Compaq Presario 1720US PC Notebook

Pros: Compact design, features
Cons: No IR port, weird Combo drive

I got my Compaq Presario 1720us during the Christmas of '02, and so far it's been just fine. I was attracted to this computer for its desktop-replacement features and price. This computer has a 1G PIII-m, competent enough to run most programs, a 20GB ...

Pros: Good starter Laptop. Max memory of 1gig is good. Light.
Cons: Only 8mb video card, 20gig HDD, low cd-rw speeds.

This computer looked great at the store. But it stopped there. Once I ordered It, I went online to get a memory upgrade of a 512 mb stick. They both came at the same time. I did notice the extreme heat coming from the memory compartment, so I made a ...

Pros: Lightweight and sleek design, nice display screen, great sound
Cons: Gets VERY hot on the bottom, crashes a LOT! multiple driver problems

I purchased this laptop in December of 2001 a week later it locked up on me and I had to return it f ...

Pros: An excellent laptop. We are still thrilled with the performance almost 3 years later.
Cons: Only the battery life has been an issue with me.

Bought the laptop when it first came out. It was the first 1GB laptop on the market. After close to 3 years it is still doing all of the work that we want it to. I upped the memory to 384MB, and I have never been let down by the performance. Compaq is great about software upgrades, and I can say that if I were looking again I would still buy the laptop. We are very happy Compaq customers.