Compaq Presario 1700-XL275

Pros: Worked well for 6 months, no issues.
Cons: stopped working completely after month six. Repair center is useless.

Unit stopped working completely after month six. Returned to compaq for repair. Speedy repair and return, ,six day turnaround. Unit worked for 5 days then died. Returned to compaq second time. Speedy repair. Unit worked for two hours. Currently PC...

Pros: Zero pros regarding this awful computer.
Cons: Too numerous to list in this space. Everything wrong with it.

The Compaq Presario 1700 is the worst laptop computer I have ever used. It didn't work directly out of the box (I had to call customer service to straighten some stuff out before it would even turn on) and I have had nothing but problems with it ever...

Pros: Powerful, fast, light weight, plenty of memory/disk space, and stylish!
Cons: Battery life seems short, but this is my first laptop experience.

I had read so much negative about Compaq's poor customer support and computer quality that I almost didn't buy the unit. I went back to the store many times and did my own hands on evaluation. Finally I bit, albeit with a pricey Circuit City four year...

Pros: Functional, Cheap
Cons: Like all laptops, its tough and expensive to fix

I bought one of these presario's a couple of years ago when I started college and I can honestly say that it has survived well considering what I have put it through. I initially chose the presario because I was on the typical college student budget and...

Pros: Maybe the price
Cons: The worse experience in computers

I live in Ecuador, but I bougth the computer in EEUU. I think that computer don't have problem... really don't have one problem, have a lot of problems.
First problem in the screen, problem in the software, problem in the battery and in the...

Pros: Thin, rugged, sleek designing, price and features. screensize, battery life.
Cons: Processor warm on left hand and no legacy jacks. Some flakey software.

I was blown away with getting a 1700 US with CDRW/DVD, 20gb HD, large screen, Pentium III 850 all for well under 1500 dollars with a discount I recieved.

The delivery was excellent and packaged well and I was very impressed with the solid...

Pros: Light powerful and inexpensive
Cons: Poor service, poor quality components, poor service, short warranty

I loved this laptop for the first week, it has power, is lightweight, and was reasonably priced. A co-worker purchased the same at about the same time. Her modem failed in the first month and she had to return the notebook to Compaq for repairs. It...

Pros: Well sized, vibrant screen, good value
Cons: Plastic casing, shoddy construction

Like other reviewers I have found this laptop to be a good buy. It plays DVD movies with ease, handles just about any task I throw it very well, and is feather lite.

I can not say the same for Compaq service, however. Within 14 days of...

Pros: FAST, combo dvd/cdrw drive, lots of memory & HD space, lightweight
Cons: it's not free! no serial port

I have owned many laptops & have been looking for the PERFECT laptop for 4 months & this is it. I special ordered my Presario 1700T with a Pentium III 850Mhz, 512MB of RAM, a 20GB hard drive, 13.3" TFT screen (less battery consumption & lighter than a...

Pros: price
Cons: problems with extended memory, crashes, not refine

The Compaq Presario is only good for consumers who want to save money. This is not a reliable laptop because it crashes once in a while. When you upgrade the memory, it either black screens on you, doesn't boot up, or slows down your boot up time. It...

Pros: Light, well designed, stylish, nice display.
Cons: Cannot use CD/DVD and disc at the same time.

Bill's Review of the Compaq Presario 1700 Laptop

Hello everyone. Bill's back with yet another laptop opinion. This time I am reviewing Compaq's Presario 1700 laptop. When I first saw this unit, I must admit I was very skeptical. I had...

Pros: The Compaq Presairo 1700 is remarkably sleek,light-weight and easy to use.
Cons: While the processor speed is reasonably fast it has a slow gaming frame rate.

My opinion on the 1700 is its the best buy for your money.The Presario 1700 comes equipped with Windows ME,Microsoft Works,Reference,Money, and Word.If you plan on using your laptop mainly for the internet stop your search now.This laptop is mainly made...

Pros: Ease of use, will run most apps quickly.
Cons: Wastes memory, very bad driver support.

My work handed me down a Presario my first day. If you are looking for an all around mobile laptop, that is fairly easy to use, and will run all of your office applications, games and internet; this laptop is deffinately for you.

But,...

Pros: Value For Money and Excellent After Sales Service
Cons: Keyboard is a bit closely spaced, may have trouble for persons with fat fingers!

The Compaq presario 1700 series is the best I have ever seen from the point of view of value for money. The machine is perfectly and cleverly configured and works just fine. It comes with Windows ME and the machine supports it very well. The keyboard and...

Pros: Extremely light and thin
Cons: Must handle the unit carefully due to its thin design

I recently decided to purchase a new computer to replace the unreliable desktop clone that I had been using for several years. I decided to purchase a notebook computer, as I needed a computer to take to client
locations.

I did some...