Various versions of this machine have been since the first of the year for $400 AR. They're all essentially the same machine with variations on the amount of RAM the size of the hard drive and whether the burner has LightScribe.
Link to OD's offer. $50 of the MIR a Visa prepaid card and $30 is a normal MIR.
Specs from HP/Compaq.
Product Name: CQ60-228US
Product Number: NM353UA#ABA
For those who prefer XP,
XP driver info from HP forums. AFIK, the only incorrect listing or bad link on the page is for the Realtek USB 2.0 Card Reader Driver because the driver from forum list, version 3.0.1.4, has been replaced by
ver. V6.0.6000.81 from realtek.com. I found the same driver version on HP/Compaq's site, but their version only lists Vista while Realtek's is spec'd for XP, as well.
If anyone is interested, I have the complete set of current XP drivers.
HP/Compaq no longer includes a restore disk set with their machines. Instead, the system allows you to burn ONE set of restore DVD's or CD's. It requires three blank DVD's or 11 - 12 CD's. If you intend to do this, as always, the FIRST thing you should do is burn the restore disk set so you can return the machine to its original setup if you need it or if you later want to give/sell it to someone else.
See
Allisolm's previous HD threads about the
CQ6-210US, the
CQ6-206US and the
CQ60-212US for more discussion and comments from those who bought these machines.
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