Compaq 615 Review

Well,after my old 'book was stollen in Romania(in an almost impossible theft from a vehicle in motion) I found myself in a dire need for a new computer,so I set out to replace it...
At first I thought about buying a new MSI from the same class(EX) like my old one,but it turned out that there was a new contender for the title "Mah Laptop"... The COMPAQ 615.
At first I was a bit apprehensive,because I'm not used to buying a "brand name" computer, so when I saw this baby http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/bg/bg/sm/WF06b/321957-321957-64295-3955548-3955548-3958411-3958447.html?jumpid=oc_R1002_BGBGC-001_Compaq%20615%20Notebook%20PC&lang=bg&cc=bg priced at 919 BGN (or about 460Euro) I thought that there seemed to be either a catch,or it was just a typo... Well It wasn't, so now I'm writing this on my new Laptop and so far I'm pleased by its performance, so now I want to bring this little consumer review to the masses, because I couldn't find a comprehensible one when I bought it,so here are the basics:
Usability:
This notebook comes with a versatile TurionX2 Ultra RM-74 (the 65nm Lion Core) with 2x512 cache clocked at ~2.2 GHz, which I found sufficient to handle most tasks with ease. This coupled with the integrated HD3200 videocard make the 615 a jack of all trades in the world of computing, but although it'll be able to run most modern games,you'll have to forget about the
HighDef experience found on most Desktops and High-performance laptops like the Dell/Alienware rigs or the GT/GX series from MSI,but at least it's HD ready,especially if you get your hands on a addon expresscard or usb tuner, which'll utilise the 15.6'' Widescreen(in the classic 16:9 Aspect ratio) to the fullest. Also of note is the AMD M780G Chipset which'll let you pump the RAM at 400mhz and according to some sites it'll handle a twin 4gb DDR2-800 SO-DIMM config. And now the most important thing for a 'book - the battery. The most power-efficient config lives up to the 4hr mark,but at the cost of a turned-off WLAN card,SoundCard and etc. In the "Crap,I'm on a LowCost airline and I'm getting really bored" test - it managed to get me either 2:47 hrs of movies or 2:12mins of Mass Effect at a tweaked Performance power plan and a somewhat dimmed screen.
So here's the summary:
Pro's - Value,"Name/Pedigree", Looks(Stylish minimalistic black), Performance
Con's - Lack of a S-video out, A serious lack of x64 driver support for now from HP(but can be resolved by some googling and tinkering), A single underpowered speaker, Lack of a HD-in-use light,lack of a separate numpad
Result- A good balance between performance, looks and price, which'll get even higher marks after HP resolves the x64 issue and I get an usb Numpad,but still It's a good investment in a good machine.
Here's the stats from CPU-Z and the built in Windows 7 x64 WinExperienceTest for your consideration:

AMD Turion X2 RM-74

Windows 7 (6.1) Ultimate Edition (Build 7600)

CPU Arch : 1 CPU - 2 Cores - 2 Threads
CPU PSN : AMD TurionX2 Dual Core Mobile RM-74
CPU EXT : MMX(+) 3DNow!(+) SSE SSE2 SSE3 x86-64
CPUID : F.3.1 / Extended : 11.3
CPU Cache : L1 : 2 x 64 / 2 x 64 KB - L2 : 2 x 512 KB
Core : Griffin (65 nm) / Stepping : LG-B1

Freq : 2200.21 MHz (200.02 * 11)

MB Brand : Hewlett-Packard
MB Model : 308C
NB : AMD 780G rev 00
SB : ATI SB700 rev 00

GPU Type : ATI Radeon HD 3200 Graphics
DirectX Version : 10.0

RAM : 4096 MB DDR2
RAM Speed : 400 MHz (1:2) @ 5-5-5-18
Slot 1 : 2048MB (6400)
Slot 1 Manufacturer : Kingston
Slot 2 : 2048MB (6400)
Slot 2 Manufacturer : Kingston
If you found the review helpful,please vote bellow this post. And if you've got questions... Feel free to leave a comment.