The new generation Laptop with advanced features for high end users

Category: Review on HP Compaq CQ61-117TU (2.00 GHz / 2 GB / 320 GB / 15.6 in) Laptop

Posted by: 28-Jul

Strengths: Easily portable, powerful on performance, user-friendly

Weaknesses: Users may face problems with Windows XP or other lower version OS

The HP Compaq CQ61-117TU laptop is a new addition to the series. The notebook comes with a 320 GB hard disk. The users can also increase the hard disk to 8 GB which makes it future proof. This works best with Windows Vista operating system. The HP Compaq CQ61-117TU laptop support high end games and graphics with the help of the in-built NVIDIA GeForce. It has a 16 inch brightview display which is very soothing to the eyes and perfect for both home and official use. It comes with Altec Lansing speakers and has a great sound quality. The notebook also has a webcam and in-built microphone.

The laptop has a full size user-friendly keyboard which is integrated with a numeric keypad. The HP Compaq CQ61-117TU laptop also features very good security options. This makes it an ideal choice for official purpose. The notebook provides very good wireless connectivity facilities. With operating systems other than Windows Vista, the users may face problems with wireless connectivity. HP is working on solving this issue with regular software and driver patches. The notebook has external input/ output ports which include one headphone jack, an AC adaptor and one microphone jack.

The laptop weighs around 3 kilos along with the battery and is easily portable. The battery life is decent enough. The laptop has in-built software like Adobe Acrobat Reader, anti-virus software, HP Games Powered by Wild Tangent and a 60 day trial of Microsoft Office 2007 Pro. I would generally recommend, HP Compaq CQ61-117TU laptop for high end users looking for performance and quality.