Product Description

HP Compaq Presario C769US 15.4 Inch Laptop PC. From the simple step by step setup through easy support tools with pre installed Advisor, the C769US gets you up fast and keeps you running. And HP DVDPlay provides access to DVD movies at the touch of a button. Watch DVD movies on the full screen using untuitive media controls. Make great movies without the hard work with Cyberlink. And edit, store and share photos with Photosmart Essentials. For those seeking the great mobile performance technologies and high impact design, the Compaq Presario C769US Notebook PC provides breaking technologies and easy to use digital entertainment features. Optimized for desktop comparable mobile performance, its 5.71lbs design supports Intel mobile processors and high speed wireless LAN. Its 15.4 inch WXGA BrightView display supports high resolution video playback. Create custom laser etched disc labels right in the drive with LightScribe. Just burn data on the disc, flip it over and burn the cover image using any scanned image and/or text. Free label designs and color background discs in five vivid shades are now available. Visit the LightScribe Web site for more information. Compaq notebook PCs are designed with the features and power you need to get the most from Windows Vista. The result is intuitive system control, simple, powerful search and organization tools, plus more security when you go online.

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3616 in Personal Computers
• Color: Black/ Grey
• Brand: Hewlett-Packard
• Model: C769US
• Platform: Windows Vista Home Premium
• Dimensions: 1.58" h x 4.53" w x 10.11" l, 5.73 pounds
• Display size: 15.4

Features

• Affordable, reliable business notebook with 1.73 GHz Intel Pentium T2370 dual-core processor
• 250 GB hard drive, 2 MB installed RAM (max), LightScribe dual-layer DVD drive
• 54g Wi-Fi LAN (802.11b/g); 10/100 Ethernet; Intel GMA X3100 graphics (up to 358 MB available) memory
• Connectivity: 3 USB, 1 VGA, 1 S-Video, 1 headphone, 1 microphone, 5-in-1 memory card reader
• Pre-installed with Windows Vista Home Premium (Service Pack 1)

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Customer Reviews

Nice little laptop for the price, but...
For the price you get plenty of ram hard drive space. Performance is decent. Haven't notices any regular processing delays.

Cons
1) comes with Vista. You need to really adjust the settings to get it optimal. It tries to install windows updates when you shut down. When I shut down, I want my computer to shut, and I can slap the lid shut. The default setting means I cannot close my lid, as that suspends the system.
2) sound is weak, sometimes I need to have all audio setting on full, and it is still very low. I have since discovered this a known issue with Vista and the sound card and can be fixed by reloading the driver. However, a known issue should be addressed before the laptop reaches the consumer, or the consumer should be alerted.
4)Bloatware. They pre-install tons of useless software, mostly demos. Some of the HP software can only be installed via the registry.
5) Customer service consists of people who are rude and do not speak English.

I would have given this a five rating, except the pre-installed software and lack of help from customer supprt to remove it. These are two things HP could easily fix, but laziness and incompetence make these a bigger issue for me, especially since some of the bloatware I never use has gotten infected.

A Nice Low Cost Laptop
I like my Presario f761us. I upgraded the RAM to 4GB using two 2GB chips. The weakest thing about it is the graphics card as you can see from the performance rating below.

Processor AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual-Core Processor TK-57 4.7
Performance Rating determined by lowest subscore = 3.0

Memory (RAM) 4.00 GB - Performance Rating = 5.8
Graphics NVIDIA GeForce 7000M / nForce 610M - Performance Rating = 3.3
Gaming graphics 1071 MB Total available graphics memory - Performance Rating = 3.0
Primary hard disk (138GB Total) - Performance Rating = 4.9

The Best Laptop For Me
My model number is a little different (F767NR) but the specs match and my model may differ only in that I bought it from a bricks and mortar store near my office. Instead of Intel, mine is outfitted with AMD Turion64. The store cleaned up most of the advertising and set it up for me. This may improve the performance. I had someone to take it to when I needed to ask a question.

I wanted a laptop because I write and I hate being tied to a desk. I didn't need huge capacity but I wanted MS Word because that is compatible with most of my document files. I needed to make the jump to the hated Vista...what was wrong with XP?

Except for hating what Microsoft has changed in the MSWord interface, I'm very happy with the computer. It weighs less than six pounds and fits in a laptop case I already had. It's sleek. The screen is big enough to read easily. It boots up reasonably fast and is extremely responsive.

I really like the keyboard. The keys on the keyboard operate quietly but have a nice sensation of "travel" when you hit them. The delete key is in the extreme upper right hand corner making the CTRL ALT DELETE dance rather awkward if you are balancing the computer on your knees on the Metrolink, but I can adjust.

The battery seems adequate, but I have not really tested this yet. I have been able to transfer files, set my personal templates and have even started a new creative project. Normally it is months before I feel comfortable with a new computer to "trust" it this way.

I admit to enjoying the pre-loaded games package. It seems very complete and all my favorites including Mahjong, Freecell, Spider Solitaire and other time-wasting favorites are available while I am thinking what to write next.