Compaq CQ40 or CQ20 ?
I plan to buy my first laptop end of this month or early next month. My initial plan was HP Pavilion tx2520AU Tablet but it obsolete already. Its latest HP TouchSmart tx2z model is too expensive for me.
While choosing another model, I reduce the budget to between $2000 to $2500 (RM). This is to save some money for a DSLR camera!
An intermediate performance model should serve purpose of minimal multimedia and mainly for blogging and Internet.
Compaq Presario CQ40 or CQ20?
After browse through laptops in the range, I found Compaq CQ40-154TU and CQ20-213TU suit my needs in term of performance, capacity, design and price.
The specifications for the two models are similar except disk capacity and screen size. CQ40 has larger 14″ screen and capacity 320GB while CQ20 only 12-inch and 250GB. I like mobility of 12″ screen but have to pay more $60 (RM) for it. Why pay more for smaller screen and capacity huh? (more…)