Compaq AMD64 laptop - $911!

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HP Shopping has the Compaq Presario R3000Z Notebook - AMD Athlon 64 3000+ 256MB DDR/40GB, DVD, 15" XGA Screen, Geforce4 420 GO Video card, Modem, Ethernet, MS Works/Money, XP Home $1124 - 10% off code: PC2039 - $100 rebate = $911.60 shipped free. Tax in CA, TN

Choose Notebooks, Compaq Notebooks, New R3000Z Series, Customizable PCs, Select DVD/XGA Screen/32MB Geforce 4 420

Worthy upgrades: 802.11b/g wireless card +$49, 15.4" WXGA Screen +$50

(ripped from Techbargains)
 
i dont quite understand the whole idea of giving you a great cpu....but only 256mb of ram and on top of that no cdrw?

wtf? is this stuff customizable?


and what about the vid card?


EDIT: Well for 900bucks I guess you can't ask for much right? I went ahead and customized it to my tastes and with the a64 3200 and 3 year complete care it came out to like 1700$

the vid card is junk compared to the 9600 though...I don't quite understand why they haven't upgraded to that in this model.

got the 64mb 440go and 512 1dimm ram and xp home with a dvd/cdrw combo drive.

I guess I can't complain too much...reckon we'll see when some folks buy this thing and a few reviews pop up.
 
Originally posted by scatpack
HP Shopping has the Compaq Presario R3000Z Notebook - AMD Athlon 64 3000+ 256MB DDR/40GB, DVD, 15" XGA Screen, Geforce4 420 GO Video card, Modem, Ethernet, MS Works/Money, XP Home $1124 - 10% off code: PC2039 - $100 rebate = $911.60 shipped free. Tax in CA, TN

Choose Notebooks, Compaq Notebooks, New R3000Z Series, Customizable PCs, Select DVD/XGA Screen/32MB Geforce 4 420

Worthy upgrades: 802.11b/g wireless card +$49, 15.4" WXGA Screen +$50

(ripped from Techbargains)
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HELLO? COMCRAP SUCKS:eek:

yeah I know this is a news flash for ya
 
Originally posted by thewhiteguy
Um, the 2800T rocks your world.
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Right :rolleyes:

Compaq is still being sued for lying about what video cards they used in laptops. Till that is resolved, I won't touch them.

And you stilll have to deal with their horrid customer service, crappy parts, etc.

I don't like compaq/hp. If you couldn't tell...

EDIT: but, for a basic one, it isn't too bad. Time will tell, eh?
 
Ok. I configured one == to the emachines, and here's what I came up with.

Price:
$1,373.

This is with the same screen, wireless, hd, cd-rw, ram, etc.

included features
• 1-year limited H/W warranty
• 90-day S/W warranty
• 64MB Dedicated Video Memory
• 1 expansion port for use with the HP Expansion Base (sold separately)
• 1 Type I or II PC card slot
• CardBus-enabled
• 3 USB 2.0 ports
• IEEE 1394 (*available with 64MB graphics card only)
• S-video TV-out port
• Built-in stereo speakers
• Touch pad with on/off and dedicated scroll up/down surface
• Built in 5-in-1 Memory Reader *available with 64MB graphics card only
• Universal A/C Adapter

And, you're STILL stuck with a GF4MX Go, and 1 less USB port.

So, given that, I'd say the eMachines wins already. Especially since you get the 9600, and it's not compaq.
 
Originally posted by thewhiteguy
Um, the 2800T rocks your world.
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Right:rolleyes:

Dude I can buy leftover nasa laptops that BLOW Alienware voodoo sager and all these other computers out of the water...you just have to know who to talk too.

Ps...your a loser:eek:
 
Since HP owns Compaq now I think, they also have a model similar to this with a Athlon 64bit, but you can't choose anything but that mx video card. It's basically the same specs as the Compaq model, but with HP on it.
 
Originally posted by Epyon
Dude I can buy leftover nasa laptops that BLOW Alienware voodoo sager and all these other computers out of the water...you just have to know who to talk too.
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Wow, you flame me then start talking nonsense. The laptops that they use on the space station and in the shuttles are Pentium 166 IBM notebooks with 3GB hard drives. They even use PCMCIA ethernet cards. Not too cutting edge if you ask me.

BTW the 2800T still rocks your world.
 
Dude I can buy leftover nasa laptops that BLOW Alienware voodoo sager and all these other computers out of the water...you just have to know who to talk too.
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Sometimes it's just best to remain quiet and let everyone think you're a moron, rather than opening your mouth and proving it.
 
Originally posted by Bunk454
Sometimes it's just best to remain quiet and let everyone think you're a moron, rather than opening your mouth and proving it.
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agreed, I was on his side until he spoke as well.
 
Originally posted by Bunk454
Sometimes it's just best to remain quiet and let everyone think you're a moron, rather than opening your mouth and proving it.
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Ouchie, flamed by a cheeze :D
 
Originally posted by thewhiteguy
Wow, you flame me then start talking nonsense. The laptops that they use on the space station and in the shuttles are Pentium 166 IBM notebooks with 3GB hard drives. They even use PCMCIA ethernet cards. Not too cutting edge if you ask me.

BTW the 2800T still rocks your world.
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2800T doesn't exist in the lineup any more, so no, it doesn't.
http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/shopping/cto/computer_customize_start.do

Oh, and it got a 54/100 :p
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,668920,00.asp

And, it's STILL a Compaq, and STILL not something I would ever consider buying.

Oh, and if this is it:
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.gsp?product_id=1882108&sourceid=38610794041992822670

I am really NOT impressed.

EDIT: It got a DDR upgrade... still nothing impressive, though.
 
Originally posted by lopoetve
2800T doesn't exist in the lineup any more, so no, it doesn't.
http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/shopping/cto/computer_customize_start.do

Oh, and it got a 54/100 :p
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,668920,00.asp

And, it's STILL a Compaq, and STILL not something I would ever consider buying.

Oh, and if this is it:
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.gsp?product_id=1882108&sourceid=38610794041992822670

I am really NOT impressed.

EDIT: It got a DDR upgrade... still nothing impressive, though.
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Well....lets be fair here. You have to admit that before the m8605/7 popped up...you thought the very same of Emachines.

They have gone under once already...so their history isn't all that different from compaq/hp.
 
Originally posted by Kortiz
Well....lets be fair here. You have to admit that before the m8605/7 popped up...you thought the very same of Emachines.

They have gone under once already...so their history isn't all that different from compaq/hp.
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eMachines hadn't been on the map for some time.

In recent history:
Compaq/HP has been SUED for LYING about what video card was installed on their laptops.
A Compaq Laptop BLEW UP on HardOCP. Fireball ++.
I certainly haven't seen any improvement in quality.

For eMachines, recent history has shown:
A MASSIVE increase in sales.
Great reliability reports/stats.
Solid, reliable systems, with some serious innovation.
A merger with Gateway which is really eMachines taking over.

I've had to tech more Compaq/HP systems than any other as an IT professional. I personally avoid them unless there is a real specific deal. Dell, eMachines, Toshiba, and IBM are my normal makers of choice, with Apple as a notable mention. Compaq once was... not any more.
 
I'm not going to argue...maybe a year down the road when we see how your laptop is doing. Until then...it's not real fair to assume anything about either.
 
Got a link to the exploding Compaq laptop, sounds funny.

The 2800T is still not a very bad laptop, and it's TWO YEARS OLD.
 
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