Laptops Arena

If you are on the market looking for an average laptop and you are on a budget, you should consider to buy a Compaq 15.6 laptop. And when I say 15.6 I mean it has a 15.6 inch screen. For about $500, you can own the Compaq Presario CQ-60-220us. It is very cheap and therefore affordable by most people.If you want to buy a Compaq 15.6 laptop the first thing you should look at are the specs.

This specific Compaq model is powered by an Intel Pentium Dual Core T3400 processor and 2 GB of RAM. The capacity of the hard drive is 250 GB and the graphics card is the integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500M. It’s really one of the best budget laptop out there and it has some nice features even is it may look you get nothing at this low price. The combination of RAM and processor don’t exactly reflect laptop power. Multiple tasking is possible but make sure you don’t overreact as the laptop cannot handle too much pressure.

The 250 GB of disk space should prove to be enough for you to store all your files and this Compaq can be used as your primary computer if you have the necessary patience to wait until it gets everything done. If we compare this Compaq to other budget laptop which have similar pricing, you will find that there are better laptops out there. One nice feature is the integrated dual layer DVD burner which helps you make backup copies of your files and store them in a safe place. It uses the LightScribe technology so you can make your own labels for proper identification of the information written on CDs and DVDs.

The number of ports and connection is way too low in my opinion, even for a budget laptop. The truth is that 15.6 inch laptop should not be poor in the number of connections as they are thick enough to support many ports on all four sides. It has 3 USB ports but unfortunately there is no HDMI port and no Express Card slot. The fact that it is affordable does not compensate for the lack of connectivity options. If you buy the refurbished model you can save some extra money as it costs only $400 on www.amazon.com. The good news is that you can upgrade the 2 GB of RAM to a maximum 4 GB. The sad news is that the RAM is pretty much everything you can upgrade. The unit will come with the 32 bit version of Windows Vista Home Premium and a lot of preinstalled software which some people may find pretty useless.

Since it weighs about 3 pounds, it’s not that heavy to be heavy carried around. The dimensions are 14.88” x 9.9” x 1.72”. This is about everything we can tell you about this Compaq laptop and if you really want our personal opinion, it is not worth the money. Compaq laptops have become the least favorite notebooks in the past few years.