Compaq Presario V2565US 14" Laptop (AMD Turion 64 Mobile Processor ML-32, 512 MB RAM, 80 GB Hard Drive, LightScribe Drive) | List Price: $1,225.00
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Brand: Hewlett-Packard
Binding: Electronics
Features: - Notebook with widescreen 14-inch screen; 1.8 GHz AMD Turion 64 ML-32 (512 KB L2 cache)
- 80 GB hard drive, 512 MB of RAM (2 GB max), DVD-ROM/CD-RW combo drive
- Two USB 2.0, one VGA, one S-Video, one PCMCIA, microphone, headphone
- Built-in 10/100/ BASE-T ethernet; 56K (V.90) modem, 54-Mbps wireless LAN (802.11b/g) with HSM/Speedbooster support
- Windows XP Home edition, SP2
Laptop's PSU failed within a month, but got replacement quickly [Posted on 2006-08-28]
I'd have given this Laptop 3 stars had it not been for the good replacement policy we got from the seller. Basically, the power supply unit on this laptop failed within the first month of use for no aparent reason, however the seller was very prompt and replaced the defective PSU right away.
As for the laptop itself, it is very nice in a nice form factor (not too large or too small).
The only bad thing is that I noticed windows tells me that it has only 384MB of RAM, which is wrong because the specs on amazon claime it has 512MB RAM, however before I rush to conclussions my guess is that the other 128MB are probably allocated to the video card (which in any case is missleading advertising), so I'll take a look at that and see what's going on.
thoughts on this fine fine unit [Posted on 2007-01-24]
I've had this little guy for just about a year now. Works great, takes a beating. The battery could last a little longer, and 512 ram isn't enough to do much when the video takes 128 of it. I've recently upgraded the memory & now there's nothing it can't do well.
I heartily recommend this wonderful device. Take it on vacation, take it to work, take it to Gramma's.
Get one!
Compaq Presario V2565US Notebook PC User Review, by Dr Garv. [Posted on 2007-04-19]
Battery Life: With WiFi active but with out use of cd-rom (2 hrs 10mins)
Recharge Time: Approximately 2 hours.
Cool looking machine, light, reasonably well sized keyboard, great looking screen (Indoors).
Battery life on the low side of the spectrum but you always have the option of getting a 12 cell battery for much longer battery life (I have already purchased the 12cell battery and get approx. 4hrs, 22mins of use from it, you do give up a little with regard to weight but with the extra productivity time that you'll have I'm sure it won't be an issue. The 12 cell battery also raises the back of the machine, but gives it a very comfortable slope for typing and allows for better ventilation when on a desk or wherever your workspace is.)
With the laptop off, the screen is glossy enough to be used as a mirror (Keep it clean dust is easily noticed when in use). I have used it in direct sunlight and I have found that screen is bright enough to be used outdoors. Glare on your screen is an issue but not enough to prevent you from using the machine.
The hard drive tends to get hot under your left hand (At least it will keep you warm in the cold).
Good build quality, the laptop feels solid in your hands. When you pick up the computer or when opening the lid, there aren't any creeks or moans like if the parts are being squeezed or rubbing against each other. The cost of it may be cheap but, it doesn't feel cheaply made.
The speakers are good for a laptop at this price range (Altec Lansing), they perform well enough for personal entertainment but don't expect pristine sound quality. Compaq used to do better with sound from JBL Pro. (Such as the speakers from their now discontinued Presario V3000 series notebook). But I guess that was a change made to make the notebooks more affordable.
If you're a student like me, you'll love this machine. It just survived three-week-long project session, where I peeled out four (4) 5000 word projects and one (1) 10,000 word project. This thing was my buddy during this period. It didn't stall, freeze or show any big drop in performance, even though I didn't shut it down over those three weeks (Yes I even watched videos, played music and burned cd's during this period).
The only thing that hurt me was that I bought this thing one month before the new V3000 (with a bit more bells and whistles, Turion X2 cpu and more RAM) came out but I still love it none the less.
I've had it for a little over a year now. I don't think that I could have made a better purchase. I am however going to max out the ram to 2Gig's and increase the hard-drive space to 120GB's in the coming weeks I'll update this review when I do.
First Laptop [Posted on 2007-05-06]
I got this laptop 2 years ago. The only difference was that it had an Intel Centrino processor. Came with XP Home with SP2, but I upgraded to Windows Vista a few days ago. Laptop has never had a problem, and I highly reccomend it to anyone who wants a quality laptop.
ok [Posted on 2008-01-12]
since its refurbished, it worked properly for a while now its doing something strange that has to do with the video card where everything turns blue and shuts off and the distributer will not help me get it fixed.
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