Another thing about them THEY ARE DUST COLLECTORS!!!! All my compaq computers always collect dust. The newest one collects dust in the floppy drive the most and another one (A year old) collects dust in the whole insides. It gets annoying to clean them out.
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I didn't get suckered into my Compaq Presario 5000....it was a gift and I appreciate that. 
I've had it for almost 2 years and no problems with it yet. Knock on wood! Take care. angel
I've had it for almost 2 years and no problems with it yet. Knock on wood! Take care. angel 
This old Compaq 7885 and I have been wandering the halls of TSG for a couple years now ! Everything still works, and when I do have a problem..it's usualy a"PEBKAC" error, and the members here have always got me going again ....Rhett
..Rhett
That reminds me Rhett...my brother installed memory for me last week....my pc has never been cleaned inside....after 18 months there was minimal dust! Even I was surprised! My brother couldn't believe it! So Compaq has been good for me even with WinMe! Take care, angel
Rockn: I was going to upgrade to WinXP....are you saying I should just be happy with ME? I don't want to mess up a good working pc!
So Compaq has been good for me even with WinMe! Take care, angelRockn: I was going to upgrade to WinXP....are you saying I should just be happy with ME? I don't want to mess up a good working pc!
I wont even try to compare custom built to Compaq, or any other brand. If you know (or hire someone who knows) what you are doing, building a box is surely the way to go.....
However, I use two different Compaqs, a laptop (1700T) and a desktop (5100C), both of the Presario family.
All of the problems on both have been either M$ or user created. I cannot contribute any of them to Compaq directly (except shoving ME down my throat on the laptop, but I took care of that )
The laptop going two years strong, the desktop over four.
Maybe I am just lucky with the two.
However, I use two different Compaqs, a laptop (1700T) and a desktop (5100C), both of the Presario family.
All of the problems on both have been either M$ or user created. I cannot contribute any of them to Compaq directly (except shoving ME down my throat on the laptop, but I took care of that
)The laptop going two years strong, the desktop over four.
Maybe I am just lucky with the two.
Personaly, I think most of compaq's problems were on the older machines, the newer ones aren't to bad IF...you get rid of all the JUNK Compaq bundles with the PC, most manifactures are sure we users are to stupid to figure out what we need, so they cram stuff down our throats to make life "easier"..no matter that the PC's only boot to 70% when started !
I found that when I went into start-up and disabled 90% of this junk the PC works very well ! One problem with Compaq is it is hard to uograde to a new OS, they have a screwy BIOS that I still haven't figured out...nor want to ! Mine has win 98 se witch is fine with me, the pc is two + years old and everything still works, next time I may build, have one built, or buy retail again, all depends on the bang for the buck I can get
Compaq 7885
P3 @ 700 Mhz
256 meg ram
40 gig HD
DVD & CDRW
Compaq mv 920 19" monitor
I paid $1,200 for it new from costco, at that time, I could find no better deal from the large retail stores, nor the small build it shops. So with the help of this site, it has benn a verry good PC...Rhett( I added 128 megs of pc100 ram after purchase)
I found that when I went into start-up and disabled 90% of this junk the PC works very well ! One problem with Compaq is it is hard to uograde to a new OS, they have a screwy BIOS that I still haven't figured out...nor want to ! Mine has win 98 se witch is fine with me, the pc is two + years old and everything still works, next time I may build, have one built, or buy retail again, all depends on the bang for the buck I can get
Compaq 7885
P3 @ 700 Mhz
256 meg ram
40 gig HD
DVD & CDRW
Compaq mv 920 19" monitor
I paid $1,200 for it new from costco, at that time, I could find no better deal from the large retail stores, nor the small build it shops. So with the help of this site, it has benn a verry good PC
...Rhett( I added 128 megs of pc100 ram after purchase)
Or maybe its because I have a display model.
ohhh...display model. The one the little kids beat on while mom and dad figure out what they want (or are told what they want )in a computer
I suppose it's like cars. Someone could throw a thread up here that says "xyz cars are bad" and depending on the model, the driver, and if they just ended up with a lemon, there would be a whole variety of replies.
After all, most all of us ended up here because of some problem or another that we had with our PC, of a variety of brands/types, right?
)in a computer I suppose it's like cars. Someone could throw a thread up here that says "xyz cars are bad" and depending on the model, the driver, and if they just ended up with a lemon, there would be a whole variety of replies.
After all, most all of us ended up here because of some problem or another that we had with our PC, of a variety of brands/types, right?
I agree, I think the model has lots to do with it. I got my Compaq almost three years ago. It's a Presario, "Built For You" where you had options of what went into the box, ordered directly from Compaq. Because of that, I believe it's mobo and BIOS was more "upgradeable" friendly. It's a full tower so that I have plenty of expansion bays and slots. I did lots of reasearch and like Rhett, it was pretty much the best bang for the buck. Also, being my first real pc, I wanted the comfort of a brand name.
Since then, my only problems have been normal everyday software issues, nothing that I can lay at the feet of Compaq. I understood going in there are proprietary isues with Compaq. I have 98SE and won't bother with any OS upgrade or processor upgrades. Nothing that came with the pc has failed (yet). It has so far accomplished every task, ran every program, asked of it. I've upgraded the BIOS, added a CD-RW drive, more memory, a upgraded video card and added another HD, as well as printer and scanner.
Thanks to this site I've learned to take control of my pc, rather than the other way around. Becuase of what I've learned, my next pc will likely be custom built (with brand name components) as I don't need the comfort of a brand name anymore.
My two cents.
Since then, my only problems have been normal everyday software issues, nothing that I can lay at the feet of Compaq. I understood going in there are proprietary isues with Compaq. I have 98SE and won't bother with any OS upgrade or processor upgrades. Nothing that came with the pc has failed (yet). It has so far accomplished every task, ran every program, asked of it. I've upgraded the BIOS, added a CD-RW drive, more memory, a upgraded video card and added another HD, as well as printer and scanner.
Thanks to this site I've learned to take control of my pc, rather than the other way around. Becuase of what I've learned, my next pc will likely be custom built (with brand name components) as I don't need the comfort of a brand name anymore.
My two cents.
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