Compaq Presario Laptop Review
February 9, 2009 – 8:59 pmBought a Compaq Persario CQ50 after the new year. Used it as a replacement for my previous Dell Inspiron 1501. This laptop comes with a dark blue cover. AMD Dual Core QL-60, 160 GB hard drive and 2 GB memory. It comes with pre installed Vista Home Premium Version. I tried to install XP on the laptop but somehow could not find proper dirvers for the laptop. So i installed Vista back and purchased another 2GB-memory to make it a 3GB laptop. Generally speaking 2GB ram is not enough for Vista.
I have to say this is a decent laptop for only $500 (i bought it as open-box). Wireless is use to use as you can turn it on or off by a button right beside the power switch. Touch pad is easy to use and it has one audio jack in front of the panel. One drawback is that this laptop only has 3 USB ports. HDMI port is not available and therefore is not a multi media laptop.
It has some combination keys that makes it easier for certain daily tasking. Fex example, Fn+F3 opens the web browser, Fn+f9 works like a play button, fn + phup or phdown controls the volume. To me, this is very important becausewhen i am watching moving, i don’t want to quit full screen to adjust the volume.
Pros:
Cheap, decent performance, keyboards
Cons:
not a multi-media laptop, lacks USB port, no built-in web-cam