Compaq Presario CQ57-422SA A7S34EA

alaTest has collected and analyzed 25 reviews from magazines and websites. Views about the battery and design are overall positive. The value for money and usability are also appreciated, but the screen and portability get critical views.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Laptops the Compaq Presario CQ57-422SA A7S34EA is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 83/100 = Very good quality.

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Amazon review summary for the Compaq Presario CQ57-422SA A7S34EA

 

alaTest has collected and analyzed 22 user reviews of the Compaq Presario CQ57-422SA A7S34EA from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 3.5/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other products on Amazon.com.

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68% of reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

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it gets worse and worse

 

i had this computer for about 1.5 years, and the darn thing gets worse every time. this is the second time i am typing this, because it crashed. after 1 year, the battery ran down, and now, if i put it in the laptop, it will start up for about 3...

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Quality

 

Not bad at all. I have no complaints about Compaq, especially after my Toshiba died on me all too soon. A solid computer and so far I'm a fan. We'll see what happens as the months go by, but right now I'm sold on it.

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It was worth the $309

 

Well let me start off by stating the fact that I'm writing this on the laptop I just bought. It's a bit slow for my taste and I plan on getting more RAM as soon as possible. Other than that it works wonders, it got here super fast (I think it was like...

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Need a upgrade

 

Needs to Be faster , my phone is faster than this shit ! But anyways an ok laptop . Getting a MacBook Pro when the new on comes out .

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Great Machine for 7 or XP

 

The manufacturer does not recommend going backwards to XP on this machine, but I was able to install XP service pack 3 without any problems...OK there were a few problems because of the drive architecture but I was able to do it after I figured out how...

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good luck

 

From the reveiws i read it seems that HP/Compaq are hit or miss in quality and performance. In my personal experience I have had good luck with both. The first desktop computer my family owned was a Compaq in the late 90's and ever since we have been...

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Not too bad

 

I've had this computer for about two years now and so far it's held up pretty well. The only problem is that it's so bulky. This is not a grab and go computer that will fit in your backpack. Other than that, this makes a good computer, especially for...

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You get what you pay for

 

After about 6 months of use with this computer, it slowed down so dramatically that it was not usable. I called customer service and they walked me through on how to reset the laptop to factory defaults, and once it was up and running again, it worked...

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You get what you pay for

 

After about 6 months of use with this computer, it slowed down so dramatically that it was not usable. I called customer service and they walked me through on how to reset the laptop to factory defaults, and once it was up and running again, it worked...

Product Specifications

Configuration

DVD Writer:DVD-Writer
Embedded 3G/4G: No
Embedded UMTS: No
Fingerprint Reader: No
Hard Drive Type:Hard Disk Drive
Remote Control: No
TV Card: No
Video Editing Card: No
Web Cam: Yes

Connectivity

Bluetooth: No
Card Reader:Multi Card Reader
Firewire: No
TV Output: Yes
Wireless LAN: Yes

Display

Aspect Ratio:16:9
LED Backlight:Edge LED
True Resolution:WXGA

General Features

Intel ® Centrino Technology: No
Media Centre Edition: No
Netbook: No
RAM Type:DDR3 SDRAM
Type:Portable

Graphic

Brand of Graphic Chip:AMD
GPU Model (Graphic Card):Radeon HD6310 / Radeon HD6310M

Processor

Chipset Brand:AMD
Chipset Type:AMD Hudson M1 (A50M)
Processor:E-SERIES
Processor Brand:AMD
Processor Number:E-300
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