Compaq CQ50100EM SI40 Reviews: Windows Vista Home Basic 15.4" Screen Laptop computer

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This laptop is a good all rounder. “Like the design of it with the high gloss lid, good spec & features” becky, wellingborough View all 56 real customer reviews

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Single Core Processor with and 120GB Storage on Windows Vista Home Basic. More »

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56 verified purchasers have reviewed this product.
89% of people recommend it.

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Battery life	6.6
Design	8.8
Performance	8.3
Size and weight	8.4
Value for money (at time of purchase)	9.0
Overall rating	8.5

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Score 9.0/10

becky, wellingborough , “29 marketing exec”

+ like the design of it with the high gloss lid, good spec & features

- just battery life really but guess they are all the same

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8 of 8 people found this review helpful

purchased 18 Aug 2008

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Reviewer left no comment

- low battery life

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6 of 6 people found this review helpful

purchased 17 Aug 2008

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Good design, easy to use.

- Battery life can run low quite quickly.

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5 of 5 people found this review helpful

purchased 17 Aug 2008

Score 9.0/10

Julie , BL9 9BY , “Secretarial Mummy”

+ sleek design great mouse pad, lightweight and a super large screen.

- The battery doesn't seem to last very long despite having it on charge for a long time.

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4 of 4 people found this review helpful

purchased 17 Aug 2008

Score 6.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “i'm not that happy!”

+ it works and was cheap

- poor battery life from new and not sure the laptop is performing as efficiently as it should (very slow even with a recent memory upgrade)

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 28 Aug 2008

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ easy to use for school projects, nice and small and reletively light in weight.Good value for money.

- Reviewer left no comment

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 04 Sep 2008

ken, blackpool

+ i just love the looks, performance,style and everything about it that sums it up

- this is my first laptop and i am now addicted. my compaq is never more than 2 feet away from me

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 24 Aug 2008

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Great design, ideal first laptop.

- Vista is a little slow but this can be easily resolved by adding more memory.

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purchased 26 Aug 2008

Score 7.0/10

Geoffrey , Plymouth

+ Everything works pretty well. Easy to use and find things on. Only a couple of times has it slowed down or frozen momentarily.

- Battery could last longer. Internet pages have frozen in the past.

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purchased 11 Sep 2008

Score 7.0/10

Jems, Birmingham

+ Pretty

- Incredibly slow to start up, even though we use it for internet only and there is nothing large loaded on it. Battery doesn't last very long at all when not plugged in.

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purchased 22 Aug 2008

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “computer novice”

+ easy to use

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 11 Aug 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ looks nice! no problems so far!

- wish i got a laptop case with it n maybe a mouse. gets quite hot and battery life isnt to good

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purchased 28 Aug 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “am a student”

+ is it a nice laptop...easy to use and the instructions are clear

- i don't see any bad point on this product since i hav had it

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purchased 10 Sep 2008

Score 8.0/10

Andy, Brighton

+ Beautiful, solid design. The screen is particularly good and offers good viewing from many angles.

- The processor let this laptop down somewhat, but it is an end of line model with an 'old' processor. Still, its perfect for light use/music/web browsing.

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purchased 04 Sep 2008

Score 9.0/10

Roger, Seaford

+ Does all that we require it to do and does it well.

- Slightly too heavy for smaller user to mover around

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purchased 29 Aug 2008

Score 7.0/10

Jordan, Isle of Man , “young, clever, honest, geek”

+ wrist rest and mousepad made from one piece, easy clean and also has a good screen..

- not good at multi tasking but ideal first computer ..

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purchased 19 Aug 2008

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Has everything you need for a reasonable price.

- Low battery life. Fairly basic.

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purchased 14 Aug 2008

Score 9.0/10

Suzanne, Selby

+ Brilliant first laptop. Does everything I wanted it to do

- Short battery life

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purchased 06 Sep 2008

Score 9.0/10

ray, andover

+ very good for the price lots of memory its just what i was looking for in a laptop . very good buy

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 07 Sep 2008

Score 10.0/10

susan, dunfermline , “working mum of 3”

+ the built in web cam was great. The laptop was for my teenage son and he's never off it even late at night!! Its been great for revision and school work and also asy to use for him and his mates.

- haven't come across anything yet!

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purchased 18 Aug 2008

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Reviewer left no comment

- Battery life

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purchased 27 Aug 2008

Score 8.0/10

Jimmy, Harlow, Essex

+ It's light and straight forward to use a pleasure to use

- Battery life can run a little short

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purchased 11 Oct 2008

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Good value for money

- Short battery life

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purchased 11 Oct 2008

Score 8.0/10

TC, London

+ Well designed, easy to use, love the keyboard

- No really bad points, but battery life could be longer.

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purchased 11 Sep 2008

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ LOOKS VERY SMART AND GOOD PREFORMANCE RESPONCE

- NONE REALLY

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purchased 08 Sep 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Low price laptop with all that is necessary for basic home computing.

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 09 Oct 2008

Score 7.0/10

Tom, Reading

+ looks nice and plently of software etc... good value

- just a tad slow.. could perhaps do with some more memory in to speed it up to be able to cope with vista better

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purchased 31 Aug 2008

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Product Features

Screen Size in Inches	15.4
Screen size is measured diagonally from corner to corner.
Operating System	Windows Vista Home Basic
Software on which the device runs
Number of Cores	Single
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.
Hard Disk Capacity in GB	120
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.
Processor	Sempron SI-40
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.
Integrated Webcam	Yes
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.
WiFi	Yes
Wifi allows you to connect your device to wireless routers or modems which allows you to connect to broadband internet.
Bluetooth	No
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
Fingerprint Access	No
Fingerprint access offers you an extra layer of security on your computer and is essential for any budding secret agent.
Remote Control	No
DVD Writer	Yes
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.
Dimensions (mm)	44.4x357x256
The size of the device in millimetres, in width x height x depth.
Weight (kg)	2.93

Graphic Card or Chip	nVidia
This is the range and model number of the graphics card or chip in your desktop or laptop computer