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Compaq Presario V6107US 15.4" Widescreen Laptop (AMD Turion MK-36, 512 MB RAM, 80 GB Hard Drive, LightScribe SuperMulti Drive)x
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Best Price: $953.00
Power. Pleasure. A veritable style icon. Intel processor, letting you run multiple applications with ease. With a 15.4-inch widescreen display, built-in Altec Lansing speakers and Compaq DVDPlay, Compaq Presario V6100 Notebook PC series balances work with pleasure perfectly. Take your digital life on the road with the HP Compaq Presario V6107US notebook PC, a great choice for a desktop replacement for your mobile office. It features a centerpiece 15.4-inch high-definition BrightView LCD with a widescreen aspect ratio. It's also a multi-media workhorse, with an NVIDIA GeForce Go 6150 video/graphics card (up to 128 MB of shared video RAM), Windows Media Center operating system, HP's Photosmart Premier image editing/management software, and a LightScribe DVD/CD that can label discs after they're burned. Optimized for mobile performance, this 6.6-pound notebook is powered by the 2.0 GHz AMD Turion 64 MK-36 processor, which offers 64-bit computing capability and excellent battery management. Other features include an 80 GB hard drive, 512 MB of installed DDR2 RAM (2 GB maximum), integrated 54g Wi-Fi LAN (802.11b/g), and an ExpressCard 34/54 slot. This is a Windows Vista capable PC. The Basics
- Hard Drive: The 80 GB hard drive (5400 RPM) is becoming average in size for notebook PCs, and it's roomy enough to store business productivity applications, all your important documents and presentations, and a good-sized digital audio and video library. This SATA hard drive also quickens the pace with a higher speed transfer of data--akin to FireWire and USB 2.0.
- Processor: Combining strong performance with efficient usage of power, the 2.0 GHz AMD Turion 64 MK-36 is uniquely optimized to power today's thinnest notebooks. It's also built for tomorrow's 64-bit applications, which will require a processor with significant power. It includes such AMD technology features as HyperTransport (which increases the communication between integrated circuits), PowerNow! (which enables longer battery life and reduced heat generation), and Enhanced Virus Protection (which works with Windows XP Service Pack 2 to better withstand attacks from certain classes of viruses). It also features a 512 KB L2 cache and up to 1600 MHz front-side bus (FSB). (An L2, or secondary, cache temporarily stores data; and a larger L2 cache can help speed up your system's performance. The FSB carries data between the CPU and RAM, and a faster front-side bus will deliver better overall performance.)
- Memory: The 512 MB of installed RAM is enough to get you started, but you'll want to add more RAM to handle today's demanding multimedia and productivity suites. It has a 2 GB maximum RAM capacity.
- CD/DVD Drive: Offering the latest in DVD writing technology, the multiformat DVD/CD drive is compatible with writing both DVD+ and DVD- disc formats as well as dual-layer (DL) DVD+/-R discs, which can store up to 8.5 GB of data. It features 4x DVD-R DL Write Once, 2.4x DVD+R DL Write Once, 8x DVD+R, 4x DVD+RW, 8x DVD-R, 4x DVD-RW, 16x DVD-ROM, 40x CD-R, 24x CD-RW, and 40x CD-ROM speeds.
This LightScribe DVD+/-RW drive lets you laser-etch silkscreen quality text and images on to CDs and DVDs . Your software, PC and discs work together for a no-hassle way to burn just the labels you want. After you burn content, just flip the disc over, reinsert and burn your label--anything from a simple title to a full-disc work of art.
- Keyboard & Mouse: This notebook has a full-sized 101-key keyboard and touchpad with four-way scroll zone on/off button and dedicated vertical scroll up/down pad.
Screen, Graphics and Sound The 15.4-inch LCD offers a resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels. The widescreen display gives increases the width of the notebook's display while giving the computer the form factor of a smaller computer, so it takes up less space on your desk or in your briefcase. Video is powered by an integrated Nvidia GeForce 6150 graphics/video card with up to 128 MB of shared video memory. It features NVidia's PureVideo technology--which provides great picture clarity, smooth video, accurate color, and precise image scaling for video content--and full support for Microsoft DirectX 9.0 for stunningly realistic cinematic effects for all DirectX-compatible applications. It also offers an integrated audio card and built-in Altec Lansing speakers. Connectivity and Expansion Slots
This notebook has an integrated 54g wireless LAN that's fully compatible with 802.11b/g wireless networks. Be ready for the next generation of faster, lighter security, storage, wireless, and networking PC Card expansion products with the ExpressCard/54 slot. You get a basic offering of connectivity options, which does not include FireWire: - 2 USB 2.0 ports for connecting a wide range of peripherals--from digital cameras to MP3 players
- 1 VGA monitor port
- 1 S-Video port for connecting to a TV
- 1 ExpressCard 54/34
- 1 headphone jack and 1 microphone jack
- 1 notebook expansion port
- 1 consumer IR (infrared)
It also has an integrated 56K modem (V.90) and an RJ-45 LAN network port (for a 10/100 Ethernet connection to networks and DSL/cable modems). Preloaded System and Software
The pre-installed Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 is essentially Windows XP Professional Edition with a variety of tools to help you to create, organize, and enjoy digital media ranging from music to home movies to photo slide shows. It also comes preloaded with Microsoft Works (for working with word processing and spreadsheet documents), Symantec Norton Internet Security 2006 (with 60 days of LiveUpdate), Encarta Encyclopedia Plus, Quicken New User Edition 2006, PC Recovery, Microsoft Money 2006, Sonic DigitalMedia Plus, Muvee AutoProducer DVD Edition, Vongo, and HP Photosmart Premier for digital image editing and organizing. Dimensions and Weight
This notebook measures 14.05 x 10.12 x 1.56 inches (WxHxD) and weighs 6.6 pounds. Power
This notebook is powered by a 6-cell rechargeable lithium-ion battery, which offers up to 2 hours of battery life (dependent upon computing conditions). What's in the Box
This package contains the Compaq Presario V6107US notebook PC, rechargeable lithium-ion battery, AC adapter, and operating instructions. It is backed by a limited warranty for parts and labor for one year from date of purchase as well as technical telephone assistance for one year. Software is also covered for 30 days from date of purchase.
MPN: RG290UA#ABA - UPC: 882780874343
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Customer Reviews
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It may be a lemon
By A37LAJPU9JFJEF on 2007-02-02
I bought a HP/Compaq Presario V6107US on 23 December 2006, and the battery never took a charge. After contacting the HP customer support center (in India) and going through various diagnostics over the phone, HP sent a replacement battery, which also failed to charge. Under the 1-year warranty I then sent the unit to HP's repair facility in Memphis, Tennessee, where they replaced the battery yet again, and shipped it back. However, it STILL doesn't charge the battery. The machine evidently has a problem in the battery charging/voltage conversion circuit on the system board, but as far as I could tell, HP never bothered reading my analysis of the failure, opening up the machine to verify the failure, nor actually running it on an AC adapter at their facility for 24 hours to verify that the battery can be charged to 100%. I contacted them again via email, and was assured that my case was now in the hands of their Advanced Support Group in Colorado, but after three days I still have not been contacted by anyone. The result is that I now have a fine semi-portable desktop computer with a tiny screen that can be used near an AC outlet. It also shatters my previous high opinion of Hewlett Packard. The company, its product quality and customer support just aren't the same since the founders left. The people in their call center in India aren't capable, and every contact with them is starting the process over from "square one", even though they assign case numbers and supposedly note the details in their database. It's disappointing that HP won't accept responsibility that they've let a lemon escape from their factory and do what's right under their warranty.
UPDATE: HP eventually did correct the issue by replacing the machine with a similar Compaq Presario V6000 series, with more memory and Windows Vista installed, even though I requested Windows XP Media Edition, just like on the original. A few weeks with Windows Vista convinced me that this operating system from Microsoft would never work properly, so I purchased the Windows XP system recovery disc from HP and "downgraded" the machine to Windows XP. (Fearing this might happen, I had noted the system activation code from the sticker on the bottom of the first machine before I sent it back, so that I could get Windows XP to work on the replacement machine.) It's September 2007 as I'm writing this, and the machine is working fine.
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Compaq Presario V6107US 15.4" Widescreen Laptop (AMD Turion MK-36, 512 MB RAM, 80 GB Hard Drive, LightScribe SuperMulti Drive) Accessories
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- Lightweight desktop replacement notebook with 15.4-inch widescreen LCD with 2.0 GHz AMD Turion 64 MK-36 processor
- 80 GB hard drive, 512 MB of RAM (2 GB max), Lightscribe multi-format DVD/CD burner with dual-layer support
- Two USB 2.0, one VGA, one S-Video, microphone, headphone, ExpressCard 54/34 slot
- 54G Wi-Fi LAN (802.11b/g), Nvidia GeForce 6150 video card, 10/100 Ethernet, 56K (V.90) modem
- Windows XP Media Center--Windows Vista capable
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