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The name COMPAQ is an acronym for "Compatibility and Quality". The firm was started by Rod Canion, Jim Harris and Bill Murto. Then in 2002 the company was bought out by by Hewlett-Packard. Compaq laptops are still being sold under the Presario brand alongside HP Pavilions. HP has made sure that desktop replacements, multimedia machines and ultraportables are all represented. Pricing flexibility and variety has proved popular with home, small business users and college students.

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Overview of the HP Pavilion dv2000t

Posted Thursday, May 15, 2008 by Matthew Brodsky

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A configuration of the one inch thick Pavilion DV2000t, boasts an Intel 1.8 GHz T2400 processor, 100GB hard drive, 1GB of RAM, and a glossy 14.1 display. This sleek HP notebook can be had for well under $1000. Read More

A Weight Off Your Shoulders: Compaqnc6400

Posted Thursday, May 15, 2008 by Matthew Brodsky

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The Compaq nc6400 is a portable business solution from HP offering a 2-GHz core duo processor, built in fingerprint reader and an ample 14.1 inch wide-screen display. All this in a shoulder friendly svelte chassis weighing just 4.6 pounds. Read More

Pavilion Dv5000Z - Multimedia Ready

Posted Thursday, May 15, 2008 by Matthew Brodsky

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We often cater for business users looking for ultraportable notebooks with svelte profiles, and cutting edge wireless connectivity. But what about the humble graphic designer, or web site developer who doesn't boast the budget of Gordon Gecko? The HP Pavilion DV5000Z is a multimedia laptop with a generous 120 GB of hard drive capacity, and a 64 bit Turion processor. What's more, at the time of writing, a basic model can be purchased for under 650 dollars. Read More

64 Reasons to Buy a HP Pavilion DV8000Z

Posted Thursday, May 15, 2008 by Matthew Brodsky

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Turion processors are gaining currency by the hour, as an ever increasing number of software developers are cranking out 64-bit versions of their programs. Are you and your notebook ready to board train Turion, destination Windows Vista? Read More

DV4000 HP Pavilion

Posted Thursday, May 15, 2008 by Laptopical.com

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Here's a heavy-weight contender from Hewlett Packard with a middle-weight price tag. The DV4000 Pavilion is powered by the quickest M class processor from Intel, and is also equipped with an ATI Mobility Radeon X700 graphics card. Quality hardware like this places the HP DV4000 notebook squarely in the gaming arena of Acer's feature rich Ferrari 4000. Read More

Desktop Replacement: The HP Compaq Nx9600

Posted Wednesday, May 14, 2008 by Laptopical.com

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If you're looking for a desktop replacement notebook, check out the HP Compaq Nx9600. This chunky 9.4 pound laptop Goliath, comes fitted with a 17-inch widescreen display, an elevated, spacious keyboard, 100GB hard drive, and a multitude of ports, including a six-in-one memory card reader, ExpressCard slot, FireWire, and 5 useful USB ports. Read More

Compaq NX6125 - 64 Bit With Turion

Posted Wednesday, May 14, 2008 by Todd Gold

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Five years ago you'd walk into a tech store with three thousand dollars, and emerge bow legged, carrying a bulky, expensive computer the size of a sewing machine - about as cutting edge as a Josh Groban Christmas album. Today you can pick up a Compaq equipped with a biometric fingerprint sensors, and dual core processor for less than a grand. Read More

Steady as She Goes - The Compaq PresarioV2000

Posted Thursday, May 15, 2008 by Todd Gold

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Searching for a wireless laptop, with respectable performance, and a steady battery life, that won't sink the budget boat? Well hop aboard the Laptopical review ship, as we steer a course towards the Compaq V2000 laptop from Hewlett Packard. Read More

Hewlett Packard's Compaq nc8200

Posted Thursday, May 15, 2008 by Ian Bandy

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Anticipating the inexorable trend towards mobile technology, Hewlett Packard have decided to regain the coveted number one position on the laptop seller podium, by releasing 5 shiny new compaq notebooks - The Compaq 9600, 8200, 6200, 6100 and 4200 business laptops. We decided to take a quick peek at the Compaq 8200, which comes equipped with a DVD-ROM/CD-RW combination drive, FireWire port, 15.4 inch screen, and some interesting safety features. Read More

Compaq Presario B3800

Posted Thursday, May 15, 2008 by Laptopical.com

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Hewlett Packard recently announced the release of it's Compaq Presario B3800 Series Notebook. Unfortunately right now it seems that this laptop is not available in europe or the states, just the southern hemisphere. That's a shame as this beauty comes with a multitude of attractive features such as a Centrino Pentium M 745 1.8 GHz processor and an 80 BG hard drive. HP also states that this notebook PC has a battery life of up to 4.5 hours. Seems like they've come up with a real winner! Read More

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