The latest Compaq Presario CQ 42 is a pretty decent laptop for a price of Rs. 24,900. It comes preinstalled with DOS so the user is free to choose which operating system he wishes to use. It comes with a 2.13 GHz Intel Pentium P6200 processor and an Intel HM55 chipset. It has 2 GB 1066 MHz DDR3 of onboard memory with the ability to support up to 8 GB of DDR3 memory. For storage it comes with a 320 GB SATA hard disk drive which can operate at 5400 rpm.

The Display on this laptop is a 14.0-inch High-Definition LED. HP Brightview Widescreen Display which boasts a resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels and is powered by Intel HD Graphics. Some of the physical Ports present in the laptop include 1 VGA port, 1 HDMI port, 1 stereo headphone-out, 1 microphone-in, 3 USB 2.0 ports, 1 RJ45 ethernet port, 5-in-1 integrated Digital Media Reader and it has a Webcam with a built in Integrated Microphone. Its also has integrated Altec Lansing speakers and an Integrated 10/100BASE-T Ethernet LAN port. The weight of this laptop is around 2.20 kg. it comes with a 65 W AC Power Adapter which charges its 6-cell Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion) battery and the available Colors include just one as of now with is Matte Black with a Prism pattern. Compaq CQ42-451TU is  a great laptop for someone to start off with in order to perform basic daily operations such as listening to songs, watching movies, browsing the net or working on documents.