Description:
At 11.02 by 12.99 by 1.65 inches and 7.9 pounds, the Compaq Presario 2720US is not the smallest notebook on the market, yet that may be precisely the reason Compaq can offer such a capable computer at such a reasonable price. If you appreciate the power and performance of a top-notch notebook and can handle its slightly above-average size, the 2720US offers a lot of bang for the buck. The unit is particularly well suited to multimedia applications. Its large 1,024 x 768 15-inch, active-matrix viewing screen ensures you'll get the most out of the movies you can play on the system's integrated eight-speed DVD drive. Its subwoofer-enhanced JBL Pro Audio speaker system delivers impressive output whether you're enjoying a Hollywood blockbuster or listening to a compilation CD you've burned on the built-in, 16-speed (write) CD-RW drive. And although its 8 MB ATI Radeon video card won't effectively render the latest and greatest 3-D animation programs or games, it quite comfortably runs most any other entertainment or business application. Driven by a reliable 1.2 GHz Intel Pentium III processor with 512 KB of Level 2 cache for improved data retrieval and Intel's battery-conserving SpeedStep technology, the 2720US is faster and more economical than many similarly priced notebooks. Compaq has matched this chip with 256 MB of 133 MHz SDRAM memory (upgradeable to one full GB) and a substantial 20 GB hard drive to fashion a solid nerve center that should satisfy all but the most demanding users. A 3.5-inch floppy disk drive offers support for older, smaller programs and quick data backup. The 2720US sports enough ports to accommodate virtually any form of expansion and exterior connection, including two USB ports for plug-and-play peripherals, an S-video TV-out port for television output, a single parallel port for devices such as printers, an external monitor VGA port, an internal 56K modem and 10/100 Mbps Ethernet network connection, an IEEE 1394 digital video port for digital camcorders, and a QuickDock connector for ultrafast hookup of additional accessories. The keyboard section offers 88 full-size keys, an array of one-touch e-mail and multimedia controls, a four-way Internet scrolling tool, and a touchpad. To help get you started, Compaq has installed the Home Edition of the Windows XP operating system and an assortment of helpful Internet and informational utilities.
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