Compaq Presario CQ58-125SA reviews: 15.6" Laptop computer

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Compaq Presario CQ58-125SA reviews: 15.6" Laptop computer reviews

+ This laptop scores high on battery life. - It has no outstanding negative points.

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8.7 out of 10 based on 75 reviews.

Compaq Presario CQ58-125SA with AMD E-Series E-300 1.3 GHz 2 Core Processor, 4GB of Memory and 320GB Storage on Windows 7 Home Premium. DVD writer See full product description

Battery life	7.9
Design	8.0
Size and weight	8.3
Performance	8.4
Value for money	9.0
Overall rating	8.7

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Chris, Littlehampton Music, gaming or video fan

Score 8.0/10

Good points:: Has windows 7 rather than Windows 8 (which wouldn't allow me access to my e-mails and made it much harder to access my programs and documents- I am not a social networker and feel that Windows 8 makes Vista look infinitely preferable!).
Bad points:: Only has the 320GB hard drive- it replaced a 500GB Windows 8 Compaq.

Design	8.0
Size and weight	8.0
Performance	9.0
Value for money	8.0
Overall rating	8.0

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Confirmed purchase: 24 Nov 2012

Richard, General home user

Score 7.0/10

Good points:: Good value for the price, great for light users. Quick start up
Bad points:: Can be a little slow when running more then one application

Battery life	8.0
Design	8.0
Size and weight	7.0
Performance	6.0
Value for money	8.0
Overall rating	7.0

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Confirmed purchase: 15 Nov 2012

Jennie, exeter General home user

Score 5.0/10

Good points:: cost
Bad points:: mouse response time

Battery life	4.0
Design	5.0
Size and weight	6.0
Performance	5.0
Value for money	7.0
Overall rating	5.0

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Confirmed purchase: 15 Nov 2012

William, Music, gaming or video fan

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: Reviewer left no comment
Bad points:: No scroll down strip on mouse pad and the finger print

Battery life	10.0
Design	6.0
Size and weight	10.0
Performance	8.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	9.0

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Confirmed purchase: 15 Nov 2012

Bernadette, Glasgow General home user

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: Great for the price
Bad points:: Can be slow

Battery life	8.0
Design	9.0
Size and weight	10.0
Performance	6.0
Value for money	9.0
Overall rating	9.0

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Confirmed purchase: 07 Nov 2012

Jason, Bournemouth General home user

Score 7.0/10

Good points:: It's easy to use, you're given decent memory and processor for the price you pay. What I like to do mainly on laptops it does fine. Browsing, Photoshop, Video editing.
Bad points:: I wouldn't recommend it for any modern gaming, it plays much older ones fine. Also, the speakers don't have a great amount of volume, so it's sometimes difficult to hear anything even on maximum. You'll have to use ear/headphones.

Battery life	9.0
Design	8.0
Size and weight	10.0
Performance	7.0
Value for money	9.0
Overall rating	7.0

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Confirmed purchase: 06 Nov 2012

Barbara, worksop General home user

Score 10.0/10

Good points:: Is faster than my last laptop and doesn't overheat like my last one did
Bad points:: Haven't found any bad points yet

Battery life	10.0
Design	10.0
Size and weight	10.0
Performance	10.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	10.0

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Confirmed purchase: 03 Nov 2012

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Product Features

Screen size (Inches)	15.6
Screen size is measured diagonally from corner to corner.
Operating system	Windows 7 Home Premium
Software on which the device runs
RAM (Gigabytes)	2

RAM (Gigabytes)	4

Number of cores	2
Computer processors are made up of 1 or more cores. Having multiple cores allows the computer to run two or more processes at once, improving multi-tasking and speeding things up.
Hard disk capacity (Gigabytes)	320
Hard Disk capacity is measured in GBs which stands for Gigabytes. A gigabyte is 1000 MB or megabytes. The more GB you have the more info like photos and music you can store.
Screen Resolution (pixels)	1366 x 768
The number of pixels the screen has. The more you have, the more detail the screen can display, given a high quality source. A breakdown of resolutions can be found on Wikipedia here
Screen Resolution (pixels)	1280 x 720 (WXGA)
The number of pixels the screen has. The more you have, the more detail the screen can display, given a high quality source. A breakdown of resolutions can be found on Wikipedia here
Processor brand	AMD
There are 2 main manufacturers of computer processors. They are Intel and AMD.
Processor series	E-Series
This is the processor model range. Different types of processor have different types of functionality. For example Centrino processors are specifically designed to increase battery life in laptops.
Processor series	Dual Core
This is the processor model range. Different types of processor have different types of functionality. For example Centrino processors are specifically designed to increase battery life in laptops.
Processor number	E-300
This is the specific processor number in the processor range.
Processor speed (Gigahertz)	1.3
The processor is the driving force of your personal computer. The higher the number in Gigahertz or Ghz the faster your computer will run. Don’t forget that other factors such as the number of cores will have an effect on speed.
Number of USB ports	3

Connections	Wireless

Built-in disc drive	DVD writer
Built-in disc drives can be used to copy data, music, documents or films from your laptop, netbook or desktop computer, onto a blank DVD. DVD writers can also copy info onto blank CDs but CDs have a lower storage capacity. Normal DVD discs can store up to 4.7GB of info. DVD stands for Digital Versatile Disc.
Card reader	Multi Card Reader
A memory card reader allows you to connect various types of card such as SD Cards, MMC Cards or Compact Flash Cards to your laptop or desktop computer. Memory Card Readers are extremely useful for photographers as it allows you to quickly transfer your snaps from camera to machine meaning you can have them uploaded to your favourite website or printed out in a matter of minutes.
Weight (kg)	2.45

Graphics card brand	AMD
Graphics cards in desktop computers and graphics chips in laptops are manufactured by 3 main companies: Intel, ATI and nVidia. If you want to play modern games aim for an ATI or nVidia card or chip. Intel cards and chips work perfectly for general laptop use, video playback and older computer games.
Graphics card model number	Radeon HD6310
This is the range and model number of the graphics card or chip in your desktop or laptop computer.
Type of hard drive	Hard Disk Drive

Chipset brand	AMD
Chipset series	A68M
Remote control	No
Aspect ratio	16:9
Width in cm	37.6

Depth in cm	24.7

Release date	2012-08-10
The date the product was originally made available for purchase.

Also known as: Compaq Presario CQ58-103SA(15.6

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