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The good: SLrong seL oI specs Ior LIe prIce; soIId perIormunce und buLLery IIIe; cun be
conIIgured wILI AMD or nLeI processor; brIgIL 1q.1-IncI dIspIuy; IncIudes mosL oI LIe
porLs und connecLIons Iome users need.
The bud: PuLLIng pressure on LIe cuse ubove LIe opLIcuI dIsc drIve resuILs In buzzIng
noIse; Iucks WIndows XP MedIu CenLer EdILIon opLIon.
The bottom line: TIe HP Compuq PresurIo Vooo deIIvers u sLrong seL oI
componenLs--pIus u cIoIce beLween AMD und nLeI processors--und u decenL seL oI busIc
IeuLures Ior u compeLILIve prIce.
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TIe HP Compuq PresurIo Vooo InuuguruLes u new Iook und IeeI Ior HP's Presurio
line [http:[[reviews.cnet.com[qgo-6qqq_,-6qo,1o-6.html| oI IupLops.
DepurLIng Irom LIe IumIIIur sIIvery desIgn oI prevIous PresurIo modeIs, LIe Vooo Is
durk gruy (und subLIy pInsLrIped), wILI u IIgI-gIoss IInIsI LIuL HP suys Is purLIcuIurIy
scruLcI resIsLunL. ooks usIde, Iowever, LIe PresurIo Vooo sLIcks Lo LIe sume busIc
scrIpL us prevIous PresurIo modeIs (IncIudIng LIe Vooo [http:[[www.cnet.com
[Compuq_Presurio_VoooZ[qgog-11_,-1qq,61.html| LIuL IL wIII
repIuce): you geL u sLrong seL oI componenLs und mosL oI LIe IeuLures LIuL u busIc Iome
user wIII wunL Ior u compeLILIve prIce (IL sLurLs uL $qo). HP Ius upped LIe unLe wILI
LIe Vooo's processor opLIons, Iowever: you cun conIIgure IL wILI eILIer un nLeI Core
SoIo or Core Duo or, wIen IL debuLs, AMD's duuI-core processor. I you're IookIng Ior u
sIIgILIy sLronger seL oI muILImedIu IeuLures Ior u sImIIur prIce, cIeck ouL LIe DeII
nspIron E1qo, wIIcI sLurLs uL $;oo (we Iuven'L LesLed LIe E1qo yeL, buL we Iuve
revIewed LIe very sImIIur XPS M1qo [http:[[www.cnet.com[ell_XPS_M1qo
[qgog-11_,-1g6gqq.html| ).
MeusurIng sIIgILIy more LIun 1 IncIes wIde, q. IncIes deep, und jusL sIy oI 1. IncIes
LIIck, und weIgIIng In uL . pounds (6. pounds wILI ILs compucL AC udupLer), LIe
[qgog-11_,-gS,161.html|
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4.0 stars
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thin-und-light [http:[[reviews.cnet.com[luptop-boying-goide[| PresurIo
Vooo Is porLubIe enougI Ior reguIur LruveI und Is one oI LIe more compucL modeIs In
HP's porLIoIIo. CompeLILIve modeIs wILI 1q.1-IncI wIde-screen dIspIuys, sucI us LIe
nspIron E1qo, LIe TIInkPud z6oL, und LIe VAO J, ure rougIIy LIe sume sIze und
weIgIL.
TIe PresurIo Vooo's keybourd Ius reIuLIveIy Iurge keys LIuL ure comIorLubIe enougI Lo
Lype on Ior exLended perIods, LIougI LIe TIInkPud Z6oL's keybourd, wIIcI Is u bIL Iess
jummed LogeLIer, remuIns our IuvorILe In LIIs cIuss. TIe PresurIo Vooo's LoucI pud
und mouse buLLons ure sIzubIe, buL LIe gIossy LoucI pud IeIL u bIL sIIppery Ior our LusLe.
TIuL suId, we upprecIuLe LIe LoucI pud's verLIcuI und IorIzonLuI scroIIIng IuncLIonuIILy,
und we upprove oI LIe PresurIo Vooo's LoucI pud onJoII buLLon, wIIcI eIImInuLes
rogue cursor movemenL wIen workIng wILI un exLernuI mouse. TIe AILec unsIng
sLereo speukers, IocuLed ubove LIe keybourd, deIIver uudIo LIuL's moderuLeIy Ioud und
oI decenL quuIILy, LIougI IuckIng on LIe Iow end; unIorLunuLeIy, LIe sound becomes
IopeIessIy muIIIed wIen you cIose LIe IupLop IId. TIe npsIron E1qo, wIose speukers
sIL uIong ILs IronL edge, deIIvers superIor uudIo wIeLIer ILs IId Is open or cIosed. WIIIe
we IIke LIe PresurIo Vooo's new IIgIL-LoucI muILImedIu conLroIs, wIIcI oIIer uudIbIe
Ieedbuck sImIIur Lo LIe IPod's cIIckwIeeI, we preIer LIe nspIron E1qo's more
compIeLe seL oI conLroIs, wIIcI, uguIn, ure convenIenLIy pIuced uIong LIe IronL edge Ior
cIosed-IId uccess.
Our PresurIo Vooo LesL unIL Iud u 1q.1-IncI wIde-screen dIspIuy wILI u sLundurd
1,z8ox8oo nutive resolotion [http:[[www.unswers.com[topic[nutive-
resolotion| . ConIIgured wILI HP's BrIgILVIew LecInoIogy, wIIcI Is jusL u gIossy
couLIng LIuL overIuys LIe dIspIuy, LIe PresurIo Vooo deIIvered uccepLubIe vIdeo
quuIILy; wIIIe LIe screen wus consIderubIy brIgILer LIun LIe TIInkPud Z6oL's, LIe
pIcLure wusn'L us crIsp us we wouId Iuve IIked.
or LIe needs oI u LypIcuI Iome user, LIe PresurIo Vooo IncorporuLes uImosL uII oI LIe
necessury IeuLures, porLs, und connecLIons. You geL LIree USB z.o porLs, one Iour-pIn
IreWIre porL, S-VIdeo ouL, VGA ouL, u connecLor Ior HP's opLIonuI expunsIon buse, un
R porL Ior u smuII, opLIonuI wIreIess remoLe, und u porL Ior LIe AC udupLer, wIIcI
gIows bIue wIen LIe IupLop Is beIng cIurged--u neuL IeuLure, buL sLIII sIorL oI LIe
mugnIIIcence oI AppIe's MugSuIe plog [http:[[reviews.cnet.com
[qg1-1oq1_,-6q16gq.html| . NeLworkIng connecLIons IncIude 8oz.11uJbJg,
GIgubIL ELIerneL, und u 6Kbps modem; LIere's uIso u Iundy swILcI LIuL Lurns LIe
wIreIess rudIo on und oII Lo conserve buLLery power. TIougI IL Iucks u sLundurd Type II
PC Curd [http:[[reviews.cnet.com[qgo-1o166_,-6g,6o-1.html| sIoL, LIe
PresurIo Vooo Ius un IxpressCurd [http:[[reviews.cnet.com
[qgo-1o166_,-6g,6o-1.html| sIoL us weII us u Iundy -In-1 memory curd
reuder. or compurIson, LIe nspIron E1qo Ius u very sImIIur seL oI connecLIons, pIus
one uddILIonuI USB z.o porL. Our PresurIo Vooo LesL unIL cume wILI u
CD-RWJDVD-ROM drIve LIuL reud und burned CDs, buL onIy reud DVDs; wIen we IuId
our rIgIL Iund down on LIe cuse ubove LIe opLIcuI drIve, LIe CD LIuL wus pIuyIng
buzzed noIsIIy.
Our LesL unIL wus conIIgured wILI MicrosoIt Windows XP ProIessionul
[http:[[reviews.cnet.com[MicrosoIt_Windows_XP_ProIessionul
[qgog-6,_,-6gqS6S.html| , buL you cun uIso opL Ior XP Home
[http:[[reviews.cnet.com[MicrosoIt_Windows_XP_Home_Idition
[qgog-6,_,-6gqSS1.html| ; wILI LIe nspIron E1qo, you cun geL boLI oI LIose
or XP Mediu Center Idition [http:[[reviews.cnet.com
[MicrosoIt_Windows_XP_Mediu_Center_Idition_oog
[qgog-6,_,-11Sqo.html| . WILI LIe PresurIo Vooo, HP uIso LIrows In u
decenL bundIe oI soILwure, IncIudIng LIe busIc producLIvILy MIcrosoIL Works suILe; u
Iew dIsc pIuyIng und burnIng upps; ILs own QuIckPIuy muILImedIu progrum, wIIcI cun
pIuy CDs und DVDs wIeLIer or noL WIndows Is booLed; und u IundIuI oI wIreIess und
LecI supporL uLIIILIes.
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leaoro IdeaPad Yoga 2 Pro [http:,,www.caet.com,|aptops,|eaoro-|deapad-,oga-2
,4505-3121_7-35827101.htm|]
Start|ng at$040.00 [http:,,www.caet.com,|aptops,|eaoro-|deapad-,oga-2
,4014-3121_7-35827101.htm|]
4.0 stars
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Samsaag At|r 8ook 0 P|as [http:,,www.caet.com,|aptops,samsaag-at|r-hook-
0,4505-3121_7-35700875.htm|]
Start|ng at$1,200.00 [http:,,www.caet.com,|aptops,samsaag-at|r-hook-
0,4014-3121_7-35700875.htm|]
4.0 stars
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[http:[[reviews.cnet.com[upple-mucbook-pro-with-retinu-o1[|
App|e Nac8ook Pro w|th ket|aa 0|sp|a, (2013, 15-|ach screea) [http:,,rer|ews.caet.com,app|e-
machook-pro-w|th-ret|aa-2013,]
Start|ng at$1,804.00 [http:,,www.caet.com,|aptops,app|e-machook-pro-w|th
,4014-3121_7-35781448.htm|]
4.0 stars
[http:,,rer|ews.caet.com,app|e-machook-pro-w|th-ret|aa-2013,]
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App|e Nac8ook A|r (13-|ach, 2013) [http:,,rer|ews.caet.com,app|e-machook-a|r-13-|ach,]
Start|ng at$1,048.00 [http:,,www.caet.com,|aptops,app|e-machook-a|r-13
,4014-3121_7-35781451.htm|]
4.0 stars
[http:,,rer|ews.caet.com,app|e-machook-a|r-13-|ach,]
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