My DigitalZone » Compaq Presario http://mydigitalzone.net Fri, 15 Jan 2010 04:34:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 How to Do Print Screen with Compaq Laptop with Vista Premium http://mydigitalzone.net/2009/05/04/how-to-do-print-screen-with-compaq-laptop-with-vista-premium/ http://mydigitalzone.net/2009/05/04/how-to-do-print-screen-with-compaq-laptop-with-vista-premium/#comments Mon, 04 May 2009 21:55:55 +0000 Jenny http://mydigitalzone.net/?p=232 I encountered a problem when I tried to do a screen capture with my new Compaq laptop with Vista Premium on it. The normal method, which is pressing ALT+Prt SC or CTRL+ALT+Prt SC didn’t work. Then, I figured out that pushing “FN” (function, a key on the lower-left corner) and Prt SC (the [...]]]>


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I encountered a problem when I tried to do a screen capture with my new Compaq laptop with Vista Premium on it. The normal method, which is pressing ALT+Prt SC or CTRL+ALT+Prt SC didn’t work. Then, I figured out that pushing “FN” (function, a key on the lower-left corner) and Prt SC (the same as “home” key on the upper-right corner) does the work. As is most of the computers these days, this laptop doesn’t come with a hardcopy of Users’ Manual, so I needed to do some internet searches to figure this out.

]]> http://mydigitalzone.net/2009/05/04/how-to-do-print-screen-with-compaq-laptop-with-vista-premium/feed/ 0 My New Laptop: Compaq Presario http://mydigitalzone.net/2009/05/04/my-new-laptop-compaq-presario/ http://mydigitalzone.net/2009/05/04/my-new-laptop-compaq-presario/#comments Mon, 04 May 2009 20:19:02 +0000 Jenny http://mydigitalzone.net/?p=185 All right. I bought myself a new laptop. It’s Compaq Presario Laptop with AMD Athlon X2 QL-62 Dual-Core Processor. As you can see in this post, my laptop (Toshiba Satellite) crashed and I restored the factory default. Toshiba worked fine but it was about time to be replaced. So, I [...]]]>


Compaq Presario Laptop with AMD Athlon X2 QL-62 Dual-Core Processor

All right. I bought myself a new laptop. It’s Compaq Presario Laptop with AMD Athlon X2 QL-62 Dual-Core Processor. As you can see in this post, my laptop (Toshiba Satellite) crashed and I restored the factory default. Toshiba worked fine but it was about time to be replaced. So, I did a quick search on the internet and picked this one. Ideally, I wanted to get one with Windows XP but all new laptops seem to be loaded with Vista. The specs of Presario seem to fit my needs at this time. When I bought Toshiba, I was traveling regularly, so the size and the weight were my major factors. But not now. I wanted an affordable laptop that’s reliable and more RAM and disk space. My Compaq Presario comes with:

  • AMD Athlon™ X2 QL-62* dual-core processor
  • 2GB DDR2 memory (expandable to 4GB)
  • Multiformat DVD±RW/CD-RW drive with double-layer support
  • 15.6″ WXGA widescreen display with BrightView technology
  • 250GB SATA hard drive (5400 rpm)
  • NVIDIA GeForce 8200M graphics
  • Integrated microphone
  • 5-in-1 media reader
  • 3 high-speed USB 2.0 ports
  • Built-in high-speed wireless LAN (802.11b/g)
  • Built-in 10/100Base-T Ethernet LAN
  • Weighs 6.5 lbs. and measures just 1.7″ thin
  • Good battery life of up to 2 hours and 30 minutes
  • Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Edition with Service Pack 1 (SP1) preinstalled

So far so good. It’s not sluggish as I was afraid. The screen is wide and bright. I need to test the battery life, though. Overall, I am very pleased with this purchase as it was only $429.00 at BestBuy.

Considering I paid over $1,100 for my old Toshiba, it was a good deal.

One thing to note is that this laptop comes with 32bit version of Windows Vista. I have a friend who bought a higher-end Compaq Presario with 64bit Vista, and she’ been having problems installing her old software. So far, all the software I have got installed without problems on my new laptop.

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