Compaq Presario V6642EM Reviews: Windows Vista Home Premium 15.4" Screen Laptop computer

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This laptop is a good all rounder. “Nice design, well laid out with good access to all ports. sound is very reasonable…” Anonymous verified purchaser View all 102 real customer reviews

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Dual Core Processor with 1GB of Memory and 160GB Storage on Windows Vista Home Premium. More »

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102 verified purchasers have reviewed this product.
82% of people recommend it.

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Battery life	6.6
Design	8.4
Performance	8.0
Size and weight	8.0
Value for money (at time of purchase)	8.8
Overall rating	8.2

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Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Nice design, well laid out with good access to all ports. Sound is very reasonable for such small speakers.

- Very slow to load Vista, disappointed that even with a duel core processor it takes so long to load.

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5 of 5 people found this review helpful

purchased 20 Nov 2007

Score 8.0/10

Pankaj, croydon

+ the best keypad i have used

- Reviewer left no comment

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 25 Nov 2007

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ looks realy good andcomes with a remote

- the graphics card keeps crashin makin the laptop restart halfway thru a movie no update released for this yet

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 20 Feb 2008

Score 10.0/10

maxine, sheffield

+ brilliant value for money ,attractive and light weight.

- cannot think of a fault with this purchase

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 14 Feb 2008

Score 9.0/10

John, Wemyss Bay , “style and performance freak”

+ looks good. Nice bright graphics.

- Battery life not great, but adequate

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 11 Mar 2008

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Performance.

- Battery life

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 01 Apr 2008

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ price, HDD size.

- battery life,

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 06 Apr 2008

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Fast, light and looks smart.

- None that I can find

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 10 May 2008

Score 9.0/10

Roger, Petersfield , “IT professional”

+ Nice and lightweight, buying a recon laptop proved to be excellent value, since there was no obvious evidence of it being recon, it appeared to be brand new, but at £100-£150 cheaper that the high street price.

- Nothing apparent in the first couple of weeks.

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 11 Jun 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ good screen
good software
good price

- no drivers and recovery cd
takes too long to start up

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 11 Jul 2008

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Smart looking, light weight, pretty fast, easily accessible side usb ports. So good I got one for the wife too.

- Not many. Would like to see a non reflective screen and longer battery life.

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 30 Apr 2008

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ good connectivity (usb, firewire, etc), good software included, good design/looks, good value

- No built-in Bluetooth

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 19 Jul 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Reviewer left no comment

- battery life is limited

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 16 May 2008

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Alex Edinburgh”

+ It Is very stylish nice looking machine the touch pad is very easy to use as it is highly polished and nice and smooth
I have not used it to its full potential as im still getting used to it. I'am very pleased with it.

- Heavier than I thought but not a problem as I don't transport it far

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 20 May 2008

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ speed and ease of use

- at this price there isn't any

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 30 Apr 2008

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Dual Core, 2GB Ram, Nvidia Graphics, Overall feels very nice and responsive.

- Where the power lead connects to the laptop in not the best design.

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 14 Jul 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Graet for internet use

- Reviewer left no comment

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 22 Jul 2008

Score 9.0/10

steve, bridgend

+ very good

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 01 Feb 2008

Score 10.0/10

bruce, scotland

+ has all the features i was looking for at a great price

- none

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purchased 23 Mar 2008

Score 8.0/10

Amjad, Leicester

+ sound,

- no bluetooth, weight a bit on the heavy side.

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purchased 18 Jul 2008

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ At last I have got my very own laptop and it is wonderful. It has everything I need and more. What a bargain! I'm not going to describe it in computer jargon because I don't really understand what it all means but I would highly recommend this laptop.

- Haven't found any yet.

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purchased 26 Oct 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ design, robust chasis, good RAM and processor speed, fast in Vista

- point cable is in an awkward position, battery life isnt great, but i dont use it on themove so no problem

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purchased 27 Oct 2008

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ look and build quality

- no blue tooth and infa red

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purchased 13 Jul 2008

Score 9.0/10

Andrew , Aberystwyth

+ Laptop turned up looking like a new machine with everything you would expect with a new machine.

- When it turned up it did not work properly. It would not stay connected to the internet and had to be returned for a new motherboard. Could not really have been tested as advertised as this was a major fault. Shame, as otherwise this would have been a perfect purchase.

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purchased 26 Jul 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ the windows media remote its awsome!!!!!!!!!!

- Battery :0(

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purchased 12 Aug 2008

Score 8.0/10

nicola, longtown

+ Fast, easy to use, nice keyboard

- battery life not brilliant but acceptable

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purchased 15 Aug 2008

Score 10.0/10

steve, tyne&wear

+ easey to use and every thing you need

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 20 Aug 2008

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ good design and the right size for me

- none so far

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purchased 25 Aug 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Amazing specs for the price.

- None!

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purchased 25 Aug 2008

Score 3.0/10

Sheila, Pembroke , “I'm fair”

+ Reviewer left no comment

- The Battery wouldn't charge so we had our money back

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purchased 22 Aug 2008

Score 9.0/10

Dave, Edinburgh

+ Very good machine all in

- A bit slow to start up

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purchased 24 Aug 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ good easy to use softwear, good battery life. wide screen is very crisp and clear compared to other laptops i've had.

- it didnt come with any instructions or normal info booklets that come with laptops and the softwear which has been installed.

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purchased 20 Sep 2008

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Nursing sister”

+ fast reliable stylish,easy to use.

- picks up finger marks on outer casing.

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purchased 21 Sep 2008

Score 7.0/10

Lee, Kilwinning

+ Reviewer left no comment

- The screen cuts out frequently.

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purchased 12 May 2008

Score 10.0/10

Steve, Sandbach

+ For the price this is a really good laptop. The performance is very good given the spec and I am very happy with it having used it for over a month now.

- None to speak of.

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purchased 23 Aug 2008

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “internet and p2p addict”

+ great value for money, good battery life and performance, vista is a letdown but that is not the laptops fault

- vista, was not supplied with any software but was aware of that at the time off purchase

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purchased 08 Jun 2008

Score 8.0/10

Mandy, Peterborough

+ Reviewer left no comment

- On set up there was a google toolbar installed which caused lots of run time errors, once removing this the system has been fine

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purchased 20 Aug 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ responds brilliantely.

- it heats up frequently

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purchased 19 Aug 2008

Score 10.0/10

jay, basildon.essex

+ brilliant item,fantastic price

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 20 Aug 2008

Score 6.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Reviewer left no comment

- If we are watching movie or online videos then the whole screen become blank and we have to forecfully restrat the machine... this happens whenever I watch movie or a video clip. sometimes if the system is idle for sometime then the same problem happens.. have changed windows screensaver settings.. idle time settings etc but no use, when checked with windows they are saying its the problem with the machine only.

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purchased 06 Jul 2008

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “well worth it”

+ clear screen , nice keyboard, adequate USB ports

- Battery life

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purchased 04 Aug 2008

Score 9.0/10

John, Wigan , “Pensioner”

+ Very easy to use and lightweight for carrying around.

- Personally I would have preferred a larger screen as I am a Pensioner and suffer with my eyes.

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purchased 25 Aug 2008

Score 8.0/10

Hayley, Kirkcaldy , “happy go lucky”

+ Easy and straight forward to use

- battery life is not good

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purchased 18 Jul 2008

Score 8.0/10

norman, hull , “off the beaton track ”

+ slick finish

- no discs

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purchased 27 Oct 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 Premium
Software on which the device runs
RAM in GB	1

Number of Cores	Dual
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	160
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)	1280x800 (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	Turion 64 X2
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	TL58
This is the specific processor number in the processor range.
Processor Speed in MHz	1900
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.
USB Port	3
Socket for connecting devices such as a computers and other components
Integrated Webcam	No
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	Yes
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.
DVD Drive	Yes
CD Rom	Yes
Blu-ray Drive	No
HDMI Interface	No
Like a scart interface but capable of carrying HD signals from or to other devices. You’ll need these to link your Playstation 3 or your Blu-ray player to your HD-ready TV.
VGA Port	Yes
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.
DVI Port	No
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.
Card Reader	Yes
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.
Dimensions (mm)	357x39.6x257
The size of the device in millimetres, in width x height x depth.
Weight (kg)	2.8

Brand of Graphic Chip	nVidia
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.
Graphic Card or Chip	GeForce 7150M
This is the range and model number of the graphics card or chip in your desktop or laptop computer
Colour	Black
The main colour of the product.