Core 2 Duo on a Compaq Presario

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

Compaq Presario V3000

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.

Macbook Pro

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?

Compaq Presario V3000

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.

Abe Olandres

Abe is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of YugaTech with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. He is one of the pioneers of blogging in the country and considered by many as the Father of Tech Blogging in the Philippines. He is also a technology consultant, a tech columnist with several national publications, resource speaker and mentor/advisor to several start-up companies.

https://www.yugatech.com

33 Comments

issai says:

18 years ago

quads are on the way!!! hehe
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Noemi says:

18 years ago

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.
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rose says:

18 years ago

Judging from the pic, the one with the cat wallpaper is a Black MacBook not a MacBook Pro.
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touche says:

18 years ago

how much is it?and where did you buy it? is this the laptop that blogging bought too?lol
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ade says:

18 years ago

*drools*
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Abe Olandres says:

18 years ago

@ 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. ;)
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kid says:

18 years ago

how’s the battery life?
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issai says:

18 years ago

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…
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Gloria says:

18 years ago

wow!!! laway ako. he he. enjoy!!! :-D
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Dusty says:

18 years ago

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
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markku says:

18 years ago

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. :)
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Shutter Box PHilippines says:

18 years ago

@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?
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Abe Olandres says:

18 years ago

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.
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elmer says:

18 years ago

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!!
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pinoymoneytalk says:

18 years ago

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.
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Marc says:

18 years ago

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!
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Arindam Majumder says:

17 years ago

i have brought a compaq presario notebook of model v6409tu but i have not got any driver so far on www.hp.com website.

so can anyone help me to get the driver or send the driver
at myworld****@****.***
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prasad says:

17 years ago

i have intrasted compaq laptop notebooks parcheises
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aying says:

17 years ago

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
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JOEY says:

17 years ago

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…
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Andy says:

17 years ago

planning to buy a laptop on a 50k budget…What would you guys suggest?
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Andy says:

17 years ago

a laptop with a core 2 duo processor..
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lyn says:

17 years ago

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
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Jerremiah says:

17 years ago

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…..
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dr ac says:

16 years ago

mga kuya san po may shop or pagawan ng laptop na compaq presario?… Thnaks a lot…
I’m realy looking for compaq shop here in las piÃ±as or in Cavite or anywhere in Manila..
i appriecate any help…. thanks and GOd Bless……………..
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14 years ago

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14 years ago

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Neil Bryan says:

14 years ago

bah…the virus of my compaq presario v3000 is three hundred eighty five
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