Compaq Presario 5300

Pros: cheap, lots of features
Cons: manf. defect, lacks expandability, bad customer service

I bought this product through a online discounter Computer4Sure.com (bad experience in itself) because of the cheap price ($695) and seemingly plentiful features.
Compaq's Presario 5360 (and most probably the rest of the Presario series) is made...

Pros: Case, price and software bundle
Cons: lack of speed, Partial recovery software ap

Presairo 5304

I have had some start up problems with the unit due to the combination of printer & scanner that I am using, but after 3 runs of the supplied emergency recovery disk I am finally up and running all of the applications which...

Pros: Decent Price/Features
Cons: Rebate conditions are misleading

I recently purchase a Compaq 5304 PC, after being led to believe the requirement for the $400 Compaq/Compuserve rebate was the purchase of a qualifying computer only. Only after I downloaded the Compaq rebate form and examined the fine print (Terms and...

Pros: good speed at affordable price
Cons: bad sound and unstable system

I bought Compaq Presario 5304 several months ago. I already have another Compaq-Presario, a 2266. 5304 is a lot cheaper, but what amazes me is that it is faster than my 2266. The hard-drive space is only 4GB, which is smaller than most Compaq-Presarios,...

Pros: It is covered by warranty
Cons: You'll need that warranty.

I got this computer for free, so I am pretty blase about all the problems I have had. But now that my PC has passed away, I feel I must warn others to stay away.

It all started when certain software I bought would not work, no matter how it...

Pros: none
Cons: compaq

This system looks nice on the out side but when it comes to the
software that is thrown on to it in my opinion to waste disk space. The thought of upgrading the hardware of these proprietary boat anchor's is at best a nightmare. The cost is...

Pros: good computer with good price
Cons: using rebates to switch servers

I recently purchased a compaq 5304 I like it a lot, So I haven't had any problems with it at all. I think I got a far deal I got the 15 inch multimedia monitor priced 289.68, the Ij300 color printer priced 96.87 and the system for 483.44 total 869.99 It...

Pros: Good deal
Cons: Slow computer

I recently bought a presario 5300 and i am having a hard time getting it to run. You may be thinking that i don't know how to use a computer but my work is computers. This computer has limited capabilities, including ram, and processors. I have a hard...