Compaq Presario M2357EA - Laptop AMD Turionâ„¢ ML-30
02-10-2006, 18:37
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Compaq Presario M2357EA - Laptop AMD Turionâ„¢ ML-30
(Remanufactured by HP within its HP Renew Program)
I bought this laptop for £440 + £ 4.89 delivery charges. What do u guys think about it? is it a good deal? and what about the laptop itself, how do u rate it?
Cheers lads
Features
Remanufactured by HP - 1 year Warranty
English Version
Processor
AMD Turionâ„¢ 64 Processor ML-30
with PowerNow!â„¢ Technology
Memory cache
n/a
Memory
1024 MB
DDR 333 MHz
Supports up to 1 GB DDR memory
Storage
60 GB
4200 rpm
CD-ROM / DVD
DVD Writer Dual Format (+/-R +/-RW) with Double Layer support
Graphics card
ATI RADEON® XPRESS 200M IGP graphics
Video memory
with 128 MB shared video memory
Screen
15.0" XGA TFT Brightview Display
1024 x 768
Audio
3D Sound Blaster Pro compatible sound 16 bit integrated
Altec Lansing® speakers
Ports
Communication:
Wifi 54gâ„¢ 802.11b/g WLAN
10/100 LAN Ethernet integrated
High speed 56K modem
I/O Ports :
1 VGA port; 3 USB 2.0 ports; 1 IEEE-1394; 1 RJ 11 modem connector; 1 RJ 45 Ethernet connector; S-video TV out; 1 Headphone-out, 1 Microphone-in ports ; Cable docking connector
6-in-1 Memory Reader (xD, SD, Smart Media, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro, Multimedia Card)
One type I or II PC card slot. CardBus-enabled
Power
6-cell Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion) battery
65 W AC Power Adapter
Size and weight
33.4 cm (W) x 27.42 cm (L) x 3.57 cm (min H) / 4.53 cm (max H)
2.95 kg (6.5 lbs)
Preinstalled software
Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition
DVD player software
CD and DVD burner software
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04-10-2006, 16:33
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Re: Compaq Presario M2357EA - Laptop AMD Turionâ„¢ ML-30
Hello, firstly,  to CF.
Secondly, my opinion of the laptop... it depends what you're intending to use it for. If you're hoping to use it to play games, then I think you'll be disappointed, because although the CPU and the amount of RAM are decent enough (in terms of laptops) the inbuilt graphics card is sucky-sucky.
If, however, you're not intending on doing any gaming with it, and are thinking of using it for normal everyday usage, e.g. bit of Office, bit of browsing t'internet, bit of emailing, etc... then it looks a fair enough price.
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04-10-2006, 16:36
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Re: Compaq Presario M2357EA - Laptop AMD Turionâ„¢ ML-30
Think thats very good for the price.
It will play games on basic settings.The price is very good for a laptop with a 64 bit cpu, this spec machine was 650 on mesh christmas last
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17-10-2006, 00:23
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Re: Compaq Presario M2357EA - Laptop AMD Turionâ„¢ ML-30
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Originally Posted by zinglebarb
Think thats very good for the price.
It will play games on basic settings.The price is very good for a laptop with a 64 bit cpu, this spec machine was 650 on mesh christmas last
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Ah!!!! I like a bargain! If it realy is a bargain then am glad i delayed my decision to buy a laptop!
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17-10-2006, 01:02
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Re: Compaq Presario M2357EA - Laptop AMD Turionâ„¢ ML-30
One thing to be aware of is that AMD traditionally don't make very good laptop processors. They get very hot, and eat a lot of battery. You might want to look at an Intel-based model instead... I don't know about the prices, but Pentium Ms are very good, and the Core Duos are fantastic.
(Though having said all that, I'd always go for an AMD in a desktop machine...)
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17-10-2006, 10:20
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Re: Compaq Presario M2357EA - Laptop AMD Turionâ„¢ ML-30
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Originally Posted by Tristan
One thing to be aware of is that AMD traditionally don't make very good laptop processors. They get very hot, and eat a lot of battery. You might want to look at an Intel-based model instead... I don't know about the prices, but Pentium Ms are very good, and the Core Duos are fantastic.
(Though having said all that, I'd always go for an AMD in a desktop machine...)
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Am afraid its a bit late for that. Bought the laptop 2 weeks ago. It does get pretty hot at the bottom left hand side.next to the cursor pads.
I realy should be calling HP regarding this.
The Core Duos are gettin cheaper...do u reckon thats because they have to sell off XP laptops due to the imminent arrival of Vista?
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17-10-2006, 10:29
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Re: Compaq Presario M2357EA - Laptop AMD Turionâ„¢ ML-30
No prices of everything is coming down.The core duo's are superseded by the core 2 duo that ive seen in the odd laptop here and there so prices will drop. All laptops get hot underneath not blisteringly hot but hot its the nature of the beast lol
I cant find a core duo within £100+ of the price you paid anyway
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17-10-2006, 11:52
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Re: Compaq Presario M2357EA - Laptop AMD Turionâ„¢ ML-30
Well well...can i take it as a realy good bargain then???
P.S: I even got a free part off them. Called CS and told them that the part in question was faulty!!
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