Don't ever buy a compaq computer, they are junk.

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Hmm.Why so?

Well you have informed us,but don't forget to do the same to Compaq.:o)

regards,
S.Sengupta[MS-MVP]
 
ShitIsfunny said:
Don't ever buy a compaq computer, they are junk.
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This is exactly what the PC community needs:
A thoroughly researched performance report, crammed
full with relevant facts, totally objective. How old did
you say you were?
 
Don't ever buy a compaq computer, they are junk.
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Maybe, if there is a persistant hardware failure that compaq refuses to
support. Or, the use of proprietary hardware that when it does fail, forces
you to buy from them what you could get for a 'standard' PC for 1/4 the
cost, like a power supply.

That is what I would classify as junk.

Other than that, if it's a s/w issue, look at the software vendors. Mainly
M$.

But, I wouldn't buy a Compaq anyway.
 
ShitIsfunny said:
Don't ever buy a compaq computer, they are junk.
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Hmmm...
the WordWeb thesaurus gives a definition of junk as: "Any of various Chinese
boats with a *high* poop and lugsails." Are you saying that they are really
compaq instead?
 
jopa66 said:
Hmmm...
the WordWeb thesaurus gives a definition of junk as: "Any of various
Chinese boats with a *high* poop and lugsails." Are you saying that they
are really compaq instead?
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I'm a computer builder. I highly prefer computers that are custom built,
but when you're on a very tight budget, it's not always the best choice. We
have a Compaq that is 6 1/2 years old and has only had the CD ROM drive
replaced when it was three years old and just recently had a problem with
its original memory module. (The computer would not boot - it would turn
on, but not boot.) Although slow, the computer's still running today - in
fact, it's running Windows XP. It's running as "fast" as it did with
Windows 98. It still has the original motherboard (including CR2032
battery), original power supply, hard drive, floppy drive, and case. The
power supply and the hard drive are already past their life expectancies,
but they're still going. And even with only the 4.3GB hard drive, I still
have 2.8GB free on it after installing the A/V and basic office software and
compressing the hard drive. Also, since we have two other computers in the
house, we'll use them for storage for personal files if needed using our
home network if the 4.3GB hard drive isn't enough.
 
Don't ever buy a compaq computer, they are junk.
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What seems to be the problem at the moment?

I have a Compaq, my son has a Compaq.

My Compaq Millennium PII 400 is old and slow, but it's been
a workhorse for 3 years.

Tallahassee
 
In ShitIsfunny had this to say:

My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:
Don't ever buy a compaq computer, they are junk.
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Well, I'll chime in...

And when they bought DEC (Digital) and made the best Alpha systems on the
block? And when the continued to provide consumer PCs at competitive prices
and provide support? Every OEM build - every custom PC - every mass produced
product on the planet has an expected ROF (rate of failure) per product
produced. In other words, the more they make the more bad products leave the
line. You are insulting one of the companies that helped to make it so that
the PC industry is what it is today and the privilege you have of owning one
can be directly related to this company (and a great many others) for having
the insight and dedication to bring inexpensive personal computers into the
home of the average income family.

That being said, don't ever buy a Compaq... Build your own and get a full
retail install disk.

--
Galen - MS MVP - Windows (Shell/User & IE)
http://dts-l.org/
http://kgiii.info/

"We approached the case, you remember, with an absolutely blank mind,
which is always an advantage. We had formed no theories. We were simply
there to observe and to draw inferences from our observations." -
Sherlock Holmes
 
This is exactly what the PC community needs:
A thoroughly researched performance report, crammed
full with relevant facts, totally objective. How old did
you say you were?
Click to expand...


Neah!

He gave us all the necessary details in his LAST post! The
one you obviously didn't see!


;-)


Tallahassee
 
Maybe, if there is a persistant hardware failure that compaq refuses to
support. Or, the use of proprietary hardware that when it does fail, forces
you to buy from them what you could get for a 'standard' PC for 1/4 the
cost, like a power supply.

That is what I would classify as junk.

Other than that, if it's a s/w issue, look at the software vendors. Mainly
M$.

But, I wouldn't buy a Compaq anyway.
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Hey! I have a Compaq; my son has a Compaq!

Come to think of it, both were gifts!

:-(

mumble mumble


Tallahassee
 
I'm a computer builder. I highly prefer computers that are custom built,
but when you're on a very tight budget, it's not always the best choice. We
have a Compaq that is 6 1/2 years old and has only had the CD ROM drive
replaced when it was three years old and just recently had a problem with
its original memory module. (The computer would not boot - it would turn
on, but not boot.) Although slow, the computer's still running today - in
fact, it's running Windows XP. It's running as "fast" as it did with
Windows 98. It still has the original motherboard (including CR2032
battery), original power supply, hard drive, floppy drive, and case. The
power supply and the hard drive are already past their life expectancies,
but they're still going. And even with only the 4.3GB hard drive, I still
have 2.8GB free on it after installing the A/V and basic office software and
compressing the hard drive. Also, since we have two other computers in the
house, we'll use them for storage for personal files if needed using our
home network if the 4.3GB hard drive isn't enough.
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Ditto, here. A few years ago, my retirement building
(subsidized housing) set up a computer lab for the
residents. I was asked to help set up and run it, and after
I'd been involved in installing the two brand-new Dells, the
supervisor brought in a cart (the 4-wheeled flatbed 6-foot
long variety) on which he'd stacked some 6 computers in
various stages of disrepair. He asked me if I could/would
build some computers from the parts.

An hour later, he came back and I had two working computers
from the hulks.

A day later, I had built 5 computers from the 6.

A month later, he brought me 3 more hulks, and said if I
could build a computer, I could keep it. I built 2
computers, and finagled keeping both. I sold the generic
machine and I kept the Compaq, which I still have.

A Compaq Millennium PII 400. It has its limits but I've
gotten it to run XP Pro, and every time I rebuild it, it
starts right up. In the several LONG periods when my main
computer was down, I would set up the Compaq, and it has run
like a Sherman tank,

slow but reliable.

I've repaired it twice.

Two repairs in 4 YEARS.

That's what I call a track record.


Someone gave my son a Compaq (I think it was a 2650 ?), that
was a REAL clunker, but his mother has found it adequate to
use for her AA in Real Estate.

As the auto repair mechanic told my mother when she couldn't
seem to get our stick shift Plymouth to go in the 50s.

"I think the problem is with the Operator!"

(only back then, the mechanic turned to my dad and said,
"the problem is between the steering wheel and the seat.")


Tallahassee
 
In ShitIsfunny had this to say:

My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:


Well, I'll chime in...

And when they bought DEC (Digital) and made the best Alpha systems on the
block? And when the continued to provide consumer PCs at competitive prices
and provide support? Every OEM build - every custom PC - every mass produced
product on the planet has an expected ROF (rate of failure) per product
produced. In other words, the more they make the more bad products leave the
line. You are insulting one of the companies that helped to make it so that
the PC industry is what it is today and the privilege you have of owning one
can be directly related to this company (and a great many others) for having
the insight and dedication to bring inexpensive personal computers into the
home of the average income family.

That being said, don't ever buy a Compaq... Build your own and get a full
retail install disk.
Click to expand...


I've been in the industry long enough to remember when "The
Computer" to own was Old Blue. (the IBM for you newbies)

I've been in the industry long enough to remember when a
Compaq was The Computer to own.


Tallahassee
 
ShitIsfunny said:
Don't ever buy a compaq computer, they are junk.
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In the past they made really good office servers. Lasted forever. Dont
know if they still make reliable ones.
 
In Talahasee had this to say:

My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:
I've been in the industry long enough to remember when "The
Computer" to own was Old Blue. (the IBM for you newbies)

I've been in the industry long enough to remember when a
Compaq was The Computer to own.


Tallahassee
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*chuckles* I was sad when Digital sold out to Compaq. Those old Alpha
systems were akin to tanks but the days of the big iron were pretty much
over. Today, still, IBM's out of the market for PCs, Sun's decided to open
source their OS in an effort to eat the thinning slices of Unix pie that
remain, and it's seeming like fewer and fewer OEM boxes are leaving the
shelves as more people opt for either custom build solutions or white boxes.
Alas, I'm not old, I just started really young though slightly backwards.
First with the VIC-20 and then backwards to (same company actually) a kit
from the back of Popular Science to build a PET. Hmm... Wow... That does
make me feel old. *grimaces*

--
Galen - MS MVP - Windows (Shell/User & IE)
http://dts-l.org/
http://kgiii.info/

"We approached the case, you remember, with an absolutely blank mind,
which is always an advantage. We had formed no theories. We were simply
there to observe and to draw inferences from our observations." -
Sherlock Holmes
 
In Talahasee had this to say:

My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:


*chuckles* I was sad when Digital sold out to Compaq. Those old Alpha
systems were akin to tanks but the days of the big iron were pretty much
over. Today, still, IBM's out of the market for PCs, Sun's decided to open
source their OS in an effort to eat the thinning slices of Unix pie that
remain, and it's seeming like fewer and fewer OEM boxes are leaving the
shelves as more people opt for either custom build solutions or white boxes.
Alas, I'm not old, I just started really young though slightly backwards.
First with the VIC-20 and then backwards to (same company actually) a kit
from the back of Popular Science to build a PET. Hmm... Wow... That does
make me feel old. *grimaces*
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*sniff*, I started out on a homebuilt Altair 8800.... makes me feel older
http://wwwcsif.cs.ucdavis.edu/~csclub/museum/items/mits_altair_8800.html
 
In Unk had this to say:

My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:
*sniff*, I started out on a homebuilt Altair 8800.... makes me feel
older
http://wwwcsif.cs.ucdavis.edu/~csclub/museum/items/mits_altair_8800.html
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LOL That IS old. <g>

--
Galen - MS MVP - Windows (Shell/User & IE)
http://dts-l.org/
http://kgiii.info/

"We approached the case, you remember, with an absolutely blank mind,
which is always an advantage. We had formed no theories. We were simply
there to observe and to draw inferences from our observations." -
Sherlock Holmes
 
First with the VIC-20 and then backwards to (same company actually) a kit
from the back of Popular Science to build a PET. Hmm... Wow... That does
make me feel old. *grimaces*
Click to expand...

The PET 2001 and it's later versions didn't come in a KIT, they came as
pre-built units from Commodore. There were MOD's for them to take them
from 40 line displays to 80 line displays.

We got our first PET2001 in 77 if I remember correctly, we were the
first people in our area to have one....

Befoe that it was the HP9830A, the ELF, the IBM System 3/12, etc....
 
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