Compaq Presario CQ60-120TU

MotoMan · 18th November 2008, 5:58 PM

Just thought id post up a short "first impressions" review of this laptop

It's a Dual Core Celeron T1600 1.66ghz
2GB DDR2 6400 (one stick, one slot free)
160GB 5400RPM HDD
15.6" Widescreen 1368x768 Resolution
Has a fullsize Keyboard with numpad on the right (requirement from the MOWAF)

I grabbed it from DSE for $799 and it comes with a $99 cashback.. So basically its a $700 Laptop..

I was a little concerned about the Celeron part.. but so far its been great.. Dual core is certainly the key word here.
This is a desktop replacement for me and so far its doing everything it needs to.. I dont game anymore on PC so gaming performance wasnt high on my list of features..

However this laptop comes with the INTEL GL40 mobile chipset which features :
Mobile Intel® Graphics Media
Accelerator 4500MHD
So a decent low power chipset with a decent IGP..

The screen is bright, clear and slightly wider being a 15.6" variant. (16:9 i think)

Battery is a 6 cell and it looks like around it will get around 3 hours minimum with 50% brightness and wireless on..

Its a very very basic laptop.. No fancy buttons, no fancy touch sensitive controls.. and of course Vista Home Basic.

But its a bargain in my eyes.. any questions/tests you want me to run.. feel free to ask

sammy_b0i · 18th November 2008, 6:48 PM

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MotoMan · 19th November 2008, 1:28 PM

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Guszast3r · 19th November 2008, 1:46 PM

It doesn't really seem like a bargain to me. It seems weird, but the full sized keyboard is a good thing.

Gus,

MotoMan · 19th November 2008, 2:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Guszast3r

It doesn't really seem like a bargain to me. It seems weird, but the full sized keyboard is a good thing.

Gus,

Well the full size keyboard with numpad was an absolute must according to my GF.. so my options were fairly limited

RedFox · 29th December 2008, 3:21 PM

I got one of these to, cut out all the barcodes, fillout the form and sent it away

however it hasnt updated when you login to check status... how do you know if they recieved it?

I tried calling but I was on hold for long times (i tried a number of times)

I dont want to wait 75 days to find out they didnt recieve it or lost it!

cheers

Tony · 30th December 2008, 6:58 AM

it's not a huge bargain but as many people have pointed out, there's a hole in the $500-$700 range due to currency and netbooks and what have you

there was great buying for under $600 about a year ago... not so now

18th November 2008, 5:58 PM	#1
MotoMan Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Melbourne Posts: 2,236	Compaq Presario CQ60-120TU Just thought id post up a short "first impressions" review of this laptop It's a Dual Core Celeron T1600 1.66ghz 2GB DDR2 6400 (one stick, one slot free) 160GB 5400RPM HDD 15.6" Widescreen 1368x768 Resolution Has a fullsize Keyboard with numpad on the right (requirement from the MOWAF) I grabbed it from DSE for $799 and it comes with a $99 cashback.. So basically its a $700 Laptop.. I was a little concerned about the Celeron part.. but so far its been great.. Dual core is certainly the key word here. This is a desktop replacement for me and so far its doing everything it needs to.. I dont game anymore on PC so gaming performance wasnt high on my list of features.. However this laptop comes with the INTEL GL40 mobile chipset which features : Mobile Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD So a decent low power chipset with a decent IGP.. The screen is bright, clear and slightly wider being a 15.6" variant. (16:9 i think) Battery is a 6 cell and it looks like around it will get around 3 hours minimum with 50% brightness and wireless on.. Its a very very basic laptop.. No fancy buttons, no fancy touch sensitive controls.. and of course Vista Home Basic. But its a bargain in my eyes.. any questions/tests you want me to run.. feel free to ask

19th November 2008, 1:46 PM	#4
Guszast3r Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Sunny Coast Posts: 359	It doesn't really seem like a bargain to me. It seems weird, but the full sized keyboard is a good thing. Gus, __________________ TehDivision.COM

29th December 2008, 3:21 PM	#6
RedFox Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: wa.au Posts: 878	I got one of these to, cut out all the barcodes, fillout the form and sent it away however it hasnt updated when you login to check status... how do you know if they recieved it? I tried calling but I was on hold for long times (i tried a number of times) I dont want to wait 75 days to find out they didnt recieve it or lost it! cheers __________________ Dell XPS M1530 - T7250 2ghz/4gbRAM/256mb 8600M GT/250gb HDD/Ultrasharp/Vista Ultimate 64bit 4850e/GA-MA78GM-S2H/2gb DDR2 667/HVR2200/1TB SATA2/Pioneer Bluray/Scythe Shuriken/Rock Remote/Shintaro KB/NSK24080B/Vista HP 32 bit Do your own research, what I say is what I think, which is usually on the fly with little or no fact... don't listen to randoms on the internets*

30th December 2008, 6:58 AM	#7
Tony Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Sydney, NSW, Australia Posts: 9,915	it's not a huge bargain but as many people have pointed out, there's a hole in the $500-$700 range due to currency and netbooks and what have you there was great buying for under $600 about a year ago... not so now __________________ "Nowadays things are completely different, and auto makers are much more global in structure. Its difficult to see ANY new car these days as the product of any one company or country. There are honourable exceptions that prove this rule though. The R32, R33 and R34 series Skylines were the babies of an intensely focused faction inside Nissan, a group who still feel their heritage & family tree come from the Prince regime of ex-aircraft engineers who were really serious about racing and making great cars. Sadly, this group now seems to be feeling pressure to change." I drive a stock R33 non turbo automatic Skyline - 120kW at the wheels! OCAU Nissan Skyline Club Member

19th November 2008, 1:28 PM	#3
MotoMan Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Melbourne Posts: 2,236	3DMark05 3dMark 890 Cpu 5076