92 verified purchasers have reviewed this product.
90% of people recommend it.
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Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 10.0/10
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graphics are really good for a laptop, plenty of memory so everything loads quickly, ease of use - especially the mouse - lovely sleek design.
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Reviewer left no comment
5 of 5 people found this review helpful
purchased 05 Dec 2008
Bex, Manchester
Score 8.0/10
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The laptop itself was in immaculate condition, considering it was refurbished. Excellent keyboard including number pad and screen size is perfect. Great memory space, is equipped with the standard packages (and the usual 60 day try-outs for Norton and Office). On the internet it operates at a good speed and the DVD player works a treat. To be honest for the price I paid I didn't think the laptop would be this good - I am very happy with that I got. I would definitely recommend a refurbished laptop to a friend. I'm also a bit of a techno-phobe but it's so easy to use and even my I.T. savvy boyfriend is impressed with this laptop considering how little I paid.
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Initial set up was long (over an hour!) as the laptop had pre-installed packages that acitvated when I first switched it on. Laptop is a little bulky but it isn't brand new so not really a problem for me.
5 of 5 people found this review helpful
purchased 23 Jan 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 10.0/10
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Very easy to set up and use. Fast and efficient.
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Battery runs down quite quickly.
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
purchased 17 Nov 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser
, “silver surfer”
Score 10.0/10
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great value for money, also good performance for my needs
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Reviewer left no comment
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
purchased 25 Feb 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser
, “lester gal”
Score 9.0/10
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i am so happy i have bought this laptop its got everything what i wanted nice design value for money its fast etc nice screen i wuld recomment it to anyone whu wanna save money its just like brand new
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one thing im not happy with very low battery life
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
purchased 16 Apr 2009
Christopher, London
, “General home user”
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Score 8.0/10
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Runs very smoothly- operates a few different programmes at once with very good speed. Very happy with this, especially at the price
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The touch pad mouse is unusable; it just flies off all over the place regardless of what you do. I actually prefer using a USB mouse anyway, but it just makes it less convenient if you wanted to use it on the move.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
purchased 30 Jun 2009
Scott, Essex
Score 7.0/10
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Very stylish laptop with a very clear big screen. Whole thing feels sturdy and I like the keyboard.
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Personally I dislike all the pre-installed stuff but I can see that it may be useful for some people. Also, be warned, the laptop is pretty weighty.
purchased 01 Dec 2008
Roger, Banbury
, “Ex manager in IT”
Score 9.0/10
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High quality
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No S-video out
purchased 01 Jan 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 8.0/10
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It's easy to use and set up. I like the big screen.
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The battery needs recharging quite a lot.
purchased 14 Jan 2009
Eugene, Tunbridge Wells
, “Fussy”
Score 10.0/10
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its well designed and fun to use. Its also easy to upgrade memory and its HDD.
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None just cant find any fault.
My wife likes it more than me! well she spends more time with it than with me now cant get her off it.
purchased 24 Jan 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 10.0/10
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Fast, lightweight, stylish & modern up to date functions for everyday use!
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Reviewer left no comment
purchased 27 Jan 2009
Lorraine, Bristol
Score 10.0/10
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Speedy connection, searches and downloads - easy to use
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Reviewer left no comment
purchased 22 Jan 2009
Peter, Yeovil
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Well made and put together, a very good spec for the price
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Insufficient time has elapsed to raise any issues with this product
purchased 28 Jan 2009
Dave, Tamworth
Score 8.0/10
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Good value for Money
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Poor Battery Life
purchased 29 Jan 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 9.0/10
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I like the fact that there is a number keypad as this suits my working life. Screen is nice and big, TV works well, sound volume good (almost too good!), fast computer (Feb 2009)
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Touch pad mouse on laptop. Used these before and this one seems to have a mind of its own. Can of course get round it with external mouse.
1 of 2 people found this review helpful
purchased 30 Jan 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 10.0/10
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Keyboard layout with numerical keys like normal keyb online etc.oard. Good screen size. Fast
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None so far
purchased 30 Jan 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 10.0/10
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Great looking machine at a fantastic price.
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Reviewer left no comment
purchased 31 Jan 2009
Heather, Bury St Edmunds
, “I'm a gamer, hehe”
Score 8.0/10
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Worth the money since it has the GeForce card, and it's AMD dual core! Didn't expect to get something like this for the price I was looking at.
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Battery life runs down pretty quickly, especially if you're doing something, but 3 hours isn't too disasterous! Not a fan of widescreen or onboard sound, but I can make-do happily with this laptop.
purchased 12 Feb 2009
Beata, Norwich
Score 9.0/10
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I am very fond of this laptop.As a woman I prefer a smaller and not very heavy ,because I usually travel with it all over the country.
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The laptop has only english letters not in my mother toungue- it means Polish
purchased 13 Mar 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 9.0/10
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Good performer and great value for money
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Reviewer left no comment
purchased 13 Mar 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser
, “Not a lot”
Score 9.0/10
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High spec performance at a reasonable price. Power for pound good.
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Heavy
purchased 20 Mar 2009
Alam, london
Score 6.0/10
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design
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very poor battery life only 10 minutes
purchased 20 Mar 2009
Linnie, Staffs
, “Addicted to Sims 2!”
Score 9.0/10
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Excellent buy. At a fraction of the cost of new but just as good. Very stylish, easy setup, clear menus and generally nice to use! Great for gaming, excellent graphics and good memory.
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I have to keep polishing it because you can see fingerprints on the top. But it does look lovely when its polished!
purchased 20 Mar 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 8.0/10
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decent CPU, good DVD-RW, camera, sufficient memory, relative small HD. good price for value overall
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Sometimes it is crashing completely when using the camera. Haven't figure out what is causing it, maybe the camera drivers.
purchased 02 Apr 2009
Ian, Southampton
Score 8.0/10
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Not too heavy,good graphics and smart looking.
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Reviewer left no comment
purchased 03 Apr 2009
Pete, Wokingham
, “Originally a desktop user”
Score 10.0/10
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Very reasonable price, seperate numerical keypad, mouse pad has vertical and horizontal scrolling bar, good sensitivity and easy to use. Screen size is very good. I also bought my daughter a slightly smaller and cheaper HP model pleased with both. Performance very pleased.
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Power connector, I wish they would put a bit more thought in to the positioning of this and consider using an angled connector as I expect over time this might become a weak point if you don’t ensure that it is supported to avoid strain on it. Minor niggle really but could be important over time.
purchased 04 Apr 2009
Roy, Carrickfergus
Score 10.0/10
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A good all round computer. It was a very good buy.
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Reviewer left no comment
purchased 01 Apr 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 10.0/10
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very good dvd/music player. excelent wifi/ wireless connection. quick internet response
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Reviewer left no comment
purchased 05 Apr 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 7.0/10
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good basic laptop at a reasonable price
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sometimes slow performance due to vista
battery life poor
purchased 05 Apr 2009
alan, barnsley
Score 10.0/10
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you cant beat this computer for value it looks new
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battery life not good but not a computer for carrying around just lkeep it plugged in
purchased 01 Apr 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser
, “intelligent, honest, smart”
Score 8.0/10
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value for money
sleek design
large wide sreen
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battery life is no good
vista slow to start up
no back up disks
purchased 18 Apr 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 9.0/10
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A great all rounder, I use mine to play a few games, watch DVD's and all the other usual stuff. Having the HDMI output to plug a cable (not included) directly into your TV is simple and works great. It is not too noisy when it gets hot, the exhaust vents are underneath it so you are able to use it on your lap if you don't mind shifting most of the laptop onto one leg.
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A clip on the underside of a key cover, near the arrow keys, was broken when it was delievered but over all this was not a major issue.
purchased 18 Apr 2009
BIll, Birmingham
, “frugal IT fundi”
Score 8.0/10
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sleek design, widescreen, HDMI output (nice), lightscribe (nice), quick delivery, very good graphics, For the money, you'll really struggle to better this deal
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a little heavy, need to leave space below it or place on a hard surface so it can breathe, otherwise the fan sounds like its suffocating, though wouldnt be too loud compared to my old Dell
purchased 28 Apr 2009
lydia, Bradford
, “Graduate”
Score 7.0/10
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Fantastic spec laptop at a fraction of the price. It's fast and easy to use.
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On the other hand the battery only lasts a maximum of 2.5 hours before needing to be recharged.
purchased 29 Apr 2009
G, London
, “Very Experienced Technical User”
Score 7.0/10
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Very good value in comparison to other laptops. A good selection of ports, and neat design. Also, decent keyboard.
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Poor battery life, cheap build and slightly underwhelming graphics
purchased 01 May 2009
Alexander, Near Oxford
, “Use laptops everyday.”
Score 6.0/10
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Nice design, decent price.
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Reviewer left no comment
purchased 29 Apr 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 8.0/10
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value for money
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nothing specific
purchased 11 Jun 2009
sergio, paisley
, “General home user”
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Very user friendly very quick even online. Being bit nervous about getting another pc I could not have picked better for the price the HP setup was brilluaint and I have learned more about comp. in the short while of having this one than my last one of 5yrs due to the HP help and support.I also like the vista home premium
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none
purchased 29 Jun 2009
Peter, Winchester
Score 10.0/10
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Good design, easy to setup
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Installed too much software by default. Ended up removing lots of software that I wouldn't use or would use to use different software
purchased 01 Jul 2009
mike, manchester
Score 9.0/10
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stunning looks,very quick good features
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battery isnt great,mouse has mind of its sometimes
purchased 07 Jul 2009
bryan, newcastle upon tyne
, “General home user”
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Score 8.0/10
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stylish and wide screen
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only bad point is mouse movement, the built in horizontal mover!! finger keeps hitting it by mistake and then page moves up or down when you dont want it too
purchased 09 Oct 2009
Diane, Rugby
, “General home user”
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Score 9.0/10
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Bought it for my 15 year old daughter who is extremely pleased with it. Easy to set up and use, with good graphics and sound. Immaculate condition, certainly as good as a brand new one.
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I don't like the shiny top surface, it shows up too many finger prints but my daughter loves it!
purchased 23 Oct 2009
Jennie, Okehampton Devon
Score 10.0/10
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We have not had it long enough to comment
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none
0 of 1 people found this review helpful
purchased 20 Mar 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 9.0/10
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Good graphics card plus plenty of power/ram for games. Like the inbuilt webcam. All basic software needed included. Battery life OK. Just about loud enough to watch movies on.
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Not keen on the shiney screen - too much light is reflected which makes viewing it harder especially for longer periods.
Need explanation on how to use the system backup facility or produce a system backup DVD- this should be included even with a recon unit I feel.
0 of 1 people found this review helpful
purchased 29 Jul 2009
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Screen Size in Inches
 
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15.6
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Screen size is measured diagonally from corner to corner.
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Operating System
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Windows Vista Home Premium
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Software on which the device runs
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RAM in GB
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2
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Number of Cores
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Dual
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Computer processors are made up of 1 or more cores. Having multiple cores allows the computer to process more information at once making it faster.
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Hard Disk Capacity in GB
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120
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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.
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Screen Resolution (pixels)
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1280x768 (WXGA)
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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
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Processor Brand
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AMD
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There are 2 main manufacturers of computer processors. They are Intel and AMD.
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Processor
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Athlon 64 X2
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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.
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Processor Number
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QL-60
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This is the specific processor number in the processor range.
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Processor Speed in MHz
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1900
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The processor is the driving force of your personal computer. The higher the number in Megahertz or Mhz the faster your computer will run. Don’t forget that other factors such as the number of cores will have an effect on speed.
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USB Port
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3
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Socket for connecting devices such as a computers and other components
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Integrated Webcam
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Yes
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A webcam is a small, in-built camera that allows you to record video to upload to popular sites like Youtube or have video chats with friends on Instant Messaging services.
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WiFi
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Yes
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Wifi allows you to connect your device to wireless routers or modems which allows you to connect to broadband internet.
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Bluetooth
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No
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Bluetooth is a technology for the wireless transfer of data such as contacts, photos and music between mobile phones, computers and a host of other Bluetooth enabled devices. Read more about Bluetooth on Wikipedia
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Fingerprint Access
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No
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Fingerprint access offers you an extra layer of security on your computer and is essential for any budding secret agent.
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Remote Control
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No
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DVD Writer
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Yes
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DVD Writers 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.
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DVD Drive
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Yes
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CD Rom
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Yes
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Blu-ray Drive
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No
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VGA Port
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Yes
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VGA stands for Video Graphics Array. The VGA socket is used for connecting a monitor or TV to your computer. If you want to use an external monitor, TV or projector on your laptop make sure it has a VGA or DVI socket. VGA is also sometimes referred to as D-sub.
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DVI Port
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No
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DVI stands for Digital Visual Interface. Like VGA, DVI is used to connect laptops, desktops and other devices to HD TVs or monitors. You can buy a small adaptor to convert your digital DVI socket to an analogue VGA socket for use with older monitors if needed.
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Card Reader
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Yes
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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.
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Dimensions (mm)
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378x43.6x252
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The size of the device in millimetres, in width x height x depth.
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Weight (kg)
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2.75
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Brand of Graphic Chip
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nVidia
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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.
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Graphic Card or Chip
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GeForce 8200M
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This is the range and model number of the graphics card or chip in your desktop or laptop computer
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Colour
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Black
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The main colour of the product.
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Also known as: HEWLETPACK G60-100EM, HP
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Manufacturer's Description
15.6" laptop with AMD Athlon X2 Dual-Core Processor for Notebook PCs QL-60 and Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium.
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