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08-04-2009, 03:36 PM
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New Compaq 515, 610 Business Notebooks Launched
New Compaq 515, 610 Business Notebooks Launched
HP today launched two new notebooks desgined for business - the Compaq 515 and the Compaq 610. The 515 starts at 5.0 pounds (2.27kg) and features a 14.1-inch display, AMD Turion or Athlon X2 dual-core processors, and ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3200 integrated graphics. The 610 starts at 5.5 pounds (2.49 kg) and features a 15.6-inch display. It is available with Intel Core 2 Duo and Celeron Dual-Core processors. HP claims the 515 can get up to four hours of battery and the 610 five hours. The 515 as of writing starts at $429 and the 610 $449; both are available now on HP's website.
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08-04-2009, 04:54 PM
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Agrees with [>>ahl395<<]
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Re: New Compaq 515, 610 Business Notebooks Launched
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08-04-2009, 06:40 PM
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Re: New Compaq 515, 610 Business Notebooks Launched
If you follow the link it does say x3100....
Maybe it is a typo and maybe not. 
In any event no big shakes ... inexpensive though for a "business class" build.
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08-05-2009, 12:50 AM
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Re: New Compaq 515, 610 Business Notebooks Launched
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This must be a typo...why would HP return to the X3100 when that was largely outperformed by the X4500MHD?
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This is business class on the cheap right here 
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08-05-2009, 12:56 AM
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Re: New Compaq 515, 610 Business Notebooks Launched
It is confirmed by HP website, it does use Intel X3100. What a rare choice, since the X4500 has been out for quite some time now, and it is proven to be a huge improvement over X3100!
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08-05-2009, 02:17 AM
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Re: New Compaq 515, 610 Business Notebooks Launched
And why is the AMD model more advanced? Notebookcheck mentions it has a dedicated graphics option (the Radeon HD 4330) while the Intel model doesn't.
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08-05-2009, 03:12 AM
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Re: New Compaq 515, 610 Business Notebooks Launched
Hm, i dont like the styline but for the price this could be decent in a professional environment
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08-05-2009, 10:42 AM
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Re: New Compaq 515, 610 Business Notebooks Launched
These notebooks are nothing to write home about; the styling is very plain and the specifications are lackluster. For a budget business machine I suppose it will work fine, but I would spend a few hundred more and get one of HP's real business class notebooks or a Dell Latitude.
This is the first time I have seen a Celeron Dual-Core used. The T1500 has a 1.86GHz clockspeed, 533MHz FSB, and 512kB of L2 cache. Talk about a crippled chip . . .
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08-05-2009, 01:50 PM
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Re: New Compaq 515, 610 Business Notebooks Launched
I agree with Chaz here. For a few more, you can get a Dell E6400 refurbished, which will be A LOT better than any of this.
Only thing is that if the 515 uses an Athlon II x2 that might be a lot better, it is highly superior than an Athlon x2, and the 3200HD is not a bad IGP.
But the 610 looks like a waste TBH. Celeron Dual Core (a disaster) plus a X3100? Not even near the 515. Ironically, the better performer is cheaper!
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08-05-2009, 11:24 PM
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Re: New Compaq 515, 610 Business Notebooks Launched
The Compaq 515 looks to be a nice laptop (reminds me of the Evos back in the day), but mono speakers? What were they thinking?
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