Description:
Though its raw processor speed is only a wee bit above average, Compaq’s new Presario X1015US Notebook PC is a front-runner in most every other sense. Loaded with many of the amenities you’d normally find on a desktop and featuring an enormous amount of memory to boost overall performance and ensure smooth sailing even during extreme bouts of multitasking, the Presario X1015US is ready for most any leisure or professional application. The unit sports an interesting selection of power components. At its heart is a Mobile Intel Pentium Centrino processor with a seemingly middling 1.5 GHz clock speed. Being a Centrino processor, however, it also sports a full MB of Level 2 cache to greatly improve speed in frequently accessed applications. Sony has added a stunning 1024 MB DDR SDRAM memory and a potent ATI Mobility Radeon 9200 graphics card with 64 MB dedicated video memory. Proof that you shouldn’t judge a computer by its rated clock speed, the Presario X1015US is indeed a competent machine. Nor is it a slouch when it comes to file storage and movement. Sharing the data duties are a massive 80 GB hard disk and a versatile DVD+RW/CD-RW optical drive through which you can burn and play audio CDs, archive data, record home video to DVD and watch your favorite movies on the system’s oversized 15.4-inch WSXGA WVA display screen. Communication options include a 56K modem for low-speed Internet and email access, a high-speed RJ-45 LAN connector and integrated Intel Pro/Wireless 2100 802.11b wireless LAN. Other important features include an 88-key keyboard with touch pad and scroll bar, an IEEE 1394 connection for quick interaction with external peripherals such as digital camcorders, a trio of fast USB 2.0 ports for other plug and play devices, and a pair of internal JBL-designed speakers. The Presario X1015US is comfortably slim and certainly lightweight at just 14 by 10 by 1.3 inches and a mere 6.5 lbs. Bundled software includes Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, Microsoft Works 7.0, Microsoft Money 2003 and Intervideo WinDVD.
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