HP Compaq Presario CQ56

768 reviews

May, 2024

Positive
price (374)
usability (261)
performance (203)
portability (104)
screen (101)

Negative
keyboard (100)
battery (87)
touchpad (19)
energy (8)

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 768 reviews of HP Compaq Presario CQ56. The average rating for this product is 4.1/5, compared to an average rating of 4.0/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. Comments about the portability and screen are on the whole positive. The performance and usability also get good reviews, but opinions are divided on the durability. There are some negative opinions about the energy efficiency and touchpad.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other products in the same category the HP Compaq Presario CQ56 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 82/100 = Very good quality.

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Consumer review (amazon.co.uk)

Amazon.co.uk review summary for HP Compaq Presario CQ56

alaTest has collected and analyzed 64 user reviews of HP Compaq Presario CQ56 from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 3.8/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.co.uk. Reviewers really like the portability and reliability. The usability and performance are also appreciated, whereas many are negative about the touchpad and keyboard. There are some mixed opinions about the image quality.

price, performance, usability, reliability, portability

design, size, keyboard, touchpad

89% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

May, 2024

Expert review by : Sebastian Jentsch (notebookcheck.net)

Review HP Compaq Presario CQ56 Notebook

Two-Nine-Nine. These three numbers add up to the most attractive

Low price; Stable case; Resistant surfaces; Aluminum reinforced hinges; 2 RAM slots (one empty); Good hard disk; Three hour battery life; Low emissions; Viable keyboard

Only few interfaces; No cardreader; Not AR coated; Poor contrasts & viewing angles; Weak performance; Stiff mouse keys

HP 625: dual core with matt TFT and more interfaces starting at 325 euro; HP 620: more performance with Intel's dual core; HP Compaq Presario CQ62: higher quality and with dual core; MSI CR630: technically almost identical, but with eSATA and...

Dec, 2010

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Expert review by : Tommy Melville (techradar.com)

HP Compaq Presario CQ56-111SA review

A solid laptop, offering decent levels of performance but irritating usability

Good performance ; Price ; Keyboard ; Bright screen

Touchpad design ; Graphics power

Feb, 2011

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Buyer Beware

Great Price or so I thought

Critical Failure on high memory caused me to have to have technical fix my laptop only 1 month into my ownership

Mar, 2012

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Hardly a laptop!

I owned this laptop and used it closed connected to a screen mostly, the laptop was used for flash based gaming browsing and computing. The laptop suffers in performance in even the simplest of multi tasking tasks due to the single core. The video card...

Laptop can be found for a good price! Great laptop for anything other than multi tasking or gaming

No HDMI Out ; Single Core processor ; Terrible Battery life

Mar, 2011

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Consumer review (reviewstream.com)

Compaq Presario CQ56 Laptop Computer

by Xerozel TRUSTWORTHY I purchased the laptop about a year ago and I immediately was disappointed only mildly by this purchase. The video Intel Family chipset is really a mediocre way to do anything aside from basic computing and surfing the web. The...

May, 2012

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Consumer review (epinions.com)

Compaq Presario CQ56 – Good Choice, High Five

I like my desktop PC, I do. But when you do freelance writing for extra money, sometimes going in to sit in the same chair day after day just makes you go nuts. And it hurts your butt. A change of scenery is nice. Finally I ...

Does what I want it to

Could I get a teensy bit more memory please? Battery goes bye-bye fast

Sep, 2011

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Consumer review (reevoo.com)

HP Compaq CQ56-102SA

Only had this laptop for two days now in placement for our trusted of 4 years. I found this new laptop to be very efficient. Nice clear screen, it is fast, does everything and more to our previous laptop, which is all what we're after. Great price for...

The key layout, those shortcut keys are annoying as you keep hitting them accidently. Need to get used to them. Mousepad buttons are too hard to push down. Niggly bits basically.

Nov, 2014

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Consumer review (ciao.co.uk)

A Great Laptop- HP Compaq

I think that this laptop is great! It was super cheap- only $300.00- and it has been working great so far. Although it's not as fast as some laptops, it's worth the money. It is also very easy to use and set up. It only took me about five minutes-...

Good price, easy to use, webcam

Too big

Sep, 2012

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