After several days of loitering about at the Mall of Asia, I finally got the new laptop I was dying itching to get. I was a little confused on which one to buy actually — can’t get them all on a tight budget but I was hoping for a 12.1″, a battery life of 4 to 6 hours, and some CPU power of a Core Duo or a Core 2. Turns out, looks and black beauty counts too! Nahhh, it wasn’t a MacBook Pro but I got something close to that.
Here’s the new rig:
Compaq Presario V3000
Intel Core 2 Duo (T5500) 1.66GHz
1 GB DDR2 RAM
60GB HDD
14.1″ WXGA BrightView Widescreen (1280×800)
Intel(R) Graphics Media Accelerator 950
8X DVD+/-R/RW w/ Double Layer Support
Built-in Card Reader (SD, MMC, MS/Pro, XD)
Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945ABG
Bluetooth
ExpressCard/54 slot
Altec Lansing Speakers
I’ve been carrying it around whole day yesterday and at 5.39 lb, it’s a bit heavier than my old 12″ notebook so it’ll take a while getting used to it.
We went to Connie’s house in Antipolo for a vidcast interview so I got to place my rig beside her 2-month old MacBook Pro for a blow by blow comparison — guess who topped the swimsuit competition?
The whole afternoon was spent at Vieux Chalet eating our guts out. Really nice Swiss restaurant this Vieux Chalet, just too far to get to. Thanks to the lovely owner who treated us for lunch. This place is really worth the visit. Pictures will be uploaded later. Also watch out for Connie’s video interview anytime soon.
quads are on the way!!! hehe
Twitter: momblogger
says:
you have a new toy to fiddle with. Let me see, who won? MacBook Pro?
I’ve been to View Chalet in the mid eighties when I was pregnant with Lauren. That place has been around like forever. Kudos to the owner.
Judging from the pic, the one with the cat wallpaper is a Black MacBook not a MacBook Pro.
how much is it?and where did you buy it? is this the laptop that blogging bought too?lol
[...] Migz was there, yuga and his new laptop, jayvee, rico and sasha was also there, of course marc, angelo, and a whole lot more. [...]
*drools*
@ rose
ahh yes! just a MacBook.
@ noemi
really nice place there, and the food is just awesome.
@ touche
Php74k because of added 512MB RAM. Yup, pretty much a notebook bought by blogging.
how’s the battery life?
yuga, your blog is soooo addicting… i actually don’t have my own blog for tech stuff so i go to yours… i don’t have the time writing soooo… i know this post is very irrelevant… but because of you i found solace in your blogs… and i’m very familiar of the word “yuga”…
i just registered to your wordpress but i still gotta understand what it is and how it works… lolz… i just registered for some unknown reason…. hehe
hopefully presario doesn’t use sony batteries… have fun with the new toy…
wow!!! laway ako. he he. enjoy!!!
Nice! But the Blue Cobalt would’ve given you more for your money. Saw it at the Mobile Pilipinas Show in ATC.
Here are some specs: (P79,995)
Intel Core Duo T2400 (1.83 GHz)
Intel 945PM (2MB L2, 667 MHz FSB)
1GB DDR2 533 (Unifosa)
15.4″ WXGA (1280×800), Anti-glare
Nvidia GeForce Go 6400
80GB Fujitsu (SATA)
DVD+/-RW Dual Writer
3-in-1 Reader (MMC / SD / MS)
Bluetooth, Firewire, 4 x USB 2.0
6K v.92 / GigaLAN (10/100/1000M) 56K v.92 / GigaLAN (10/100/1000M)
Intel PRO / Wireless 3945ABG Intel PRO / Wireless 3945ABG
6-cell Li-Ion 6-cell Li-Ion
Fingerprint Security System
Congrats. Dami pera ah, mukhang manlilibre to soon…
How’s the battery life?
Di ako nakakain ng mga luto ni Connie! Sama ako next time.
@Abe
Nice new toy! How much were you able to get it?
Did you avail of the extended warranty? I think they used to call it CarePaq.
@Dusty
Is blue cobalt the brand or the model? The specs looks good but isn’t that a desktop model fitted on to a laptop‘s body?
Yeah, I’ve seen that Blue Cobalt and the specs were good. Stock price of this Presario was Php69.9k plus 3.5k for added 512MB RAM.
Acer actually has a similarly spec’ed rig but tops it with a separate 256MB nVidia card and built-in webcam — same price but the Presario had the beauty I can’t resist.
Battery life is just over 3hrs with 1 year warranty.
I was actually eyeing the MSI S272 originally.
Abe,
5lbs is (IMO) little bit heavy for a notebook but i hope you’re not using it full time on the road but if you do get a nice and light notebook backpack, Congrats!!
Cool. This too was one of my options for my new laptop. I was thinking of buying this model anor d HP Compaq nc4400 or Fujitsu Lifebook S7110. I settled for the Lifebook just because it has Core Duo and weighs only 4 lbs.
[...] This development got me thinking about my recent Core 2 Duo (Merom) purchase the other week. I did a little more research on how much an improvement one gets from a Code Duo vs. a Code 2 Duo. [...]
Hey Abe, if you have time maybe you can do a review on an Hp Dv6000 (Core2 15.4″WideCSV nVidia7400 WebC WiFi+BT) laptop that sells for Php85,888 at Cooltoyzph.com website.
http://www.cooltoyzph.com/viewitem.php?iid=385
Compare this with yours and let us know if this is a good buy. Let me know na rin kung san mo nabili yung sayo. Thanks!
i have brought a compaq presario notebook of model v6409tu but i have not got any driver so far on http://www.hp.com website.
so can anyone help me to get the driver or send the driver
at myworld_ari@hotmail.com
i have intrasted compaq laptop notebooks parcheises
ang yaman naman ng mga toh! sana magpahiram or mamigay kayo, para may magamit kami sa bulubundukin ng MINDANAO, para sa ecology campaign namin! God bless u all! love this thing
INTEL CORE 2 DUO, so powerful
guys can you help me out i just recently bought a blue cobalt sw s96hm can you help me out i just want to upgrade my video card to geforce go 6400 is it possible? and where can i buy it? pls help tnx…
planning to buy a laptop on a 50k budget…What would you guys suggest?
a laptop with a core 2 duo processor..
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