Product Description

For those seeking to the features needed to connect, be productive and communicate, the Compaq Presario CQ50-110US Laptop PC delivers at a great value. The CQ50-110us redefines simplicity with thin lines, an iconic touchpad design, and sleek touch control panel. The 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. From the simple step by step setup through easy support tools with preinstalled Advisor, the CQ50-110US laptop gets you up fast and keeps you running. The 5:1 digital media reader enables you to transfer photos to your PC with ease. HP DVDPlay provides access to DVDs at the touch of a button. LightScribe technology etches custom, silkscreen-quality labels directly onto DVDs and CDs, right inside the drive. The 5-in-1 digital media reader transfers photos and files quickly and easily. Preinstalled security software provides protection from viruses, spam, and spyware -- right out of the box! Optimized for basic computing performance, its 6.5 lb design supports AMD processors and high speed connections in hotspots with wireless LAN. Its 15.4-inch diagonal WXGA BrightView display supports high definition video playback enhanced by Altec Lansing audio. The Compaq CQ50-110US ships with Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium with Service Pack 1, a 2.0 GHz AMD Turion X2 RM-70 Dual-Core Mobile Processor, a 15.4" diagonal WXGA High-Definition BrightView Widescreen (1280 x 800) Display, NVIDIA GeForce 8200M with up to 1407MB Total Available Graphics Memory, 3072 MB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm), 200 GB (4200RPM) Hard Drive (SATA), LightScribe Super Multi 8X DVD±R/RW with Double Layer Support, 802.11b/g WLAN. Dimensions: 14.05" (L) x 10.07" (W) x 1.46" (min H) - 1.75" (max H); weight: 6.5 lbs.

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2962 in Personal Computers
• Color: Black
• Brand: Hewlett-Packard
• Model: CQ50-110US
• Dimensions: 14.05" h x 10.07" w x 1.75" l, 10.94 pounds
• Display size: 15.4

Features

• 15.4-inch (Diagonal) High Definition BrightView Widescreen Display, 1280 x 800 Resolution
• 2.0 GHz AMD Turion X2 RM-70 Dual Core Mobile Processor with 1 MB L2 Cache
• 3072 MB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm), 200 GB (4200RPM) Hard Drive (SATA), NVIDIA GeForce 8200M with up to 1407 MB Total Available Graphics Memory
• LightScribe Super Multi 8X DVD±R/RW with Double Layer Support, 802.11b/g WLAN
• Windows Vista Home Premium, dims in inches: 10.07 (W) x 1.75 (L) x 14.05 (H) approx., 6.5 lbs.

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Customer Reviews

Great laptop
I spent a lot of time researching laptops in my price range and finally went with this one. The 3 GB of ram is fantastic and the video card, while not top of the line, is a class 3 card. The other one I was looking at, also made by HP, had a class 1 video card (the lowest rating) and cost $100 more. I am running games that are not super new, but still require a decent video card and there is no problem with them. Some of the settings are turned off or down, but the game still looks great. This one also had more hard drive space as well. There are a couple of things that I do want to mention, but they are not enough to not give it a score of 5.

The DVD drive door clicks loudly as it pops out and when you push it back in. I am used to it now, but it freaked me out a bit the first few times. And if you run it on high performance (I do since almost always plugged in) it can get very hot. Since I use a lap desk again not too bad of an issue, but just wanted to let people know.

I also installed a wireless router in my place and the laptop saw it right away and connected to it with no problems. I have had no problems with Vista except one game that is 3 years old is said to have issues, but the game runs fine as far as I can tell.

I also have a laptop that is owned by work. I can carry both in my shoulder bag no problem. I wouldn't want to do lots of walking with both of them, but for a short distances it is fine.

A great little laptop with some nice features.

(I didn't even really look at the pictures so I hadn't noticed that one had a webcam. I read all the specs to see what it was coming with.)

Aside from now Webcam - it's GREAT!
Got this from competitor for considerably cheaper - but it's amazing! The 3Gb of Ram and dedicated NVidia 8200M video card really make it a nice, Vista-friendly laptop. Add in the card reader, wireless G, and Litescribe DVD burner, and it's hard to complain.

Stop whining about the webcam! It's $20 difference - review the laptop, folks!!!

Died After Just 6 Months
Bought this item when it first came out and loved it. It completely died on men and I sent it on for warranty service. Motherboard, video card and hard drive were all replaced. I went without for about 4 weeks. The notebook came with a 200gb hard drive and they replaced it with a 100gb. I've emailed HP back and forth with some call escalation and someone would call me over a week ago. What is the big deal with replacing a hard drive? The warranty service went very smoothly but, dealing with Customer Service now sucks.