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    Compaq Presario R3240US. Good for school?

    Discussion in 'HP' started by PacMan74, Sep 19, 2004.

  1. PacMan74

    PacMan74 Newbie

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    I will be buying a note book for collage, with in the next couple of months, and have been looking at the Presario. Is this a good note book for school as for as durability, and quality. And what about heating I don't want anything I can cook an egg on. And what are the pro and cons. this would be my first notebook so I need it get it right the first time. it needs to last for about 3-4 years. No gaming. Just surfing the web,e-mail and a lot of Papers.


    Compaq Presario R3240US: Price $1578.99


    Processor
    AMD® Athlon™ 64 processor 3200+ with PowerNow!™ technology
    Windows XP Home

    512MB DDR SDRAM (2 x 256MB) at 333MHz

    NVIDIA® GeForce™ 4 440 Go with 64MB DDR (dedicated)
    60GB Enhanced IDE [gigabyte is defined as 1,000,000,000 bytes, accessible capacity may vary]
    DVD+R/RW and CD-RW combo drive
    15.4" WXGA TFT WVA (1280 x 800) display
    54g™ Integrated 802.11b/g wireless LAN
    5-in-1 integrated Digital Media Reader for Secure Digital cards, MultiMediaCard, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro or SmartMedia cards
    3 Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0, 1 notebook expansion port, 1 IEEE 1394 (FireWire)
    Integrated 10/100Base-T Ethernet LAN (RJ-45 connector); integrated high-speed 56K modem (RJ-11 connector)
    10.96" (L) (w/out hinge) to 11.18" (L) (w/hinge) x 14.25" (W) x 1.8"

    Weight 7.8 lb.


    JBL® Pro Performance, Internal speakers; AC audio link, volume control buttons and mute button


    So that's the two I want to get. I want to get the most for my money and something that can hold up during school
     
    PacMan74, Sep 19, 2004
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  2. brianstretch

    brianstretch Notebook Virtuoso

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    Yes. Also check out the configure-to-order zv5000z/R3000z notebooks on hp.com. There are some really nice upgrades available.
     
    brianstretch, Sep 20, 2004
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  3. Col. Stevo

    Col. Stevo Notebook Consultant

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    Yes, what brianstretch said.
    I got my zv5000z CTO for $1574 (before the $50 rebate) and it has the following specs:
    Athlon64 3200+
    1 gig DDR ram
    64MB 440 Go
    80GB 5400rpm HD
    DVD/CDRW combo drive
    54g wireless
    AND the Hi capacity battery
    So, about the only thing different from the 3240US you saw was that, although I have the 15.0" standard screen and combo drive instead of DVD burner, I have 1 gig of ram, the faster 80GB HD, and the upgraded battery. So if you're looking for some specific features, on that R3000 series, you can still customize and get a nice price, too.


    Cheers,

    Stevo

    zv5000z: Ath64_3200+ (2.0GHz) - 1GB DDR - 80GB 5400rpm - 64MB GeForce4 440 - 15.0" XGA (1024x768)
     
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    Col. Stevo, Sep 20, 2004
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