Compaq Presario CQ50Z Overview
Hewlett-Packard presented this week details of the Compaq Presario CQ50Z 15.4-inch notebook PC, for the budget-minded customers.
The CQ50Z be configurable with AMD Athlon and AMD Sempron processors, up to 2 GB of RAM and up to 250 GB of hard drive storage. It comes with a DVD burner. The notebook s 15.4 1280-by-800-widescreen display is managed by the NVIDIA GeForce 8200M G graphics.
The HP Compaq Presario CQ50Z also an optional web camera, Altec Lansing stereo speakers, 802.11b g wireless connection, 56k modem, Ethernet LAN, three USB ports, an ExpressCard slot, optional 5-in-1 Media Card Reader, and VGA output.
The laptop weighs about 6.95 pounds and comes with Windows Vista Basic and Vista Home Premium operating system.
HPA s Presario CQ50 Series Notebook PCs will appear later this month.
The company will also CQ40 and CQ45 14.1-inch laptops. The CQ45 is a high-end model with a built-in TV tuner and optional Blu-ray optical drive. There is no word on the availability and pricing for the CQ40 and CQ45.


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