A good, cheap alternative, or maybe just cheap? Eee PC & Co have proved many critics wrong with their current netbook boom. Apparently, these mini laptops, with their long battery life and modest performance, are not only selling well, they are also stealing potential buyers from other notebook sections. The low-end models of laptop producers have not remained immune to this drastic change. The producers are trying not to lose their hold in the market by aggressively reducing the price of their above-mentioned models. View full HP Compaq 6735s specs on CNET. Best Products. HP Compaq 6735s - 15.4'. Microsoft Windows Vista Business / XP Professional downgrade. HP Compaq Laptop Screen Repalcement, Hinge, Cables, Front Bezel, Step by Step; Compaq 6735s - Duration: 24:27. Remus 2,076 views. The HP Compaq 6735s belongs to this group, as it is not only cheap, but also has a good combination of ports. Our test model is available with many different AMD processors, such as: Sempron, Athlon 64 X2, Turion X2, and Turion X2 Ultra. The system of our test model is based on AMD's Puma-platform, which uses the integrated ATI HD3200 graphics chip. Unfortunately for the HP 6735s, the competition is high. It must fight against the netbook faction and the Intel dominance of the market for control over sales, and, as if that were not enough, it has to compete against it's own sister model, the Intel based HP 6730s. The hardware, in the laptop, makes the HP Compaq a business notebook in a 15.4' format. The case of the laptop complies with this notion, as it is black and semi-matt, and is made of a synthetic material. Thus, the surface of the laptop, which could be described as either conservative or lacking creativity, does not follow the general trend to make everything in sight glossy. Well not quite - The touchpad keys, a small area around the keyboard, and, for some reason, the display frame are a shin y black. Especially the display frame, which requires a lot of handling, due to the opening, adjusting and closing of the screen, is covered very quickly with unwanted fingerprints and smudges. The case is mainly made of a synthetic material which is not so easy to clean. This material can be found in the inner regions of the laptop and on the display cover. Due to the color (black) and the glossy surface of the material, the dust and smudges can be found on this surface far more often than on the rest of the laptop's rougher surface. The quality of the test model's case makes a very good first impression. In our test model we did not find any distortions or flaws which could have been caused by mistakes made during the assembly of the notebook. The palm rest, the right keyboard half, and the display cover areas can only be bent slightly, which is good. Even the 8 cell battery hugs the back of this laptop's case tightly, unlike in other laptops where the battery could be a bit loose. The regions above the battery, that is, at the top of the keyboard, and around the optical drive are more pliant. However, these flaws don't play any role in the practical use of the notebook. The user first notices the pliant DVD drive when, during transport of the laptop, he/she touches the laptop, as the DVD drive is near the front of the notebook. The display hinges hold the screen securely when it is open and even allow the laptop to be closed with one hand. However, opening the laptop is a completely different story. The user can not do so single-handed as, due to the weight distribution concentrated at the rear of the laptop, the user would not only pick up the display, but also the whole front of the laptop. When open, the screen can be extended to a maxium angle of 135°. This can be problematic when the laptop is being used on the lap for surfing, as the dispay would have to be extended to it's maximum viewing angle. One major disadvantage of the display is the missing locking mechanism, which holds the base of the laptop and the screen together. The hinges are supposed to fulfill that task. However, they are not able to keep the screen and the base of the laptop together when the laptop is closed, and so, during transport, these two keep constantly, but lightly, colliding against each other. Thankfully, the display has protruding rubber strips which stop it from colliding with the keyboard's keys. Still the constant movements of the screen will eventually wear out the hinges. So the user should buy a neoprene cover which is cheap and serves two purposes. It prevents the display from constantly moving while the notebook is closed, and it also ensures that that the laptop is not scratched or otherwise damaged. Without the cover there is always the chance that some object might slip into the opening between the screen and the keyboard, thus causing severe, maybe even irreparable, damage to the display.
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