At a glance
This is an excellent low-medium budget notebook from Compaq that offers great speed, great storage, excellent internet utilities and a lot of other cool features. Operating on Windows Vista Home Basic, the Presario C786TU can be your ideal choice for portable domestic computing.
Key Features
This notebook is sure to give you a very fast and smooth operation speed due to the high-speed processor provided in it. The Hard Disk Drive is adequately large however the good part is the RAM. Not only is the available RAM good enough, you can also upgrade it to twice its capacity for extra storage. Apart from this, the Presario C786TU also provides internet utilities like WiFi, and in built modem etc which make it no less than other notebooks of this category.
Other Features
The other impressive interfaces that the Presario C786TU provides are interfaces like Bluetooth v2.0 for wireless connection, a 5 in 1 Media Card Reader that allows xD, SD cards, Multi Media cards, Memory Stick, and Memory Stick Pro media cards, 3x USB ports for wired connections. There is also a sound card and Altec Lansing Speakers to give you a pleasurable music experience.
Design and Looks
A wide, 15.4-inch High Definition Bright View screen gives the laptop a cool look. It comes in elegant black and is designed for convenient usage like all Compaq Laptops. The total weight of this machine is 2.59Kgs that puts it in the lightweight category.
Verdict
Overall, the Presario C786TU is a decent laptop. If you are looking for a low budget, entry level notebook for personal computing, and don't mind one without an in built camera, then this could be a good choice. However, the battery life is just about average and that could be a concern.