I just got back from my dealer today. Although I’m not in the business anymore, it pays to visit your dealer once in a while even just for a chat, as you will still get a dealer price for everything.
While I was there, he told me currently the best selling notebook and laptop is the Compaq Presario CQ40-401AU.
I was not shocked to hear the news. As for me the Compaq Presario CQ40 AU series still is the best value for money notebook or laptop offered today.
The Compaq Presario CQ40-401AU still use the same shell as the other Compaq Presario CQ-40 AU series. That means it still looks as good as the others, modern look with the sleek silver casing.
The specification also does not differ much from other Compaq Presario CQ-40 AU series.
The default specification for Compaq Presario CQ40-401AU are as follow:
AMD Turion X2 Dual Core (2.0 Ghz)
14″1 WXGA Widescreen LCD
ATI Radeon HD 3200 Graphics
250GB Hard disk drive
1024MB DDR2 Ram
DVD+/-RW Double Layer Drive
802.11 b/g Wireless Adapter
5 in 1 Card Reader
Built in webcam
6 Cell Lithium-Ion battery
FreeDOS Operating System
Compaq carrying bagPrice at the time of writing: RM1849.00
Looking at the specification of the Compaq Presario CQ40-401AU, the only difference from the previous Compaq Presario CQ40-115AU specifications is the size of the Hard Disk Drive. Compaq Presario CQ40-115AU come with 160GB of Hard Disk Drive, meanwhile Compaq Presario CQ40-401AU is equipped with 250GB Hard Disk Drive.
There isn’t much to talk about the Compaq Presario CQ40-401AU except that it won’t give you any trouble if you decide to use it as a personal computer, and run normal applications and tasks. Although the Compaq Presario CQ40-401AU is equipped ATI Radeon HD, the 3200 series is not meant for serious gaming.
As with all Compaq Presario CQ40 AU series, the keyboard is comfortable to use, but I do find the slippery touchpad is odd to my liking.
Some retailers are offering sweet deals for the Compaq Presario CQ40-401AU such as free upgrade to 2048MB (2GB) of RAM, free pendrive and other accessories such as optical mouse. You might want to find such retailers if you are thinking of getting the Compaq Presario CQ40-401AU.
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April 15th, 2009 at 12:26 am
Actually the laptop is pretty good. Especially ati 3200 is one of the best IGP that can perform at entry level dedicated graphic engine
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April 20th, 2009 at 2:48 pm
Wa alaikumus salam,
Umm with no offence intended, I don’t think this is the right forum for your message / blogspot advertising. The discussion in on Compaq Presario CQ40-401AU computers. Please respect the nature of the site you are posting to.
Also, because this is a Malaysian website and hence not many people speak or read Turkish at all.
JazakAllah khair for your intention.
June 9th, 2009 at 2:34 pm
I own myself this laptop… but i notice the operating temperature is around 40-50 for idling and hit up to 80-81 after 1hr of warcraft3-dota gaming…
now here is the question, is this normal? cause i compare to my friend’s intel laptop, his laptop runs around 29′c at normal tasking.
please clarify this, thank you
June 29th, 2009 at 2:43 pm
just bought this laptop 2days ago@ low yat plaza.. good price rm1880 with upgraded RAM (from 2G to 4G), upgrade grafic card and 7 free gifts (mouse, cooling pad, headphone with attached mic, keyboard protecter sheet, anti-thief wire thingy :p, LCD cleaner and USB port(4 USB)…
b4 upgrade was rm1774…
cons: easily get warm.. no wonder come with free cooling pad..
July 6th, 2009 at 2:58 pm
hi there,
Dr. Ziela,
can you get me the name of the shop?..i’m looking for this kind of model @ affordable price.
TQ
July 9th, 2009 at 5:16 pm
Syah,
E-life Gadget Sdn Bhd
Lot 2-K12, 2nd Floor, Low yat Plaza.–> just a small booth, i bought from here..
another one..
Lot 4.33&33A, $th Floor, Low Yat Plaza..
July 14th, 2009 at 5:04 pm
Dr. Ziela,
Was the laptop that you buy 100% original, becoz as i know there’s a lot of underwater laptop were sold there… can u clarify.. thanks..
July 15th, 2009 at 11:26 am
i bought this laptop on may, the price was rm2700. the spec as below:
- Vista Home Basic (ori)
- 4GB HD Ram
- 2GB hardisk
- 5 free gift(normal la..)
but now i realize its bit expensive…m r rite?? hurmm..nevermind, i’ve bought it.
July 15th, 2009 at 12:03 pm
i bought this laptop in may, the price was rm2700. the spec as below:
- Vista Home Basic (ori)
- 4GB HD Ram
- 2GB hardisk
- 5 free gift(normal la..)
but now i realize its bit expensive…m r rite?? hurmm..nevermind, i’ve bought it.
July 15th, 2009 at 8:40 pm
oops… i bought 1900 but without any free gifts. this is because my dad friend direct took to my house, n my dad didn’t know will get any free gifts. thus, is it possible tome to go back the shop n ask for the free gifts?
July 17th, 2009 at 6:06 am
Guys, make sure the retailer gave you the manufacturer warranty card with their dealer stamp/signature when buying laptops. Most manufacturer provide worldwide warranty for their products.
July 27th, 2009 at 4:40 pm
Hey there,i would like to ask if AMD turion X2 Dual core same as Intel Core2 Duo?
and if it’s different which one is better?
Dr.Ziela,so far did u encounter any problems with ur laptop?
im using compaq laptop for past 5yrs and overheating is one of the main problem with compaq i guess.
August 2nd, 2009 at 4:33 pm
i bought this laptop for rm2399.
at sunway pyramid.
T_T
August 3rd, 2009 at 11:14 pm
I was about to buy an eepc. Well thanks to your review i change my mind and now my head is hurting again because there’s so many options and it’s hard to decide which laptop is best suited for me. Sigh T___T
August 10th, 2009 at 1:10 pm
this ATI Radeon HD 3200 Graphics is built permanent or can change the graphics card…
August 30th, 2009 at 11:12 am
I bought Compaq Presarip CQ40 Intel( R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU P8700@2.53 GHz, memory ram 3G at Harvey Norman Midvalley with the expensive price RM2900.. so far, I don’t experience with any overheating problem with this notebook.. I think the overheating is caused by the processor.. The notebook with AMD processor always suffer with overheating problem like my sis notebook Acer which use AMD as a processor
October 18th, 2009 at 12:39 am
correct zetty….amd processors produce more heat compare to intel processors.That’s why some pc with this processor having problem like system hang..We see..the price of both processors little bit different
January 10th, 2010 at 3:30 pm
ok…perbezaan sistem proceser pd Intel( R) Core(TM)2 Duo dan AMD turion X2 Dual core 64… cip intel dan amd masing2 ade dua core kat dalam dye, tp kalau bab performance, mmg amd lebih laju, nt trbukti bile aku main game race driver grid kat cq40(amd)/ati radeon hd3200, mmg lancar beb… pasal amd processer always use 2 cores for running the program..dan disebabkn dye run menggunakan 2 core…batery korg mmg cepat KO ler…amd mmg direka utk performance..suggestion aku utk korg meringankn beban amd time main game…on software amd fusion sblum main game..leh download software tue kat amd.com…
Intel( R) Core(TM)2 Duo plak dye pakai sistem switching, thats mean..cip intel akan run program dgn mnggunakn satu core jer…klau kte dah run lebih dari 10 or more program, baru lah satu lagi core akan beroprasi (so, dual core laa..)…tue pasal-lah intel jimat tenaga battery n cold temp compare to amd…utk penggunaan jangka masa panjang…intel mmg trbaik..
aku conclude kat cini…
amd sesuai utk gaming and hi-graphic usage
intel utk sistem yg stabil dan jimat electric
dua2 ade kelebihan kn…?
per2 hal nk tanye leh email aku..
yazid_89@yahoo.com
January 16th, 2010 at 1:55 am
Sebenarnya kedua-kedua Mobile Processor dari Intel dan AMD ada teknologi penukaran speed processor berdasarkan beban seperti yang Yazid bagitau. Teknologi ni dinamakan “Dynamic Frequency Scaling” . Teknologi Intel dinamakan “Intel SpeedStep” dan AMD dinamakan “AMD PowerNow!” untuk laptop dan “AMD Cool’n'Quiet” untuk desktop processor.
Kalau guna Microsoft Windows, korang boleh adjust speed processor untuk laptop korang melalui Control Panel > Power Scheme. Kalau takde, kena install driver dari website manufacturer. Untuk Linux dan MacOS, feature ni memang dah built in dalam kernel.
Just to clarify