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No 15″ HP Envy Spectre… At Least for Now

Many sites and DigiTimes as their news source today reported that Hewlett-Packard unveiled the HP Envy 15 Spectre series 15-inch ultrabook in Taiwan. Unfortunately, we think that this is a mistake and that the released laptop is actually the refreshed HP Envy 15, which is already available for some time in the US.

Since DigiTimes didn’t provide detailed info on the 15″ Spectre, we searched for its specs and found nothing. But, we spotted other reports from an HP’s event held yesterday in Taiwan, mentioning only the HP Envy Spectre 14 and the standard Envy 15 and showing off their images.

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Compaq Presario CQ57-319QM for $198 – Walmart’s 2011 Black Friday Laptop Door-Buster

The Walmart 2011 Black Friday laptop door-buster has been revealed. It’s the Compaq Presario CQ57-319QM (#CQ57-319M in the BF ad) by HP, priced at only $198.

Walmart’s Black Friday ad contains this full size laptop with a 15.6-inch display, but its processor is more suitable for netbooks. The CPU is the low-power AMD Fusion C-50 dual-core at 1GHz with the Radeon HD 6250 graphics and 1080p HD video decoding capability. For comparison the Intel Atom N570 dual-core netbook processor is faster in various benchmarks than the C-50 when it comes to CPU performance, but the C-50 has a better GPU. The Compaq Presario CQ57-319WM includes 2GB of RAM, a 250GB hard drive, built-in webcam, 2-in-1 card reader, and Wi-Fi connectivity.

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Compaq Presario CQ56-115DX 15.6″ Offered for $300 at Best Buy

The 15.6-inch Compaq Presario CQ56-115DX is probably the cheapest full-size laptop PC in the US market at the time of this writing.

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Compaq Presario CQ62-209wm Laptop Overview

Compaq Presario CQ62-209wmThe Compaq Presario CQ62-209wm by HP is one of the cheapest dual core 15.6-inch notebooks in the U.S.

Besides the 1366×768 LED backlight display and the AMD Athlon II dual-core P320 CPU at 2.1GHz, the pre-configured Compaq Presario CQ62-209wm features the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4250 integrated graphics, 3GB of DDR3 RAM, a 250GB hard drive, DVD burner, 6-cell battery, and Windows 7 Home Premium OS.

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HP Compaq Mini CQ10-405DX $149.99 BF Netbook Specs Unveiled

Compaq Mini CQ10-405DXBestBuy.com has published a product page with details of the HP Compaq Mini CQ10-405DX 10.1-inch netbook which will be selling on Black Friday for only $149.99.

The CQ10-405DX is a lower-end netbook and includes a single core Intel Atom N455 1.66GHz processor with the Intel GMA 3150 integrated graphics, 1GB of DDR2 RAM, a 160GB hard drive, 3-cell battery, and Windows 7 Starter Edition OS.

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Walmart Lists $288 Compaq CQ6-109WM 15.6″ Laptop PC

Compaq CQ6-109WMWalmart has listed on their website the Compaq CQ6-109WM laptop PC by HP, a new ultra-affordable 15.6-inch model that is priced at only $288.

The CQ6-109WM (or maybe it should be CQ60-109WM) is currently out of stock online and we have no info on when it will be available on the website or in stores.

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HP Compaq Presario CQ62z – New Affordable Laptop

HP Compaq Presario CQ62ZHP has launched the Compaq Presario CQ62z affordable 15.6-inch notebook, starting at $381.

The Compaq Presario CQ62z processor choices include the dual-core AMD V120 at 2.2GHz, AMD Athlon II N330 at 2.3GHz, Turion II P520 at 2.3GHz, or Phenom II N620 at 2.8GHz, and triple-core Phenom II N830 at 2.1GHz. The laptop features the ATI Radeon HD 4250 integrated or Radeon HD545v 512MB dedicated graphics, up to 8GB of DDR3 memory, up to 500GB of hard disk space, and a DVD writer or Blu-ray combo drive.

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Asus, Toshiba, Sony – Most Reliable Laptop Makers

Asus Laptops Most ReliableThe most reliable laptops in the market are those from Asus, Toshiba, and Sony, followed by Apple and Dell, according to a Sqare Trade’s reasearch which is based on a 3-year malfunction rates projection.

The failure rates for Asus, Toshiba, Sony, Apple and Dell notebooks are 15.6, 15.7, 16.8, 17.4, and 18.3 percent, respectively.

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HP Launches Compaq 515, 610 Essential Business Laptops

HP Compaq 610 (515 looks similar)Hewlett-Packard has launched the Compaq 515 and Compaq 610 notebooks that belong to their Essential business lineup.

The Compaq 515 has a 14.1-inch display, an AMD Athlon X2 or Turion X2 processor, and the ATI Radeon HD 3200 integrated graphics. It comes with up to 3GB of DDR2 memory, up to 250GB of hard drive space, and a DVD burner. The 15.6-inch Compaq 610 is available with an Intel Core 2 Duo or Celeron Dual-Core processor, Intel’s GMA X3100 integrated GPU, up to 3GB of DDR2 RAM, a 250GB HDD, and a DVD burner.

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HP Recalls 70,000 Batteries for Pavilion, G Series, Compaq Laptop

Laptop BatteryThe U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, in cooperation with Hewlett-Packard, yesterday announced a voluntary recall of Lithium-Ion batteries used in select HP and Compaq laptops.

The recall includes around 70,000 units that can potentially overheat, “posing a fire and burn hazard to consumers”.

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HP Ships Enviro Series Battery for Laptops, Gives 3-Year Warranty

HP Enviro Series Sonata BatteryNew laptop batteries, based on the latest Boston Power’s Sonata technology, are available now as accessories for 18 existing Hewlett-Packard notebook models.

Sonata Li-ion cells in the HP Enviro Series batteries are claimed to deliver sustainable performance for three years, which is “three times longer than most other notebook computer batteries”. HP is providing a three-year warranty on the batteries. In addition, the batteries are Ecolabel-certified.

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Compaq Presario CQ60Z – Sub-$500 15.6″ Laptop

Compaq Presario CQ60ZHewlett-Packard launched today the Compaq Presario CQ60Z, a configurable 15.6-inch laptop for budget minded users.

Starting at $469.99 after instant savings, the Presario CQ60Z comes with the AMD Sempron, Athlon, and Turion processors, the NVIDIA GeForce 8200M G graphics, up to 4GB of DDR2 memory, up to 400GB of hard drive space, and a DVD burner. The display has a 16:9 aspect ratio and a resolution of 1366×768 pixels.

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HP Compaq Presario CQ70 – New 17″ Laptop

HP Compaq Presario CQ70Circuit City has in stock a new 17-inch consumer notebook – the HP Compaq Presario CQ70.

The offered CQ70-120US model, priced at $700 after instant savings, features the Intel Pentium T3200 dual core processor at 2GHz, 3GB of DDR2 memory, a 250GB hard drive, the Intel GMA 4500MHD integrated graphics, and a DVD burner. Its widescreen display has a resolution of 1440-by-900 pixels.

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HP Lists Notebooks with Defective GPUs, Releases New BIOS

HPHewlett-Packard has listed 24 laptop models that are affected by a reported Nvidia graphics card problem.

The list of potentially affected systems includes select HP Pavilion dv2000, dv6000, and dv9000 models and select HP Compaq Presario V3000 and V6000 laptops.

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HP Compaq 6730b Now Available, Features Centrino 2

HP Compaq 6730bHewlett-Packard has added the HP Compaq 6730b notebook to its business class notebook line.

The 15.4-inch Compaq 6730b is HP’s first business laptop based on Intel Centrino 2 “Montevina” mobile platform, and includes the new Core 2 Duo or Celeron CPUs and the Intel GMA 4500MHD integrated graphics. The laptop supports up to 8GB of DDR2 RAM and comes with up to 250GB of hard drive space, and a DVD burner or combo optical drive. The notebook’s display has a resolution of 1280×800 or 1680×1050 pixels, both with mate or glossy finish.

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