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.

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 bag

Price 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.

Popularity: 80% [?]

Talking to several user of HP Pavillion TX 2520AU, most of them confide that they are loving the TX 2520AU more and more everyday.

HP Pavillion TX 2520AU

From the sleek look of HP Pavillion TX 2520AU and its elegance profile, it is hard not to fall in love with it. First let us look at HP Pavillion TX 2520AU specifications:

AMD Athlon X2 Dual Core QL-60 (1.9Ghz)
12.1″ WXGA Touch Screen LCD
160GB Hard Disk Drive
2048MB DDR2 Ram
DVD Multi Double Layer Drive
802.11b/g Wireless Adapter
Built in Bluetooth
5 in 1 Card Reader
Built in Webcam
Finger Print Authentication
6 Cell Lithium Ion Battery
Microsoft Windows Vista Premium
HP Carrying bag

Price at the time of writing: RM2999.00

With 12.1″ screen display, the screen on HP Pavillion TX 2520AU will look a bit grainy for some, but usually the grainy screen will dissappear after 2 minutes. This maybe due to the factor the time taken by the screen to warm up. After that, the screen quality is fantastic for a touch screen laptop such as HP Pavillion TX 2520AU.

The keyboard on HP Pavillion TX 2520AU are perfectly laid out, and the size are just perfect for a normal built person. The weight on the TX 2520AU is also perfect considering the size of the laptop.

The asking price of RM2999.00 for a touch screen laptop is quite cheap with the quality that come with HP Pavillion TX 2520AU.

Popularity: 32% [?]

With the price starting from RM1899, Compaq Presario CQ40-115AU is situated in the low end range of notebook, mostly targeted at the budget conscious user looking for a new notebook.

Compaq Presario CQ40-115AU

The overall design of the Compaq Presario CQ40-115AU are the same as other Compaq Presario model by HP. It is quite attractive actually, with a sleek silver casing.

The default specification for Compaq Presario CQ40-115AU are as follow:

AMD Turion X2 Dual Core (2.0 Ghz)
14″1 WXGA Widescreen LCD
160GB 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 bag

Price at the time of writing: RM1899.00

From the specifications of Compaq Presario CQ40-115AU, we can tell that it is more than sufficient to carry out daily task such as browsing the web, or word processing. Playing latest games or doing multimedia task such as heavy video editing might be a bit hard on the Compaq Presario CQ40-115AU though.

Considering the price of DDR2 Ram are on the cheap right now, interesting buyer might want to consider upgrading the Memory on Compaq Presario CQ40-115AU to 2048MB to increase the notebook performance.

Popularity: 100% [?]