Compaq Presario Series

I like it! I have a feeling it's not going to last as long as my last one (pimped out dell), but it's $330 bucks! How can you complain!

If you're going to run Abobe apps though, like photoshop, etc - then get something more powerful.

Also, you DON'T need to buy windows! Just download Open Office (for free) and it does the same job.

(talking about the Presario CQ50)

Hell yes.

I can get around 90 FPS on Normal graphics settings on Nexuiz, and around 130 in the next one down. It has around a 2 hour battery life, and i got it for $400!!!!

if i had to decribe this in 1 word, it would be "Pwnsauce"

In May of 2007 I purchased a Presario 440 notebook.a few months ago my keys started falling off. First the 2 then the g then v,and finally the space bar just fell off when I opened it one day. This computer is a monstrosaty. I have never in my life seen anything like this. I should have called 2 months ago but to be honest, the shock threw me off. I am truely befuddled. I called Customer Service and Mark B (he said he wasn't allowed to give his last name, I am assuming after reading the reviews, for fear of angry customers)told me there was nothing that could be done unless I paid them 49.99, then someone could diagnose the problem.....I know the problem....my keys are missing. My ONLY OPTION is to send the computer to them for repairfor 289.00. This company is a disgrace to the technical industry.

I had a compaq presario and within 1 year and a half went through 2 hard drives, 2 motherboards, 3 dvd drives. It was considered a lemon and I was given a VERY discounted store credit to replace it. My daughters presario went through 2 hard drives, 2 motherboards and a cd-rom . It was considered a lemon and she was given a VERY discounted store credit. My mothers presario (she uses it very little - the only reason she has it is because it was a gift from someone) is only a few months old, but so far the monitor has had to be replaced twice because it got very hot and was considered a fire hazard. Now its making a very loud noise so I'll be calling to have it diagnosed. Like all phone calls that I've made though, I absolutely DREAD calling because its VERY hard to understand the technicians, and its so very obvious that they are only looking up and reading to you what you need to do to test the computer during the diagnosis. I've found myself MANY times explaining things to them instead of the other way around. I would NEVER recommend a presario to anyone, and regret even getting us involved them!!! The only reason that I've given one star is because there is no zero offered to rate.

I have a presario2100. I got it cheap as hell and now I know why. This computer has nothing and can do nothing. It takes everything it has to run IE and still then it wants to dreeze up and shut down... WILL NEVER BUY A COMPAQ AGAIN. THIS A BIG WASTE OF MONEY... The next notebook I get will be a TOSHIBA Had one before and loved it. Just spilt to many cokes on it and then it got stolen. But that was the best computer I every had. Expensive but the best. ITS worth every penny...

I have the Compaq Presario V2312US. It has a AMD Turion 64 chip. It has a dvd/cd burner. I've never had a laptop before so cannot compare to others. However, this computer has been everythin I've hoped it would be and at a good price. It is "on" most of the time and I've never had it overheat. I use it for surfing, photoshop, downloading music and video, and word processing. It boots up and shuts down fast.

If you are looking to replace a bulky home system or looking for a laptop for school I highly recommend this model.

I have a compaq r3210 notebook which i got a yr ago as a graduation gift. I like the computer, although it gave me only a problem once when a big virus attacked it. I called HP and it took me 1 hour to restore back my notebook to normal. The best aspect about the Hp support team is that they are patient and they'll help you with anything. I installed spyware and anti-virus and now its working better than before. I also installed extra memory in my computer to boost its speed. It now has 768 MB of Ram, which is faster than the original 256 Mb the notebook came with. The other positive thing about my notebook is that it has 60GB harddrive, thats plenty of space that can store photos, music and videos. Oh, and if you want to get cheaper memory(ram) for your computer go to this site http:www//4allmemory.com - They have good deals, great business, and cheaper prices on memory than any other store ive seen out there.

Awful! I've had it repaired 4x. After researching my specific problem, I've learned that HP should have recalled this computer years ago. And HP's customer service even sucks worse! After how good the US has been to HP, how could they go to India & stick us with support that doesn't understand our language or terms? I am boycoting any HP product from now on.

Can you say Lemon?

What a piece of SH*T! I swear this thing is terrible... 1. It's always getting hot and you can't even keep it on your lap. 2. It crashes if you have more than 2-3 windows running.(What is this DOS!?) 3. The battery pack... ohhh the STUPID, WORTHLE$$ battery pack. I have bought 3 new battery packs and they NEVER work. I can only used this plugged into the wall. Now it doesn't even charge the battery. Sometime the power will SURGE and my computer will go off (when I have it plugged into the wall) because there is NO power in the battery. 4.I'm ALWAYS having to unplug the power source, take out the battery and restart it that way. 5. It is SLOW... just really really slow. Compaq is a terrible terrible make. Get a DELL, SONY, GATEWAY, ANYTHING OTHER THAN THIS WORTHLESS PIECE OF $H!T! THIS COMPUTER SUCKS!

I purchased my computer not even one year ago and have had many problems with this computer since then. I have a desktop presario s4120wm and I am very dissatisfied!!! With this computer I have a one-year warranty on this computer for technical support well I can assure you that this is a joke. A simple little question about purchasing a system recovery disk and never got the answer. I have been calling for 2 days straight and all I get is we are experiencing technical difficulties call tommorrow. When I ask who I am speaking with and there extensions they say Robbie/George Robbie. Go figure, a whole company that has hired differant people with the same name..Robbie. I am so dissatisfied with my product and my so-called support. Please take this advice...do not purchase a Compaq Presario..go DELL!! Michelle from Ohio.

Interesting postings. I feel a little better. As a computer professional (tha means a scientist/engineer who is forced to work with computers as they take over the workplace) I have been building/programming/interfacing microcomputers for over 20 years. Needless to say I have been dragged into helping friends, family and *others* with their PCs many times. I have exactly 0 'good' stories about Compaq, and more bad ones than I can put here. So why did I take a chance and buy a compaq 2500 presario notebook? Price. And some research that showed there were some happy compaq notebook users out there in the 2003-2004 time frame. DON'T BELIEVE IT!!! Compaq is as BAD or WORSE than they have ever been. It has been 6 months . . . the thing has never worked, and frankly I don't think it ever will. My problems closely follow many of the postings here, leading me to believe that they have design flaws as well as manufacturing quality problems the like of which the GODS have never seen. Others have described the unbelievable,useless, enraging, asinine, ridiculous excuse for technical support that Compaq has in place, so no need for me to go on. DO YOURSELF A FAVOR - DO NOT BUY COMPAQ. NO EXCEPTIONS.

Well....where do I begin. Ive had this computer for just over 2 years. I tried going through the first six months with millenium but could not even type a letter with out the system crashing. Upgraded to XP and found things to be more bearable. COmputer was still slow. Hardware malfunctions were commonplace and unless yuo have some sort of decent knowledge of computers you will be on a first name bases with customer service. And the iceing on the cake was when the laptop literally went up in smoke. That is the last action my compaq presario has made. If your looking into buying a cheap computer, get a bottom of the line dell or even a toshiba. These compaqs are nothing but trouble. Happy computer shopping.

I have a 2 year old Compaq Presario, and I am sorry every single day that I wasted my money. It crashed hourly (till I replaced the MR with XP) and it did not come with enought RAM to even run the damn thing. The keys fall off the keyboard, and the letters are actually rubbed off of the keys. Its heavy, the battery is crap, most of the "internet zone" buttons don't work--never did--it still crashes often--it came with McAfee "virus" acan which was totally worthless--and the worst? Every single time I tried to call for "assistance" not a SINGLE STUPID PERSON on their "help line" spoke English. I will never buy any Compaq or HP product, ever. What a huge waste of money--so now I am stuck with the thing.

These laptops are pretty good so far has HW goes. Now if you get one... Please dont get ANY windows service packs!!! All they do is mess up your systems completly! My teacher got the service paacks for win2000 and it now takes a 1/2 hour for it to boot up and it is a 2+GHz with over 312MB RAM and a 40GB HD. Also had DVD-ROM drive and a good video card. I like this system but it's windows and the dang service packs that is the problem!

DO NOT BUY THIS COMPUTER! Compaq really sucks. Yes Compaq blows, I have had a compaq presario 1200 notebook (laptop) for three years now and it is a total peice of crap!!!! the first month it was fine and then it started crashing on me three to four times a day. it is a real frustrating worthless piece of sh*t! Forget about downloading anything unless you want to be up all night. Microsoft word takes five minutes to open, even opening my C drive or D drive takes a while - even when i am not plugged into the internet! oh and forget about checking email - it will crash before you can reply to your freinds! I really hate this piece of SH*T! I bought a Dell Inspiron notebook and it is fantastic. Let me put it this way. Let's say you are typing a word document and you have music playing. BOOM it crashes. So you restart it, and are chekcing email and one of your freinds instant messages you to chat. BBOOMMM smoke starts to spill out the back and the computer is so boiling hot that you can't even hit the power button. i really hate this stinky piece of @$$ do not get this computer even if your life depends on it! GET A DELL OR A TOSHIBA or even a SONY but DO NOT SPEND MONEY ON A PIECE OF CRAP LIKE COMPAQ! I hate that stupid company, the people there did not know what they were talking about and assumed that i was a moron. I AM A COMPUTER SCIENCE MAJOR! arrghgh!!! DO NOT BUY THIS WORTHLESS PIECE OF SH*T! Get a Dell Inspiron - it is a lot cheaper and 50 times faster!

My brother and I recently bought a Presario 2100. We are very happy with it. It has lived up to all of my expectations. One of the main reasons we purchased this notebook was to play games. I am very impressed with the quality of the display and there is very little distortion. I would recommend this unit to anyone who wants to get a reasonably priced highly functional laptop for first time owners.

i've had the presario 1700t for two years now. i loved it for about two weeks. then it went dead on me. nothing happened it just went off and wouldn't turn on again. i can't count the number of times it has crashed on me! so far i've had to have EVERYTHING replaced except the screen and the motherboard. luckily it was all under warranty. but of course that warranty is now up and guess what died a few months ago, the mother board! the their support and customer service is horrible. i bought it direct from the compaq.com site just in case something did happen they'd have my purchase on record there. everytime something broke, i'd call them and they'd tell me i wasn't the registered buyer for the laptop. i had to fax them copies of my invoices, a photo copy of the bottom of the unit showing the serial # each time before they would even think about helping me. the first time it died it took a good two weeks for them to return it to me once they got around to shipping me a box to send it to them that is. the second time it took almost a month. one of the things that went on it was the hard drive. when my hard drive went the second time (58 days after they put the new one in) i told them to send me the replacement and i would take care of it and send them the original back at their cost. of course they told me they couldn't replace it because the warranty was up on the computer (it had ended the week before)even tho the replacement hard drive had come with another warranty for an extra 60 days just on that part. they had no record of fixing it at all! they refused to honor it unless i faxed them a copy of the new 60 day warranty, as well as my original invoice and a copy of the bottom of the computer with the serial # again! i've noticed a few of the comments on here are from new owners. i can only say good luck. don't get me wrong when the laptop ran it was great!! fast, a great portable dvd player i couldn't have been happier with it, but those times are so few and far between it's not even funny.

I'm surprised that comments regarding Compaq's tech support have been positive. I've had an awful experience-- literally getting different answers every time I call, and technicians apparently unaware of previous related problems. I had to struggle with tech support for days upon getting the computer. Turns out that it was a hardware problem, and I had to ship it back. A year and a half into the life of the computer, and the AC adapter connection inside the computer keeps breaking-- my repair shop insists that this is a common problem with Presarios, Compaq support denies it and tells me to take a hike. The computer looks nice, but it's heavy- and Compaq is clearly a poorly run company. Go with another brand- I know I will next time.

17XL360 - Owner for 1 1/2 yr, poor battery life initially, battery died completely after 6 mo, new batteries expensive, worthless Windows ME OS, runs very hot - bottom of case temp measured at 60 deg C, fan never comes on unless machines is crashed, no access to advanced BIOS functions, provided w/o standard OS install disk.

Buying a Compaq is a mistake. After two years, my Compaq notebook broke down. The graphics became worst and it ruined my favorite CD-rom game. The notebook always crashed. The Comapq help service was terrible. They overcharged our family without fixing the problem. Dell is better!!!

I have found that these laptops are pretty good overall, except for the fact that if you have a dial up account like Earthlink, the connection does not work, and it is quite unreliable. Also, the quickdocks for the laptops are quite ineffective where at times only half of the ports worked for the monitor, printer, keyboard, memory, etc.

My wife bought this computer but lately she has stopped using it in favor of our PowerMac G4. The computer has sharp edges and the screen is top heavy. The battery power doesn't work efficiently and as a result, it's easier to just leave it plugged in (defeating the purpose of a portable). The screen is not very sharp and a lot of pixels have odd coloring. It runs windows so there's lots of software though.

Speed could be faster. Very convenient when on the go. Applications are friendly like a desktop.

I bought my Compaq Presario notebook because I needed a notebook computer that was reasonably priced and of good quality. I appreciate the tech support that is offered by Compaq. The operators are friendly and knowledgeable.

I just bought a Compaq Presario notebook and I love it. It is very handy and light. I used it all summer long for games, Internet surfing, and a whole bunch of other stuff.

I have this computer and this computer really sucks. It has the worlds greatest problems. It won't start, it kicks me off my games, and it sometimes won't load programs.

This computer I use everyday and it handles most of my computer needs. Although it does not have enough hard drive to fit AOL 5.0 and Windows 99, it has a good screen and I like my computer.

This Compaq notebook is the only notebook you need. It has all the essentials but the only bad thing is that like all PC notebooks, they are limited.

Bought the 1200-x106 earlier this year for a fair price. I hate the screen quality. Would not make the same purchase again. Compaq telephone tech support has been great. I would purchase another Compaq for this reason alone. Wish they'd let me trade in my laptop and upgrade to better quality. I'm willing to pay extra if the option is there.

Compaq's main appeal is it's styling and affordability. Unfortunately, this means that you lose some of the features offered by high priced series such as Sony Vaio. Overall though, a well-made laptop that's a terrific buy for your money.

The Compaq Presario is the best notebook computer on the market. It combines great features such as DVD-ROM, USB ports and a dynamic sound with affordability. It is also extremely user friendly.

As far as the 1700 model, it is a great desktop replacement. The negatives, loud fan at times and crashes with movement of the machine. S video cut does not work well and the LCD tends to fade. Speaker vol too low.

I own one of them. I love it so far. The software package is rather shallow, but hey, if you can find the software that you need, it is a great price buy.

Proprietary computers are not worth the time and money. The computer constantly crashes and I reformatted my computer around ten times since I bought it last year. The laptop makes a lot of noise from the fan. The startup takes a long time and the battery life is REAL short. In conclusion, this machine sucks.

Had one which constantly had breakages on it's keyboard.

First of all, they are too expensive, and you won't get the same facilities as in a Toshiba. So, if you are going to buy a portable you should buy a Toshiba.

Customer service is horrible when compared to Dell and Gateway. Programs provided clutter the system. Overpriced for what you get. Dell or Gateway would be much more worth it.

I own two 1800 Series custom built Presario laptops and they are outstanding. Compaq having a built to order system is top of its class!

The latest Compaq Presario is one of the best deals that Compaq has offered so far. With a Pentium III running at 750 MHZ and a 12GB hard-disk, notebooks are really closing in on PC's. I like the fact that most of the Presarios come equipped with 128 RAM, which by today's standards, is very necessary. At an average price of $3,000, it's a real steal.

Very good computer for light usage because it doesn't weigh very much. Compaq also has excellent customer service as well.

In desperation I bought a Compaq Presario laptop about 5 days ago. I hadn't done all the research that I would have liked to before making such a big purchase but now that I have had the past weekend to spend some time on the computer, I really must say that I think I lucked out. First, I got a good deal on it with a couple of different rebates which brought down the price (which was one of the biggest reasons I went with this laptop). So far everything has been great with the computer. It is a lot faster than I had expected. I like the key board. The touchpad is easy to use. I hope that this laptop continues to work out for me.

I had a bought a Compaq Presario NoteBook 1800T and I really rate that the performance is good for what you had paid. The only drawback is that there is a lack of Indicators for HarDisk or Network Functions. There could be some improvement on the Display with a better viewing angle. Modem and the network Connections work Fine.

I recently helped a friend setup her new Compaq Presario notebook and I came away thinking it was a pretty nice little system. Easy to get going, easy to use, the only thing I didn't really care for was the touch pad. I still can't understand why these have become so popular or perhaps I should say more popular than the pointer that some laptops have in the middle of the keyboard. I've never used a touch pad I like whereas the pointer is very simple to use and accurate as well as allowing you to keep your hands in a typing position. I don't get it? Anyway, hers had a nice large screen, crisp and clear display, nice weight, comfortable hand positions, good battery life, all seemed pretty good to me.

Compaq Presarios used to have a good reputation but not anymore. My friend in lab has one and whenever she tries to download any software, her computer crashes. Another guy in our lab has a Compaq and the same thing happens to him.

It does the major functions, but everything else is terrible. The battery stopped working after six weeks and it is very slow. My friends had similar problems.

The notebook of the Compaq Presario is again very cool, like the desktop. It's light, looks cool, and they have nice colors. I especially like the soft keys and the mouse. The video card is amazing. If you want to buy a notebook, this is the one.

The Presario is alright, but the keyboard is too small, and I've had a lot of technical problems. I'll buy a Gateway next time.

This laptop is somewhere between bad, and okay. It's one of the most vulnerable notebooks I have worked on. A lot of the parts broke down within the first year, and other features are just okay in quality.

Recently I conducted research to determine which type of notebook to purchase for the office. I decided on the Compaq because of its value. It has more features for the money.