Compaq Presario CQ60420US 15.6Inch Laptop
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CLASSIC STYLE: The Compaq Presario CQ60 series Notebook PC redefines simplicity with thin lines, an iconic touchpad design and sleek touch control panel. Glossy black Imprint finish encases the form and is more durable than traditional painted surfaces. A silver panel covers the palm rest and touch pad area for clean contrast. HP¿s Notebook Design Group has been recognized by distinguished design institutions: International CES Innovations Design and Engineering Awards; iF International Forum Design Award; Industrial Design Excellence Awards; ID Magazine Annual Review; Good Design Awards. SIMPLY SECURE: Compaq Presario notebook PCs are designed with the features and power you need to get the most from Windows Vista. The result is intuitive system controls, powerful search and organization tools and more security when you go online. What’s in the box: cq60-420us laptop, 65W AC Adapter, 6-Cell Lithium-Ion battery, Symantec Norton Internet Security 2009 with 60 days complimentary live update, HP DVD Play, Microsoft Works, Muvee Reveal, Cyberlink DVD Suite, Adobe Acrobat Reader and HP Games Powered by Wild Tangent. more info
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HP now making you pay to return items under warantee
Rating:1 out of 5 stars
Bought my CQ 60-410 computer 28 Aug 09. Today is 28 Sept 09. I have been on the phone with tech support more times than I can count trying to figure out why this piece of junk keeps popping up a bluescreen error and shutting down. After a month of calls they finaly decide I need to return it to the factory so they can fix it. The kicker is now HP has decided they will no longer pay shipping to return their defective product under warantee. This unit has yet to remain operational for more than a day at a time, their tech support can’t fix it (great at teling me to contact Microsoft; everything is Microsoft’s fault if you listen to them) and now I get to fork out some $20-30 for shipping and insurance. Send a message to HP, don’t buy their junk.
Great for the price
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
Great specs and performance for the price. System is very responsive and I haven’t had a hiccup yet. Only thing missing for me would be an integrated webcam and dedicated graphics memory but you get what you pay for and those features usually cost extra.
Sweet!
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
It’s great I just wish it came equipped with internet, rather then have to connect to someone else’s.
Good computer
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
Given its price, this computer is a very good choice. I am satisfied with the computer. However, the free upgrading to Windows 7 takes too long time. When Windows 7 was released, I was excited about the new operating system, but a week later I was told that my upgrade kit would be sent to me 2 or 3 weeks later. I am so frustrated. Another problem is that the I checked the online status of the rebate and found check was mailed 2 weeks ago, but I havn’t received it yet. I know HP did it on purpose. It just wants to delay time.
Buyer beware, Microsoft office NOT included…
Rating:2 out of 5 stars
This computer at the onset is great. we actually love the physical computer. however, after about 10 uses, the Microsoft word program that came with the computer asked us to enter a product key for use. we entered the product key and it said the key was invalid. we called HP and waited 56 mins the first day and couldn’t get anyone for help. the next day we waited at least 20 mins and finally got someone on the phone. The HP service person said that Microsoft office is NOT included; rather it is a “trial version.” We would NOT have purchased this computer if we knew this, as the Microsoft package costs an additional $99-130.00. The only thing even in the box that indicates a trial version of microsoft is an advertisement-looking flyer which on the inside mentioned the “trial.” We are very disappointed and just want other buyers to know what they are getting into.
Best value anywhere
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I picked this up in Staples in July for $350.00. Features for the price is simply unbeatable anywhere. This machine with a Pentium dual core T4200 was actually less than Celeron machines. My advice: never buy a celeron. You can almost always find a dual core, pentium or AMD, for the same or less if you’re patient. This Compaq cost the same or less than some netbooks. I bought a similar dual core Compaq for my daughter last year and she’s had no problems, so I anticipate good reliability with this unit. The touchpad is nice, with a scroll feature on one side. However, I hate touchpads. Buy a logitec nano wireless mouse. Plug in the tiny USB antenna and instant sinc whenever you turn the mouse on. I like that this laptop comes with the 32 bit system. I can actually play Halflife on it and it runs great! Windows 7 upgrade is free.
Cons: no web cam or external mike or dedicated graphics card.
Great laptop at rock-bottom price
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
Bought this from one of the “office supply” stores at about the price the CQ60-410 is going for elsewhere, was actually cheaper than the 410 in this store.
Screen is very nice. For the keyboard, the 10 key is very cramped, I think I would have preferred it just not be there and a bit of a wider normal keyboard, although the keyboard spacing does seem fine other than the 10 key.
The processor is the very capable T4200 (Core Duo), which is great for something at this price point, as netbooks and many other “value” notebooks are shipping with either the Atom or Celeron single core chips.
A lot of trialware, as I suspect most laptops have: Trail of office, trail of Norton, pre-installed Compaq branded Microsoft Bing toolbars, etc.
This laptop does qualify for a free upgrade to Windows 7 and uses the Windows Home Premium version of Vista. Hopefully the Windows 7 disc won’t come with all of the trialware.
Great buy for the price
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
Went into a big box office supply store to look at netbooks and saw this on sale for $378 minus $30 mail-in rebate for price of $348, the same price as a netbook. Great machine for the price however it is a basic machine. 3GB of memory, 250gb hard drive, dvd burner, windows Vista Premium (eligible for Windows 7 upgrade for shipping charge), vga connector, 3usb ports, modem, wireless and wired lan connections, memory card reader, trial versions of MS Office and Norton Security, DOES NOT have HDMI connector, Express card slot, bluetooth or webcam. The 15.6 screen is bright and clear, has a numeric keypad, battery life is about 3 hours and I like this clam shell design that doesn’t have any latches to open the cover of it. The quality seems awesome, I’ve owned Dell, Toshiba, IBM and Acer machines and this machine is as sturdily built as any of them. No I can’t go 6 hours without plugging in like I wanted with a netbook but I am happy I bought this.
Great PC at great price
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I do a lot of writing, email, and a little video work. This machine is perfect. There’s a wide screen, so that I can see two pages when working on a book page layout. It’s very fast compared with my old Pentium 4 laptop. The biggest question to ask is what you want out of your laptop. If you want high end fast gaming, this is not your PC. If you want quick word processing, email, facebook, etc… this one’s incredible. I got this on sale at Staple’s this week for $349, which is a crazy low price and I’m thrilled. As the earlier reviewer noted, MS Office is not included. I really don’t know of any computers where it’s included. There is a 60 day trial of Office 2007. If you want office, pick up the home and student edition at the same time you buy the computer for around $79-$99.
Things in the computer world move fast. A year or so ago, this laptop would have rated at the top of the rankings for speed, memory, HD Size, etc. Now, it’s lower in the rankings. So what? It’s still a very fast computer at an incredible price and will serve my needs well over the coming 3-5 years.
Hope this helps
I bought similar Compaq WITH integrated geforce 8200m Jan09 for $430
Rating:1 out of 5 stars
costs too much in todays economy, the vendors need to quit resisting and drop prices big time.