10 responses so far ↓

• 1 Sahlein

  I have tried this laptop and returned it within a week when it failed all my tests. Compaq computers are not built to last, they have cheap unknown hardware and are slow within a month becasue of it. Compaq customer support is non-existant and your luck if the computer lasts more than a year. No wonder Compaq ere rated the worst company that makes the worst computers etc.. 3 years running.

• 2 Ives

  Your personal opinion with no stats to back your negative rating. It is possible that you’ve had a bad experience with this laptop while I’ve had a great one. COnsistently lasted through a couple of years and still going strong. While HW appears to be the problem in most cases, it is actually technology that updates and leaves the HW behind. Knowing the correct solutions and patches and updates cures this 99% of the time. The laptop is fine for the pricing on it!

• 3 Gilman

  A compaq Evo N610c notebook came into my possession in 2008, when it was 5 or 6 years old, and I already had another computer as my daily driver. I spent a couple bucks to get the W200 wireless module and a ram upgrade, gave it an old hard disk I had lying around, and if I didn’t already have a newer laptop, I would just use the Evo. It has unbelievable battery life, a brilliant screen capable of 1400 by 1050 resolution, very useful shortcut keys and buttons, and countless other features. I truly believe it was designed better than my newer laptop… The hinge isn’t too stiff or too loose, it has very easy access to ram, HDD, and the multibay, etc. I would recommend this laptop to anyone, and with XP pro, 1.25g of ram, and integrated wireless, it is just as capable in today’s business world as it was in 2002.

• 4 Simonsen

  This is a fantastic laptop, It is a business machine and it has everything you need to conduct business on the road.

  I highly recommend this laptop.

  Thomas Gloudemans
  A1 Computer Serices

• 5 Sills

  My laptop arrived with obvious signs of use, a non-functioning AC adapter, and no frills whatsoever… such as installation disks or user manuals. All you get is the laptop and a power cable (that didn’t work, in my case). It was cheap, though.

• 6 Blunt

  I ordered a Dell Inspiron laptop 1 1/2 years ago and it worked great until recently. The screen went black and the system would not start. Turned out that the video card had failed.

  I contacted Dell customer support to activate my next business day warranty and after more than a week I have gotten nowhere with them. My claim has been “escalated” twice with the same excuses and refusal to fix the problem. They claim they have no video cards in stock and I will have to wait 2-3 weeks for a replacement card, 2-3 weeks for a loaner system, or 2-3 weeks for a replacement system — basically my NEXT DAY warranty is anything but.

  I explained that this is a mission critical system and a 2-3 week delay is unacceptable given the high price I paid for the next day warranty. I offered to take another make or model of graphics card and even offered to go buy the card myself if the agreed to pay for it.

  They refused to help in any way. So, I am left with a useless laptop for 2-3 weeks until it becomes convenient for them to honor the warranty. I will never buy another Dell product again and recommend that others who are not technically experienced with fixing computers or that need a “mission critical” system that they look elsewhere because Dell cannot be relied upon to fix broken systems in a timely manner.

• 7 Nitinthorn

  I got this thing used a few years ago; now, I’m a 16 year-old, and my primary use for computers is writing, storing my photos, and gaming. This laptop is pretty decent (especially for the price) for the first two of my purposes, but for gaming, it was way, way below par. We had to buy numerous upgrades for it to even run World of Warcraft on top of my pictures (they take up a lot of memory).

  BOTTOM LINE: If you’re looking for a low-key laptop and you don’t need much memory, this is a nice little piece of hardware.

• 8 Grijalva

  Its not a bad laptop at all, my only disapointment is that it wont play dvd’s, a file or program is missing. This was a letdown because I take long bus trips and wanted various ways to spend my time.
  It was a low price, In a way I wish I would have waited and got a more up to date laptop, but hey its still new to me.
  It is rather sluggish at times, it could have something to do with hot spots.
  I think I was exspecting more, but hey it was only $240.00 and it is 6 yrs old
  at the time I was desperate, and you get what you pay for.
  one good thing it arrived fast, and I was able to track it.

• 9 Iribe

  One of the best laptop in the market, excellent for photo edition, his big screen is really confortable. The price cant be better.

• 10 Que

  I have been enjoying this computer for a long time now. It’s versatile and it fast.

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