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Summary: Love it!
Review: I bought this laptop mostly for the speed and the price. I really got more than I bargained for. The unit is sturdy, although a bit heavy. It is a year and a half old and it has worked flawlessly. I put a 801.11G Netgear card in it so I can use it all around the house. The DVD works great and the JBL speakers are good but you may want headphones for the best sound. It could have had the USB port on the side or the front but you get used to the rear location. I am in an online University and this is the best decision I have made on buying an electronic item EVER. I will buy another Compaq and pass this one down to my daughter.
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Summary: Great laptop
Review: I got this laptop because my dad's friend who is a computer programmer was getting this same laptop. I got it for school and it works great for everything. Gets all the work done without any errors or problems. Games work very well on it too. The JBL speakers are great for listening to music, and watching DVDs on it are great. The keyboard is actually quite comfortable and easy to use. The touchpad is much better than the Sony laptop that my friends have. It's just a great all around laptop.
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Summary: powerful computing package
Review: I recently purchased the Presario 1516us because I could not take the frustration of my old desktop system that I built myself (AMDK-6 500speed processor). I found that the set up out of the box was painless. PLug it in and boot it up. All software was loaded and ready to work. The first test for me with the screen was to test the colors and hues using a DVD. I found the player and screen very good color quality. The CD burner operated much simpler than the external Iomega burner I have now and I found it extremly simple to use. The plug and play function worked out very well as I installed additional hardware (Dlink wireless DSL router). Battery life is not superb but it seems inline with Other notebooks ( I currently operate a Gateway pentium 3 -1 ghz and experience similar battery life)(avg 2 hours on a charge). The processor seems really quick and without fatal errors/crashes or lock ups. The physical size of the unit is a little heavier than other notebooks, but I did not buy it to tote on airplanes like my smaller Gateway solo 5300. The JBL speakers sound quite nice and are easy to adjust the sound. The back port cover is a bit cheap (molded plastic with a fold bead- prone to fatique cracks after a bit.) but when closed is quite sleek. I was surprised that there was no serial port for sync cradle of my PalmIIIXE PDA.(had to buy a $$$ USB Adapter plug that works slowly)
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Summary: powerful computing package
Review: I recently purchased the Presario 1516us because I could not take the frustration of my old desktop system that I built myself (AMDK-6 500speed processor). I found that the set up out of the box was painless. PLug it in and boot it up. All software was loaded and ready to work. The first test for me with the screen was to test the colors and hues using a DVD. I found the player and screen very good color quality. The CD burner operated much simpler than the external Iomega burner I have now and I found it extremly simple to use. The plug and play function worked out very well as I installed additional hardware (Dlink wireless DSL router). Battery life is not superb but it seems inline with Other notebooks ( I currently operate a Gateway pentium 3 -1 ghz and experience similar battery life)(avg 2 hours on a charge). The processor seems really quick and without fatal errors/crashes or lock ups. The physical size of the unit is a little heavier than other notebooks, but I did not buy it to tote on airplanes like my smaller Gateway solo 5300. The JBL speakers sound quite nice and are easy to adjust the sound. The back port cover is a bit cheap (molded plastic with a fold bead- prone to fatique cracks after a bit.) but when closed is quite sleek. I was surprised that there was no serial port for sync cradle of my PalmIIIXE PDA.(had to buy a $$$ USB Adapter plug that works slowly)
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Summary: Gets the job done.
Review: I use the computer during the day while my kids are at school, but my husband is forced to compete with the kids for time and noone comes out a winner. That's why I bought him this lap top for his birthday. He uses the computer for online bridge, shopping, email and watching DVDs or burning CDs. With additional equiptment installed by the kids to allow wireless access to the internet my husband now has unlimited access without leaving his own room and he can view DVDs or play bridge while we travel. This lap top was easy to set up- lots of software included, and has plenty of memory, good processing speed, a fair sized, bright, and clear screen. The price is not bad either. My only objection is the weight. Its kind of heavy to drag around, but he mostly uses it at home, and we have peace now, so I won't complain.
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Summary: Gets the job done.
Review: I use the computer during the day while my kids are at school, but my husband is forced to compete with the kids for time and noone comes out a winner. That's why I bought him this lap top for his birthday. He uses the computer for online bridge, shopping, email and watching DVDs or burning CDs. With additional equiptment installed by the kids to allow wireless access to the internet my husband now has unlimited access without leaving his own room and he can view DVDs or play bridge while we travel. This lap top was easy to set up- lots of software included, and has plenty of memory, good processing speed, a fair sized, bright, and clear screen. The price is not bad either. My only objection is the weight. Its kind of heavy to drag around, but he mostly uses it at home, and we have peace now, so I won't complain.
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Summary: Great laptop
Review: The biggest problem was that it only had two USB ports, and one of them was intermittent/broken on my unit. It also seems to run hotter than most other laptops. The loud fan is almost always on and interferes with audio and recording. I think the heat may lead to early failures and reduced reliability. If you do get this, test it thoroughly in the 30 day guarantee period.Other minor complaints are the heavy weight, and the lack of 802.11 wireless or DVD write features.
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Summary: Returned it
Review: The biggest problem was that it only had two USB ports, and one of them was intermittent/broken on my unit. It also seems to run hotter than most other laptops. The loud fan is almost always on and interferes with audio and recording. I think the heat may lead to early failures and reduced reliability. If you do get this, test it thoroughly in the 30 day guarantee period. Other minor complaints are the heavy weight, and the lack of 802.11 wireless or DVD write features.
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