Even though this is not the first laptop I used, Compaq Presario C793TU is the first laptop paid using my pocket money. It came under a credit card promotion from Citibank and was cheaper than market price for about RM400. Currently I have a company notebook (HP Compaq 6910p) which is technically better than C793TU but is monitored by corporate IT, which is a no-no for private stuff. C793TU comes with no OS and I installed Linux Fedora 9 on it. Currently this notebook is running 24×7 as a BitTorrent “server”. As a result, I purchased a nice-looking notebook cooler for it. It is made of aluminium and theoritically is able to transfer heat better than plastic-made cooler. I will write a topic on how to setup Fedora 9 on C793TU if got time. The following is the specification of C793TU
- Intel Pentium Dual-Core T2390 (1.88 GHz)
- Webcam
- 120GB (5400RPM) Hard Drive
- 1024MB DDR2 SDRAM (1 Dimm)
- Super Multi 8x DVDRW with Double-Layer Support
- FreeDOS
- 15.4″ Diagonal WXGA High-Definition BrightView Widescreen Display
- 802.11b/g WLAN
- 5-in-1 Digital Media Reader
- 6-Cell Lithium-Ion Battery
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// Oct 24, 2008 at 10:08 am
[...] months ago I mentioned on my Compaq Presario C793TU laptop in one of my posts. These two weeks, I had bad experience with [...]
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S.Pragasam
// Jan 21, 2011 at 8:14 pm
I bought the Compaq Presario C793TU in July 2008 through Citibank Credit Card Promotion.Last November the LCD screen malfunctioned.HP replacement price of 15.4 WXGA lcd screen was RM750.00. Very expensive ,so I did not repair it.The laptop was only used at home.I feel this models have problems ,so citibank can offer at special.
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Waco
// Jan 25, 2011 at 2:28 pm
I agree with you, Pragasam. The machine is now sitting at home downloading lengthy movies overnights. A slight heavy duty tasks (E.g. playing Flash games, watching Hi-Res movies) will cause the laptop to overheat and shutdown by itself. A very poorly designed laptop.
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