Compaq Presario C769US 15.4-inch Laptop (1.73 GHz Intel Pentium Dual Core T2370 Processor, 2 GB RAM, 250 GB Hard Drive, DVD Drive, Vista Premium)

by HP

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 4.5 x 1.6 inches ; 5.7 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B0015LAM88
• Item model number: C769US
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: January 21, 2008

Product Description

HP Compaq Presario C769US 15.4 Inch Laptop PC. From the simple step by step setup through easy support tools with pre installed Advisor, the C769US gets you up fast and keeps you running. And HP DVDPlay provides access to DVD movies at the touch of a button. Watch DVD movies on the full screen using untuitive media controls. Make great movies without the hard work with Cyberlink. And edit, store and share photos with Photosmart Essentials. For those seeking the great mobile performance technologies and high impact design, the Compaq Presario C769US Notebook PC provides breaking technologies and easy to use digital entertainment features. Optimized for desktop comparable mobile performance, its 5.71lbs design supports Intel mobile processors and high speed wireless LAN. Its 15.4 inch WXGA BrightView display supports high resolution video playback. Create custom laser etched disc labels right in the drive with LightScribe. Just burn data on the disc, flip it over and burn the cover image using any scanned image and/or text. Free label designs and color background discs in five vivid shades are now available. Visit the LightScribe Web site for more information. Compaq notebook PCs are designed with the features and power you need to get the most from Windows Vista. The result is intuitive system control, simple, powerful search and organization tools, plus more security when you go online.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Nice little laptop for the price, but..., June 4, 2008

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thecrwth "thecrwth" (Mass) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Compaq Presario C769US 15.4-inch Laptop (1.73 GHz Intel Pentium Dual Core T2370 Processor, 2 GB RAM, 250 GB Hard Drive, DVD Drive, Vista Premium) (Personal Computers)

For the price you get plenty of ram hard drive space. Performance is decent. Haven't notices any regular processing delays.

Cons
1) comes with Vista. You need to really adjust the settings to get it optimal. It tries to install windows updates when you shut down. When I shut down, I want my computer to shut, and I can slap the lid shut. The default setting means I cannot close my lid, as that suspends the system.
2) sound is weak, sometimes I need to have all audio setting on full, and it is still very low. I have since discovered this a known issue with Vista and the sound card and can be fixed by reloading the driver. However, a known issue should be addressed before the laptop reaches the consumer, or the consumer should be alerted.
4)Bloatware. They pre-install tons of useless software, mostly demos. Some of the HP software can only be installed via the registry.
5) Customer service consists of people who are rude and do not speak English.

I would have given this a five rating, except the pre-installed software and lack of help from customer supprt to remove it. These are two things HP could easily fix, but laziness and incompetence make these a bigger issue for me, especially since some of the bloatware I never use has gotten infected.

13 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Nice Low Cost Laptop, April 29, 2008

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Scott Alexander (Berlin, Germany) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Compaq Presario F761US 15.4-inch Laptop (AMD Athlon 64 X 2 Dual Core TK-57 Processor, 1 GB RAM, 160 GB Hard Drive, DVD Drive, Vista Premium) (Personal Computers)

I like my Presario f761us. I upgraded the RAM to 4GB using two 2GB chips. The weakest thing about it is the graphics card as you can see from the performance rating below.

Processor AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual-Core Processor TK-57 4.7
Performance Rating determined by lowest subscore = 3.0

Memory (RAM) 4.00 GB - Performance Rating = 5.8
Graphics NVIDIA GeForce 7000M / nForce 610M - Performance Rating = 3.3
Gaming graphics 1071 MB Total available graphics memory - Performance Rating = 3.0
Primary hard disk (138GB Total) - Performance Rating = 4.9

2.0 out of 5 stars 50-50 chance....., July 5, 2011

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Barb - See all my reviews

This review is from: Compaq Presario F761US 15.4-inch Laptop (AMD Athlon 64 X 2 Dual Core TK-57 Processor, 1 GB RAM, 160 GB Hard Drive, DVD Drive, Vista Premium) (Personal Computers)

I purchased 2 of these computers, it was a sale that I could not pass up. I also bought a 4 year extended warranty that covers everything,for each. My computer has been in the shop 3 times. At a 2 week turn around each time. Once the back light for the screen went. The next time the motherboard went. 4-5 weeks later the motherboard went again. All this happened within a 6 month time frame. I sent mine out and it came back with deep scratches on it. The computer lasted about 2 1/2 years before any problems. The other computer still running and no problems. I do use mine 99% more than the other one.

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