Compaq CQ62Z speeds past Atom for $380, jury’s out on battery life

We won’t lie, the last time we bought a standard Compaq was in high school — approximately eight months before the LCD hinge broke — but it’s not everyday you find a notebook for a netbook price. (Okay, it might not last as long on a charge.) This week, HP’s silently launched the Compaq CQ62Z, which comes with AMD’s new 2.2GHz V120 CPU, ATI Radeon HD 4250 graphics and a 15.6-inch LED-backlit display at a legitimately fantastic $380. 2GB of RAM, 802.11n Wi-Fi, a 250GB hard drive, DVD burner and a 6-cell battery round out the package, and you can grab a dual-core processor for a few ten-spots more. Personally, we’re still hesitant, but it’s been years now… forgive and forget, right?

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