 Better than most people will tell you. |
| Review Date: January 26, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Aaron Coleman, Wichita, KS, USA |
I've always been picky when it comes to computers. This is my second computer to have a Celeron processor. The first one was crap. Nothing but crap. It overheated all the time and was very slow. I decided to buy this computer after a few of my friends told me that it was better than the previous generation of Celerons. They're right. This computer is capable of out-performing some of the higher-end processors - even with a single-core processor.
The computer itself is very good. I would recommend this to anyone that wants a good, fast, cheap laptop. |
Good laptop for the price
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| Review Date: March 30, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Topher Donovan, Salt Lake City, Utah |
My last Compaq lasted just under 2 years. About 3 months ago the screen started to go out. When it finally died, I called HP to see what it would cost to fix it and they told me ~$300. So I found this little ditty at Best Buy for a wonderful price.
PROS: Price, Windows 7, relatively light, quick. The system is very stable and runs smoothly. It's not pretty, but it gets the job done.
CONS: Shiny hood shows finger prints, No HDMI out, No webcam, no card reader. Would have liked to have these features, but for the price, you can't be picky.
If you buy from Best Buy, plunk down the extra change for the 2 year warranty. That way when HP's warranty runs out, you can still get it repaired/replaced when it dies. Yes, it will die, but you'll get at least one more year out of it. With the extended warranty, if it dies before the second year is up, you get it fixed or replaced for free. Then, just plunk down the $$$s for the extended warranty on the replacement. |
Excellent student computer
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| Review Date: April 10, 2010 |
| Reviewer: J. Hu, |
| I purchased this laptop in Jan. 2010, and I've been using it ever since. It has never crashed before, it works efficiently with Windows 7, and it operates very quietly. Since I don't use it for gaming, the graphics card is sufficient for my purposes. The Compaq is solidly built and extremely durable. - would recommend to anyone. HP Compaq Presario CQ60-615DX Notebook - Intel C. 900 2.2GHz / 15.6" HD Display / 2GB DDR2 / 250GB HD / SuperMulti 8X DVD±R/RW / 802.11b/g/n WLAN / Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit |
Great, low-cost, laptop fits most needs perfectly
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| Review Date: June 29, 2010 |
| Reviewer: James Skemp, Madison, WI United States |
On February 16 of this year I purchased a Compaq CQ60-615DX laptop. Almost 4 and a half months later I regret nothing.
At some point during my college career - either my Sophmore or Junior year, which means 2000 or 2001 - I purchased my first laptop, a Dell. I used it for a number of years, but one day it just wouldn't start back up. Ever since then I've purchased HP desktop computers, and while I've helped others purchase laptops, and have thought about buying one, the price for the machine I wanted to build just wasn't in line with what I wanted to pay. So instead I'd purchase a nicely built desktop, for a fraction of the price.
After goofing around with some other portable PC options, and debating whether to buy an iPod Touch, I finally settled on picking up this laptop. I trust HP to put together well-built, and dependable machines; three desktops of varying ages, still all working today. I wasn't sure about their Compaq line, but at the beginning of this month, based on this laptop, I picked up a low-cost Compaq desktop, and would do it again in the future. And a co-worker purchased this same computer a few months earlier, and when asked, said he still found it to be a good buy (and this is actually what pushed me over the edge).
I won't speak too much about what the machine contains, since that's well covered in the specs. Instead, I'll tell you how I use it and what I've done to it, with notes as needed for what I've found to be issues.
There's not too much junk installed on the machine, so no issues there; maybe 3 or 4 hours to get those uninstalled, backup discs made, and Windows Updates applied.
While the 2 GB of RAM is okay, since this is a 64-bit machine I purchased 2 2GB sticks (from Crucial) for around $120, with shipping. It's unfortunate that it comes with two 1 GB sticks, but ... I did this 2 and a half months after I purchased the machine, so clearly it's more of a personal choice (I do Web development and wanted to be able to run various systems on VirtualBox).
I've debated following the advice of another reviewer and swapping in a more powerful video card (Windows experience is 3.3 because of it, although Windows 7 starts up and runs fine), but with the Web surfing (handles Flash-heavy sites fine, as well as Netflix streaming) and development (mostly in Visual Studio 2010; have run Windows XP and Windows Server 2008 on VirtualBox) that I do on the machine, I haven't felt the need. (Office 2010 also handles well.)
Wireless (B/G/N) has worked great, although I've had to manually turn it off and back on twice after it lost my signal, which is amazingly simple. (A third time I ended up powercycling my router, so I assume there were larger issues.)
The left mouse button does seem a little unresponsive at times (3 or 4 times), but if nothing else, there's always USB mice, which I've taken to using when I'm at home, which is where this computer gets most of it's use, as I've shut down one of my desktop machines that I always had up and running for surfing and etcetera.
Almost every day I lug the machine to work and pull it out during lunch to work on one thing or another. I purchased an HP EZ141AA Nylon Value Case, and while at first it seemed like it was going to be too small, it actually works really well. I highly recommend this bag, but if want to lug a number of other items within it, you probably want to look for something larger.
Overall, I give this computer 5 of 5 stars and recommend it highly (and have to my sister and another co-worker). |
My second one.
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| Review Date: March 10, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Ojetta Scott, |
| I purchased this Compaq Notebook for my daughter. She was all over my Compaq and when her old one ceased to operate correctly she asked me to get another Compaq for her. She is on her laptop everyday and really enjoys herself. I think this product is very good for the price point. |
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