Hewlett Packard Compaq Presario 1200-XL119 (155727-007) PC Notebook

Pros: Inexpensive, handy, handsome and mine!
Cons: none

Imagine my surprise as I was sitting in my home office working one morning and UPS pulls up. Our office supply delivery had already arrived. What else did we order? The UPS man walks past my office window with a big box and smiles at me....

Pros: it broke within 30 days
Cons: it was fixed and returned to me in seven days

Recently and after much thought, I purchased a Compaq Presario laptop.

Lacking in any vast knowledge of laptops, I relied on Cnet to research laptops, and armed with a list of minimum requirements, I made my purchase thru Sam's Club. (see...

Pros: convenient,portable, good battery life and easy to use
Cons: none that I am aware of

About a week ago, I finally took the big plunge and bought my first notebook. I was a little apprehensive about making this purchase, as I had little knowledge of what to look for in buying a notebook.

I did a little research on Cnet (thru...

Pros: affordable,
Cons: not powerful , prone to failures

Without the warranty that came with this laptop, I would have tossed it out my dorm window.

In early June, I was amazed to find a mid-range performance laptop for such a great price. As a college freshman, this is about the limit of what I...

Pros: GREAT price, GREAT specs, GREAT performance!
Cons: CDROM dosn't read my 80min CDs.

Why?
I was looking to get a laptop that would run my MP3's and Movies smoothly, all the while being able to surf the net and play games at the same time. I was also looking for a better laptop to take to work and use as well. I shopped around and...

Pros: Great phone support.
Cons: It was a little slow. Adding 64MB RAM solved the problem.

I'm no expert on the technical end of things, but as far as customer service goes, Compaq is great. Since I'm not very computer literate, I've had to call them several times, and I was greeted by a friendly, knowledgeable service professional each time....

Pros: low price
Cons: overheats easily; buttons break

I recently went looking for a laptop for school and recreational use. After shopping around for a while, I settled on the Compaq Presario 1200 because of the unbeatable low price. Well, the in-store demo was really nice, but it seems that my individual...

Pros: Touch screen mouse.
Cons: Poorly built, poor service.

My step-daughter purchased a Compac Presario 1200 series notebook (a.k.a. laptop)in Feb. 2000 from Circuit City. In a nutshell, she did not have it 2 months before it started doing what some other folks here complained of (i.e., shutting down the screen...

Pros: great gem
Cons: n/a

I just got this great laptop. It's nice and sturdy. I don't think my XL is on located this. I bought model number 12xL126. I wanted what a lot people want in a laptop. Something with space and memory. The computer came with 6 gig hard drive and 96...

Pros: speed and memory
Cons: NiMH battery

I just recently bought this model for school purposes. I think that it is a great laptop. I have looked around and comparision shopped and think that this one is the best being offered for the price range. The only other notebook comparable to it was...