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Summary: Useful
Review: Generally, the most of my computer use comes from downloading music, movies, and burning them onto cd's. this computer does everything well EXCEPT that. The Roxio Easy CD package that comes included in this notebook is poor, at best. I have been able to burn 1 cd in 11 tries. The error messages come up no matter what file type. i Transferred files from a pc, where i used NERO to burn a cd of those files, and attempted to use ROXIO to burn the same files onto a cd, and found error messages kept popping up.Speakers are pretty good, processor and hard drive are adequate, along with the monitor. other weakness: doesnt include windows xp cd. however, you can retrieve it from company if necessary. 4 out of 5
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Summary: Not for Windows2000
Review: I bought one of these 2500 series laptops and tried to install windows 2000 on them, and it was a nightmare. The ATI Radeon drivers are nowhere to be found. The default drivers crash Windows 2000. The supplied Broadcom Wifi drivers work, but the Wifi config utility is unstable under Windows 2000. I've never had this much trouble setting up any other laptops under Windows 2000 as I've had with this baby. Compaq is cheap, no doubt, but next time, I'm going with a Dell or Sony.
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Summary: Presario 2570us
Review: It's a decent notebook. The processor is adequate as is the hard drive. I had a little trouble setting up the wireless network, but I got it working. Love XP pro and the built in firewire. Terrible, terrible battery life. I got about 1hr and 40min w/wifi on and about 2hr without. The speakers were pretty weak, but not inaudible.
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Summary: Hibernation locked up the system
Review: The hibernation locked the system. Power recycle didn't help in most cases.
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Summary: Pretty nice notebook
Review: The presario 2570 is a pretty good performer for its modest price. This machine has everything you need to be on top of the technology curve. The wireless "G" link has a decent range. The one weakness I found is the sound card is weak. Some of the older models had better quality and stronger volume control. Love the fact it came with XP pro installed. Overall on a 1-10 i give it a 9.
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Summary: Wait 2 weeks before you buy it
Review: This is my first laptop. I bought if from CompUSA because I needed it to backup my desktop. Two weeks later I find that CompUSA gave a $50 mail in rebate, with a free printer, Circuit City sells it $100 cheaper with another $100 mail-in rebate and so forth. Gripe, gripe, gripe. Lesson learned, if it's brand new on the market, wait til the price goes down, even if you really need it. The laptop itself is pretty nice. Large screen, comes with Windows XP professional, allows multiple users and has a decent CD-R/DVD drive. It's a little bit heavy at 7 lbs. but it's powerful enough to do whatever tasks needed. Battery life is about 2 1/2 hours and the speakers are decent. It's not top of the line but it is very reliable.
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Summary: Wait 2 weeks before you buy it
Review: This is my first laptop. I bought if from CompUSA because I needed it to backup my desktop. Two weeks later I find that CompUSA gave a $50 mail in rebate, with a free printer, Circuit City sells it $100 cheaper with another $100 mail-in rebate and so forth. Gripe, gripe, gripe. Lesson learned, if it's brand new on the market, wait til the price goes down, even if you really need it. The laptop itself is pretty nice. Large screen, comes with Windows XP professional, allows multiple users and has a decent CD-R/DVD drive. It's a little bit heavy at 7 lbs. but it's powerful enough to do whatever tasks needed. Battery life is about 2 1/2 hours and the speakers are decent. It's not top of the line but it is very reliable.
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