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.
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Hi, I am wondering if you could help me please.
I have the new Blue Cobalt Laptop.
But I am having problems, I can’t seem to use my wireless internet in WI-FI hotspots. I went to a coffee shop and tried if I can use WI-FI. But they said that I need to turn on my Wireless, grrrrr, something, which I really don’t understand, What do I need to do? Does it need further configuration or do I need to buy some stuff to connect to my laptop? It says that has Intel Wireless Pro? is it the thing I can use to have WI-FI or I need to configure more….. please help me…..
Can you guys give comment to these specs? I really don’t need high ends… its for personal use only.
SP: 35K
Processor:
Intel Pentium Dual Core Processor T2310
(1.46GHz, 533MHz FSB, 1MB L2 Cache)
Operating System FREE DOS
Chipset:
Mobile Intel GM965 Chipset
Graphics:
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100
Display:
14.1 inch WXGA High Definition HP BrightView Widescreen(1280×800 resolution)
Memory:
512MB DDR2 667 dual Channel, 2 user accessioble SODIMM Slots
Hard Disk Drive 80GB 5400rpm
Optical Drive Super Multi 8x DVD+/-RW with
Double Layer Support
Expansion option Express Card/ 54 Slot(also
supports Express Card/34)
Wireless Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG
Modem 56K High Speed
LAN Integrated 10/100 Base-T ethernet LAN
Audio Altec Lansing Speakers
Battery 6 Cell Battery
Weight 2.5 kg.
USB Ports 3 x USB 2.0
Firewire Yes
Infrared Yes
Other Features Kensington Lock
a laptop with a core 2 duo processor..
planning to buy a laptop on a 50k budget…What would you guys suggest?