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    Compaq Presario C745EE KM918EA Feedback

    Discussion in 'HP' started by er_prateekgupta, May 3, 2008.

  1. er_prateekgupta

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    Hi Guys,
    I am getting a very good deal in Compaq presario. But I have never used Compaq earlier(Used Dell and Lennovo only). Can you give me feedback on the same. Is it worth buying? Am I compromising on quality? My usage is very limited to web browsing and some lightweight applications.

    Intel T2330 Duo Core 1.66 Ghz
    2 GB DDR2 RAM
    120 GB Hard Disk 5400 rpm
    DVD R/RW with Dual Layer Support
    15.4 WXGA BrightView High Defination display
    3X USB 2.0/MODEM, LAN
    TV-Out (S-Video, 7 pins)
    Wi-Fi
    Win Vista Home premium
    Webcam & Mic
    2.9 KG
     
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    R4000 Notebook Virtuoso

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    If you had a Latitude or Thinkpad before this, the Compaq's build quality will not be up to the same level. It depends on the price of the Compaq.....
     
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  3. er_prateekgupta

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    Yeah I understand that. The price difference between same configuration in Dell is 20%.
    The information I was looking for is if there are frequent problems like: -
    1. Battery failure
    2. Over heating
    3. Failure of some common components.

    When I browsed thru this forum, I saw a lot of issues in the WifFi etc.
     
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    R4000 Notebook Virtuoso

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    So far, the C700 series models are not listed as one of the problematic units insofar as overheating and WiFi is concerned. Some of the basic C700 models have an Atheros AR5007 WiFi card, which is much better than the Broadcom one that seems to saturate much of HP's budget notebook line.

    As for the batteries, they are the same standard 6-cell that is offered as a base on the higher models. My battery life has not been great with them, but I've never had a failure yet.......
     
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    Thanks for the Info.
    Actually since the price difference is about 20% from any other manufacturer, I felt probably this might have some problems.
     
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