding out that a memory upgrade from 2Gb to 6Gb was only $20. I was going to wait a while on this, since it seems to defeat the $233 price, but I went ahead with this easy upgrade…I also plan on taking advantage of the built in bluetooth with a compatible mouse
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|I hate this computer,
I’ve had it a week, and if I havn’t smashed it against the wall, beaten someone with it, or shot it by next week I’ll be suprised. It comes with this Norton “anti-virus” which seems a lot more like just a virus to me, shutting down the computer all the time (I had to re-install windows just to write this review) because I cut it off to try to avoid some of the “updates” it decides to install every few hours that requires the computer to shut off. If I have any spelling mistakes, it’s the computers fault because I can barely see what I’m doing since the the moust sometimes works, but sometimes decides to zoom out so far I need a magnifying glass to read it, depending on it’s mood I guess.Maybe all laptops are this bad, I don’t know but whoever designed it, right now I would really like…I need to calm down.
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|A terrific bargain,
I purchased this for $233 and didn’t read the instructions. I tend to rest my hand on the large touch pad and didn’t realize that was causing weird behavior such as zooming out so the print was unreadable. Even worse was accidentally turning off the touch pad. I thought it was slow and purchased more memory. Before installing the memory, I removed Norton and replaced with MS Security Essentials. For now, at least, my computer is no longer sluggish and I know how to use the touch pad.
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