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Summary: Just wanted a laptop
Review: I purchased this laptop just a few weeks ago. I'm not very computer literate. I have an old desktop but after moving to a new house I wanted something simple I could work with without the cords and cords and cords. I love to go online for recipes and travel information, etc. I love sending e-mails.I occasionally may use word processing. My whole point is, I didn't want the most hi-tech thing on the market because I couldn't afford it but I didn't want to ever go to a site and it say I didn't have enough "something". This laptop has been great. I can sit on my bed with it in my lap, unplug my phome, plug in the line and off I go. No heavy mess for the children to get tangled in or touching with dirty little hands. I hope this helps if you are looking for a fun, easy, adequate laptop.
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Summary: Great value. Solid Performance
Review: I'm pretty happy with this notebook. No more heat than normal and very quiet. Even the rarely active fan is quiet. And the JBL speakers provide the best sound in any notebook on the market at any price. I upgraded the RAM to 512 and I think everybody should plan for that. I was lucky the included RAM was in one 256MB stick. I hate losing RAM in order to increase it. The video performance is adequate, the DVD playback and CDRW works well. Most of all, I've found the AMD Athlon CPU to be a very hardy chip. Intel CPUs between 1 & 2ghz, be they Celeron or Pentium4 are total dogs. So the Athlon CPU here is a real plus. I don't sweat the lack of firewire. Don't need it. And for the complaint of it having only one PS2 port: Its called USB, look into it.Complaints: I've found it heavier in practice than the specs lead me to believe. I wish it had a "real" video processor. That was the biggest trade off in getting this. But I did save several hundred dollars. And I've found that most games play well enough, at least with the detail on low. The screen is NOT the brightest. It is clear but can seem dim at times. Battery life is only 2.5hrs. The intractable Compaq software that takes up 6GB of space and is really difficult to remove. But it did come off and made the unit a much better leaner machine. It can take the integrated W200 multiport LAN module in the lid which is cool, but unless you need the one PC slot for something else, I would get a regular wireless card for much less. Overall, a solid notebook and an incredible value with the rebates. Not sure what I would think about this compared to other models at its list price. But for what I paid for it, it's a winner.
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Summary: too much crashs with web-oriented applications
Review: It has a good speed in terms of price, but it is not reliable system and just too much crashes...and display(it is bright but not clear) isn't so good compared to other brands...
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Summary: Really happy purchase.
Review: Running winDVD (U2 elevation tour), plus Live internet television feed at 99Kbit/sec on the side. displays flawlessly so I added yahoo messenger web cam and it's still going strong at 93% cpu usage according to task manager.
Yippy! love this thing.
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Summary: compaq 906US Laptop
Review: The compaq 906US is a great notebook computer for the money.
less than a $1000.00 with rebates. The only thing that i dislike
is the fact that it only has a 20 GIG hard drive, but having a
DVD/CD Burner combo makes up the difference.
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Summary: Low price but it not the best value
Review: The Compaq Presario 906US can't quite compare to the HP xt125 (same price) or the Toshiba Satellite 1415-S105 (cost just about 10% more). Let's compare these three models to see how they stack up: Compaq Presario 906US
CPU: 1.33 GHz Athlon XP Model "1500+" (I don't like this model number game AMD is playing).
RAM: 256MB DDR RAM - Good
20GB hard drive - Good enough
Graphics Card: ATI Radeon IGP 16MB Video ram - Out of date
Display Diagonal Size: 14.1 inches - Fine
LCD Resolution: 1024x768 - Good for 14"
Summary: Okay CPU, poor graphics chipset, everything else is okay. HP Pavilion xt125 (same price as 906US)
CPU: 1.6 GHz Celeron (Built on a P4 core with a smaller cache)
RAM: 256 MB DDR RAM - Good
20GB hard drive - Good enough
Graphics Card: ATI MOBILITY RADEON 7500C w/32MB - very good
Display Diagonal Size: 14 inches - Fine
LCD Resolution: 1024x768 - Good for a 14"
Summary: Better CPU, great graphics, everything is the same. Toshiba Satellite 1415-S105 (cost 10% more)
CPU: 1.6 GHz Celeron
RAM: 256 MB DDR RAM - Good
20GB hard drive - Good enough
Graphics Card: nVIDIA GeForce4 420 Go w/16MB - pretty good
Display Diagonal Size: 15 inches - Good
LCD Resolution: 1024x768 - Not great for a 15"
Summary: Better CPU, okay graphics, bigger display but lower quality, everything else is the same. My vote on the low end is still for the HP xt125. It will probably phase out soon as HP rolls out some new lines for the year, but right now it's a great value. The HP xt125 easily the best low cost notebook offered on Amazon.
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Summary: Make sure you buy an extented warranty
Review: The computer is a great deal after rebates-just remember you get what you pay for. Compaq's customer service does not know who their authorized repair centers are (I called their number listed on an email response which was not toll free, but they do have a toll free #)and they want you to mail it in to them for repair. My computer is 2 months old and the USB ports are so loose that I lose my internet connection and abilty to use my A drive. Otherwise it operates well. If you need USB ports that work well, don't buy this machine.
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Summary: Great Product for the Value
Review: The processor (1.33 GHz) is plenty fast enough for this computer. The 256 ram is a good amount to begin with. The video card allows for changing it between 16, 32, and 64 MB or ram, which is a nice feature if you plan on watching movies or just typing up some work. The screen is nice and clear and a nice size (14.1"). I really like the DVD/CD Writer combo allowing for movie viewing and saving work to a universal media (CD's). Really a great deal for the money.
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Summary: NICE LOOKS , BUT get extended warranty
Review: This laptop looks very nice, but has a clumsy feel to it.
It worked really nice for first few days, I also bought a nice case for it, while leaving work it " softly " fell over on its side, while all bundled up in the case. I hade it standing flush against the desk on the floor, the it tipped over on to its side. the next day, I tried to power it up, the green led came on, but that was all that came on, I reaturned it to circuit city, and bought a toshiba.
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Summary: Uses copy protection without informing !
Review: This laptop's hard disk/IDE controller/Combo drive collude together to prevent lots of normal things from happenning. Like installation of many softwares from back up copies. Troubles wth DVD's and digital media. Reading CD-R's etc. Stay away from these content protection & monitoring (CPRM based?) laptops made by Compaq. Not to mention that they run very hot. And Windows restarts every time you plug in anything into the usb ports. Think carefully before getting this.
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