HP Compaq Presario CQ58 Review + BenchMarks ~ Saad Reviews (Reviews + Benchmarks)

The notebook is full of many kind of notebooks and use has much more options to choose from today than before. I went in the market to buy a notebook for my personal use and the things that I consider were, I am not going to play games on my notebook so Intel HD graphics would be enough so I concentrate to get a better CPU and as I like the mobility that is why I choose SSD as storage solution, USB 3.0 is necessary along with Ethernet port should be included but the main important thing is battery life. I mention these things for just to give you an idea on how to group 3 or 4 notebooks which matches you criteria most. Today we are going to review an HP notebook. Asus is famous for its notebooks of wide variety with best build quality and performance. Today we will review HP Compaq Presario CQ58which is AMD APU based notebook.

The case of HP Compaq Presario CQ58 is a similar to the previous model. The case is made with black matte plastic which give it shiny black look that is HP’s passion. The surface could easily take the finger print so it would be a problem especially for the people who are more sensitive. The inconsistent build quality can be seen easily when you take the notebook in your hand first time. The softness is a big problem with HP Compaq Presario CQ58. The lid also has some softness and it can be bent a little easily. The hinges are good enough to handle the display. The area around the keyboard is good regarding build quality and it does not have softness problem. Overall HP Compaq Presario CQ58 has Good design but inconsistent build quality.

The HP Compaq Presario CQ58 has a 15.6 inch display screen which is basically TN LED display panel with glossy surface so reflection will surely make its impact and creates problem during outdoor work. The max brightness of the HP Compaq Presario CQ58’s display is pretty decent but problem is that it is inconsistent throughout the whole display, the brightness decrease towards the corner. The contrast ratio is not satisfactory and it is below than standard level. The image quality is also inconsistent and decreases near the corners. The display give acceptable results while watching from ideal front position but due to its very limited viewing angels, it is not easily to watch from side and its not good in outdoor work scenario. Overall HP Compaq Presario CQ58 has poor display.

The HP Compaq Presario CQ58 is a 15.6 inch notebook so HP decides to not go with separate numpad and focus on the size of keys. The keys are pretty large in size and with rectangle shape, they are good enough for the typing. The keys had good pressure points, keystroke and feedback for accurate typing and they we found keyboard working fine during our typing test but some problem with function keys regarding responsiveness. The touchpad is decently large and it has two physically separated click keys which are pretty good. The LED is present for indication and the surface is dotted. The touchpad has multi-touch feature as well and we do not found any problem with touchpad during our test. Overall HP Compaq Presario CQ58 has pretty decent keyboard and nice touchpad.

The HP Compaq Presario CQ58 has stereo speaker of sound solution company “Altec Lansing” which are expert in sound department. The speakers are located on the front and bottom side which is not an ideal position for the speakers. The sound is pretty good regarding sound quality and base is also pretty decent and we do not find better speakers than these speakers which are located on bottom of notebook. Overall HP Compaq Presario CQ58 has good speakers.

The HP Compaq Presario CQ58 is pretty good regarding to the temperatures and you can use it on the lap because temperatures remain pretty low during the idle working and under load and it is really good, especially for the student who uses their notebook on lap most of the time. The HP Compaq Presario CQ58’s fan produces a bit more than usual noise in the idle working which was a bit surprise, The noise in the load working scenario increase a little than idle but its was low than many other notebook and it can’t distract anyone. Overall HP Compaq Presario CQ58 remains cool and quiet.

The HP Compaq Presario CQ58 has Wifi for the fast wireless connectivity but it does not have Bluetooth which is a bit expected. The HP Compaq Presario CQ58 has card reader, 2x audio ports, 1x USB 2.0, HDMI, VGA and Ethernet port on the left side and on the other hand, it has optical drive and 2x USB 2.0, AC-in and Kingston lock port on the right side. It does not have any thing on front and on rear side. It is a bit disappointing to not have any USB 3.0 port. Overall HP Compaq Presario CQ58 has decent connectivity options.

The HP Compaq Presario CQ58 has Lithium-ion based battery of 47 watts which manage to keep it running for about 384 during our battery life test which is pretty nice. We measure the battery life by running all the tasks which a normal user runs on his notebook as Microsoft Office work, Typing while listening audio songs, watching HD movie/ clips, surfing web via Wifi, Copying files from HDD to HDD and from USB flash drive etc. to get the most realistic result instead of running any battery life benchmarks. Overall HP Compaq Presario CQ58 has very good battery life.

The is a an AMD based notebook so you can’t expect best performance from it and as it is not expensive as Intel based notebooks are which give better performance. The HP Compaq Presario CQ58 has good speakers, battery life, keyboard and touchpad. The HP Compaq Presario CQ58 has poor display and inconsistent build quality. It runs pretty cool and quiet under load working. The connectivity options are pretty decent but Bluetooth and USB 3.0 port is not available. The HP Compaq Presario CQ58 is not bad choice to make but the decision depend upon you budget and you have to decide. Contact me for more advice if you require…..