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The Compaq Presario CQ56-115DX laptop features an AMD V-series processor, a 15.6″ screen and Microsoft Windows Home Premium 7.

This notebook is powered by the AMD-V series (model V140) processor. This is a single-core, 64-bit processor running at 2.3 GHz. It has 512KB of L2 cache and was built using a 45nm process. This chip has 25W profile. This system comes with 2 GB of DDR3 system memory. This is on the low side, allowing the processor matches.



The display is a 15.6-inch diagonal High Definition HP LED BrightView display with a resolution of 1366 x 768. The screen is driven by ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4250 graphics card. It has 256MB dedicated memory and can lead to 893MB dynamically allocated shared graphics memory. Shared memory slows your system down during graphic-intensive processes like games, but with the processor and memory that you do not buy this to play games.

Like the graphics card and processor, the hard disk is a low-end too. It is a 250GB Serial ATA (SATA) 5400RPM spin on. This will be enough for a majority of people, but it would be nice to have something bigger. The optical drive is an 8x SuperMulti DVD ± R/RW with Double Layer Support. This laptop does not come with a media reader slot.

To get a 10/100Base-T Ethernet network LAN adapter accessible through a standard RJ-45 connector. For wireless you get a built-in high-speed wireless LAN adapter is compatible with 802.11 b/g/n. External ports are 3 high-speed USB 2.0 ports, 1 VGA port, a headphone jack and 1 microphone jack.

This Presario comes installed with Genuine Microsoft Windows Home Premium 7. Other software includes Adobe Reader, Adobe Flash, Cyberlink DVD Suite, Cyberlink MediaShow and more. Microsoft Office 2010 also included (product key card required for activation, sold separately).

The laptop measures 14.72″ x 9.70″ x 1.29″/1.49″ and weighs 5.6 pounds. The 6-cell Lithium-Ion battery pack provides up to 4 hours and 15 minutes unplugged power. Find the Compaq Presario CQ56-115DX for about $ 380.