Ive been looking for a notebook just for general home use and spotted this on offer at my local IT mall, I think its an older model but not knowing too much about hp computers could some one comment on its specification , and if its may be value for the money at 18, 900 Baht ...

Model : Compaq Presario A961TU

Product Description

Intel® Pentium® dual-core processor T2390 (1.86 GHz, w/ 1MB, 533FSB)

Intel ® GM965 (Crestline GM)

1024MB DDR2 667 (1024MBx1DIMM),160GB Hard Drive 5400rpm (Serial ATA)

DVD+/-RW Drive (Super Multi DVD Writer Dual format, Double Layer)

17.0" TFT WXGA LCD Brigtview

Intel Extreme Graphics - Intel GL960 with shared video memory: up to 256MB for >= 2048MB system RAM

10/100 LAN Ethernet, high speed 56K modem, 802.11b/g Wireless LAN

(3) USB 2.0, VGA, TV-out (S-Video), Headphone Jack, Mic In, AC adapter 65 watt, Kensington Lock, Webcam Built-in

Limited warranty 1 year, Weight 3.54 kg., 6-Cell LilON Battery

DOS

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/prodinf...691〈=de

Thanks.

You can get a better spec'd (slightly) Compaq at Macro for 17k.

These compaqs come without an operaating system that'll cost you between 3.5 & 4.4 thousand baht, if you buy original. I had a good study around and it's cheaper to buy a laptop that includes the s/w (obviously manufacturers get a better discount than we can).

A laptop for just over 20k can be found that includes s/w and will work out cheaper. Copy s/w is a potential problem with microsoft updates out to get you...

I think that Siam Paragon has a pc expo on now, should be worth a visit over the weekend if you have time. Good luck.

From my research the current benchmark is not the dual core but Core 2 Duo processors and then you are into the speed and cache capacity. Seems the 8xxx and upwards are the top end (ish) but you won't find those in 20k laptops.

I think 25k to 30k is where you have to be these days.