Compaq Presario CQ50-209WM Notebook A Review

31 Dec 2008



A review of Compaq Presario CQ50-209WM Laptop

Compaq Presario CQ50-209WM Notebook was recently available at walmart on a recent year end sale for $398. Those who took it - know that this has been a good bargain. However it has Intel Celeron Processor in place of the Core 2 Duo. This means that the processor is not very good if you want to do something more that internet surfing and word editing. It still is a good bargain for $398.

Specifications

CQ50-209WM Specifications
* Proceessor: 2.16 GHz Intel Celeron
* Display: 15.4" Diagonal WXGA High-Definition HP BrightView Widescreen (1280 x 800)
* Memory: 2GB (can upgrade to 3GB)
* Operating System: Genuine Windows Vista Home Basic with Service Pack 1
* Hard Drive: 160GB SATA
* Video Graphics: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500M Memory Up to 797MB
* SuperMulti 8X DVD±R/RW with Double Layer Support
* Wireless : 802.11b/g WLAN
* Dimensions 14.05" (L) x 10.07" (D) x 1.37" (min H) - 1.72" (max H)
* Weight: 6.38lbs
* Battery: 6-Cell Lithium-Ion battery


Processor

The Fujitsu Lifebook A1110 has a the Intel Celeron at 2.16 GHz. At this speed, it is just good enough for most of the normal worksincluding internet surfing and word proceedsing. However, if you are a programmer who need to compile a lot of software code, you would like to see processor with better performance. For a little extra cost you should be able to get core 2 duo processor.


Memory

The base Compaq Presario comes with 2 GBytes of memory. That is a fairly decent amount of memory for normal work. You may however upgrade it to 3 GB if required.


Battery Life

The notebook has 6 Cell Li Ion Battery. The battery life has not been checked. From Specifications it looks like it will last 2 and a half hours.

Screen

Compaq Presario CQ50-209WM has 15.4 inch WXGA High-Definition display that looks great for viewing movie at 1280 x 800 native resolution.



Pros

* Inexpensive


Cons

* Intel Celeron Processor


Final Thought

This notebook is good if you want an inexpensive notebook with HP brand.It has Intel Celeron processor which ok but not excellent. I will suggest you to take a look at other core 2 Duo based notebooks at potentially slightly extra price.