Compaq V3000Z Review

Here’s another review of the Compaq Presario V3000 from notebookreview.com. This time, it’s particularly for the V3000Z, with “Z” denoting that it’s an AMD-powered machine.

Compaq is quite fond of using AMD chips on their laptops, and they’re one of the manufacturers I know who carry this with pride.

The v3000Z is a very attractively designed notebook. It looks conservative but still it manages to provide some glamour. It is well built and offers good performance and battery life. The performance of the Turion TL 52 is in the same range as the Core Duo T2300. It might be faster in some areas and slower in others. It also has a price advantage, the v3000Z is priced lower than its Intel based twin the v3000T. I would definitely recommend this laptop to anyone looking to buy a 14″ laptop with decent graphics.

At any rate, I’ve checked out a V3000 myself just this afternoon, and I can say Compaq made some improvements in design and build quality over the V2000. My only gripe is that the touchpad is too smooth, which I think isn’t too comfortable to use. It also lacks a PCMCIA/Cardbus slot. Most people probably won’t miss that, but those who need HSPDA or EV-DO cards for cellular- or 3G-based connectivity would have problems.

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