Compaq Presario 15.4" Intel Pentium T2390 Dual-Core 1.86GHz Laptop $449.00

[window shopper]

Looking for a laptop for simply downloading music, surfing the web, and for uploading pics from my digital camera for under $500.

I came across this laptop under the Refurbished section and only has a 90 day warranty.

http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/proddetail.asp?logon=&langid=EN&sku_id=0665000FS10117008&catid=
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Is this laptop worth the price?

[Cjohnson202]

i've owned two compaqs over the years and absolutely hate them, always have problems with them and find they don't run as well as other brands...to each there own I guess, I have a gateway laptop and despite the negative opinions, i love mine

[ItemFinder]

It's a Compaq, so no.

[kvoxx]

Looking for a laptop for simply downloading music, surfing the web, and for uploading pics from my digital camera for under $500.

I came across this laptop under the Refurbished section and only has a 90 day warranty.

http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/proddetail.asp?logon=&langid=EN&sku_id=0665000FS10117008&catid=
http://www.futureshop.ca/multimedia/products/regular/10117008.gif

Is this laptop worth the price?

I just bought this last week from bestbuy but got an extra 20 off with there rewards coupon. Im happy with my purchase and what you want it for will be more then adequate and more.

[ZIgot]

i've owned two compaqs over the years and absolutely hate them, always have problems with them and find they don't run as well as other brands...to each there own I guess, I have a gateway laptop and despite the negative opinions, i love mine

+1

I second this.

[Z]

A worker purchased one from an online outfit and it came defective. Costed him shipping to ship it back for a refund.

[Recoil]

It's a Compaq, so no.

Yep, that about sums it up.

[hseeng]

I'm using mine right now to surf this
Its a CQ-50.
It has issues with power managment. I updated it and every way possible and it keeps screwing up on the power stuff

i.e. once you run low on battery power it disables the wireless nic to save power, only way to get it to turn back on is to power off and pull the battery to really reset it.

the suspend to disk does not work right either, its supposed to do hybrid sleep (both suspend and hibernate). It is close the lip and unplug it it goes to sleep and then kills the battery and crashes. It only once and while worked right. ususally it booted up from scratch. so I changed every mode to hibernate only. better

key board layout kinda sucks, i'm always hitting the wrong keys while typing

battery life sucks

I paid $500 Sept 08 (new)

[hickster]

I have this exact same laptop (C770US).

I like it so far. It's been problem-free since I bought it around XMAS.

At that time for $469 I got the laptop, laptop bag, wireless microsoft mouse and Kaspersky IS 2009.

I think it was a good deal for a basic machine. Note that the 2GB RAM is not upgradeable and the battery life is approx. 2hrs. I use it mainly for surfing and Remote Desktop-ing into my Media Server and Download PCs.

I haven't yet experienced any power management issues.


Cheers

[window shopper]

ok I guess you guys answered my question .... dont buy it.
Thanks for the help. How about this HP it seems like a good price?

HP Pavilion 15.4" Intel Celeron 585 2.16GHz Laptop (G50-211CA) - Future Shop Exclusive $499.99

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[window shopper]

one brand of laptop I did have problems with is Toshiba. My last laptop ended up being sold for parts because the pin where the power cord plugs into the back of the laptop broke off.

Only after just over a year and out of warranty it was useless, and the only way you could repair it was changing the motherboard... so i was told.

[paradime]

i've owned two compaqs over the years and absolutely hate them, always have problems with them
I bought a Compaq V6000 notebook two years ago and the whole thing fell apart within a year!

The paint started coming off. Most of the ports, including the power connector are all loose. Even the battery failed within the first 8 months. When I called HP, they blamed it on "normal" wear and tear. At least they sent me a replacement battery and that failed within a year.

I've owned all sorts of other notebooks: Toshiba, Acer, Apple, and I've never had a product fall apart like this.

I still haven't decided what to replace it with but it certainly won't be a Compaq or HP!

[jimmyjamez]

i just bought a g50 2 weeks ago and i absolutely love it so far, it's been mint
i bought mine from costco and it came with 2 year warranty at 599


ok I guess you guys answered my question .... dont buy it.
Thanks for the help. How about this HP it seems like a good price?

HP Pavilion 15.4" Intel Celeron 585 2.16GHz Laptop (G50-211CA) - Future Shop Exclusive $499.99

http://www.futureshop.ca/multimedia/products/regular/10118376.gif


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[window shopper]

i just bought a g50 2 weeks ago and i absolutely love it so far, it's been mint
i bought mine from costco and it came with 2 year warranty at 599

what model did costco have? best buy has the same laptop for the same price
but has a AMD Sempron SI-42 processor and futureshop has the Intel Celeron Processor 585..... both identical laptops except the processor?