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Hi all, I have been out looking at new computers and need
a little advise or opinions on this: Compaq AMD Athlon
XP2800t, 512mb ddr ram memory, 120 gig hard drive,Quanti
speed architecture operates at 2.08 GHz, cd-rw & DVD
drive.I am not into gaming, so I don't need a fancy video
card or anything, but was wondering if this sounds pretty
good...It has a great package deal with 17" monitor &
printer. How is Compac & AMD? Thanks for your input!
Linda
 
Look at your checkbook... then decide what you intend to do,
then computer doesn't do much without the software to do the
jobs you need to do. Be sure to get a price with the
software you need.


message | Hi all, I have been out looking at new computers and need
| a little advise or opinions on this: Compaq AMD Athlon
| XP2800t, 512mb ddr ram memory, 120 gig hard drive,Quanti
| speed architecture operates at 2.08 GHz, cd-rw & DVD
| drive.I am not into gaming, so I don't need a fancy video
| card or anything, but was wondering if this sounds pretty
| good...It has a great package deal with 17" monitor &
| printer. How is Compac & AMD? Thanks for your input!
| Linda
 
-----Original Message-----
Hi all, I have been out looking at new computers and need
a little advise or opinions on this: Compaq AMD Athlon
XP2800t, 512mb ddr ram memory, 120 gig hard drive,Quanti
speed architecture operates at 2.08 GHz, cd-rw & DVD
drive.I am not into gaming, so I don't need a fancy video
card or anything, but was wondering if this sounds pretty
good...It has a great package deal with 17" monitor &
printer. How is Compac & AMD? Thanks for your input!
Linda
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-----Original Message-----
Hi all, I have been out looking at new computers and need
a little advise or opinions on this: Compaq AMD Athlon
XP2800t, 512mb ddr ram memory, 120 gig hard drive,Quanti
speed architecture operates at 2.08 GHz, cd-rw & DVD
drive.I am not into gaming, so I don't need a fancy video
card or anything, but was wondering if this sounds pretty
good...It has a great package deal with 17" monitor &
printer. How is Compac & AMD? Thanks for your input!
Linda
.
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You might do better with the Dell "As Advertised" Dimension 2400 special,
Pentium 4 2.40GHz, free 17" flat panel monitor upgrade, free upgrade
CD-RW/DVD combo drive, free double RAM, $799 minus $100 mail-in rebate,
making it $699 plus shipping after the rebate. I used the money that I'm
getting back from the rebate to upgrade the speaker system, the hard drive,
and the integrated sound to a Sound Blaster 5.1 card. A 17" Flat Panel
monitor alone usually goes for $350 or more, and since it's so thin, I now
actually have space on my desktop. If you're not a newbie, just uninstall
all of the Dell utilities. I've had the system for a few weeks now, and am
really impressed with it. I also like the fact that Dell, unlike most
companies, ships with a Windows XP CD rather than Recovery CDs. Yes, I know
that it's an OEM Windows XP CD. But, one can make a Repair Install with it,
rather than having Recovery CDs that will only revert the hard drive back to
the "as shipped" image. I don't have anything good to say about Compaq/HP
systems. Some of my clients have purchased them. In general, some hardware
component has failed within the first 6 months, and the support was bad
enough before the merger, now it's chaos. I think of Compaq/HP as the
Packard Bell of this decade. The class action law suits against Packard
Bell shut them down in North America. They now only sell in South America,
Europe, Asia, and Australia. So, when I think of Compaq/HP, I think caveat
emptor.
 
Greetings --

AMD CPUs are fine, but Compaq uses very proprietary hardware
configurations that could make any future upgrades difficult.
Additionally, Compaq's consumer-grade Presario (just like HP's
Pavilion series) product line is generally comprised of models
assembled from the lowest possible quality components that Compaq can
make work. Expect frequent problems. Even more importantly, Compaq
won't provide you with an installation CD for WinXP, so, should
anything go wrong, you'll have no option but to wipe out the hard
drive and reinstall everything from scratch. Repairing or customizing
the OS won't be an option. This could also easily lead to the loss of
all of your data.

If you must buy a factory-built PC with OEM software, go with a
more reputable vendor; one who cares about providing a quality product
and a modicum of customer service. Dell, MPC (formerly MicronPC), or
Gateway would be better choices. You may have to pay a bit more, but
it'd be worth it.

Bruce Chambers

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