Quite Good for Development and browsing. Review on Compaq Presario A933TU

I purchased this machine on 14 March 2008 for close to INR 42000. Systemcomes pre-installed with 2 GB RAM but I added a 1 GB module for thesake of it. The screen space is awesome for this price and has good clarity.Its been a boon for me as I strictly purchased it for coding purpose.

I am a Java developer and use Eclispe for my development activities.

I had issues with its Vista which was pre-installed.This Vista which was factory installed was consume 1.5 GB of my precious RAM even in no application running mode.Just removed it the same night I purchased itand installed Windows XP.

Initially I faced certain issues while installinsg XP as was not able to find any drivers it as Compaq has stopped supporting XP on this particular series.

But then I found all the drivers and compiled a list of steps for successful installation of XP on it.

It could be found here in case anyone require it.

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Now it run like a charm and consume a meager 400-600 MB in no app running mode.

I have installed all the possible app's available and required for my activities as I am an avid blogger and surfer.

*Product Name** Best Price :: INR 41, 990/-

A933TU **Product Number** KT194PA **Microprocessor** 1.83 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor T5550 **Microprocessor Cache** 2 MB L2 Cache **Memory** 2048 MB (2 x 1024 MB) **Memory Max** Up to 4 GB (Up to 1 GB may not be available due to 32-bit operating system resource requirements) **Video Graphics** Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100 **Video Memory** Up to 358 MB **Hard Drive** 160 GB (5400 rpm) **Multimedia Drive** SuperMulti 8X DVD±R/RW with Double Layer Support **Display** 17? WXGA+ High Definition BrightView Widescreen (1440 x 900) **Fax/Modem** High speed 56K modem **Network Card** Ethernet 10/100BT integrated network interface **Wireless Connectivity** Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection **Sound** Altec Lansing speakers

3D Sound Blaster Pro compatible sound 16 bit integrated **Keyboard** Full size keyboard with integrated numeric keypad **Pointing Device** Touch Pad with dedicated vertical and horizontal Scroll Up/Down pad **External Ports** VGA3 USBRJ-11RJ-45Headphone outMicrophone inS-Video TV outAC Adaptor **Dimensions** 28.50 cm (W) x 39.60 cm (L) x 3.33 cm (min H) / 4.48 cm (max H) **Weight** 3.1 kg with 6-cell battery **Power** 65 W AC Power Adapter6-cell Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion) battery **What’s In The Box** Webcam with integrated microphone **Operating System:** Genuine Windows Vista Home Basic

Pros :

Screen Space

Clear screen.

Core 2 Duo Processor(Intel T5550

Sufficient on board Graphics memory

Large full keys stress free keyboard

XD/Micro SD card reader

Cheap (42000 INR with 3 GB RAM)

Cons:

Less number of ports.

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