After 3 years, college, work, and everything else!!!!
Written: Apr 27 '03
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Pros: Everything!!!! Screen, Upgradability, Durability, Portability.
Cons: Non at this time!
The Bottom Line: After 3 years of heavy use and no hardware or BIOS problems this notebook is a rare gem in this industry!!!
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| gallianowebb's Full Review: Compaq Presario 1800XL190 (155841-003) PC Notebook |
I have nothing but praise for this machine. It was my B-day present in 2000, and After a few upgrades last year I've still got a wonderful notebook that it up to par with what one will but for 1500$+ today.
First the upgrades; My 6 Gig hard drive crashed last spring and I considered a new laptop, but non at the time seemed to match the style of what I already had so I decide to upgrade the best I could even after everyone told me laptops couldn't be upgraded like PC. After through research on the net I got a new 40 gig hard drive, 320 MB ram of memory to replace the 128 MB ram, DVD/CD-RW external drive for a dual drive experience, 4 port USB 2.0 self powered hub, and then I got Windows XP Professional to run as a dual boot with the original Compaq Windows 98SE. I put all this in by myself at home with only a small screw driver a manual and 7 hours.
So after spending 500$ I now have a dual boot Windows XP Prof./ Win 98SE, Pent 3 @ 700mhz, 320MB ram, 40 gig HD, 4 USB 2.0 hub, Dual drives: DVD and DVD/CD-Writer.
Everything works well and I feel alot more power when running my apps. The only thing I didn't try to replace was the Mother board (upgrading to Pent 4m @ 2.2 Gighz) because of cost factor and it was out of my league.
I recommend this 18xl compaq, because notebooks aren't made like this anymore and after three years (which is more than a lifetime in the world of consumer computers) of extensive use (scanner, video games, academic applications, Auto-CAD application, MP3 burning applications)and no hardware or BIOS problem this notebook is a rare gem.
Too bad you may only find these on ebay nowadays!!!
Recommended:
Yes
Amount Paid (US$): 1599
Operating System: Windows
Processor: Intel Pentium III
Processor speed: 601-700
Screen Size: 15 inches
RAM: More than 256
Internal Storage: CD-RW and DVD
Hard Drive (GB): 31-40
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Member: Galliano Webb
Location: Greystone, NY, USA
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