If you are looking for a budget laptop that will meet your everyday computing needs, then the Compaq Presario CQ57-366SA is the ideal choice of laptop you should consider. It boasts an excellent battery life, display screen and sound system.
The CQ57-366SA has been designed to be sturdy meaning it can withstand any knocks and bumps it gets and has all-over black colour around its chassis. This laptop weighs in at 2.5kg and is easy to carry around from one place to another in a laptop bag.
This laptop features an Intel Core i3 processor that delivers power and speed. These processors have Hyper-Threading and Turbo Boost which will dynamically assign processing power to where the laptop needs it most. The 4GB of DDR3 RAM memory makes this laptop ultra-responsive.
This laptop has integrated graphics with Intel® HD Graphics (with up to 1274MB Shared Memory) and can handle tasks such as video streaming from YouTube and the iPlayer very well. The hard drive storage capacity for this laptop is 320GB providing plenty of room to store your documents and media files such as photos, music and movies.
The display screen for the Compaq CQ57-366SA is 15.6 inches with a pixel resolution of 1366 by 768 meaning you can watch videos at 720p high definition. The screen offers bright and pulsating colours and has a Super-TFT coating. There is a 16:9 widescreen aspect ratio meaning you will be able to watch movies the way they were meant to be as you will not see those annoying black bands around the screen.
There is the standard 802.11bgn built in Wi-Fi connection giving you access to the internet plus a 10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet network card slot. Other connectivity options include a 2-in-1 card reader, 3 USB 2.0 ports and Bluetooth allowing you to transfer your data from the laptop onto external devices such as portable hard drives or your mobile phone.
It uses the typical island-style keyboard and has wide buttons making typing very comfortable and the touchpad is very receptive as well. You adjust the volume and media playback on the keyboard through holding the Function key and using the F-keys.
The battery life for this laptop is between 3 and 4 hours (up to 4 hours with Power Management) before it needs to charge again with the charge time for the laptop being 2.5 hours. This laptop comes with Windows 7 Home Premium Edition 64-bit installed.
If you are in the market for a budget laptop that allows you to do tasks such as browsing the internet, checking emails, run Office applications, play games and watch movies, then the Compaq Presario CQ57- 366SA is the perfect choice of laptop for you.
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